KOTCS backpack

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:12 pm

I just received my KOTCS backpack and it is almost like new. I was wondering if there is anyone that knows how to go about distressing it to be SA. Thanks.

NIBS

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:55 am

is this a movie merchandising backpack or one just like one used in the film?

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 10:59 am

Yeah, please let us know where you got it.

Oh, and after seeing Indy IV a few more times, I really appreciate your avatar!

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:57 pm

a bag like the one in the film

NIBS

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 4:59 pm

maboot38 wrote:Yeah, please let us know where you got it.

Oh, and after seeing Indy IV a few more times, I really appreciate your avatar!

Thank you!- Not a lot of people get the significance of it haha

NIBS

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:30 pm

You know, I didn't really notice the backpack but I have a really simlar one already - and the best bit - it's a 1940's original that served in the Norwegian Resitance in WWII, it carried supplies and illegal allied radios to forest enclaves.
I only got into Indy gear again after 'Skull' rekindled a long dormant obsession but it seems I have been collecting Indy gear all this time without even noticing!
I'll post a picture soon

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:20 am

Where'd you get the bag, nibs?

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:24 pm

enigmata_wood wrote:You know, I didn't really notice the backpack but I have a really simlar one already - and the best bit - it's a 1940's original that served in the Norwegian Resitance in WWII, it carried supplies and illegal allied radios to forest enclaves.
I only got into Indy gear again after 'Skull' rekindled a long dormant obsession but it seems I have been collecting Indy gear all this time without even noticing!
I'll post a picture soon

as promised here are the photos
http://s498.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... nt=001.jpg
http://s498.photobucket.com/albums/rr34 ... nt=002.jpg
the leather and canvas, though very faded, are in excellent condition and there's no rust on the thickly enamelled frame to speak of. I use it everywhere

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:58 pm

maboot38 wrote:Where'd you get the bag, nibs?

A friend of mine had one and let me have it

NIBS

maboot38 · Post by **maboot38** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:23 am

In the immortal words of Napoleon...

"LUCKY!"

(Dynamite, that is)

enigmata_wood · Post by **enigmata_wood** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:06 am

knibs7 wrote:
maboot38 wrote:Where'd you get the bag, nibs?
A friend of mine had one and let me have it

NIBS

I was given my similar 1940's original by a Norwegian [now deceased] who had actually helped the Resistance. Items with a real history like that have some intangible 'presence' an almost visible 'nobility' which, for me, more than makes up for them not being SA

NatiJones · Post by **NatiJones** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:18 pm

If you need help distressing the bag you might want to try dirting it up some .. maybe throwing dirt on it then try a slight sanding on the edges to give it that worn look.. don't forget the HJ if you really want to make it SA... to do the HJ try spray paint from a distance since his seems to be faded from what I can tell..

I'll watch the movie once more and see if I can help you some more...

Nati

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:04 am

Anyone know how to go about doing the "HJ" monogram?

Nibs

Andymac84 · Post by **Andymac84** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:10 am

Maybe a stamp made of some kind of a cork

Was the "HJ" also on the movie backpack??

NatiJones · Post by **NatiJones** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:10 pm

yup sure was!

Insomniac · Post by **Insomniac** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:51 pm

The Terminator has a similar bag but the Mummy I have no clue!

MUMMY RETURNS:

TERMINATOR 3:

Found on the bay!

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 3:03 am

anyone know of/ have a good template for the HJ monogram?

Nibs

coronado3 · Post by **coronado3** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:18 am

just draw it out on poster board and make a stencil.

GoldenHistorian · Post by **GoldenHistorian** » Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:51 pm

BTY, i think H.J. is a patch sewn on.

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