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| Indiana Jones is TM of Paramount Pictures and Lucasfilm Ltd. |
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Ben made this Indiana Jones. The head and hat where a Lonnie Hale, Jim Maddox combo set from their site and I painted it.
The body is a BBI figure. He got the shirt from Patton and colored the buttons white. He got the jacket from a Tuskegee Bomber
and some major remodeling to it. The pants are from Steve McQueen "The Great Escape" figure-bike combo set from
21 Century Toys. The satchel was a BBI bag with some retooling. The strap made from stem tape and buckle was a random buckle.
The top belt was made from medical tape painted brown and buckle was a metal cap cut and bent. The gun belt was made from
a tandy stripwith a paper clip made into a buckle. The gun holster was made from a combination of medical tape and stem tape.
The whip is made from stem tape. The wihp holder was made from faux leather. The pistol was John F. Kennedy's and was customized
to be shorter. Ben used indygear.com, which helped him make his items look the most accurate. That should cover everything.
Ben had fun making this and it will always be a work in progress.
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| "To bad the hovjitos don't know you the way I do, Belloq." |
Even though Ben's Indy is "Raiders" specific, he still has several accessories from "'The Last Crusade".
Starting from the left: Professer Henry Jones, Sr.'s Grail diary, the Holy Grail, Indy's "lucky charm" lighter (opened
and closed), Indy's notebook from Raiders, journal from The Young Indiana Jones Chornicles, pictures of Henry and Indy, the
package that the Grail diary came in, and of course, his two Smith & Wessons.
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New item added on 3-24-06: Boots from New Line Miniatures. The picture above is new so you can see the boots, and there is
one of the boots below. And yes, those are real working laces!
New item added on 3-25-06: New Smith & Wesson hand ejector.
It was, I believe, made by Dragon. The group of accessories has a picture of the new pistol. Ben got it from eBay through
a company called ActionFigure2002.com.
New items added on 7-17-06: New paint job, new top belt, real front pants pockets,
and new stiching on the bag. Josh and I painted the beard and hair a better color. I made a belt that is longer. I made the
pockets myself, boy was that hard, but it was worth it. The bag is more authentic to Indy's.
New item added on 7-21-06:
I added the "stripes" to Indy's shirt. Took me about five and a half hours, folded the shirt to make them, but was worth it.
Check out the picture.
New item added on 8-3-06: I made a new whip for my Indiana Jones. I had a thin rope and I painted it a leathery color, and
I added the tip of my old whip to the tip of the new whip. Check out the picture above.
New items added on 9-9-06: New belts, a BBi body, bag strap, holster, gloves , and brownig. The top belt is Charles Winstone's
belt painted brown, and new gun belt made a little thicker to size well with the new top belt. Gloves from Wang Hai, I think,
that have been painted the correct color. The brownig is Reggie from dragon.
UPDATE (10-15-06): Drybrushed most of
the jacket black, then slightly with a sandy color, for the weathered effect. A needle was inserted into handle of the whip
to make it stiff and more like the real whips, which had handles woven around a steel rod. Then it was painted a caramel color
to better match the leather of the real whip. And finally I (Josh) painted the eyes... again! This time I'm fairly satisfied.
Update
(1-23-07): Repainted the hat and chest. I put two part epoxy on the whip to make it more than a knot. I also made whip/fist
hands.
Update (7-17-07): Made a new holster and satchel strap. I,Ben, painted the eyes.
UPDATE (8-18-07): Made
some alteration, new gun belt, painted the boots,painted and retooled revolver, and dry-brushed the holster.
UPDATE
(9-5-07): New gun belt, new "bendy" hands, and new paint on the jacket (the last paint job flaked off on my hands).
| Ready to duel a Nazi mechanic. |
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