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G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:05 am

Strider wrote: G-MANN, weren't you freezing?

Strider,
That was one quick trip outdoors! But if you live in this lousy weather long enough you almost get used to it.

Cheers G-MANN

Capt_Zak · Post by **Capt_Zak** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:53 am

G-MANN wrote:
Strider wrote: G-MANN, weren't you freezing?
Strider,
That was one quick trip outdoors! But if you live in this lousy weather long enough you almost get used to it.
Cheers G-MANN

Amen to that John. You do get used to it. And don't forget...here in Chicago we can have all four seasons occur in a week.

One last thing John...I could spot that "Chicago" 25' x 25' backyard anywhere! I thank God my Grandparents and my Aunt & Uncle both lived on lakes. There's not much a kid can do in that "Chicago" yard. LOL

Nicht Storen · Post by **Nicht Storen** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:56 am

Yeah. Last Saturday it was 67 degrees and today were going to get six inches of snow.

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:03 pm

Nicht Storen wrote:Yeah. Last Saturday it was 67 degrees and today were going to get six inches of snow.

Just remember, it can always be worse here in the Windy City

Cheers,
John

Indiana Cromeens · Post by **Indiana Cromeens** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:57 pm

I've been waiting a long time to join this thread at last I join the adventurebilt family
Me and my lid:

and my lid w/ some gear:

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:27 pm

well welcome to the family. Is that fedora the best darn thing you ever held in your hands.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:56 pm

Nice, bro! Glad you finally got your hands on one. Mine's sitting right on top of my monitor right now. Welcome to the club! The first photo looks straight off of the back of the Indy DVD set cover.

Indiana Cromeens · Post by **Indiana Cromeens** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:14 pm

thanks boys. indeed the adventurebilt is the prettiest thing I've ever held, It hasn't left my head since it arrived!

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:32 pm

It hasn't left my head since it arrived!

and you shouldn't..........................don't take it into the shower with you.

Fedora · Post by **Fedora** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 9:48 am

LC hat for those who were wondering.

Fedora

Indycraze71 · Post by **Indycraze71** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:46 pm

Just wanted to drop a note that I received my SOC AB from Steve a couple of days ago. As always he did a fantastic job I've been wearing it right out of the box with hardly any modifications done on my own to it. The hat looks great! Steve's attention to detail is right-on. The differences in the 2 dents are obvious with the crease and valley on the non-ribbon side capture perfectly to my eyes. The brim is also wider than my other AB to accomodate my wider face and I like it! I'll try to get some photos posted ASAP! Until then there is a behind the scences shot of Harrion Ford in full SOC mode where he is photographed from his right with his left arm bracing himself againts a wall a bike tire can be seen below and his right hand is above his holster on his hip. I would say minus the sweat, dirt, and grime and my new AB is a dead ringer for that hat in that pose. Thanks Steve I love my newest AB!

Indiana Cromeens · Post by **Indiana Cromeens** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:20 am

Thank you Dr. Tone, much obliged, I has well am looking foward to seeing indy craze's new lid has well

Indycraze71 · Post by **Indycraze71** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:43 pm

I'll do my best to get some pics up soon I promise.

I love this new AB it really captures the feel and character of the SOC scene for me. Steve's suggestion for the wider brim made it even better. My other AB is the one you can see in my avatar. I don't recall ever seeing bad looking AB on anyone who has posted their hat on here they all look great to me. We are lucky to have Steve around fulfilling our fedora dreams for us!

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:31 pm

I don't recall ever seeing bad looking AB on anyone who has posted their hat on here they all look great to me. We are lucky to have Steve around fulfilling our fedora dreams for us!

Very true, and very well put.

PLATON · Post by **PLATON** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:09 am

Guys, can anyone post a photo of the gray AB offered by Steve. I am having trouble chosing a color.

If any of you can post both the brown and the gray together for comparison, that would be superb.

thanks in advance

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:11 am

PLATON wrote: If any of you can post both the brown and the gray together for comparison, that would be superb.

thanks in advance

I think Hemingway Jones can help you

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 12:01 pm

funny , where did I see that writing somewhere.

Hoosier · Post by **Hoosier** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:51 am

Hello All,
I just have to say my brand new and very first AB arrived today! I probably don't need to tell you all just how wonderful it is. . . I am near speechless, anyway! I don't have a digital camera, but do plan on aquiring one so I may post photos. Well worth the wait and more than worth the expense. Until I stumbled onto this site and Fedora's. . . never thought I could find or afford such an item. Thank you so very much, Fedora!
Best Regards,
Hoosier.

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:05 pm

congrats on your new hat.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 2:34 am

Time for some refresher posts! I've been very happy with my AB's overall look lately, so I thought I'd share.

With flash

without flash

Chiliana Jones · Post by **Chiliana Jones** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:30 am

man every time i watch this thread i want an AB more and more!

VP · Post by VP » Fri Apr 28, 2006 11:50 am

Welcome to Club Obi-Wan, the definitive outlet for discussion of collecting, researching, and replicating/acquiring the Indiana Jones Costume, Props, etc. Nice to see another Scandinavian here.

Indy_Railok · Post by **Indy_Railok** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:13 pm

Yeah, Welcome to COW. Great with more scandinavians as VP said.

Chiliana Jones · Post by **Chiliana Jones** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 12:26 pm

thanks for the warm welcome fellow scandinavians!:)

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:40 pm

Yes...welcome Chiliana.

Well... I too, have now joined the AB club. I haven't had enough time to take any pics of it on my head or in my hands but Fedora was kind enough to take a few pics after he had just about finished it and send them via email. It's a quick and dirty bash but you get the idea. In fact...Steve took pics all along the process of making my lid. I intend to have them framed and matted to hang on my wall:) It's beaver of course and I asked for the Cairo look:) My first custom made hat! Wow!!! Beaver is nice

Ahem....back on topic, it fits like a dream and is so comfortable. Also this man's customer service is the best I have ever recieved in my life and I have worked in retail for half of it

I think Steve's service is only surpassed by his product...amazing!!! I intend to wear it to church on Sunday to impress the old guard

Actually an old fella told me after seeing the lid that I am now a real man

Well...he said in his generation when you reached a certain age you purchased your first hat. Now that's a nice tradition that needs to be revitalised huh? I was proud to wear it down town too, I certainly aquired alot of admiring looks. This hat is a thing of beauty!

BTW Thanks to all those wise folk (Erri, and the rest) who convinced me to make the right choice right off the mark!

Steve...it's a privlege and an honor mate...thanks a million:) I'll treasure my AB always...mmm....they come in other colurs??? (Checks wallet)

Regards

IndyTaz

Antone · Post by **Antone** » Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:34 pm

Congratulations Taz, and welcome to the club!

That side profile shot looks fantastic; I wonder if this is one of the first ones done since Steve adjusted the dome on his block?

In any case, fine lid. Be careful, these things are addictive...

Antone

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:52 am

I thought he only adjusted the 7 1/4 block (the others already having enough slope in the dome)...what size is yours, Taz?

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 2:58 am

Thanks Antone...Mmm, It's a bigun...24" Jerry

Regards
TAZ

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 3:45 am

magnificent hat Taz, congratulations. I can't wait to see it around Tasmania

VP · Post by VP » Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:50 am

IndyTaz wrote:Mmm, It's a bigun...24"

So about 7⅝, 61 cm.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon May 01, 2006 1:04 am

Unfortunately, my family doesn't have a digital camera, so when I got my AB - about a year ago - there was no way to post pictures of it on COW. Just a couple weeks ago, though, I was visiting relatives in Connecticut, and my second cousin has a digital camera, and snapped a few photo's of me for the scrap books she does. One of which was me wearing my (relatively) new hat. Here's the pic, sorry if it's a bit blurry and I'm not very photogenic.

What do you think? :junior: -IJ

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Sun May 07, 2006 11:48 pm

Here is a "new" pic of me in my rabbit AB taken back in January.

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:52 am

Nice lids guys...Mmm...rabbit

Regards
TAZ

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:54 am

shh...be verwy verwy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits. lol, sorry if that joke is ridiculously over-done. I just couldn't resist. :junior: -IJ

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:16 am

J_Weaver wrote:Here is a "new" pic of me in my rabbit AB taken back in January.

Oho! Thanks for posting it, Weaver's pics (Weaver or Schumy, for an inner circle of friends

) are really rare!

I like your hat a lot :junior:

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:17 pm

erri_wan wrote:
J_Weaver wrote:Here is a "new" pic of me in my rabbit AB taken back in January.
Oho! Thanks for posting it, Weaver's pics (Weaver or Schumy, for an inner circle of friends ) are really rare!

I like your hat a lot :junior:

HAHAAH!

I was waiting for you or Shane to show up!

Thanks for the compliment. I think that the pic shows the color of the rabbit felt pretty accurately.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:56 am

Here's a last shot of my current AB before it makes its trip out to Texas to its new owner, San Holo.

IJ, awesome lid

Weaver .. wow, man. Wow.

VP · Post by VP » Fri May 12, 2006 9:07 am

Why would you ever want to part with something so beautiful?

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Fri May 12, 2006 4:20 pm

Because a new one is being made for me as we speak.

Ark Hunter · Post by **Ark Hunter** » Fri May 12, 2006 5:03 pm

Out of the same batch of felt as Ford's hat was made?

I'll have one of those too.

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Fri May 12, 2006 7:00 pm

IndyDoc wrote:Out of the same batch of felt as Ford's hat was made? I'll have one of those too.

Yessir, and with the new tweaked block. Can't wait to see that puppy in the mirror.

whiskyman · Post by **whiskyman** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:27 pm

But that isn't an Adventurebilt....how does it fit into this tread?

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:28 pm

look at your hat TONE!!! I'm shocked!

Is that your Akubra?? I cannot believe it looks so ... raideresque!!! Does it have stright sides?

whiskyman · Post by **whiskyman** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:42 pm

I'm so sorry, I thought from another thread it was your Akubra!

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Tue May 16, 2006 7:00 pm

For a second, I thought it was a screencap from Raiders.

Where's that Barranca faceplant emote that Canyon likes to use? In lieu of that...

Wow, Tone. Wow.

Texas Jones · Post by **Texas Jones** » Tue May 16, 2006 8:12 pm

Wow Tone! I want that look!!

That's an AMAZING similarity!

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Tue May 16, 2006 8:28 pm

Great looking hat Tone!!!

Are you sure thats not an Akubra?

Ark Hunter · Post by **Ark Hunter** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:32 pm

Texas Jones wrote:Wow Tone! I want that look!!

That's an AMAZING similarity!

That does look good! I thought I remembered you saying you didn't turn your hats Tone. (maybe some one else?)

Brim and distressing look great. The crown acutally looks taller than Indy's!

prairiejones · Post by **prairiejones** » Tue May 16, 2006 10:58 pm

Tone, stop posting pics or I'm going to burn my hats.

Did you turn and rebash that AB? I knew it was an AB from the floppy brim. An Akubra would never do that.

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Tue May 16, 2006 11:03 pm

Hey Tone, make sure you bring your great looking hats to the Finger Lakes Summit. With all the sets and screen used props and movie used vehicles that Curator Rick is making available to us, you are going to come away with some incredible photos my friend.

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