Club Obi Wan

If anyone ever asked me what the hardest thing I ever had to do was, I would probably have to say that would be keeping it a secret from you guys here that I ordered myself an Adventurebilt after I came back from the QM in November!

On Tuesday evening as I got in from work, there was a card waiting for me in my mail. Unfortunately, as I was at work all week I had to wait until this weekend until I could pick it up. So this morning, I picked up this masterpiece from the post Office and just couldn’t wait to get it home!

Well, what can I say? I saw these fedora's for real at the QM and was blown away by the work and craftsmanship that had been put into these hats.

I have to say, Steve, you truly are a talented and gifted individual. This is the greatest Indy fedora that I have ever seen!

I must confess. Only a few Gearheads know that I had ordered an AB.

As for the bash, I know that the Streets of Cairo look is very popular around here, but for me personally, I wanted to go for something a bit different from Raiders, so I ordered it as a Well of the Souls hat.

Today, I took loads of pictures which I will now post for you.

Lastly, I got a feeling I’m possibly the first female Gearhead here who has ordered an AB!!! Woohoo!



Now for the pictures...



The idol pose.







"Sallah!"
The scene that the hat was modeled on.









Ah, a mountain...




Some shots of the hat by itself





This is too cool, I have C A N Y O N stamped in the sweatband!


Me -re-attaching my whip in my whipholder.







Ah, I would love for someone to draw this in a movie poster for me!



Renderking, this is for you!



The Toy's McCoy Indy wanted to join me for these last two shots

Let me be the first one to say: Congratulations, Stella! Very nice new hat. It's a precious, isn't it?! And it suits you sooo well! Thumbs up!

And those pictures are great. I like the sixth photo most - cool face!

Kind regards,
Jens

Congratulations, Canyon
Welcome to the AB club Your fed looks awesome and Im really glad to see you went with a different bash. I love your AB and Im glad you like the way it turned out.
Best Regards,
Joe

congrats on the new AB of yours. Nice pics , but where is the Penman pose.

Great hat and great pics.


I'm a bit jealous. I had a chance to get one of those Toys Mcoy's Indy figures for $200 (In the box) and I didn't have the money.

Those sure are cool. Hope they make some new Indy figures like that again some day.


Pitfall

Canyon,

You look great in all your gear and especially your AB
It is neat to have a "Mini-Me" isn't it! I'm working on an outfit for my little grandson. The problem may be that he won't co-operate as well as yours
I hope one day to attend a Summit and meet you in person. You must be a little gearhead, by the looks of that huge holster.

Wear your new hat in good health,

Prof. Ed

P.S. I just looked at your website. Really cute pictures. The first one of you in your Marion style dress took me aback. In that lighting and pose you look like one of my three daughters. Pretty, of course.

Lookin' good, Canyon! Congrats!

bink

Congratulations on the hat, Caynon.
Looks great! Enjoy it. I hope you have many adventures together.

iam so jealous your hat is so fxxxgxn cool
congratulations

Yep, Canyon, these hats are the real deal, and you look fantastic!!

Congrats on a fine hat Canyon!

Whooo!!! Hoooo!!! Congrats!!!! It looks great!! Excellent pictures.
Well of Souls is a great bash. Mine is more of a Well of Souls now, after I learned that the hat has to be basically dismantled to get an SOC look.
Yours looks fantastic. Don't be afraid to pinch around on it and refine what Steve did. Welcome aboard.

Oustanding AB Canyon. I know that you will take care of that baby. I hope to see it at the next QM

Congrats Canyon! Great pics!!!!!!!

Great looking hat Canyon!

Canyon, that is one sweeeeeeet hat. Congrats.
I especially like the idol pose.

Why the big secret, Canyon?

Very nice hat, but we expect no less from Steve. (no pressure, Steve...no pressure at all. (

Regards! Michaelson

Congrats, hon! You and your secrets...well, if I knew, I completely forgot. I'm THAT good at keeping secrets.

CANYON in the sweatband...heeheehee...I remember that conversation!

Congratulations again! Sweet looking hat.
J

Canyon, Great looking hat and great pictures as well.

Congrats on the new AB. The more I see the AB the more I like it. I had the privilege of trying on Striders while we were at the Aero Theater and I really like the feel. Yup, just a few more pennies...few more pennies..

man I want an AB but ill proablay jsut get a federation so i can smash it and not care. What color and leather did u choose for ur wested?

Canyon wrote:

"That's right, I'm dressed as Indiana Jones... and if you have a problem with it, you can see me after class."



It really looks nice, Canyon! But... and I hate to say but at all... I think you might want to curl your brim downwards in front a little bit. 8-[ *takes cover behind a bookcase* I just think it would make it even better!

In Christ,
Shane

Canyon,
Have you tried "turning" it?
Best Regards,
Joe

IndyMcFly wrote:I think you might want to curl your brim downwards in front a little bit.

I was about to say the same thing. The brim looks flat, otherwise it's fine.

Thank you all so much for your kind comments and enthusiasm about my AB!

IndyJens wrote:Let me be the first one to say: Congratulations, Stella! Very nice new hat. It's a precious, isn't it?! And it suits you sooo well! Thumbs up!

And those pictures are great. I like the sixth photo most - cool face!

Kind regards,
Jens

Jens, that expression on my face even scares me.

Indiana Williams wrote:Congratulations, Canyon
Welcome to the AB club Your fed looks awesome and Im really glad to see you went with a different bash. I love your AB and Im glad you like the way it turned out.
Best Regards,
Joe

Thanks. I'm glad I did, too.

jpenman wrote:congrats on the new AB of yours. Nice pics , but where is the Penman pose.

I'll keep that in mind next time.

Prof. Ed wrote:Canyon,
I hope one day to attend a Summit and meet you in person. You must be a little gearhead, by the looks of that huge holster.

P.S. I just looked at your website. Really cute pictures. The first one of you in your Marion style dress took me aback. In that lighting and pose you look like one of my three daughters. Pretty, of course.

Aww, thanks for the compliments Prof! I hope to meet you one day too.

As for my holster, well let's just say that we're all short in our family (I stand at 5' 2")

oklahoma_jones wrote:Yep, Canyon, these hats are the real deal, and you look fantastic!!

prairiejones wrote:Whooo!!! Hoooo!!! Congrats!!!! It looks great!! Excellent pictures.

Aww, you guys....

Michaelson wrote:Why the big secret, Canyon?

Michaelson, thanks.

I guess you're trying to figure that out, huh?

The thing is, I didn't want to post that I was getting a hat like everyone else because firstly, when I post about getting new gear, I tend to like having the pictures then and there, as I know that everyone here loves seeing photos of new gear acquisitions. Secondly, I just thought it would be really cool for it to be a suprise for everyone. Sorry for any deception.

Indiana Jerry wrote:Congrats, hon! You and your secrets...well, if I knew, I completely forgot. I'm THAT good at keeping secrets.

CANYON in the sweatband...heeheehee...I remember that conversation!

Congratulations again! Sweet looking hat.
J

Hehe. Thanks Jerry.

IndyMcFly wrote:

Canyon wrote:

"That's right, I'm dressed as Indiana Jones... and if you have a problem with it, you can see me after class."



It really looks nice, Canyon! But... and I hate to say but at all... I think you might want to curl your brim downwards in front a little bit. 8-[ *takes cover behind a bookcase* I just think it would make it even better!

In Christ,
Shane

Haha. Fantastic quote, Shane!

I've been curling the brim a bit today, and refining the dent a bit more, so I will post a few more pictures when I'm done.

Indiana Williams wrote:Canyon,
Have you tried "turning" it?
Best Regards,
Joe

"I'm workin' on it! I'm workin' on it!"

Way to go, Canyon, it's a beauty!

Kaleponi Craig

Beautiful hat and great photos. Congratulations

I have two on order myself.

It's always fun to see a new AB on a happy gear-head's noggin'. Congrats on the new lid and thanks for sharing. Looks great!

Thanks once again, guys.

MorgonKenbur wrote:What color and leather did u choose for ur wested?

Morgan, sorry I've only just seen this question.

I am wearing an Authentic brown lambskin Raiders jacket.

The hat's a real beauty and so are you, Ms. Canyon. You wear it well.

Awesome hat, Canyon! May ya always wear it adventurously and in good health! It looks great on you, and you look great wearing it! Congrats!

Nice one Canyon. That hat oozes quality!



Jeff.

Congratulation on the fedora. You're gear has improved a lot (not to imply the older gear was bad in any way) over the past couple years. You have every right to be proud of not just the fedora, but all your gear. Well done!

Glad you finally got your hands on it. Just remember, these hats are meant to be worn, so wear it! Looks great by itself, and fantastic with all of your gear. Congrats.

I too must throw my voice in as you've complimented me in my gear.

Canyon you look marvlous in your new AB and all your gear, loved the pic's. I'm wondering what kind of reactions your getting from your friends on you new lid.

Congrats, Croft.

Snakewhip_Sable wrote:The hat's a real beauty and so are you, Ms. Canyon.

Awww...

Snakewhip, Leatherneck, Raindog, Minnesota, Strider (nice stubble! ) and Croft thanks for your extremely kind comments. Minnesota, I appreciate your comments about my ongoing gear collection. It's very encouraging.

Congratulations to your new hat, Canyon!

It looks great and so do you.

Thanks Railok. Too kind...

*cough* Im 3 hundred years late but CONGRATZ! You look great in that hat Canyon!

Luisiana, great to see you back here!

Thanks for your kind comments.

The hat, the gear- couldn't be better. If I was PRINCE, I'd express even more opinions about these great pics of yours.

3thou, just seen your reply.

Thanks for the compliments Indykid, thanks for the heads up also.

Indykid, thanks for the advice.

Generally, the hat is looking a bit more shapey at the front now.