My new Western "Young Indy"

[Tremolo]

Here is a hat that me and my dad made out of an old Western hat. We started working on the block last September, and it´s really not as easy as it sometimes seems to be ;-)
I wanted to get a blockshape that comes closer to what I see in the Young Indy series. Well from most angles I´m pretty happy with the result!

This is how it looked when I got it:


Here it is on the block


And here is the finished hat





It is still very stiff but I´m sure it will soften up over time.
It has a 45mm ribbon that I got from Marc (thanks again, it´s wonderful!), a 3 inch brim and a 5 3/4 inch crown.
Basically it has the same dimensions as my Young Indy Christy´s, except for the 45mm ribbon. The bash is also not really YIJ (except for that short scene in the London 1916 episode).
However after seeing the hat with a 45mm ribbon I´m very sure that the screen used hat had a 2 inch wide ribbon. But I think I will keep it that way, just for some variety... or at least till I get another 2" ribbon

I hope you like it, what do you think?

[WalkingEye]

good job!
welcome to the hat customizers club. next you'll find yourself buying some hat bodies and giving it a go from scratch, that's what happened to me.

The young Indy hat isn't my favorite but you've done an admirable job. Is that a seam on the non-bow side of the ribbon?

[Tremolo]

Thanks WalkingEye, I will probably do so if I can find some hat bodies in Europe. It is really a whole lot of fun!
No it´s no seam on the non-bow side, the ribbon was folded and I couldn´t get it completely out. But it looks a lot worse in the picture, actually I haven´t seen it till now

[Indiana Leon]

Great job! It looks very cool!

[jacksdad]

wow nice job looks good.

[Ranger36]

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[Indycrazy5187]

That ribbon is sweet

[Tremolo]

Thanks guys!
The hat already became much softer from wearing and the beaver felt feels very tough, but it gets very hot
Yes the ribbon is very sweet, it´s from Marc from Adventurebilt. It feels and looks really nice. I wish it would be available 2 inches wide.

The next thing I try will be the fedora from the 3rd season (Treasure of the Peacocks Eye, Hollywood Follies...) which was a little bit lower and had a slight brim curl on the sides. And I´m relativley sure that one had a slightly smaller ribbon compared to the hats used in the first and second season, so the 45mm ribbon would work just fantastic.