Club Obi Wan

I figured I would join in on the fun and post a couple of pics of my new Penman. I'm amazed at how soft the felt is. I'm working on getting the bash the set in. I'm seriously considering sending my Camptown Metro to John for a reblock and a new ribbon.

I am getting married in ten days. So, my fiance and I had an engagement photo session with our photographer and naturally, I took my Penman wedding hat. We are both very much into film noir and 30's fashion so we got dressed up in like fashion for the shoot. We took over 400 pictures but these are just a handful. I might add that only two of these are "finished." The other two are raw. Anyway, onto the pictures.









Dave

Follow this link

www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=42834

You'll see a fine Penman Hat being worn.

Indiana Jake

Agreed.
And worn with STYLE I might add...

Mitch, your grey just went in the mail this morning.

Another grey???

THANKS for letting me know, Oak!

jnicktem wrote:Another grey???

Nope.
When John notified me he was almost ready to begin working on my Distressed Rabbit, I sent him my Grey Seaplane hat because I wanted him to switch the liners so that I'd get that sweet looking new "black" Penman Hats liner in my Grey and have the "white" liner in my Brown Rabbit...
Just a personal taste thing (with which John was kind enough to accommodate me)...
I also asked him to throw my Grey on that nifty block of his for a quick "spruce up"...

(But for the record, j... my NEXT Penman will be one of John's gorgeous Brown Beaver fedoras Penman Hats has become so well-known for!)

Cheers,
Mitch

Ah, gotchya. I have to admit, the black liner in the grey seaplane really looks wonderful (I know, I have one!).

And I should be coming up on my next Penman,... the Last Crusade!

Mitch LaRue wrote:THANKS for letting me know, Oak!

jnicktem wrote:Another grey???

Nope.
When John notified me he was almost ready to begin working on my Distressed Rabbit, I sent him my Grey Seaplane hat because I wanted him to switch the liners so that I'd get that sweet looking new "black" Penman Hats liner in my Grey and have the "white" liner in my Brown Rabbit...
Just a personal taste thing (with which John was kind enough to accommodate me)...
I also asked him to throw my Grey on that nifty block of his for a quick "spruce up"...

(But for the record, j... my NEXT Penman will be one of John's gorgeous Brown Beaver fedoras Penman Hats has become so well-known for!)

Cheers,
Mitch

Your grey hat didn't need a re-block my friend but I re-blocked it on my new Raiders block anyway for you.

BendingOak wrote:Your grey hat didn't need a re-block my friend but I re-blocked it on my new Raiders block anyway for you.

John's quite right and I probably should have chosen my phrasing to be more to that effect:
My Penman Grey Seaplane didn't actually need a re-blocking, but because I knew the hat would be in the same room with that awesome Raiders block of John's, I asked him if he'd give my hat a little "spa treatment" while it was there... and John was kind enough to indulge my request.

Indebted to you as always, Oak.

Allright, here you go, guys!

My new Penman LC!









DarenHenryW

Great Pics! And a GREAT hat!

I can't wait until I get my Penman LC!

What a beautiful hat, Daren... Congratulations!
Those are great photos and the hat looks wonderful on you.

You know, before I startedpaying close attention to the work that Oak was doing, the LC hat was just never one of my priorities. For me, it was just "Nice hat, but I'm in no hurry..."
But with John's LC, now I can't help but want to put this style hat on my horizon.
EXCELLENT work as always, Mr. Penman.

As far as safe distance goes, one way to get right up close is go ahead and wrap the photographer around the waist. But otherwise, either zoom in and throw the crack straight at them, or don't zoom in and throw the cracks past the right or left shoulder. That's what we did. I think the crack in the photo was thrown straight past his right shoulder.

Glad you guys are the liking the pics! I'm having a great time taking 'em. And props to my roommate, Aaron Dahlstedt, who is my photographer. Lucky for me, he's taking a serious interest in the mechanics of the shots, and to help, he has an awesome hi-speed camera. He can do a burst and take about 7 shots a second, which is great for the whip shots!

But back to John Penman! Does he do great work, or what?!?

I'm waiting on him to make me a Raiders Seaplane Gray, and soon I'm gonna have him build me a Raiders Rabbit!

Go, John!

John, you might consider posting those in the "Full Gear" photos for 2009, as well?

Texan Scott wrote:John, you might consider posting those in the "Full Gear" photos for 2009, as well?

Were you talking to me or John?

DHW

You, John! DHW

I don't think DHW's name is John... I'm not sure but I think that is causing the confusion.

Hi guys. How are you?
Does anyone have any beaver Penman hat Crystal Skull (brown)?
I've seen pictures at John´s facebook and are a bit dark to get an idea.
I searched at the forum and don´t see any of this model. Two-four pics only, but distant, low size and resolution.
How about this hat? very good quality, accuracy of bash and finishes, right?
Thanks!!

Awesome pics DHW!,your hat looks great!

IndyAl wrote:Hi guys. How are you?
Does anyone have any beaver Penman hat Crystal Skull (brown)?
I've seen pictures at John´s facebook and are a bit dark to get an idea.
I searched at the forum and don´t see any of this model. Two-four pics only, but distant, low size and resolution.
How about this hat? very good quality, accuracy of bash and finishes, right?
Thanks!!

I'll see if I can dig up some pics for you but Steve and I use the same exact felt. They are SA in color.

I know a pic of my Beaver CS is on Oak's facebook page. There may be some on this thread. Ill see if I can find any and post them.

Yeah, sorry. My name is Daren Henry Wilkerson (DarenHenryW or DHW)

I was addressing John Penman when I said, "Go, John!"

DHW

that profile picture of you Daren. it rocks...VERY Harrison Ford

Love the hat too...beaver or rabbit?

My fault. I read the bottom of the post and thought it was your signature.

Texan Scott wrote:My fault. I read the bottom of the post and thought it was your signature.

No worries, Tex . . . err . . . Scott, umm . . . TS. Wait! Dang! Now I'm not sure what to call you.

DHW

Indiana Holt wrote:that profile picture of you Daren. it rocks...VERY Harrison Ford

Love the hat too...beaver or rabbit?

beaver

DarenHenryW wrote:I'm waiting on him to make me a Raiders Seaplane Gray...

DHW, as the proud owner of a Raiders Seaplane Gray (in Beaver) allow me just a moment to chime in here and say that this hat is a MUST have!
Smooth feel... gorgeous "sheen" to it... Excellent workmanship...
It's nothing but pure quality.
And let me state the obvious: It's gonna look GREAT on you, my friend.
Cheers,
Mitch

Here are the pics of my CS Beaver I received back in January 09. Still my favorite hat. Enjoy!

Matt

mcmanm wrote:Here are the pics of my CS Beaver I received back in January 09. Still my favorite hat. Enjoy!

Matt

CONGRADULATIONS, Matt!

You have just won a gift from John Penman for being the 1,000th post! Just PM John your address, and he will send you the surprise.

Thanks to all you guys over these many months who have contributed to this thread. You have made it what it is, today!

In the true spirit of our hobby, always continue to......POST 'EM UP!

Best wishes,

Scott

Awww shucks!
Thought I was #1000 there for a minute...

Ah well...
(Truth is... I hadn't noticed the count until you said that, Tex.)
Congrats John, for having such a popular thread!
(And a BIG thanks to Texan Scott for starting this thread in the FIRST place!)


I'll just return to my regular "every other day or so" contributions, now...


Oh, and also:
Matt, you wrote "Still my favorite hat"... I just want you to know that when I read that I thought "Well, why the heck wouldn't it be?"
She's a beaut, mcmanm... enjoy!

mcmanm wrote:Not sure the exact name of the grey. Oak said it was it was the same color as the hat in the movie. That is for sure .

Matt

Granite.


Hey, John. Is my Raiders Seaplane gray going to be granite like Matt's? Or do you have other gray options?

The Granite looks good to me, but I was just wondering.

Daren

Oh yeah, and is the brown on the Raiders the same as the brown on the CS hat? In that first photo, it looks a tad lighter.

Mitch LaRue wrote:Awww shucks!
Thought I was #1000 there for a minute...

I may have started it, but it's about you guys who keep it going!

You know, I could delete half the posts in this thread and give everyone a chance at being #1,000.

997... 998... 999... 500. DOH! There it goes again!

Mitch,

I should have been more specific. It is my favorite Penman (I have 3).

Matt

binkmeisterRick wrote:You know, I could delete half the posts in this thread and give everyone a chance at being #1,000.

997... 998... 999... 500. DOH! There it goes again!

Sneaky guy but your to late.

mcmanm wrote:Here are the pics of my CS Beaver I received back in January 09. Still my favorite hat. Enjoy!

Matt

Thanks Matt, you are very kind.
The pics are on my HD. I'll see detail when I back home.

mcmanm wrote:I should have been more specific. It is my favorite Penman (I have 3).

Ahhhh... I get it.
It's your favorite OF your various Penman's... Got it!
(Sometimes you have to speak slowly for me to "get it".)

IndyAl wrote:

mcmanm wrote:Here are the pics of my CS Beaver I received back in January 09. Still my favorite hat. Enjoy!

Matt

Thanks Matt, you are very kind.
The pics are on my HD. I'll see detail when I back home.

I have changed my block since this hat.

Oak,

How is the block different than when you made mine? I'm looking forward to getting my Grey CS reblocked on it this Fall. Maybe ill get my Hero CS reblocked too.

Matt

This is a still frame from a commercial I'm shooting right now.

I'm wearing my "Henry" as bashed by John Penman. I love this hat!!

And it looks GREAT on you, inuvuwow!
John is a master at his craft, THAT's for sure.

Mitch LaRue wrote:(Sometimes you have to speak slowly for me to "get it".)

...at least you remembered his name!

mcmanm wrote:Oak,

How is the block different than when you made mine? I'm looking forward to getting my Grey CS reblocked on it this Fall. Maybe ill get my Hero CS reblocked too.

Matt

It's more boxy. It's hard to explain. More SA in my eyes.

Where has okster been hidin?

Cool. It will be interesting to see the difference when I get the CS Grey back from reblock and compare it to the Hero CS you made last year.

Matt

Texan Scott wrote:Where has okster been hidin?

Not hiding, working my tail off. I have some big news but need to wait just a bit. This is not Indy related so don't assume.

Is it at least movie related?

inuvuwow wrote:Is it at least movie related?

nope.