Little Indy
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Great hats guys! Out of curiosity anybody here ever try to remove the Indiana Jones pin on the side of the fedora? I am tempted to if it can be done with out ruining the ribbon. Any hints would be great thanks.
The pin has no effect on the ribbon, you can do whatever you want with it.Little Indy said:Out of curiosity anybody here ever try to remove the Indiana Jones pin on the side of the fedora? I am tempted to if it can be done with out ruining the ribbon.
Indyologist said:A lot of "gearheads" have problems with Dorfmans, but I say if you like it, go for it. The only thing that I personally would lose, perhaps, is the pin on the ribbon. But if you like it, that's the only thing that matters, "screen accurate" or not. Don't get all caught up in that stuff; don't mess with it if you like it the way it is.
Personally, I don't understand those who are all up into beating up and abusing a new Wested leather jacket to make it look "distressed." IMHO, know what the best way is to "distress" a jacket, hands down? WEAR IT! Wear it often and wear it well. There ya go. No chemicals, buffers or dragging it behind your bumper going 30 MPH required. I've recently seen a couple of beautiful Wested jackets ruined by a bad homemade "distressing" job. I thought, "OMG! I would never do that to such a beautiful jacket!" And they paid upwards of $300-$400 and more for them. Unless you have worked in the movie industry and completely know what you are doing, please don't do it. Make like you love your jacket by distressing it as I mentioned above-- by wearing it for many years in all kinds of situations and many kinds of weather. Heck, that's how The Man With The Hat himself does it. There ya go-- now that's being "screen accurate!" Besides, think about it: half the fun of it is breaking it in!My own dream is to get a Wested leather jacket in the Raiders style.
Phew. Thanks for letting me vent here. I guess I can't stand to see a beautiful thing like a Wested jacket get ruined for the sake of being "accurate." It's heartbreaking IMHO.
deckard24 said:If you don't want to spend a fortune, but want a decent fedora, what do you guys recommend?
eazybox said:It depends on what you call a fortune, but Adventurebilt, which made the hats for Crystal Skull, is planning to introduce a factory made model to coincide with the release of the new film. This hat, reportedly, will look exactly like their handmade hats, but will be much less expensive. I think that the price is expected to be about the same as an Akubra Federation.
The last I heard, the plans to produce this hat were not yet official, but they were very optimistic about it coming to pass.
Peters Brothers also makes reasonably priced Indy style hats, including a straw model.
Jack
Thanks for the input Jack!eazybox said:It depends on what you call a fortune, but Adventurebilt, which made the hats for Crystal Skull, is planning to introduce a factory made model to coincide with the release of the new film. This hat, reportedly, will look exactly like their handmade hats, but will be much less expensive. I think that the price is expected to be about the same as an Akubra Federation.
The last I heard, the plans to produce this hat were not yet official, but they were very optimistic about it coming to pass.
Peters Brothers also makes reasonably priced Indy style hats, including a straw model.
Jack
Katarn07 said:No, I was gonna try to actually remove that pin. OK, what's the difference between the Federation and the Federation Deluxe? And when can we expect this Adventurebilt hat. I may just wait to see that. I'm in no rush.
Thanks for the warnings though!