Club Obi Wan

Ever since I joined this club I have been pestering Magnoli about this and that. :lol:He must truly hate me by now. lol. Nah, we are good friends. Anyways, I wanted to reblock his old hat as a favor.

Here it is how it was. it was very tapered, I blocked it twice. I went for a ''well of souls'' / ''climbing the wing'' look with a reverse taper as it is my favorite.

before


after





To get the the turn right I had to build the hat up under the sweatband. so bear that in mind. after the reblock, the sweatband is pretty wide and it almost rest on my ears. once the hat is dry (which it not is yet) the sweatband tightens and the turn should sit on it's own.


The hat is also without a liner and I also still need to tweak a few minor details, so there is still a few things to get done, but I wanted to post the hat now since I know M is pretty eager to see it.


I hope you like it my friend.

What a difference! That's a great blockshape...AND bash. i'm lovin' it.

Holt, you are just making me sick with all of these beautiful reblocks! Gorgeous work, well done!

ShanghaiJack wrote:Holt, you are just making me sick with all of these beautiful reblocks! Gorgeous work, well done!

Yea...ditto that...me too!

nice Holt! I'm sure Magnoli will be very pleased. I know i would


CJ

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice!!!

I'm stunned. Wow.

I recognize my tapered Akubra in that first shot... but the other two hats you photographed... whose hats are those.

Amazing work, my friend, just amazing.

Looking at those photos again (especially that first one)... I realized that you just ruined my SA TOD fedora!

WOW! Well done, Holt. Doesn't look like the same hat.

Regards,

Indiana Jeff

Indy Magnoli wrote:Looking at those photos again (especially that first one)... I realized that you just ruined my SA TOD fedora!

I'm...............sorry?







I'm glad you like it my friend!


thanks for the nice words to everybody!

Perfect.

Holt.....

Dude....That hat really, really rules.....

Classic...Absolutely classic.....Stunning work and such a great change....Impressed..

Now I just need to get my head down to a 59 or so....######.. (Tried shrinking in water...So far, not much change...I'll leave it in overnight perhaps...)

I burst out laughing when I saw the ToD screen cap. That really is quite a remarkable change Holt! You really have the eye for the perfect Raider's hat!

Holt, dude....that's fantastic! So, can you only do this on hats that fit you?.....

Ian

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thanks

yes, only one that fits my head.

Very nice work Holt, that block/bash is one of my favorites, love that squared look.

so what size hat do you ware.......

Croft

Indy Magnoli wrote:Looking at those photos again (especially that first one)... I realized that you just ruined my SA TOD fedora!

Oh holt how could you?
NICE hat!

That hat is amazing, Holt. What a master.


And at the SA ToD hat. Just food for thought: I'm pretty sure the ToD hat in that scene is not nearly as tapered as it looks. In the shot just prior to this Willie is seen smashing and pinching the back of the hat as she uses it to wake up Indy. I realize these are separate shots, meaning separate set-ups, but I'm sure it's the same hat. Perhaps they didn't bother to pop out the pinched back of the hat, just for continuity? I think that's what gives it the nearly conical shape from that angle in that shot.

Indiana Croft wrote:Very nice work Holt, that block/bash is one of my favorites, love that squared look.

so what size hat do you ware.......

Croft

Eric probably has an SA head size.. ;-)

Ian

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Ian wrote:Eric probably has an SA head size.. ;-)

It took a bit of work, but he finally was able to modify his head to just the accurate size and shape, using only screen grabs!

and amazingly it's also to same size as Van Damme's!!!!!

Arch Stanton wrote:That hat is amazing, Holt. What a master.


And at the SA ToD hat. Just food for thought: I'm pretty sure the ToD hat in that scene is not nearly as tapered as it looks. In the shot just prior to this Willie is seen smashing and pinching the back of the hat as she uses it to wake up Indy. I realize these are separate shots, meaning separate set-ups, but I'm sure it's the same hat. Perhaps they didn't bother to pop out the pinched back of the hat, just for continuity? I think that's what gives it the nearly conical shape from that angle in that shot.

I like that theory. I would not be surprised if it was true.
Good thinking!

Me second,

Croft

Only problem, which hat to send.........................

thanks guys!

we'll see eh?

It's going in the mail this week and back to it's owner

Eric, there's not much I can add to this that hasn't already been said, but you've got some amazing skills when it comes to creasing a Raiders hat!

thanks my friend

Necroposing to show how well this hat has held up over the years. I dusted it with some fuller's earth for a recent event (photos coming in the cosplay thread):



Thanks again, Holt!

Woah. I saw this thread now. Man.. this has indeed held up great.

I'm glad old friend

I've got to bump this up again now that I realize this reblock is over TEN YEARS OLD! And it's still looking great!!



Thanks again, Holt!

Looking at this great shaped Akubra makes me want to get my daily-wear HJ reblocked!

The hat is cool and that's really a great shot, man!

Cheers,
Bear

That's an Akubra? Wow

That's got to be the best looking Fed in history.

I had no idea an Akubra could look that good! The crown on my Fed IV is WAY shorter than that. I would love to send you my Akubra for a reblock. Or maybe you can make an how-to video for the rest of us!

That is FANTASTIC, old friend! Im glad you love it! Everything going on in this picture is fab!!!

Btw, I still have that block and use it all the time on my hats.

That looks great given it age!
Akubra did a great job on those from the very beginning.
I have my original Fed hanging closee by, and it looks almost as good. (It just needs another reblock.)
They have always held up well and make great Indy hats.

Now, can we talk about that holster? I see ZERO sign of distressing...

Holt, I NEED my own block. How do I get one like yours???

Dalexs, I actually aged that holster quite a bit, but felt it was over done (in person), so did a Pecard treatment, which brought it back almost to new. In photos it looks more fresh, in person it has a realistic ageing.

And here's another photo from the same shoot:

Love the photo!!

Btw, Why does the title of this thread called (Holt's akubra federation? ) I dont know what I was thinking writing that!, it does not make any sense at all. It should be called Magnolis AKubra Federation. Lol. Boy! I'm glad I saw that error 11 years later.

I was inspired! I threw my fed 4 on the same block! Now lets see what to make of it.