Trying the temple of doom gear

Post by **Holt** » Fri May 08, 2015 9:34 am

I'm not a super fan of Temple gear allthough it has it's magic. I am mainly a LC guy but while I am upgrading the Last crusade gear I thought I might try out the temple look with what I got.

EDIT

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri May 08, 2015 9:42 am

Looks pretty good so far...

I'll be doing Temple of Doom Indy later this month, so I'll share pics then

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri May 08, 2015 10:12 am

Here is my "Bridge Scene" Indy... I've upgraded my gear since and will be sporting it at the end of the month at a convention. Will post pics of the upgraded gear at that time.

Hat: S&J Temple of Doom
Shirt: Azuma Temple of Doom
Pants: Todd's
Boots (not pictured) Alden 405s
Whip: David Morgan
Gun belt: Wade Egan
Holster: Original Webley .455
Bag strap: Wade Egan

And here is my "Indy entering the village for the first time" gear (and yes, I know Indy doesn't wear a wedding ring... until Crystal Skull

)

Hat: Penman Temple of Doom
Shirt: NH
Pants: Todd's
Boots (not pictured) Alden 405s
Whip: C&C Temple of Doom
Gun belt: MIJ with custom buckle
Holster: Original Webley .455
Jacket: Wested
Bag Strap: Modified MIJ

ChrisMD · Post by **ChrisMD** » Fri May 08, 2015 11:58 am

Spot on, Holt! Nice scenery. Hope you at least did some fishing...

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knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri May 08, 2015 12:21 pm

ChrisMD wrote:Spot on!

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Well, getting there, anyway

Post by **Dr. Nebraska S.** » Fri May 08, 2015 1:03 pm

Don't worry, Knibs, yours is getting there, too.

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knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri May 08, 2015 1:15 pm

Mine is 98% there. I've since switched hats and jackets

Post by **Holt** » Fri May 08, 2015 2:19 pm

Yes, Chris!

The location is extremly cool for doing temple shots! Very India like. I went back and took a few more photos when the sun had turned abit later that day.

Here they are.

EDIT

Sankara THIS Mola Ram!

ChrisMD · Post by **ChrisMD** » Fri May 08, 2015 2:21 pm

Gotta say Holt I think the street fighter pose is pretty hilarious. HADOKEN!

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whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Fri May 08, 2015 6:18 pm

Yeah, knibs, it's going to be tough to top that last photo - WITH Short Round! We can't hold a candle to that.

knibs for the win!

Post by **Holt** » Fri May 08, 2015 6:22 pm

The last photo doesn't count. Short Round is not Screen accurate anymore. You should have photoshopped him too knibs!

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Fri May 08, 2015 7:08 pm

Just photoshop the NY Mets cap on him and it's all good.

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri May 08, 2015 7:16 pm

Holt wrote:The last photo doesn't count. Short Round is not Screen accurate anymore. You should have photoshopped him too knibs!

Believe me, if my photoshopping skills were that good I would totally do it

Post by **Holt** » Fri May 08, 2015 7:43 pm

knibs7 wrote:Mine is 98% there. I've since switched hats and jackets

Don't worry! Here is your missing 2% screen acurrate gear..

Enjoy your temple side kick!

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri May 08, 2015 8:33 pm

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Fri May 08, 2015 8:44 pm

Reminds me of Han from 2 Broke Girls!

Post by **Indiana Jeff** » Sat May 09, 2015 12:15 am

MOD EDIT: Since we had two TOD gear threads running simultaneously, I merged them and edited a few posts for clarity and to keep things tidy.

Let's bring on the TOD love!

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

ChrisMD · Post by **ChrisMD** » Sat May 09, 2015 1:23 am

Knibs I am digging that S&J bridge scene fedora. Looks great. I like it alot more than the one in the picture with Short Round. The other one just looks a bit big. That bridge scene one though, thats the ticket!

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knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sat May 09, 2015 10:20 am

Thanks, Chris. Ya I thought it was too big as well, so I got another Penman and it fits a lot better. Will be posting pics later this month

baddates1 · Post by **baddates1** » Sat May 09, 2015 12:41 pm

Holt wrote:
knibs7 wrote:Mine is 98% there. I've since switched hats and jackets
Don't worry! Here is your missing 2% screen acurrate gear..

Enjoy your temple side kick!

I don't know why but this picture looks so natural!!!

Post by **Holt** » Sat May 09, 2015 12:53 pm

That's because I am very skilled in photoshop

backstagejack · Post by **backstagejack** » Sat May 09, 2015 1:50 pm

Holt wrote:
knibs7 wrote:Mine is 98% there. I've since switched hats and jackets
Don't worry! Here is your missing 2% screen acurrate gear..

Enjoy your temple side kick!

My dear holy mola ram!

That picture is priceless!

On the TOD note though.... through the years, I've grown an affinity for the movie and the gear. I've read alot of the pulp magazines from the day and just finished off all of the Solomon Kane stories.... and personally, TOD is closer to the adventurer in the jungle with a native side kick kinda feel. Danger of "cannibalism" from savages, etc. I like it more and more. The gear still looks like gear and less like a costume which I feel that later movies turned it into a costume.

All that being said, I'm curious. How is Wested's Temple of Doom offer? I know they'll never do a "Hero" version of TOD or LC. So, does the TOD offer require much customization?

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Sat May 09, 2015 2:29 pm

Holt wrote:That's because I am very skilled in photoshop

And modest, too!

Post by **Holt** » Sat May 09, 2015 2:49 pm

Haha..

Almost like saying I got 98% accurate gear

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Sat May 09, 2015 2:50 pm

I rest my case.

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sat May 09, 2015 3:10 pm

Holt wrote:Haha..

Almost like saying I got 98% accurate gear

Not any worse than having a thread dedicated to my screen accuracy

Post by **Holt** » Sat May 09, 2015 3:16 pm

yes, it's different!

That's why I said ''screen accurate'' in the subject title.

And I allways say. ''what do YOU think'' ''what can be improved''? opinions? etc...

It's a wee bit different to I got 98% accurate gear. lol.

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Sat May 09, 2015 4:23 pm

I think we're all afflicted with screen-accurate OCD. "Well... my LC gear is 99.85% accurate to this scene, if you pause the Blu-ray while the shadows fall on Indy from this angle and the sunlight hits the crown of his hat just so... but you really have to squint your eyes. There. Do you see it now? I *told* you I'm screen-accurate! And best of all, I only spent 1/3 of my retirement savings to get there!" Harrison would be so proud of us.

baddates1 · Post by **baddates1** » Sat May 09, 2015 7:04 pm

I kind of believe that the Temple hat had some scenes where the pinch was a tight almost Raiders style pinch. For instance, the scene where Indy returns the rock to the village, the hat and brim have a more or less Raiders look. And the black and white photograph above has a somewhat raiders pinch. It's either that or the lighting.

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Sat May 09, 2015 7:06 pm

Didn't I mention the lighting?

baddates1 · Post by **baddates1** » Sat May 09, 2015 7:34 pm

Yup I guess you did. But still, I think the pinches on some versions of the ToD hats could be a little bit tighter...

Post by **Cajunkraut** » Sat May 09, 2015 7:40 pm

I'm not the biggest TOD fan out there, but all of you guys do the ensemble justice!

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sun May 31, 2015 9:45 pm

Here is my Temple of Doom rope bridge gear at Dallas Fan Expo this weekend.

Hat: Penman Temple
Shirt: Azuma
Pants: Todd's
Boots: Aldens
Whip: Del Carpio
Gun belt: MakeItJones w/ modified buckle
Holster: Original Webley .455
Bag: Original MKVII
Strap: Modified MakeItJones

And my personal favorite...

And here is the village scene gear

Hat: Penman Temple
Shirt: NH
Jacket: S&J Temple
Pants: Todd's
Boots: Aldens
Whip: Del Carpio
Gun belt: MakeItJones w/ modified buckle
Holster: Original Webley .455
Bag: Original MKVII
Strap: Modified MakeItJones

I had to take a trip to "India"

ChrisMD · Post by **ChrisMD** » Sun May 31, 2015 10:12 pm

Awesome work Knibs! I especially like the hostage shot. You put that other Indy to shame.

Tell me, were you hesitant at first to modify the shirt? I would be!

car96 · Post by **car96** » Sun May 31, 2015 11:09 pm

Great stuff Knibs.

Who is the girl in the green and red?

I was going to head up to Dallas, but the weather and flooding made me stay here in Houston, how was the travel?

Post by **Holt** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 12:36 am

Why that hat? I thought the SJ hat rocked!

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:17 am

Looks like your crease got pushed up a bit.

Post by **Holt** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 2:06 am

Not only that it looks like you ordered one size too big!

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:49 am

Ya, I still feel like it's a bit too big. The sizing is fine bc if I had it any smaller I would probably get a headache. So... any suggestions?

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:51 am

ChrisMD wrote:Awesome work Knibs! I especially like the hostage shot. You put that other Indy to shame.

Tell me, were you hesitant at first to modify the shirt? I would be!

Thanks, Chris! I was hesitant at first, but I knew I had 2 backup Temple shirts in case I messed up, so that made it a little easier

Post by **Holt** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:00 am

Suggestions? Yeah, different hat!

Did you sew the shirt opening to hold open? Looks like you did!

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:04 am

I forgot to show the back of the bridge scene shirt...

And one up-close... kinda

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:08 am

Holt wrote:

Did you sew the shirt opening to hold open? Looks like you did!

Didn't have to... my bag was pretty weighed down with wallet, cell phone, Sankara stone (for the most part)

ChrisMD · Post by **ChrisMD** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 9:53 am

Awesome whip marks. To be honest I never even thought about that. Well done.

Odo · Post by **Odo** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 10:10 am

I think that's the best aging work I've ever seen on a bag strap. Looks like you've really been fighting Mola Ram hanging on that bridge. The jacket is awsome, too. And Holt's holster's distressing is amazing, too.

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:27 pm

Odo wrote:I think that's the best aging work I've ever seen on a bag strap. Looks like you've really been fighting Mola Ram hanging on that bridge. The jacket is awsome, too.

Thanks so much! My bag strap is my favorite piece of gear, aside from my whips.

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 11:51 pm

I was out on the river this weekend and it had a Temple of Doom feel to it, so it thought I'd get a few pics in my gear.

(Sorry for the large sizes, but photo bucket has a tendency to be blurry if they're too small)

"Retrieving the whip"

Indiego Jones · Post by **Indiego Jones** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 11:47 am

Great pictures!
The whip shot by the river is perfect!
Congrats.-

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:40 pm

That 3rd pic looks exactly like the part of the river they were drifting along when the Mayapore shaman began trailing the raft.

WILLIE: "Oh, where are we, anyway?"
INDY: (spots shaman) "India."

Post by **Indiana Jeff** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:57 pm

Indeed, nice to see the gear out in the field.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff