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Originally Posted by Deckard
Now that you have your Diary, You will no doubt want the Cup itself. Hitler can have the grail but he can't take it with him, you can. Again we turn to ebay. Seeing a pattern here yet? Several grails are readily available each week with nicer quality ones showing up a bit less often.
My main sugestion would be Geneva Roth:
This grail is hand thrown ceramic and has actual gold leaf in the basin. Its got a nice look and doesn't suffer from a thick neck or wide basin. For the price of just over $100 its a terrific replica. It is most like the grail that lays on it's side twoard the end, when Elsa knocks it into the chasm. You can tell this because of the coloring and the lip.
Also this grail shows up often lately:
This one is again hand made for each customer only this one is actually made of wood. It too has an accurate shape, but no gold leaf. The outside coloring of the grail is also a little more accurate here. This is more like the grail you see in the Knight's shrine, before Indy actually picks it up.
Reelart's are again, very inaccurate. I've actually heard people say they just threw them in the trash.
Hopefully this short guide will answer some of your questions about what to buy. Please contribute reviews and photos of your own so we can have a definitive what's what of Indy gear.
I know this is a two-year-old post Deckard, but do you have any idea how to track down the second grail you listed here? I can't find it anywhere!
So, you said that the normal adventurebilt can take a beating, and stay in good condition, does the deluxe do this just as well, and where can i find a cowhide indy jacket, ive been saving up for a wested, but i dont want it to tear because its a softer leather, and what about goatskin, how tough are those?
So, you said that the normal adventurebilt can take a beating, and stay in good condition, does the deluxe do this just as well, and where can i find a cowhide indy jacket, ive been saving up for a wested, but i dont want it to tear because its a softer leather, and what about goatskin, how tough are those?
The original Raiders jackets, the ones used for filming key scenes, were made from lambskin (expensive and maybe not as durable as you want). Wested makes (whom made the originals, I would check them first, cowhide is probably your best bet for price and durability and price) Lambskin and cowhide (skin ??). As far as Adventurebilt hats, I have a a Steve Delk Raiders replica and it's FANTASTIC !! I wear it as much as possible, it takes a beating, I get dust on it, bash it, everything GREAT HAT !!! My only knock against it is the felt is not as thin as some of the original Raiders hats from the movie and there's no way to replicate , say, the hat from the streets of Cairo without a very thin felt. The felt used in making the hats in Raiders has been discountinued and hasn't been available from Herbert Johnson since before TOD. I paid $360 plus shipping but that was shortly before KOTCS came out so I think he's getting more per hat order and I hear he's retiring. Hope this helps
has anyone got any idea if there is still a place to buy the replica of the Spalko/Mutt Williams rapier,and have any of the members here have pictures/review of it?
