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Got my Magnoli bag today.I could not be more happy with how it is made.A real good job.But the colour seems a bit sandy to me.What colour would anyone say the screen used one is ? I was thinking of dying it with a small amount of drab olive clothes dye.

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If I could work out how to post them believe me I would.

use photobucket
its free and easy

Ok thanks.I'll try and work it out.@#$% with computers.Better with engines. :oops:Can't even work out how to put my avitar on !

I know the feeling, having waited about five months to post some pics of my gear but I just signed up on photobucket and after a couple glitches it was not as hard as I suspected. I posted some pics of one of my hats. Give it a shot.

As for the bag, I too love my Magnoli, and it goes great with my Bison Brown strap and roller buckle from Wade Egan. Just have to take some pics of it now.

Thanks,
Frank

Cheers for that Frank.I will give it a go.

Well, picture issues aside, the real bags (including those used in the films) varied in color, but usually had at least a hint of olive drab to them. Some looked very tan, though. Enough so that many Indy fans didn't notice the bag was actually green for many may years.

I would say, dying is a matter of personal taste. If you want it greener, go for it. Personally, though, I've seen too many Magnoli bags destroyed in an attempt to make them greener. I would leave it be, and maybe try to find a real MKVII. Then sell off the Magnoli bag at a slight discount (since it will be used). I might even be inclined to buy it, if the price was right!

I went to JoAnn Fabrics and got myself some Dylon Dye of olive green coloring. These are the instructions Wade e-mailed to me

"1) Use fabric dye designed for canvas or cotton canvas duck only. Use two shades lighter than you think it will take when choosing dye.
2) Take the wet bag from the washer and expand from inside with your hands.
3) Add dye to appropriate amount of water in a bucket or steel sink.
4) Submerge the bag and stir around allowing all the fabric to soak up entirely.
5) Remove bag from dye after a couple of minutes and sponge off any remaining wetness with a rag or old towel.
6) Let dry in the sun for an hour.
7) Go to step #5 in the distressing process."

I personally only wet the bag in a sink first. After it was thoroughly soaked, I added salt per the instructions on the dye packaging, and dye to a metal sink. I let it soak completely and did stir it around a bit. I let it stay in for about 10 minutes? Perhaps longer. Wade suggested a couple, but after a couple, I did think it had not sufficiently darkened.

Anyway after that, I just let it dry in the sun, however, I also filled it with dry newspaper occasionally and replaced it whenever the newspaper became saturated with water. I think that helped speed it along. Worked out very nicely in my opinion. I think the bag is now the perfect mix of khaki/sand/olive green.

Thats some great advice.Thanks for that everyone Only thing I need now is some sun to dry it in.

Awesome advice. I just bought myself a Magnoli Mkvii. Can't wait for it to arrive.

Well I soaked my Magnoli in some OD Dylon dye for around 30mins and... it didn't make the bag green at all. For some reason the bag just didn't take on any colour.

I followed Wade's method but it still looks exactly the same.

Anyone else have this problem?

**Edit**

Ok, so after it completely dried, I took it into the kitchen under some better light, and behold, it did take on the colour after all. The lights in my room tend to have a yellow tinge, so I couldn't really tell that much.

Here's some pics:
Before:


After:


And seen here next to Olive Drab board shorts (As you can see, I am yet to own an Indy Jacket):

Hey clark.j.kent,

That looks good. It seems like a very good color. Maybe you're a lefty, though? Your bag's on the wrong side.

Your pose looks like Superman. Hey, clark.j.kent? Superman? clark.j.kent?

Dan S

clark.j.kent wrote: Ok, so after it completely dried, I took it into the kitchen under some better light, and behold, it did take on the colour after all. The lights in my room tend to have a yellow tinge, so I couldn't really tell that much.

Here's some pics...

As Duke Nukem love to say "Aaah...much better now!"

I like very much the new color! Now you can judge by your own taste if stop here or, as James Bond, "Dye another day"!

Alkali Jones wrote:Hey clark.j.kent,

That looks good. It seems like a very good color. Maybe you're a lefty, though? Your bag's on the wrong side.

Your pose looks like Superman. Hey, clark.j.kent? Superman? clark.j.kent?

Dan S

I'm a righty, I just prefer to wear my bag on the right side for some reason. I'll swap it over though when wearing it as part of the costume.

The colour looks almost the same as the bag in the Cairo Scenes, so i'm happy with how it turned out. Just need to distress it now.

BTW, I hate posing for photos, thus the goofy picture.

BTW, Indy has worn his MkVII on his right side before too:

Hey clark.j.kent,

Well I'll be... At first I thought they'd just reversed the picture, but the hat band bow is on the correct side. Son of a... Well what d' ya know...

Bravo, Sir. Well done. Touche.

Dan S

My thoughts exactly. At first I was sure they had just flipped the camera but then I thought, lets see where this is going and *Bam*, he is wearing it on the right side.

Perhaps it was easier when riding the horse for balance. Whip on one side, Bag on the other.

I went to JoAnn Fabrics and got myself some Dylon Dye of olive green coloring. These are the instructions Wade e-mailed to me

"1) Use fabric dye designed for canvas or cotton canvas duck only. Use two shades lighter than you think it will take when choosing dye.
2) Take the wet bag from the washer and expand from inside with your hands.
3) Add dye to appropriate amount of water in a bucket or steel sink.
4) Submerge the bag and stir around allowing all the fabric to soak up entirely.
5) Remove bag from dye after a couple of minutes and sponge off any remaining wetness with a rag or old towel.
6) Let dry in the sun for an hour.
7) Go to step #5 in the distressing process."

I personally only wet the bag in a sink first. After it was thoroughly soaked, I added salt per the instructions on the dye packaging, and dye to a metal sink. I let it soak completely and did stir it around a bit. I let it stay in for about 10 minutes? Perhaps longer. Wade suggested a couple, but after a couple, I did think it had not sufficiently darkened.

I don't know...I am leaning toward doing this but nervous about messing the bag up drastically. I don't want it to look like a bad tie die job. How "Idiot" proof is this process?

Pete

[quote="BazzanoJones]Now you can judge by your own taste if stop here or, as James Bond, "Dye another day"! [/quote]

This made me laugh out loud and I rarely do that when I'm reading!

Dave

DR Ulloa wrote:[

Eheh! Happy you like it!
It's pretty difficult for me to make word-jokes in a language different from italian.

Ok, sorry...back OT...

Flowah wrote:I went to JoAnn Fabrics and got myself some Dylon Dye of olive green coloring. These are the instructions Wade e-mailed to me. . .

About how much did the dye cost? How much comes in one unit? I might have to do this with my original MkVII. The color really got washed out after I cleaned it when it first showed up. I'd like to return the color to it, since it looks a little white now.

Shane

Ordered my bag a little over 3 weeks ago. Any idea how long they take to arrive in the US (Florida)?

Got my bag last week and love it. Did remove the divider to make more room. I also dyed it as per instructions in this very post. The color turned out great. Keep in mind the dye is a powder and a little goes a long way.