Rebashed (Fur-Felt) Dorfman Pacific w/Fullers Earth

IndyFalco · Post by **IndyFalco** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:38 pm

The hat used to look like an ol' regular DP, but with a little patience and help from Club O.W, here are the results. What do you guys think?

Indiana · Post by **Indiana** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:41 pm

Is that the fur felt model?

DanielJones · Post by **DanielJones** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:42 pm

Wow! Looks well worn right out of a dust storm. Good job!

Cheers!

Dan

IndianaSolo · Post by **IndianaSolo** » Mon May 05, 2008 4:54 pm

you know that doesn't look all that bad

Indiana Max · Post by **Indiana Max** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:13 pm

That was once a DP

hats off
Looks good :!:

Custom79 · Post by **Custom79** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:08 pm

Help a guy out. What's fullers earth?

Thanks.

C79

IndyFalco · Post by **IndyFalco** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:26 pm

Custom79 wrote:Help a guy out. What's fullers earth?

Thanks.

C79

Fuller's Earth is a very fine "dirt". How about that ! The grains are very small and adheres to surfaces very well. ToddsCostumes.com sells Fullers Earth. There's a description on the website

http://www.toddscostumes.com/indy/acces ... _earth.htm

mufflowne · Post by **mufflowne** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:37 pm

The creases are a tad sharp for my tastes, but otherwise you turned a DP into a better animal. Good job.

Falco09 · Post by **Falco09** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:52 pm

Wow, I'd say that looks better than some akubras I've seen on here.

Indiana Green · Post by **Indiana Green** » Mon May 05, 2008 8:51 pm

As a proud DP owner, I say well played!

-Indy Green

swcrazyfan · Post by **swcrazyfan** » Mon May 05, 2008 9:14 pm

Falco09 wrote:Wow, I'd say that looks better than some akubras I've seen on here.

Do you mean the Akubra adventurer or Federation (new or old)? Because those are two totally different animals.

Custom79 · Post by **Custom79** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:17 pm

Thanks Falco.

Didn't know. Had to ask.

Cheers.

C79

IndyFalco wrote:
Custom79 wrote:Help a guy out. What's fullers earth?

Thanks.

C79
Fuller's Earth is a very fine "dirt". How about that ! The grains are very small and adheres to surfaces very well. ToddsCostumes.com sells Fullers Earth. There's a description on the website

http://www.toddscostumes.com/indy/acces ... _earth.htm

Switch625 · Post by **Switch625** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:19 am

That looks fantastic, well done! Makes me not want to give up on mine!

3thoubucks · Post by **3thoubucks** » Tue May 06, 2008 3:18 am

The Raiders hat was once a telescope crown also, ... asIwouldsay

.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:45 am

Yes, you would say that!

nicetrylaoche · Post by **nicetrylaoche** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:05 am

Complete transformation. Well done.
-Z

bigrex · Post by **bigrex** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:29 pm

Pretty good, I can tell you must have been really trying hard to wring some screen accuracy out of that one

IndyFalco · Post by **IndyFalco** » Thu May 15, 2008 1:05 am

It took me quite some time before I even knew what I was doing.
I think learning to re-bash a hat on the spot is as Indy as it can get.

Fink · Post by **Fink** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:36 am

From the Wikipedia:

"It also finds use in special effects when simulating explosions. Fine-grained fuller's earth makes a much larger plume than ordinary dirt, suggesting a larger explosion and allowing a smaller, safer charge to be used. In addition, it can be used to artificially age costumes, such as jackets, shirts, or archaeologists' fedoras, to make them appear older and more worn in while remaining easy to remove from the article it is applied to."

More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuller%27s_earth

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:21 am

That looks really good! I've played around with mine some, but without much luck. I think I could get the tight pitch all right but trying to do something with the tear drop is horrible. Every time I try to make the center dent, the back goes down too far. I'll have to play with it some more now that I'm inspired.

My DP has a sewn "edge" around it as well. Did you remove the hem or did it come with the proper edge?

IndyFalco · Post by **IndyFalco** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:31 am

No this hat came with it's proper specs.
It's the fur felt model, not the wool kind.

In terms of getting the center dent that you want, You need to have the hat in open crown first. Then you place the hat on your head and slightly press down on the top of the hat.

After that, you can take the hat off and slowly crease that dent that you'd like. Apply some water to the hat to help you mold it. (the hat is really stiff)

UpstateIndy · Post by **UpstateIndy** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:56 pm

Well i followed your lead and rebashed my fur felt dorfman. and wow what a difference, although i stayed away from the fullers earth since i wear mine daily to work.

I didn't realize when i bought it how un-SA it was, this was a much needed improvement. now i can live with it until i can save up for an AB

Thanks for the guidance. I'll try to get some picks up soon.

IndyFalco · Post by **IndyFalco** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:34 pm

I know what you mean. When I purchased my fur felt model some time ago, I thought I had scored gold with it. Then I joined C.o.W and....heeeheehee.. oh' boy... was I waaaay off.

I'll say this, the fur felt dorfman is a GREAT beginners hat.

Have fun with it and beat the #### out of that lid. Just like your doing now, I started saving up for my AB soon after my dorfman reached it's last breath.

Now I have an AB and I can safely say it is the ULTIMATE hat.

BTW, welcome to C.o.W

Rebashed (Fur-Felt) Dorfman Pacific w/Fullers Earth

Rebashed (Fur-Felt) Dorfman Pacific w/Fullers Earth

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