Club Obi Wan

Glad to know I wasn't crazy. And glad to see these pics again.

Amazing job as always.

Hey, I'm just really flattered that you guys remembered these pictures...
And that you spoke so kindly about them and kept this Thread alive in the first place!

Cheers, fellas
Hope you all have a Great weekend

Indiana Jeff wrote:And mine.



Vintage BSA belt I wear with my uniform. X-mas 1968 is handwritten on it.
Regards,
Indiana Jeff

Hahaha,, Oh my word, I had one of these when I was a little dude, I have just had the most astonishing flashback..

Mitch those homage pics of you as Jim Steranko’s Indy are sensational. I've never seen them before...

Cheers everyone.
Regards
MARK

Oh, man, those photos are EPIC! Fox, you never cease to amaze as Indy.

Where can you get a Steranko leather jacket?

giantthugee86 wrote:Where can you get a Steranko leather jacket?

It doesn't really exist, atleast there's no vendor I know of that makes it... plus It's not too detailed in the drawings....

It looks like an Indy jack fit (possibly a half belt?) without pockets, a notched collar/lapel and cuffs.

I'm sure you can find a close enough somewhere...

Maybe Magnoli would give it a shot?

backstagejack wrote:

giantthugee86 wrote:Where can you get a Steranko leather jacket?

It doesn't really exist, atleast there's no vendor I know of that makes it... plus It's not too detailed in the drawings....

It looks like an Indy jack fit (possibly a half belt?) without pockets, a notched collar/lapel and cuffs.

I'm sure you can find a close enough somewhere...

Maybe Magnoli would give it a shot?

If Wested made one I'd buy it in a second.

giantthugee86 wrote:

backstagejack wrote:

giantthugee86 wrote:Where can you get a Steranko leather jacket?

It doesn't really exist, atleast there's no vendor I know of that makes it... plus It's not too detailed in the drawings....

It looks like an Indy jack fit (possibly a half belt?) without pockets, a notched collar/lapel and cuffs.

I'm sure you can find a close enough somewhere...

Maybe Magnoli would give it a shot?

If Wested made one I'd buy it in a second.

You never know.... send them a few pics with some specs and see what happens.... or try Magnoli? He might be more willing to try an experiment like that. After all he produces the Utah Jacket modeled after the character "Fedora" who inspired Indy.

backstagejack wrote:

giantthugee86 wrote:

backstagejack wrote:

giantthugee86 wrote:Where can you get a Steranko leather jacket?

It doesn't really exist, atleast there's no vendor I know of that makes it... plus It's not too detailed in the drawings....

It looks like an Indy jack fit (possibly a half belt?) without pockets, a notched collar/lapel and cuffs.

I'm sure you can find a close enough somewhere...

Maybe Magnoli would give it a shot?

If Wested made one I'd buy it in a second.

You never know.... send them a few pics with some specs and see what happens.... or try Magnoli? He might be more willing to try an experiment like that. After all he produces the Utah Jacket modeled after the character "Fedora" who inspired Indy.

Magnoli's out of my price range.

KramStaar wrote:Mitch those homage pics of you as Jim Steranko’s Indy are sensational. I've never seen them before...

Thanks very much, Mark! I really appreciate you saying that

twilekjedi wrote:Oh, man, those photos are EPIC! Fox, you never cease to amaze as Indy.

And Thank You, twilekjedi… That’s a lovely compliment



Just a few final things about my stuff that I thought I should add, folks…

I realized after posting those photos last week that I forgot to thank another of our Members here; Canyon, for alerting me about this conversation (and about my missing Steranko-style photos) in the first place.
Like I said before, I’d been doing a lousy job of checking in more often and so I didn’t realize that Thread had come back to life… I also didn’t know that my Steranko pieces were no longer showing and I had no idea that any of you were wondering if that was even me…
But Canyon dropped me a line through Facebook a couple of weeks ago to ‘wise me up’ and I took it as the opportunity I needed to try and get a bit more involved again with this great community
So, THANKS again, Canyon!


Next thing is that another friend who’s a friend HERE at C.O.W. as well as through Facebook sent me a message last week asking if I’d meant to actually post the original shots here as well (he was also kind enough to say that he “ALSO always liked the actual beach background for the ‘Sand Dune’ shot as well”)
So, I’m not sure if anyone else was curious about those…but I guess in the interest of showing the process involved with this project (by seeing what we started with), HERE they are:

“Sand Dune Indy” Base shot



An interesting note about this photo; it’s actually an amalgam of two different shots:
I had probably 20 photos taken of me in that pose that day – all within only a minute or so.
I’d position my face, my arms, my free hand and my ‘whip hand’ a little differently each time. When I finally chose the shot I liked best (matched the Steranko piece Best) it still had 2 problems with it:
One was that my right hand was casting a shadow over my leg that gave the illusion of a weird kinda’ lump … and the other was that my left hand was pulled back and up a bit too much and as a result the whip was held much higher than I would have preferred
Of course, some of the other shots didn’t have that shadow on my leg (and did have my arm holding the whip lower)…
So thankfully, another friend of mine blended the elements from the two photos together to make the picture above.


“Snake Tomb Indy” Base shot


The only thing I can really say about this shot is that the awkwardness I was willing to attempt (with the uncomfortable pose and the positioning –and grimacing- I was doing with my face) was a real moment of clarity for Me about just how far I was willing to go to try and get this shot to work! LOL


And FINALLY…
That same friend who made me the hybrid ‘Sand Dune’ shot ALSO took those larger Original files and revisited the project to put their own spin on it… Even going so far as to lift other elements from the Original (making little adjustments like tweaking the color of my shirt and even blending the drape of the jacket in the painting into the photo)

Here’s THAT shot…



For Me, this is as close as I ever could’ve hoped to have gotten with mimicking Steranko’s incredible Original image

Thanks to my friend Johnny for doing such a cool job on this!


Okay, folks… That’s Everything that was missing from Me on this subject!
Hope you enjoyed!

Thank You God! Thank you Mitch! And, thanks that I'm not totally crazy on this one , just partially...... ! As I said, when you (Mitch) posted these way back -- look great and fit the Steranko image to a tee ! Great stuff! W>

Mitch LaRue wrote:


For Me, this is as close as I ever could’ve hoped to have gotten with mimicking Steranko’s incredible Original image

Thanks to my friend Johnny for doing such a cool job on this!


Okay, folks… That’s Everything that was missing from Me on this subject!
Hope you enjoyed!

Funny- when I first looked at this post, I just skimmed through it on my phone, not paying too close attention to it. It wasn't until giving it a second read a few hours later that I realized this pic WASN'T entirely Steranko art. You nailed it!


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Mitch LaRue wrote:

KramStaar wrote:Mitch those homage pics of you as Jim Steranko’s Indy are sensational. I've never seen them before...

Thanks very much, Mark! I really appreciate you saying that

twilekjedi wrote:Oh, man, those photos are EPIC! Fox, you never cease to amaze as Indy.

And Thank You, twilekjedi… That’s a lovely compliment



Just a few final things about my stuff that I thought I should add, folks…

I realized after posting those photos last week that I forgot to thank another of our Members here; Canyon, for alerting me about this conversation (and about my missing Steranko-style photos) in the first place.
Like I said before, I’d been doing a lousy job of checking in more often and so I didn’t realize that Thread had come back to life… I also didn’t know that my Steranko pieces were no longer showing and I had no idea that any of you were wondering if that was even me…
But Canyon dropped me a line through Facebook a couple of weeks ago to ‘wise me up’ and I took it as the opportunity I needed to try and get a bit more involved again with this great community
So, THANKS again, Canyon!


Next thing is that another friend who’s a friend HERE at C.O.W. as well as through Facebook sent me a message last week asking if I’d meant to actually post the original shots here as well (he was also kind enough to say that he “ALSO always liked the actual beach background for the ‘Sand Dune’ shot as well”)
So, I’m not sure if anyone else was curious about those…but I guess in the interest of showing the process involved with this project (by seeing what we started with), HERE they are:

“Sand Dune Indy” Base shot



An interesting note about this photo; it’s actually an amalgam of two different shots:
I had probably 20 photos taken of me in that pose that day – all within only a minute or so.
I’d position my face, my arms, my free hand and my ‘whip hand’ a little differently each time. When I finally chose the shot I liked best (matched the Steranko piece Best) it still had 2 problems with it:
One was that my right hand was casting a shadow over my leg that gave the illusion of a weird kinda’ lump … and the other was that my left hand was pulled back and up a bit too much and as a result the whip was held much higher than I would have preferred
Of course, some of the other shots didn’t have that shadow on my leg (and did have my arm holding the whip lower)…
So thankfully, another friend of mine blended the elements from the two photos together to make the picture above.


“Snake Tomb Indy” Base shot


The only thing I can really say about this shot is that the awkwardness I was willing to attempt (with the uncomfortable pose and the positioning –and grimacing- I was doing with my face) was a real moment of clarity for Me about just how far I was willing to go to try and get this shot to work! LOL


And FINALLY…
That same friend who made me the hybrid ‘Sand Dune’ shot ALSO took those larger Original files and revisited the project to put their own spin on it… Even going so far as to lift other elements from the Original (making little adjustments like tweaking the color of my shirt and even blending the drape of the jacket in the painting into the photo)

Here’s THAT shot…



For Me, this is as close as I ever could’ve hoped to have gotten with mimicking Steranko’s incredible Original image

Thanks to my friend Johnny for doing such a cool job on this!


Okay, folks… That’s Everything that was missing from Me on this subject!
Hope you enjoyed!

What jacket is that?

Both were Thrift Shop buys

Mitch LaRue wrote:Just a few final things about my stuff that I thought I should add, folks…

I realized after posting those photos last week that I forgot to thank another of our Members here; Canyon, for alerting me about this conversation (and about my missing Steranko-style photos) in the first place.
Like I said before, I’d been doing a lousy job of checking in more often and so I didn’t realize that Thread had come back to life… I also didn’t know that my Steranko pieces were no longer showing and I had no idea that any of you were wondering if that was even me…
But Canyon dropped me a line through Facebook a couple of weeks ago to ‘wise me up’ and I took it as the opportunity I needed to try and get a bit more involved again with this great community
So, THANKS again, Canyon!

Thanks for the mention, Fox! I appreciate it.

Mitch: What...whose....etc. hat is that you are wearing in this? Superb! W>

WConly wrote:Mitch: What...whose....etc. hat is that you are wearing in this? Superb! W>

Hi, WC!
Thanks… Glad you like it

That’s actually an old Stetson ‘Stetsonian’ that I got waaay back in the early-to-mid 90’s

Not at all a spot-on Indy hat (or a perfect ‘Steranko Indy’ hat), but definitely a lid that might’ve been true of what fellas were wearing back in the era that I was trying to capture with this shot (and like I said, I was doing my best to put together the outfit using as few pieces of my existing Indy gear as possible)

Actually here’s a couple of shots of me wearing that one 8 or 9 years back, just to give you a better look at it
(“WOW… was my beard really THAT dark back then?” asked the rapidly greying man)



(Hmmm... and I think I might be giving it my Best channeling of “Tom Selleck’s INDY” in that bottom right corner shot)

The truth is, if I had been buying a hat new off the rack for that photograph I’d have probably bought something with a slightly smaller brim than the Stetson (maybe more like Penman’s amazing “Marlo” hat) …
but in the pinch to get the shot that day, I think the Stetson did the trick!

Cheers

Mitch LaRue wrote:

WConly wrote:Mitch: What...whose....etc. hat is that you are wearing in this? Superb! W>

Hi, WC!
Thanks… Glad you like it

That’s actually an old Stetson ‘Stetsonian’ that I got waaay back in the early-to-mid 90’s

Not at all a spot-on Indy hat (or a perfect ‘Steranko Indy’ hat), but definitely a lid that might’ve been true of what fellas were wearing back in the era that I was trying to capture with this shot (and like I said, I was doing my best to put together the outfit using as few pieces of my existing Indy gear as possible)

Actually here’s a couple of shots of me wearing that one 8 or 9 years back, just to give you a better look at it
(“WOW… was my beard really THAT dark back then?” asked the rapidly greying man)



(Hmmm... and I think I might be giving it my Best channeling of “Tom Selleck’s INDY” in that bottom right corner shot)

The truth is, if I had been buying a hat new off the rack for that photograph I’d have probably bought something with a slightly smaller brim than the Stetson (maybe more like Penman’s amazing “Marlo” hat) …
but in the pinch to get the shot that day, I think the Stetson did the trick!

Cheers

Again....perfect choice for this project ! Kinda thought it might be a Stetson, but truly wasn't sure. Minus the (piped edges), it somewhat reminds me of the 'Wildcatter' Stetson produced in the '80's (and, it was charcoal in color).....well, the shape and style were much like this ! Good choice, as stated and again -- great 'stab' at 'Sternako's Indy'! , ! Great 'stab'! W>

Mitch you've done it again!
That must be the 457th "you've done it again" though.

whipcracker wrote:Mitch you've done it again!
That must be the 457th "you've done it again" though.

LOL

Very kind, whipcracker ... Thanks!

I was just looking at these again and not to nitpick....but Mitch did you have a magazine pouch on your canvas gun belt?

Hey whipcracker

Yep. I did have one on the belt during the shoot...
but it bugs me to say that it wasn't until I'd packed up and gotten back home before I realized the the double magazine pouch can't actually be SEEN in any of the shots
...the bottom of the jacket hung down over it and completely concealed it

Here's a shot of the one I used that day, though

Mitch LaRue wrote:Hey whipcracker

Yep. I did have one on the belt during the shoot...
but it bugs me to say that it wasn't until I'd packed up and gotten back home before I realized the the double magazine pouch can't actually be SEEN in any of the shots
...the bottom of the jacket hung down over it and completely concealed it

Here's a shot of the one I used that day, though

One should have known....you truly take all the extra steps for the most composite of 'Indy' characterizations! , ! W>

I've been looking at the Steranko artwork and think the mag pouch was canvas instead of leather. If you compare the leather jacket, Sam Brown strap, leather pants belt and leather holster, none of them match the mag pouch in the artwork. Maybe I'm biased since my mag pouch is canvas with a snap fastener that snaps to the web pistol belt.

I tossed in a pic of the Banana Republic jacket with the barrel sleeves and similar collar.

Frankly, I think you're Right, zeus!

I remember when I was putting my gear together for this look, I originally hoped to find something more like an olive green canvas mag pouch...
But I just couldn't manage it, so I went with what I could find that did seem to have the correct look.

With that said, though (and with that sweet mag pouch and jacket in your possession), why don't you start putting together something similar?
I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that this thread would certainly welcome some other Steranko outfits from our talented members here at C.O.W.

Cheers

Mitch LaRue wrote:...With that said, though (and with that sweet mag pouch and jacket in your possession), why don't you start putting together something similar?
I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that this thread would certainly welcome some other Steranko outfits from our talented members here at C.O.W.

Cheers...

Mitch,

See my posts on page two of this thread...

Forgive me if this was mentioned above, but of the 4 (?) concept drawings, two of them always reminded me of Sylvester Stallone.

Personally, I would put the famous gas bag back, because although the cross strap looks like a sam brown. it does not seem to match ether belt Indy is actually wearing in the painting- at least function-wise. He is using a canvas pistol belt, and if he is wearing a sam brown- which is also an equipment holding belt- he is using it to hold up his pants, which seems be be over-kill, unless he keeps a LOT of stuff in his trouser pockets.

zeus36 wrote:

Mitch LaRue wrote:...With that said, though (and with that sweet mag pouch and jacket in your possession), why don't you start putting together something similar?
I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking that this thread would certainly welcome some other Steranko outfits from our talented members here at C.O.W.

Cheers...

Mitch,

See my posts on page two of this thread...

Ah poop ... I forgot those comments were from You, dude!

Well, here's hopin' that it won't be too long before you have an opportunity to get some shots taken with the FULL Steranko Gear of your choosing I'd love to see it!

I'm afraid I couldn't hold a candle to your awesome pictures!

WConly wrote:

Mitch LaRue wrote:Hey whipcracker

Yep. I did have one on the belt during the shoot...
but it bugs me to say that it wasn't until I'd packed up and gotten back home before I realized the the double magazine pouch can't actually be SEEN in any of the shots
...the bottom of the jacket hung down over it and completely concealed it

Here's a shot of the one I used that day, though

One should have known....you truly take all the extra steps for the most composite of 'Indy' characterizations! , ! W>

I totally agree! Mitch has as good an eye for detail as a certain archaeologist searching for the Ark in the desert....

KramStaar wrote:

Indiana Jeff wrote:And mine.



Vintage BSA belt I wear with my uniform. X-mas 1968 is handwritten on it.
Regards,
Indiana Jeff

Hahaha,, Oh my word, I had one of these when I was a little dude, I have just had the most astonishing flashback..

Mitch those homage pics of you as Jim Steranko’s Indy are sensational. I've never seen them before...

Cheers everyone.
Regards
MARK

What if that BSA belt WAS Steranko Indy's belt? Just to remind him what he holds dear... That would give a new meaning to "are you tougher than a Boy Scout".

Hi again, everyone

Just wanted to update all of you with this little story…
(and share my excitement)

As all of you who have visited or posted here on this thread already know, it’s been a couple of years since I did this little project where I attempted to recreate the look of Indiana Jones as he originally appeared in JIM STERANKO’s legendary Pre-Production concept paintings

Well, last week I saw an unexpected padded envelope in my mailbox…
I brought it home, opened it and was kinda’sorta’ flabbergasted to read the following from our own wonderful twilekjedi…

“Hi there! I was admiring your Steranko Indy costume pics and then realized that Mr. Steranko was going to be at DragonCon, so I hope you don’t mind but I took the liberty to print out your photoshopped image and brought it to him for him to see and sign.
He was really impressed especially by your posture and expression in recreating the look. He said to tell you he sends his regards!”



Allow me to once again say a heartfelt THANK YOU for this wonderful gift, twilekjedi
I’m so very flattered that you would do that for me and I’m so humbled by your generosity and thoughtfulness!

Now that's the spirit! Not only an awesome recreation of the 'look', but also rewarded. Glad to see, Steranko appreciates the appreciation! And what a cool little surprise!

Now that's cool.

That was/is... holy smokes, amazing!!!!

Fox that is just awesome!!!!

Thanks, fellas

Yeah, I'm pretty thrilled
(and completely blown away by twilekjedi's generous and thoughtful actions)

Definitely an awesome story and awesome outcome!

Good work!

Fox, this is awesome and very nice of TwilekJedi!

Wow, oh...wow! This is truly the ultimate of 'Indy-Cool'! W>

Well, as anyone who has ever met Mr. Mitch LaRue can attest, he's pretty much one of the nicest guys around and is always so positive on the forums. I couldn't resist the opportunity to send a . Glad you like it, Fox!

Mitch! HOw did I miss this. That is was one of the coolest things that could happen! Congratulations!

Thanks, man!

Nice. That's cool.

This is too cool! Is there some way to pin that Steranko autographed photo on the site?

whipcracker wrote:

KramStaar wrote:

Indiana Jeff wrote:And mine.



Vintage BSA belt I wear with my uniform. X-mas 1968 is handwritten on it.
Regards,
Indiana Jeff

Hahaha,, Oh my word, I had one of these when I was a little dude, I have just had the most astonishing flashback..

Mitch those homage pics of you as Jim Steranko’s Indy are sensational. I've never seen them before...

Cheers everyone.
Regards
MARK

What if that BSA belt WAS Steranko Indy's belt? Just to remind him what he holds dear... That would give a new meaning to "are you tougher than a Boy Scout".

Little fun trivia for you guys... Lara Croft wore a Boys Scouts belt in the latest Tomb Raider reboot as well:




Guess the costume designers were giving Steranko a tip of the hat!

Close, that’s a Boys Brigade buckle.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Ah, my bad! Good eye!

I'd like to think it's an Indiana Jeff/Mitch LaRue inspired touch though!

Saw this awesome 1911 belt online. Definitely great for the Steranko look:

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On a side note, though typically he does not pose for pictures as a rule,Steranko could not say no to the charms of my wife, Diana or as Steranko put it “I only pose with beautiful women.”

Jim made out the signature to my son, Indiana. An absolute treat meeting him and such a character.