Stargate's Gear

[stargate]

Evening folks

After lots of obstacles, include an ongoing one with my dad's camera (?!), here are a few pics of my gear

First up, my Sahara "Indiana" shoulder bag, based off the MKVI bag. It's got the 72" 'dark tan' shoulder strap from Lost-Ark.net attached to it:



The bag is made from proofed 100% cotton canvas, and features brass furniture. There are internal dividers, and two external pockets (for pens and such). A very practical little bag, and although not SA, a very affordable and durable piece to have!

The strap is made of English 'harness hide' leather, so is very strong and durable, and quite thick It features a fixed end with a custom-made, nickel-coated cast brass buckle, that is made to resemble the Raiders version. The other end comes with a 'Chicago' screw fastener, which you simply undo, slide the strap into position, and then refasten. Given that the Indiana bag doesn't feature the large circular strap rings that the MKVII does, I simply slid on the 'dog clips' from the original web strap, and they fix the strap to the bag

Next up, my Wested 'Indy' shirt and pants:



The shirt is a lovely yellowed off-white colour, and contrasts against the trousers (pants) very nicely. It's a soft but strong cotton poplin, and fits me perfectly (it's an XL and I'm a 46" chest, 6'2" tall, 17.5" collar). The trousers (pants) are a nice brown colour, lovely and soft, and again fit like a dream (36" waist). My mum managed to find a thread in her sewing drawer that's virtually identical to the colour, so her hemming seam is almost invisible!

And finally - me 'cheap' original Indy-style shirt and pants:



The shirt is from Turkey, and is a fake-brand "Camel Active", made of a nice medium-weight cotton. It's pretty much white in colour, and features sleeve roll-up points. The pants are Cherokee chinos, in a slightly pinkish-red biscuit-brown ;D They're a *very* difficult colour to describe, but when placed next to the Wested pants, they're a much more brick-red/brown colour However, they contrast nicely agains the white Camel shirt, so give the Indy look nicely.

I'll try to get my jacket pics uploaded tomorrow, but it depends on if we can get my dad's camera to play

Cheers,

Si

[Pennsylvania Jones]

Nice gear, Stargate! I like everything except the bag strap, but that's only because grooved leather gear isn't my style for Raiders. I hope you'll enjoy everything.

Steven

[stargate]

Well, the strap didn't quite look as good in the plain version, as the 'grooved edge' just seems stereotypical of Indy's bag strap And they also do a plain version, but given that it's the same price, I thought the creased version was a better deal

[Buck]

I like the grooved edges personally, but anyway, NICE GEAR!!! Now you just need a fedora

[Pennsylvania Jones]

That, and a gunbelt, whip, gun (optional), and holster.

Steven

[Buck]

and boots and gloves and the fertility idol

[stargate]

;D ;D ;D

Keep 'em comin' ;D Actually I've got some boots, but they're not Indy gear - just my old Meindl walking boots They're a nice worn-brown colour now, very comfortable/rugged, and actually fit (thought they didn't any more!). They go nicely with my Indy gear, so until I can find a nice Indy-style replacement, they'll do for now.

As to the other bits and bobs - don't think I'll be getting them as they'll have no use other than for pics. As much as I love Indy gear, I like it to be useful too That, and it wouldn't be to smart to walk the streets here with the bullwhip, or a gun/gun holster ;D

[Noah]

Really nice gear stargate!

I prefer grooves on my bag strap for Raiders gear, so I like it! The bag looks great too.

The shirt and pants look very nice. I like the colors. And I'm glad they fit you well.

But seriously whips are fun. Once you start, you'll find how fun it is to crack a whip.

[stargate]

Actually got the damned jacket pic off my dad's camera!

Considering how 'good' his camera is supposed to be, this is a pretty poor photo IMO, but here goes:



Both are Wested 'Raiders' jackets, with the one on the left being a custom Washed Goat 46R, and the one on the right a Cotton Drill 46. As you can see, the design is the same, but the sizings are different. The Cotton Drill is about an inch longer in the body, and considerably longer in the arms (the sleeves finish on my nuckles, rather than at the wrist).

Where the leather version has a cotton torso lining, and satin sleeve lining, the Cotton Drill has full satin lining. That is what makes me think of it as the 'summer-weight' variant; to call it 'lightweight' would just be doing it an injustice, as it seems very strongly built It also has the same inner zip-facings and pocket facing that that the leather version has, only in cotton drill, and the same brass-coloured heavyweight zipper.

Altogether, they make an impressive sight to behold, and make me a thoroughly happy bunny ;D ;D For the time being, they're hung on that screen that hides my dad's computer desk, and every time I go in the lounge I can't stop looking at them, with a stupid grin on my face!

[Noah]

The picture is dark, but the jackets still look good. The cotton one is much longer in the sleeves I can see, and longer on the body.

Good to hear that you are liking you gear! Wear and enjoy them.

[stargate]

Yeah, it's been fairly overcast here, so the natural light even at midday is very poor. I'd even put both the living room and dining room lights on, but as you can see they did no good!?

I'll try and get some more/better pics of my gear at some point, as I always like to see all the details of people's gear, and it'd just be hypocritical of me to not allow you guys to do the same ;D