Is your Indy Gear SA?.....
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Is your Indy Gear SA?.....
If not, have a look here for some good suggestions:
http://diyfashion.about.com/od/costumes ... _Jones.htm
http://diyfashion.about.com/od/costumes ... _Jones.htm
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Umm....yeah, if that was the case, then we probably wouldn't spend hours upon hours on this little forum known as Club Obi-Wan. We wouldn't spend hours trying to find the right piece of gear, etc. if putting together an Indiana Jones "costume" was easy. But then again, that's just what they're doing isn't it: making a costume. :evil: Because when you make a whip out of a spray-painted jump rope, then all you get is a piece of c-r-a-p. It can be used for nothing else except for a cheap costume (if that). US on the other hand, we don't put together a "costume", we spend lots of time (and $$$$ ) to collect the most screen accurate gear as possible, and we look all the better for it.Fortunately, it’s also one of the easiest costumes you can put together.
Okay, my rant is over. Sorry guys, stuff like this just irritates me.
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Hey!
I'm dabbing on "sexy stubble" as we speak AND I'm ALREADY wearing pants with the shirt actually TUCKED IN!!!
I'M HALF WAY THERE!!!
Now, if I can just stay focused and remember to NOT wear a PIRATE HAT it'll be MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!
(Yes, that's right... THE most exclamation points I personally have ever used in a single post...)
I'm dabbing on "sexy stubble" as we speak AND I'm ALREADY wearing pants with the shirt actually TUCKED IN!!!
I'M HALF WAY THERE!!!
Now, if I can just stay focused and remember to NOT wear a PIRATE HAT it'll be MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!
(Yes, that's right... THE most exclamation points I personally have ever used in a single post...)
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There's no such thing as screen accurate. And it is probably the easiest costume to put together. All the Indy gear is available from several vendors. All it takes is money to put together a fantastic outfit. Nothing on Indy's outfit has to be scratch built from nothing like some other costumes, it's all readily available.
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"The Whip – Turn a jump rope into a whip. Pull off one handle of any jump rope. Spray paint the entire jump rope a dark brown color. Viola! A whip! Bet you thought that would be expensive".
I'm not a big whip person, but that is unthinkable unless maybe you happen to be a 5th grader going trick or treating with his younger cousin in a very dimly lit neighborhood. Ok, I'm exaggerating a bit.
I'm not a big whip person, but that is unthinkable unless maybe you happen to be a 5th grader going trick or treating with his younger cousin in a very dimly lit neighborhood. Ok, I'm exaggerating a bit.
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Let's not forget, those are all suggestions for a costume to be worn by someone who is not a gearhead like us. The unthinkable on this forum are perfect solutions to problems that the casual halloween party goer can (an should) gladly live with. Besides, if a guy with a jump rope whip explains that he can't crack it one too many times, he might start to thinkin'...
Then, there goes his life savings.Chewbacca Jones wrote:Besides, if a guy with a jump rope whip explains that he can't crack it one too many times, he might start to thinkin'...
I haven't spent my life savings, but one thing I can say is that before I was a gearhead, I sure had alot more money in the ol' bank account.
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I think that realy depends on which movie you are going for. I'm no expert, but I'd say Arabian blend for the terrace scene in Raiders.Texan Scott wrote:Guys, I'm in a serious delima here.....which coffee do you think is the most SA.....Breakfast Blend, Columbian Roast, Caffe Verona, Sumatra or Yukon blend?
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you're right! i didn't think about specific scenes, as the South American scenes should have been the Columbian Supremo, while the Cairo scenes should have been Arabian Moca. Also don't drink from the same cup you dunk your hat in, or the hat might double as a filter, for the practical Indy on the go.I think that realy depends on which movie you are going for. I'm no expert, but I'd say Arabian blend for the terrace scene in Raiders.
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Bank account didn't suffer much, but I have sacrificed most other hobbies and addictions.Zach R. wrote:Then, there goes his life savings.Chewbacca Jones wrote:Besides, if a guy with a jump rope whip explains that he can't crack it one too many times, he might start to thinkin'...
I haven't spent my life savings, but one thing I can say is that before I was a gearhead, I sure had alot more money in the ol' bank account.
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if *that* is the accepted standard for costuming advice, then i've got a GREAT suggestion which is of comparable quality:
1. wrap yourself in a black trashbag.
2. rummage through your girlfriend's closet until you find a yellow belt.
3. make sure your trashbag is tucked into your belt.
ta-da. now you're batman.
has the person who wrote that "advice" ever even SEEN an indiana jones film? i wonder.
1. wrap yourself in a black trashbag.
2. rummage through your girlfriend's closet until you find a yellow belt.
3. make sure your trashbag is tucked into your belt.
ta-da. now you're batman.
has the person who wrote that "advice" ever even SEEN an indiana jones film? i wonder.
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Remember guys, for most people Indiana Jones is for one night (on Halloween). The average person doesn't dress up in a costume and then drool over themselves in a mirror as a hobby. The link was good for a laugh, but this place's perspective is just as suspect by "normal" standards, no offence. Cheers
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I'll have to say that my gear is about 50/50 right now for SA standards. Fed IV, Wested jacket, Todd's shirt, holster and whip (just got a DelCarpio!!). I still need some SA trousers, web belt, Raiders gunbelt w/ holder, and boots. Oh and I ended getting the wrong model MK VII so that needs fixing as well. Now that I got a quality whip...everything else it easy in my opinion, just have to recover from the whip purchase. Alden's probably won't happen for a good while, but there are some decent close-enoughs out there.
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Y'know, it's just NOT fair...
I mean, MOST of here have given it a good try...
But some guys make it look SO EASY to achieve the absolutely PERFECT, Screen Accurate, all around DEAD-ON Indy look...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/M ... DeadOn.jpg
(Don't look unless you want to be very depressed...)
(...Or have a good laugh...)
(Or, just...)
I mean, MOST of here have given it a good try...
But some guys make it look SO EASY to achieve the absolutely PERFECT, Screen Accurate, all around DEAD-ON Indy look...
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e38/M ... DeadOn.jpg
(Don't look unless you want to be very depressed...)
(...Or have a good laugh...)
(Or, just...)
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yeah, because people have been researching and studying the costume since 1981. So, after 27 years, things have been found and new discoveries have been made. However, numerous aspects of the costume remain a mystery and we make new finds every day!TheMechanic wrote:There's no such thing as screen accurate. And it is probably the easiest costume to put together. All the Indy gear is available from several vendors. All it takes is money to put together a fantastic outfit. Nothing on Indy's outfit has to be scratch built from nothing like some other costumes, it's all readily available.
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I laugh at that article. I am sure their suggestion for constructing a ghost costume consists of two steps:
a.)get a white sheet
b.) cut two eye holes
jeez, gimme a break!
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It may not be a MKVII at all and maybe a MKVI, not sure. Not sure how to explain it, but it doesn't have snap closures. It has studs/pegs that close it and doesn't have the disc on the side. Not the right drainage holes on the bottome either. I've yet to take any full impression pictures since some components are not SA.gwyddion wrote:Wrong model Mk VII? What do you mean by that?
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