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Gunblet Accuracy

Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 2:59 pm
by StainlesSteve
Just curious as to what you guys consider to be "the" gunbelt as far as accuracy is concerned.

Cheers,

Steven

Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 6:51 pm
by Scandinavia Jones
We're talking about the Raiders belt, right? In that case, Noel Howard's gunbelt should be #1 - after all, MBA Costumes did make the belt for the film.

The MBA belt is no longer available, but there are several very good substitutes on the market - strangely, they are all connected to COW board members... :?: :wink:

Here's a comparison pic:

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All the above depicted gunbelts seem quite excellent, so, IMO, it's all a matter of personal preference.

When it comes to the belts from ToD and LC, the sources are quite scarce. Noel Howard offered them as well, but I haven't heard of anyone around here who actually owns an MBA ToD or LC...
I bought my "ToD/LC" from beltoutlet.com, and as far as accuracy is concerned, I'm perfectly satisfied with it:

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Cheers,

Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:37 pm
by Swindiana
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You're good SJ, you're very good... ;)

Nice comparisons there. The others all look good, but all of them need tweaks in differents places I think.

I'll head over to the belt outlet for the ToD one, for now. :)
"I'll consider it a Christmas gift for me-self."

Regards,
Swindiana

Posted: Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:46 pm
by McFly
Excellent! This satisfies my thread as well. I'll go delete it right now, if I can.

And which belts do you guys use? What seems to be the most popular?

In Christ,
Shane

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:30 am
by IndyBlues
I'm partial to the Texas Jones, Texas Action Gear gunbelt. I've only owned his belt, but I love the overall look to it. More of a dark brown, than an orange color that alot of Indys leather apparel seems to be.
I don't know if the "orangy" color is true to the films, but I prefer a darker belt. Same thing goes with his bag strap and whip holder.
Also, the buckle and keeper on TJs belts look awesome. I actually use it as a regular belt,(when it's not being used as a gunbelt) since it goes great with the Indy jacket.
Texas Jones customer service is also top notch. I ordered a complete set of his wares, and they arrived 2 days later. Don't know if it was just luck to get it that quick, but as another great film character stated:
"In my experience, there is no such THING as luck"
'Blues

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 3:07 pm
by Hemingway Jones
SJ,
That comparison shot is great! That is worthy of the main site. I've never seen all of them compared side-by-side.

I agree with Blues about the "look" of Texas Jones' belt. The buckle has a nice weathered look to it and the leather is very dark brown.

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:14 pm
by Pyroxene
Has anyone wanted to take up the challenge of stiching the belt together rather than using snaps or screws?

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Here's the one I made and I was only willing to go so far.

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Just wondering,
Pyro.

Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:23 pm
by Swindiana
If I have the supplies/parts for the belt, I can do it no sweat. ;) Still, there are so many great belts on the market that it might not be worth the time and effort to find all the parts...

Regards,
Swindiana