The SOC bash

senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:30 am

I’m trying to give my HJ reboot an SOC bash but I’m having trouble giving it that mushroom shape. I tried the tutorials pinned in this thread but most of them are old links and do t work anymore.

Any advice?

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Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:41 pm

Have you tried the trick using a rubber band or string?

You wet the area of hat above ribbon and then put a rubber band over it or tie some string around the circumference of crown. Let it dry. Just remember. Hats are dynamic unless you put it behind glass or shellac the heck out of it. The bash will change over time. Even if it’s a slight change.

senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:13 am

Good idea. I’ll try that. Thanks.

Does the hat need to be on a stretcher to keep it from collapsing?

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Post by **Indiana Jeff** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:17 am

The key with any distressing is to go slow. The movie hats look completely beaten up because they were. But the hats were only meant to last through the production. To recreate the look without causing actual damage to your hat will take time and patience.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:33 am

Good advice. At the moment I’m just trying to achieve a bash that looks more like the kind that AdVintage does for his hats...

So good.

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The Character · Post by **The Character** » Tue Feb 20, 2018 5:08 pm

thats very cool .... great colour too

senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:15 pm

That’s not my hat. That’s advintage. I’ll post the results I’m having. The rubber band made a mark — I don’t think it’s permanent. But it did help with the mushroom shape. Still working on it.

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senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Tue Apr 10, 2018 12:53 pm

So here's something fun...

Fedoraiders pointed out that my hat looks like it had shrunk. And he was right. So I sent it to HJ to be reblocked. And I figured while it's overseas maybe I could send it to Thomas at Advintage to see if he would put his SOC bash into it. He agreed and I had HJ send him the untrimmed, re-blocked hat. Now he's working on the bash.

So I pretty soon I will have an HJ Raiders reboot with Advintage's SOC bash. Fun combo.

senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:33 pm

My HJ reboot with an Advintage SOC bash is on its way to me. Thomas sent me these pics:

Charybdis · Post by **Charybdis** » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:40 pm

Nice

senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:10 am

Sent from my mind

cybertrek · Post by **cybertrek** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:28 pm

Wonderful!

what a great collaboration this turned out to be.
jim

The Character · Post by **The Character** » Tue May 01, 2018 10:19 am

Here's a nice virtually side on view of it ...

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