IRIS: Raiders of the lost Ark (Closed)

[Cap'n Cook]

What size are those swatches?

Trying to get an idea of texture at 1/6.

Dark choco looks good colour wise but still possibly a touch too dark?

2 for the shirt.

 

[Elgreco]

For the leather jacket number 2 pulls my eye more to it as being closer to the film. But needs to be a hair lighter and weathered.

As for the shirt, my choice after looking at some screen images where Indiana is in the bazaar, is number 1.
Though I am torn between both 1 and 2 for shirt. In some scenes it looks like 1 and others like 2. But I still would choose 1 overall. Hope this helps.

 

[Luisenigma1]

I actually think dark brown number 4 and shirt color number 2 looks best. Again the jacket is dark but not black again weathering plays a part in this. I'm hoping the leather is thin enough to be an amazing indy jacket.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

What size are those swatches?

 

[Jbeltram4]

It’s tough to choose based on pictures on a phone and, as was said for the jacket especially, weathering is a big part of getting the jacket to look spot on. I’ll have a better idea for input in a few hours. Overall, I’d say all are good choices and real leather is always preferred to faux, even if faux leather can be just as durable when cared for if good quality.

 

[Jbeltram4]

The shirt I gotta give to swath 2. Going by film pictures it’s closest match. There’s a pic of a prop that shows it’s a little dark, but that might’ve been one shirt while the others are lighter. I’m not an expert but going off the screen grabs, definitely 2.

The jacket...it’s tough. None of those really look right. Some scenes looks darker than others, but if you go to Wested Leather Co. site, it’s a medium brown. Reading the material was lambskin called authentic brown....which isn’t extremely helpful lol.

EDIT: This is what they have on Westeds site. I’d imagine oiled and distressed, it’s spot on and, allegedly, made to the exact specs of the Raiders jacket(they weren’t Wested at the time; Leather Concessionaries).

 

[Mr.E]

The darker brown, and the smaller the grain will be the beat option for the jacket. After all its 1/6 scale. I like 2 and 4.

For the shirt, 2 or 3 (however the third would need to be adjusted tint-wise), as it's just a little too white.

 

[The Rogster]

I think a leather swatch that’s a lil more brown would be best. The jacket changes throughout the movie and so does the amount of filth on the jacket. We can weather it and make it scene specific so that doesn’t concern me. I just want to make sure the jacket is more brown than black.

 

[Jbeltram4]

It’s definitely not black. Looking through screen grabs and prop sites, all of those swaths appear too dark in color. Again, it’s rough when looking at pictures on an iPhone.

 

[The Rogster]

The darker brown, and the smaller the grain will be the beat option for the jacket. After all its 1/6 scale. I like 2 and 4.

For the shirt, 2 or 3 (however the third would need to be adjusted tint-wise), as it's just a little too white.

I always thought people got the shirt wrong. It always seemed to be a white with a grey hue. Indy gets dirty throughout the film and he’s not always dirty in the exact same way. I’d imagine the outfit is to be made in an unworn condition, and we can take it as far as we want with the weathering.

 

[Mr.E]

Agreed, the shirt is white with a grey(often called "stone") tint to it in Raiders. The jacket is dark chocolate brown in Raiders.

 

[Mr.E]

Again, I would refer to that promo image I posted awhile back. It's in bright studio lighting and gives a great look to all the colors.

 

[Mr.E]

https://media.gettyimages.com/photo...f-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-picture-id607390388

 

[Mr.E]

Here's a nice, pretty high resolution studio photo of Jones from '81. You can get a pretty good idea of material colors, etc.

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See here.

 

[Jbeltram4]

See here.

That image, the jacket looks lighter than the swaths but extremely oiled and weathered. But that is definitely color for the jacket I’d say all of us are going for.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Think this one previously posted is great for colour refs too:

 

[IndianaPaul]

I like the reference picture above as well. So far, I like #'s 3 or 4 for the jacket. I don't like any of the shirt colors. Is it possible to use the reference above to find other options?

 

[Timemeddler]

I like 3 or 4 for the jacket, and out of the two shirt options I would go with 1 (but I think it still needs to be a little grayer).

 

[Timemeddler]

Which color for the shirt is best also the pants color next to the yunsil pants. View attachment 417867

What shoes are they? They look amazing!! Are they the elusive Newline Miniatures leather boots?

 

[Mr.E]

Those are the Medicom boots from ten years ago.