Club Obi Wan

Kinda funny, I suppose...

Kyle

any new updates on the pants?
just wondering?

We're still making samples, looking for the right fit. I have six pairs of pleated front pants here, none of them are cut the same through the seat. This is a vital detail we want to get perfect to achieve the right drape.

...a good cut for posterior's....I mean poteritie's sake?

I can't wait to see your pants!

Fell free to post some pictures of it when you are ready!

Regards,

Nico

In any other context, don't you think our eagerness to "see Todd's pants" would be just creepy

Ok, as one who is also very "eager" I must say, keep up the good work Todd. Every detail I hear about you tweaking and correcting gets me more excited about the finished product. Take your time and keep working to get it right.

We will all be the beneficiaries and appreciate your craftsmanship indeed.

Cheers and happy new year!
B

Bartram wrote:In any other context, don't you think our eagerness to "see Todd's pants" would be just creepy

Well in the UK, where pants mean underwear, YES I always laugh when I read "can't wait to see your pants"

What color(s) can we expect to see with these?

Absolutely 100% Wool! Thats the only way to ensure the proper look. When we put on the garb thats what we all want in the end. Stick to your gut and go with 100% wool. If they had the weight and tight weave of WW2 Pinks that would be great! Those things can take a real beating.

Erri wrote:

Bartram wrote:In any other context, don't you think our eagerness to "see Todd's pants" would be just creepy

Well in the UK, where pants mean underwear, YES I always laugh when I read "can't wait to see your pants"

So are pants (US) called trousers then?

Yup in the UK pants are trousers and pants are what you where under them

So everyone has been trying to see Todds underwear?? No wonder he hasn't posted any picture updates!

lantzn wrote: So are pants (US) called trousers then?

rover smith wrote:Yup in the UK pants are trousers and pants are what you where under them

Many US members never noticed it because the British population on this board adapted to call trousers pants, but they won't be telling their wives they have just purchased a pair of "pants" for £100

Rover smith, sorry for the off topic but, do you by chance own a Last Crusade jacket? I spotted one in Christmas time in Glasgow city center

generalFROSTY wrote:So everyone has been trying to see Todds underwear?? No wonder he hasn't posted any picture updates!

Fa!
Sorry about bringing this all up Todd

B

Rover smith, sorry for the off topic but, do you by chance own a Last Crusade jacket? I spotted one in Christmas time in Glasgow city centre

No, I've got a Raiders. I've yet to see someone else in Glasgow with any Indy jacket. You should've let me know you were coming over, we could've gone for a drink.

Back on topic, Todds pants erm... trousers, cant wait to see them.

well just waiting on todd to perfect the best is a thing we can all appriecate, when he does have the pants available, will he then have the pants divided into raiders pants(trousers), temple of doom , or last crusade styles too? don't worry todd just messing with you but you know that will probably be the next thing we will want.

He's not gone after any other jackets, I reckon it'll just be the one trouser option.

I can't wait for these! I'm sure gonna be getting a pair. All of Todd's gear that I have gotten from him was great and the pants should be too. So they will be a Raiders pants?

yes... for the millionth time..............

Well we are all pretty good at waiting at least.

But I want an Oompa Loompa NOWWWWW!!!!!!!

That about sums it up, doesn't it?

generalFROSTY wrote:But I want an Oompa Loompa NOWWWWW!!!!!!!

This is so perfect!

B

yup - the eternal wait.

We could all show up at Fort Mac next year wearing NO pants!

When Todd starts selling these, may I ask that customers sing this song?
(sung in the tone of "I've got a golden ticket")
I never thought my gear would be
anything but mediocrity
when suddenly I begin to see...more of Todds products for me...
cuz I've got a pair of Todd's pants
I've got a pair of pants to wear all day
And with a pair of Todd's pants it's an Indy dayyyyyy
GOODMORNING, LOOK AT THE GEAR!
Cuz they have said it coulden't be done (but it can be done)
I never thought that I would be, wanting this pair of pants for me
but suddenly half the gear is mine, what an amazing thing
cuz I got a pair of Todd's pants
And with a pair of Todd's pants it's and INNNNNDYYYYY DAYYYYYY!

Great, now I need glass cleaner for the monitor. At least it's water & not milk.
This all reminds me of the Hinez "anticipation" commercials of the 70's.

Cheers!

Dan

L.O.L. quite the good song there chap.

I wonder if we'll be able to sing that song any time in the near future. I hope so!!! Can't wait to hear something from Todd about the pants.

Okay, here's the update:

We've been tweaking patterns for the last two months. We've made roughly 8 sample pairs, re-altering each one until they fell apart. I think we've got it and are doing our first trial in wool.

It's slow going because we are juggling so many things. Add to that the holidays and bad weather (I couldn't get to the office four days last week) and it just made things worse.

No predictions on dates - I have no idea. The unpredictable always happens.

Thanks for the patience!

Todd

Puppetboy wrote: No predictions on dates - I have no idea. The unpredictable always happens.

"What do you mean 'they only put on one leg?!'"



After all is said and done, I'm looking forward to seeing how these turn out!

Puppetboy wrote:
No predictions on dates - I have no idea. The unpredictable always happens.

Thanks for the patience!

Patiently and eagerly waiting indeed! Thanks for the update Todd.
2010's going to be a good year for gear;)

B

So once Todd get's these rolling out, he will really be a 'one stop shop' for gearheads!
That's a good thing for those looking to put thier gear together quickly and affordably. The quality for the value is very impressive - my boots are still holding strong, very comfortable and as far as SA goes, just as good as Aldens and at a fraction of the price!

generalFROSTY wrote:So once Todd get's these rolling out, he will really be a 'one stop shop' for gearheads!
That's a good thing for those looking to put thier gear together quickly and affordably. The quality for the value is very impressive - my boots are still holding strong, very comfortable and as far as SA goes, just as good as Aldens and at a fraction of the price!

I totally agree Frosty. Now that I replaced my Wested Goat with a Todd Standard, my gear set is 100% Todd's. Like I said, moving to the same town has really cost me (but like TundraRider said, at least I save on shipping).

Once the pants come in, then I'll be done (aside from the Bapty revolver when that's in).

i was waiting until i got the whip to do my full gear shots, but now I kinda want to wait for the pants because my "close enoughs" are no longer close enough for my tastes.

ohhhh, my poor poor wallet

You can at least give us a shot from the waist up!

generalFROSTY wrote:You can at least give us a shot from the waist up!

Technically, you can take a shot without pants at all and still be 100% screen accurate. Please don't do it though.

generalFROSTY wrote:So once Todd get's these rolling out, he will really be a 'one stop shop' for gearheads!
That's a good thing for those looking to put thier gear together quickly and affordably. The quality for the value is very impressive - my boots are still holding strong, very comfortable and as far as SA goes, just as good as Aldens and at a fraction of the price!

I also agree he has good quality gear for a good price I'm very eager for these thanks for the update Todd!

thanx for the update Todd. Im really curious about this pants.

what color are you aiming for? more greyish like the Hawai/temple pants or the cairo/german mechanic fight pants color?

I'm not sure I follow. Are you saying the pants are different colors?

I think he means onscreen they look different colours in those scenes.

yeah, I ment the onscreen color. not the original color. sorry for the confusion.

I'm going to copy a MBA swatch. It's darker than what Noel Howard used. I'll throw in a set of photo filters so you can see them in shades matching your favorite scenes. (Kidding! Kidding! No offense intended! I just couldn't resist! Sorry!)

non taken my friend


Ill look forward seeing the color!

It's getting closer....!!!!!!!!!!
I am sure we'll get a on the pants and not a

Todd has great stuff....

Puppetboy wrote:I'm going to copy a MBA swatch. It's darker than what Noel Howard used.

Are you saying that MBA trousers were darker than the latest "NH" ones? (for who doesn't know Noel Howard produced and sold these trousers first as "MBA" and later by himself as "NH", same guy though)
I wasn't aware of a colour difference between the two. Is it consistently different? Just curious

Good joke about the fliters

Tundrarider wrote:

Puppetboy wrote: It's darker than what Noel Howard used.

Darker is a good word here. Most complaints I've seen about Indy pants (including my own ) is " they're too light!"

Michael

Michael, stop shoving it in our faces! We know your gear is awesome including your pants and thier awesome color
(and I mean that in the nicest way possible)
Keep on Gearin'!

As Tom Petty once said, the waiting is the hardest part!! Thank you Todd for keeping us up to date...And I'm with Michael...darker is good.

Dark is goooood!!


Sean

Will there be a size 28 or 29 (preferably the latter)? I sometimes can wear a 30inch waist, but more typically I need a 29. I just find that often that size is difficult to find. 30 seems to be the starting size for most men's pants. My waist measures to a 30, but most 30s aren't true to size, I find.

28-29?? May I ask what age and gender are you? Those are extremely small sizes for an adult male. By the way if you get properly made trousers like i'm suere todd's will be, 30" should be true-size.
Oh and by the way, as I said before, I'm expecting size 33" to be available from Todd... screen accurate (and also my size hehe)