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Another MkVII and another Newbie says hi
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 5:57 pm
by Cyber Jones
Hi Folks!
OK, it all started with repurchasing some of my favorite video's on DVD, which included the remastered Indiana Jones trilogy. Watching the films again re-inflamed my childhood Indy obsession and inspired me to do a Google on 'Indiana Jones Jacket'.... Well, that led me here (where I discovered a unique rabble of folk equally obsessed as myself) and before I could say 'mid-life-crisis' I had ordered a MkVII bag from SoF and a strap, some gloves and a couple of web belts from Tod's Costumes. I've promised myself a Wested jacket for my birthday (December) if I can shift my 'spare tyre' at the gym before then
Well, I just wanted to say hello and here's a pic of my SoF bag and strap. I'm very happy with it and have found it has a nice totemic effect of bringing back those childhood feelings of adventure and mystery when I venture out wearing it.
http://www.cyberglass.net/indy/MkVII.jpg
Peace.
Andy
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 6:03 pm
by Mat Cauthon
Nice MKVII. Welcome aboard and good luck with lossing your Spare Tire
I got my weasted for christmas and it is the best jacket I have ever owned, if you get one you will love it.
Brendon
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 6:05 pm
by Scandinavia Jones
Welcome, Andy!
I must say, that's an excellent bag! And you found it on SoF!?
Nice and minty... looks great together with the strap!
A Wested in the pipeline, eh? Nice... and next you'll start craving an Adventurebilt - the symptoms are familiar... we've all been there...
Again, welcome! Stay a while and contribute to the madness!
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 6:08 pm
by Cyber Jones
Thanks Mat. I'm planning to get down to Wested to get measured up around November. I couldn't believe my luck when I found they were so close to London. I'll take plenty of pics when I go. My kids are also fans of the movies so will be thrilled to spend a day meeting the guys who made the original jackets.
nebie
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 6:30 pm
by BendingOak
Nice bag cyber jones and welcome.
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 7:47 pm
by Cyber Jones
Thanks for the warm welcome folks.
Yes, I was suprised about the good condition of the Mk VII considering it was the £30 one rather than the unissued £50. SoF did take a long time to deliver though, more than a week before they sent it out.
I tentatively gave it a hand wash to get rid of the musty smell and it washed up fine. The marking survived the wash fine and read 'M & Co. 1942'.
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 7:55 pm
by J_Weaver
Welcome my friend!
Thats a great looking bag! I really like the color. Some of the bags I've seem are too green for my liking.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 2:48 am
by Luisiana Jones
Welcome man, hope you have a lot of fan here!
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 7:14 am
by Swindiana
Yeah, what that other Scandinavian character said...
Welcome aboard, Andy.
Regards,
Swindiana
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 7:30 am
by Erri
WELCOME Cyber Jones, you will love this forum.
PS are you from the City or just around London?
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 8:27 am
by Cyber Jones
Hi erri_wan,
Thanks! I've been lurking here for a few weeks and have already had more than a few chuckles.
Location-wise: I work in the center near T. Ct. Rd. but reside in the NW10 area.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 9:03 am
by Erri
Cyber Jones wrote:Hi erri_wan,
Thanks! I've been lurking here for a few weeks and have already had more than a few chuckles.
Location-wise: I work in the center near T. Ct. Rd. but reside in the NW10 area.
I bet you can find almost everything for you indygear in London. It's a long time i havent been there
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 9:10 am
by VP
Welcome, Mr. Cyber.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 12:03 pm
by Skippy
Welcome
& nice bag
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 4:34 pm
by Sakis
Welcome and congradulations on your new bag. I'm looking for a bag like that myself. What is the SoF?
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 5:22 pm
by Canyon
Cyber, welcome to Club Obi Wan! Always great to have new people here, and lately it seems that the UK fan base is growing around here.
BTW, I really like the look of your bag and strap.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 5:45 pm
by Cyber Jones
Hi Sakis,
SoF is 'Soldier of Fortune', a shop based in Wales who sell various army goods. You can find their site at:
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/ click into the re-enactors section and choose British WWII > Equipment > Field Equipment. The decent MkVII bags are all on the last page of three which you can click to via a very tiny text link at the bottom of the page. Looking at it just now it seems that all the £30 ones have gone but they have some great looking unissued ones for £50, or some really knackered looking ones for £5.
Hey Canyon, glad I'm not the only Brit here!
What with the movies being reshown on TV over the last 3 weekends maybe we will see more of us checking in...
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 6:57 pm
by Canyon
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 7:32 pm
by Richard~Buxton
Welcome fellow Brit
.
Hurry up and get your Wested you will just love it. then after that get a Adventurebilt..Then get the Alden boots..I'm nearly there my self.
Posted: Mon May 16, 2005 7:39 pm
by Zach R.
Welcome Cyber!
It all starts with the bag, after that you won't be satisfied till you have the entire collection of gear.
All of the back pockets in my pants are full of burn holes and my wallet is screaming at me to feed it already and I haven't even been at this for a month.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 5:32 am
by ob1al
Hello there, welcome to COW.
Always nice to see another Brit enlisting.
Nice bag, good score on the price.
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 3:32 pm
by Cyber Jones
Hi Pagey, Cryptid, Zach, VP, Skippy, ob1al, et al.
Yup, I was very pleased to find that I could get hold of a jacket over here. I'm looking forward to getting measured up at Wested (I'm on the way with shifting that spare tire), ordering any kind of clothing over the web is a bit nerve wracking since I'm usually 'cheap and cheerful' when it comes to clothes.
Canyon: those pics look great. I can imagine the reaction of people seeing a rabble of Indy clones charging around the British Museum
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 3:34 pm
by J_Weaver
Pagey wrote:I was pretty surprised to find out how much of Indy's gear was British - the hat, jacket, bag, gunbelt and clothes!
What can you say, the guy has style!
