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turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:20 am
by theman
So as some of you know I had Yohimbo's awesome ROLA now and was looking to mod my Christy's a little to get something more like an LC look out of it... Well thanks to trying some suggestions from members I went with steaming the top of the crown while boiling spaghetti for dinner a couple times, and I think it turned out alright...at least for a ToD look however moreso than LC possibly.
As a reference, this is what I was going for...
and this is what I got...
http://a.imageshack.us/img830/1034/todnowakfront2.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img823/1928/todchristys.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img837/3761/todnowak.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img843/6033/todchristys2.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img832/5664/todchristys3.jpg
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:50 am
by Indiana C
Looks really good. It's always good to see a ToD hat on here once and a while. Your hat and that awesome jacket really pulls off the Temple of Doom look. Well done
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:52 pm
by Noah
I agree it looks great as a TOD hat. Awesome jacket as well. Very nice!
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:04 am
by conceited_ape
WIN!
Plus, that jacket is exquisite.
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:08 am
by Canyon
theman, fantastic work!
It goes beautifully with the jacket, also!
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 10:10 am
by binkmeisterRick
You know, it's nice to see some ToD gear get some good attention for a change.
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:04 am
by Holt
couldnt agree more.
I always wanted a full TofD geat up.
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:13 am
by Ian
Looks spot on that. Just the right amount of taper.
Ian
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:57 am
by theman
thanks guys... I am glad my spaghetti steam technique worked out for the best. I am very novice at working over the hats, so I am glad for any level of success.
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:43 am
by Tremolo
That looks really good! It´s great to see a ToD hat that the owner wanted to be a ToD hat and not just a tapered Raiders fedora that got a new name.
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:04 pm
by theman
thanks Tremolo! added a reference shot to the OP to help show what i was after
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:02 am
by Dangerman009
Looks great!
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:03 pm
by knibs7
theman,
You did a really good job with that bash! One of the better ones I've seen. Congrats!
Kyle
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:30 pm
by DanielJones
Yep, that has the TOD look to it. Well done!
Cheers!
Dan
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:47 pm
by BwanaJohn
A lot nicer than the "Water Treatment" my Christy's received back in June. Having a lot of my "Archives" stored in our basement/Rec Room, our area received 7" of rain in Two Hours! The Storm Sewers could not handle the amount of rain, (etc.!), and backed-up through our Floor Drain. Needless to say the hat didn't survive, as well as a number of jackets, etc. I just recently moved, and have been attempting to replace some of the collection (I already started this attempt on a bad note). Recently, FEMA declared no support to be given, as basements to them are not considered areas that are consistently used...! Man, can't wait to read the Nasty Response to this one from FEMA Indy Fans...
The Todd Bag did survive however, it was hung-up, high enough on a wall!
Re: turned my Christy's ToD-ish
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 1:36 pm
by tekors
very nice TOD hat TheMan,
Personaly, I am not a big fan of TOD, LC or CS hats, prefering the Raiders instead.
However, it's good to see some nice TOD for a change. It's also a unique style I guess.
Same with the ovie, despite Raiders being my favourite, I also like TOD.