Emperor's Tomb bag, canteen and holster
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 6:27 am
Hello everyone
I know this post should probably be posted in prop making threads, but today I want to share something special with you. I know that for many of us, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb was the game of our childhood and for me it was this game that gave me interest for Indy.
Indy in ET is wearing different style of gear than in movies and Infernal machine game. The bag in Emperor's tomb is more simple and smaller than MKVII. It might be based on some real bag, so if anyone know exact real life model please let me know.
Because I could not found screen accurate real life example of this bag I made it myself. Photos are resized to 640x480 so some loss in picture quality might be there.
Sizing was tricky since this is smaller than MKVII. I found correct sizing by doing comparisons of bag to Indy's body proportions in game and to comparisons with real machete and M1917 gun size (holster in game is about same height if not an inch longer than bag).
The canvas is very light mustard and on screen it gives right color as in game bag. The difference is that in game bag is dirty with green grass stains visible, while mine was not yet used on the field. In game the bag flap is constantly flapping while running so it means that it is not closed down. Because of that I gave myself artistic freedom and put another three studs for actual closure of the bag which are under the flap so bag is securely closed while flap is unbuttoned. This feature also gives the bag correct shape.
Interior is based on MKVII interior but MKVII has pocket on back side of bag divided by seam, which ET bag does not. The canteen was tricky too. In game canteen is clearly based on British P37 canteen with the cork, but I have one of these and this thing is too big for ET bag. It does fit but then there is no place for anything else. Also during Hong Kong opera house levels Indy carries his canteen in his tux pockets so real P37 was out of question.
I used big hip flask with screw (as in the game instead of cork) and dressed it as P37 canteen. It came out pretty well and it can even really be carried in a jacket/suit (if pockets are made big enough). The holster pictured is for comparison of sizing and this one is screen accurate Emperors tomb holster made by MakeitJones. It even has correct gunbelt loop that enables that holster is removed from gunbelt without having to remove gunbelt itself. This is correct feature since during Istanbul first level where Indy is without his gear, he still wears gunbelt but without a holster. I hope this inspires more fans to dig into ET gear.
Regards
I know this post should probably be posted in prop making threads, but today I want to share something special with you. I know that for many of us, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb was the game of our childhood and for me it was this game that gave me interest for Indy.
Indy in ET is wearing different style of gear than in movies and Infernal machine game. The bag in Emperor's tomb is more simple and smaller than MKVII. It might be based on some real bag, so if anyone know exact real life model please let me know.
Because I could not found screen accurate real life example of this bag I made it myself. Photos are resized to 640x480 so some loss in picture quality might be there.
Sizing was tricky since this is smaller than MKVII. I found correct sizing by doing comparisons of bag to Indy's body proportions in game and to comparisons with real machete and M1917 gun size (holster in game is about same height if not an inch longer than bag).
The canvas is very light mustard and on screen it gives right color as in game bag. The difference is that in game bag is dirty with green grass stains visible, while mine was not yet used on the field. In game the bag flap is constantly flapping while running so it means that it is not closed down. Because of that I gave myself artistic freedom and put another three studs for actual closure of the bag which are under the flap so bag is securely closed while flap is unbuttoned. This feature also gives the bag correct shape.
Interior is based on MKVII interior but MKVII has pocket on back side of bag divided by seam, which ET bag does not. The canteen was tricky too. In game canteen is clearly based on British P37 canteen with the cork, but I have one of these and this thing is too big for ET bag. It does fit but then there is no place for anything else. Also during Hong Kong opera house levels Indy carries his canteen in his tux pockets so real P37 was out of question.
I used big hip flask with screw (as in the game instead of cork) and dressed it as P37 canteen. It came out pretty well and it can even really be carried in a jacket/suit (if pockets are made big enough). The holster pictured is for comparison of sizing and this one is screen accurate Emperors tomb holster made by MakeitJones. It even has correct gunbelt loop that enables that holster is removed from gunbelt without having to remove gunbelt itself. This is correct feature since during Istanbul first level where Indy is without his gear, he still wears gunbelt but without a holster. I hope this inspires more fans to dig into ET gear.
Regards