Club Obi Wan

Hi guys I just received mine this morning
It's an amazing felt and... listen to this 3thobucks... it has back reverse taper even when it sits on a table.
This hat is a masterpiece... I'm now shaping it trying to get the right look and fighting with the brim but I'll try to post pictures as soon as possible.

Ow, of course today it's cloudy and raining... it's always like that when a new part of the gear arrives :evil:

Marc you're great and up to the challenge of the Adventurebilt Company this is a great hat, thanks again.

Congratulations, Erri!

Can't wait to see your pics! I'm also still satisfied with mine. And I found out now, that it looks even better, if you wear it turned, because it's got this nice wide brim, which some other Fedoras don't have!

Regards

Dwighty

For a very early review I can say that the brown colour is... lovely!! I think the right definition is RICH BROWN

Ok some teasing pics

I took them when it arrived this morning at 11am

Yep, so far it looks like mine!

Anyway I kept the package, incase I want to send a hat back to Marc for a reblock!

Dude, not cool! We want to see what the hat actually looks like, not the box! GRR! You're not gonna abandon your ol' rabbit lid, are ya?

Erri, that's just plain mean! Come on, where're the photos of that back taper you mentioned. I'm looking forward to seeing them. Congrats on the new hat. May you always wear it in good health.

Regaards,
SJ

Ok new pics after few bashing-job... this afternoon I might take some new ones possibly outside if it ends raining




now I kill anyone telling me that there is no back reverse taper :evil:





soon also on my head!!!

Erri, congratulations on the hat. It looks awsome. I'm looking forward to mine more than ever. . .

Now that's an Indy hat, if only the brim was turned down!

Saaayy...shouldn't these pics be goin' here?

Hey Erri,

Congratulations Another Fantastic AB Deluxe. The color is excellent. I wear mine every day and have already ordered a second one.

I did not know you had ordered the Deluxe from Marc, he never mentioned it to me on any of our phone conversations. I am sure you will be happy with it for years to come.

Wear it well.

Best Wishes,
John

Strider wrote:Saaayy...shouldn't these pics be goin' here?

Shameless plug.

No, because those are all regular ABs and this one is a Deluxe.

Strider wrote:Now that's an Indy hat, if only the brim was turned down!

Saaayy...shouldn't these pics be goin' here?

Thanks Strider I'll work on the brim soon

I thought it was good to post it in another thread since this is a Deluxe... and Marc just at the beginning of his businness

G-MANN wrote:Hey Erri,

Congratulations Another Fantastic AB Deluxe. The color is excellent. I wear mine every day and have already ordered a second one.

I did not know you had ordered the Deluxe from Marc, he never mentioned it to me on any of our phone conversations. I am sure you will be happy with it for years to come.

Thanks for the compliments
My order was a secret actually I booked one when he just started and gave a discount to the first 10 customers... I had to sell my rabbit to get some money

That looks great! It looks like you've got a keeper there Erri!

Nice lookin' lid Erri. I don't know about that back reverse taper though, but pictures have been known to lie. Why don't you send it to me and I can inspect it in person?

Seriously though, that is one nice hat, and has got me thinking that maybe I do need an AB Deluxe to keep my AB company.

amazing hat erri! cant wait to see it on ya

Wow. How far we have come from those early days on Indy Fan!!! I did not make that hat, so I think it is fair to say.........well done, it looks really good. And that is indeed a reverse taper on the back, just like the sitting hat that we have seen pics of. Fedora

Wow, I would not have guessed they were the same hat. Look at the ribbon height ratio to front crown height in the third picture from the bottom. Looks about right at 1:3 ratio, but the next picture down looks quite a bit taller (from the front). I realize that you are seeing the actual height of the front pinch in the side view and you are seeing the tallest point of the hat (about 2" back) from the front view, but it is interesting nonetheless...

Erri, congratulations on a fine purchase. You will be very pleased. You are to be envied, my friend, I'm sure.

Did you get it open crowned to shape it yourself? Or, are you having to reshape it after the boucing around during shipment? If it was shaped by Marc, which scene did you ask to have it styled after?

J_Weaver wrote:That looks great! It looks like you've got a keeper there Erri!

I think this is the ultimate hat!

Indiana_Tone wrote:Erri, they're supposed to go on your head!

Why are you fussing around with these table shots?! PUT IT ON already!!


Oh, and that's a FINE LOOKING AB DELUXE, my friend!

Thank you Tony :D
I wanted to take some pictures of it on my head BUT it started raining hard and it was all dull and cloudy... not ideal for a picture outside

ShanghaiJack wrote:Why don't you send it to me and I can inspect it in person?

Ahah... nice try Lao Che.. ehm ShanghaiJack

Luisiana Jones wrote:amazing hat erri! cant wait to see it on ya

soon soon hopefully tomorrow there will be some sun

Fedora wrote:Wow. How far we have come from those early days on Indy Fan!!! I did not make that hat, so I think it is fair to say.........well done, it looks really good. And that is indeed a reverse taper on the back, just like the sitting hat that we have seen pics of. Fedora

We owe you a lot my dear Steve... without you those early days would have never passed. Marc is surely a great hatter and he was the best choice for your European join-venture I hope that's the right name

The back reverse taper really makes it look like that famous hat laying on a table!

rick5150 wrote:Wow, I would not have guessed they were the same hat. Look at the ribbon height ratio to front crown height in the third picture from the bottom. Looks about right at 1:3 ratio, but the next picture down looks quite a bit taller (from the front). I realize that you are seeing the actual height of the front pinch in the side view and you are seeing the tallest point of the hat (about 2" back) from the front view, but it is interesting nonetheless...

ehhhh??
I didn't understand a word... must be the dinner still to be digested

Bufflehead Jones wrote:Erri, congratulations on a fine purchase. You will be very pleased. You are to be envied, my friend, I'm sure.

Did you get it open crowned to shape it yourself? Or, are you having to reshape it after the boucing around during shipment? If it was shaped by Marc, which scene did you ask to have it styled after?

Thank you Bufflehead, I'm really proud of this baby. It's surly the best looking hat I have ever had in my hands (and on my head)

ABout the open crown, I might tell you but then I have to kill you


This is the only pic I've taken wearing it


A "classic" pose and even more classical is the bathroom setting

Awsome hat, Erri.
May I ask what the brim dimensions are? Measured from the sweat band to the end of the brim.

Last Crusader wrote:Awsome hat, Erri.
May I ask what the brim dimensions are? Measured from the sweat band to the end of the brim.

Sure

7.8 cm front
7.5 back
about 7 cm on the sides... if I took them properly

:post: for who's looking for more details... I'm long oval and I ordered regular oval. The felt is the most smooth ever seen. The smell of NEW is lovely! The ribbon is stiched... this was not needed Marc but it's ok, at least it won't go up when I squash it (like if I could ever squash it!!!! ).
The hat already come with a slight reverse taper on the sides and a more noticeable reverse taper on the back.
The brim is rather stiff but Marc told me all the hat would get softer with time and as a matter of fact the brim is already quite soft and shapable from this morning.
I got some raidesque brim swoops and angles since I put it on the first time... must be something turn-related. That last picture I posted was not an "illusion".... that's what the brim look like when I wear the hat... no magic

I agree and thanks for the compliments, when I take it out of the box I was like this... and I still am

I bet you are smiling the whole day.

I wish I had the extra cash right now...

Last Crusader wrote:I bet you are smiling the whole day.

YES!!!

Last Crusader wrote:I wish I had the extra cash right now...

Hey you have a screen accurate motorbike with sidecar... what can you ask more????


When are you giving me a ride on it? :P:P:P

Well, you don't need any more congratiulations on that hat. It's obviously, that you are happy with it. Very happy!

It looks great ... but ... the Mail Office made a mistake, so if you please can send the hat to me. 8-[

You know what you have to do now, don't you?! Wear it, go out and have some adventures!

I hope I will find some adventures to wear it to

Thanks and even if the postman made a mistake... you'll have to come here and kill me to have it back

erri_wan wrote:I hope I will find some adventures to wear it to

I will, I'm sure.
Maybe one of my next "adventures" will lead me into beautiful Firenze, where I might share a drink or two with some nice gentlemen and Indy-Fan?

Great hat, buddy! Marc did a wonderful job.

I really hope you will come soon Jens

Very nice looking lid! Can't wait for my AB to come......!

Congratulations on your new hat Erri - it really looks excellent!

I can't wait for my own AB deluxe to arrive - why must you tease me so


/Jakob

that's one nice looking hat indeed!congratulations erri_wan!

regards

Chili

Erri, why did you order a regular oval instead of a long oval?

Does anybody have any thoughts on why this brand new hat already has the reverse back taper?

Because that's how Marc makes it?

Erri...FRONT PIX! FRONT PIX! ON YOUR HEAD!

Wow. That is such a nice lid. DANG, thats great. It has me only more excieted about the arrival of my first AB from Steve.

By the way - I don't want to bother Steve with this as he is busy - but, does he notify his people that their hat is on the way? Just asking in case I am away for a few days, etc.

Anyone?

OK erri, I hate you. I hate Mark , I hate Steve. You guys just love to get my money from me. That Fedora is fanastic.

darthjones wrote:Wow. That is such a nice lid. DANG, thats great. It has me only more excieted about the arrival of my first AB from Steve.

By the way - I don't want to bother Steve with this as he is busy - but, does he notify his people that their hat is on the way? Just asking in case I am away for a few days, etc.

Anyone?

If you ask him to. I asked him to notify me, and he said he would.

Hey Erri, congrats on you new hat. It looks great !. Put it on your head as often as you can. You have a perfect hat that will last a lifetime.

Regards
Ace

7.8 cm front
7.5 back
about 7 cm on the sides... if I took them properly

Well, this surprises me QUITE a bit to be honest... The front and back should be the exact same measurements, since I don't change the possition of the blade on the brim cutter during the cut... That is strange as "where the devil lives"! You sure???

Now, if only I could get the pc to show the pics you made Errico...

Regards,

Marc

thank you tone and thank you all guys for the kind comments. I really love this baby. Unfortunately it's still cloudy today for more pics but I'll see what I can do

Isn't it funny? Since the hat arrived it started raining !!!!! :evil:

ShanghaiJack wrote:Erri, why did you order a regular oval instead of a long oval?

So I get a bit of reverse taper on the sides when I wear it
Look at this thread of mine viewtopic.php?t=16997

BendingOak wrote:OK erri, I hate you. I hate Mark , I hate Steve. You guys just love to get my money from me. That Fedora is fanastic.

thanks pal

Marc wrote:

7.8 cm front
7.5 back
about 7 cm on the sides... if I took them properly

Well, this surprises me QUITE a bit to be honest... The front and back should be the exact same measurements, since I don't change the possition of the blade on the brim cutter during the cut... That is strange as "where the devil lives"! You sure???

Now, if only I could get the pc to show the pics you made Errico...

Regards,

Marc

Don't be surprised... I'm not good in measuring brims... always get different results consider that on the back, the brim is curled so there you can find the missing 3 mm

What pics Marc?

Dude. There is over 40 responses to this topic and like, 7 pics. We want to see the pics of the hat on your head. Not just one.

Strider wrote:Dude. There is over 40 responses to this topic and like, 7 pics. We want to see the pics of the hat on your head. Not just one.

Honestly I tried but it's hard to take good pictures indoor when outside it's cloudy. I'll try to go out later

Use the flash.

Just kidding, please don't. It'll look awful.

VP wrote:Use the flash.

Just kidding, please don't. It'll look awful.

I know I know hopefully later I'll take outdoor pics... if it doesn't start raining.

Sorry guys but I'm not Zeus

Well are you Jupiter then?

VP wrote:Well are you Jupiter then?

call me Jupy please

Hey erri,

your hat looks excellent after the reblock, can't wait to get mine back from Marc

BreinederIndy wrote:Hey erri,

your hat looks excellent after the reblock, can't wait to get mine back from Marc

Well ehm... it's a new hat, not reblocked

The other one is still in the wardrobe wanting to be reblocked

Hey erri, you are showing the first signs of the Langpuss syndrome: Getting a new hat every month.

VP wrote:Hey erri, you are showing the first signs of the Langpuss syndrome: Getting a new hat every month.

Well I think this will be the last one... for a long while :P

That's what they always say.