Magnum's Al's muffler caps

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#31 Post by **ConchRepublican** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:31 pm

My brain is odd . . . I see this thread and think "muffler caps? isn't that dangerous?"

I read too fast and think tooooooooo strange sometimes.

Carmen · #32 Post by **Carmen** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:37 pm

Not dangerous - but very funny looking

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:20 pm

only looking wrote:

Well, here it is guys. I took the look of the hat from the Season 1 episode called "Adelaide". It's the original version from "The Chinese Typewriter" due to the looks of the "G" in TIGERS. Then in Season 3, in the episode "The Eigth Part of the Villiage", you can see the red band is bigger and the lettering on tigers is also different. Like I said, I used the look, unfortunately, wasn't able to obtain 100% accuracy due to incompetancy on the patch maker. Also if you look the patch is sewn on slightly crooked. Same place--different person. Looks like incompetancy was contagious. The other patches on the other hats were attached by using patch attach-a fabric glue and so far they're staying stuck. The foam panels tend to slightly pull in when sewn on. There are still a few things I do like about my patch-I guess it's close enough. Not really But I settled!

I think you did a great job. I would say that looks better than mine!

N1095A · #34 Post by **N1095A** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:26 pm

Nice work. I wouldn't worry about the crooked patch. Remember TM's was crooked in "Squeeze Play" as well. You got the proportons right. Mine was a little flatter of an oval than the real one.

The "sponge" cap looks great and very authentic. I wanted that one, but was afraid to use that one because the stitching pulled it in. Also, someone told me you can't really stitch to the foam. You pulled that off great! Yours looks so much closer to the real caps than mine.

Anyone else get the idea that the real Al's caps were kind of cheaply made? Looking at the MPI DVDs, and The Chinese Typewriter, they don't look like the quality of the patch or the cap was that great.

By the way, I just bought the correct SEAL patch from Ebay. Now f I can just find the hat. No small chore. After that I just have to get my hands on a Get Wet cap, and the USC cap (avalable anywhere) and the main ones are complete.

IKnowWhatYoureThinking · Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:32 pm

My patch is a little smaller and more oval than round. It doesn't look as close to the original as this one but it will work.

Magnom · #36 Post by **Magnom** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:55 pm

I think it looks good..........Nothing is ever perfect.

#37 Post by **J.J. Walters** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:13 pm

Great job on the "Al's Muffler King" cap only looking! It looks great!

only looking · #38 Post by **only looking** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:04 am

Hey guys, I only have like 8 or 9 hats...2 were eliminated when they tried the stitching to the hat

. If anyone is interested I'm selling them for $30.00 and that includes the shipping price, to anyone in North America. I know it sounds high but getting the patches made are higher than I expected.If anyone would be willing to wait, I also plan to sell some on ebay and if they sell ok on there, maybe I could drop the price $5.00 on the forum.Like I said they have a raw edge of the patch and it's touched up with red fabric paint on the edges.The are also attached with patch attach and not attached with the stitching. It pulls it in too much.I would trade one hat for one of those prop wallet sets that someone was selling awhile back.

steveadl · #39 Post by **steveadl** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 7:10 am

Hi OL, I'd like to grab one - do you have any left?

only looking · #40 Post by **only looking** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:40 pm

afriad not, not currently.

steveadl · #41 Post by **steveadl** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:31 am

only looking wrote:afriad not, not currently.

Damn! That's cool, be sure to let me/us know if you do another run.

only looking · #42 Post by **only looking** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:31 am

WILL DO.....

Brian · #43 Post by **Brian** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:29 pm

Heck yeah, I've been looking for one of these hats for over a year.

Manserg · #44 Post by **Manserg** » Sun May 15, 2011 3:41 pm

to only looking
how can I get a hat?
I tried to create it but with poor results.

Can you help me?

only looking · #45 Post by **only looking** » Sun May 15, 2011 7:25 pm

Manserg wrote:to only looking
how can I get a hat?
I tried to create it but with poor results.
Can you help me?

I was VERY picky and tracked down some older faom type trucker hats, so it was REALLY close..then spent alot of time as well on the patches themselves. Unfortunatley where I bought the hats from no longer carries them, so have found a few hats..but none I liked. So as of now, I have no hats to sell, sorry. But when I find more, I'll post here...

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