Lancer
Sr Member
This thread is to cover my indiana jones passport project.
whilst I am gathering stamp reference images and passport reference here is where I am so far.
the passport will run from 1935 to 1941.
US passports at this time were issued for two years with two year extensions. unless someone can tell me otherwise, I don't consider a second two year extension impossible.
starting in 1935 gets us from Temple of Doom to 1941 and Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece. (from the dark horse comic)
if a second extension was impossible then 1935 to 1939 is time frame that gets us from Temple of Doom to Fate of Atlantis and (maybe) Thunder in the Orient.
right now, I'm looking at the timelines out there and a few things become very clear. they're all over the place, need trimming down and I have to get selective on stuff. for example, one timeline has indy do about 12 different adventures in 1936, after Raiders
no way. as much as indy is an archaelogist he is also an academic with a teaching post, so although he would get 'some' sabbaticals, he also h as to restrict some of his adventures to school holiday periods.
also, the raiders net and another one both put Fate of Atlantis AFTER Thunder in the Orient. Clearly they've never read either tome as it is quite clear that they are the other way round due to the way Sophia Hapgood and Indy interact with one another.
so once that correction is taken care of, here is how I see things for now
1935 emperors tomb (when?)
1935 temple of doom (I'm not clear on when that year this happens)
1936 south america for the idol
1936 Raiders
1936 late - indy recovers chachapoyan idol from marrakesh
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1937 passport renewal
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1937 india in July/August recovering a statue (beginning of arms of gold)
1937 september Arms of Gold begins - whole adventure takes about 3 weeks)
1938 Last Crusade (when?)
1939 fate of atlantis
-
renewal
-
1939 thunder in the orient
1941 golden fleece
there's a lot of work there. I have to go through each adventure figuring out what countries he would pass through and therefore need stamps for. what countries he leaves without an exit stamp. dates and times (most of which are missing so I have to factor in journey times etc)
then I need to design some stamps for this lot.
so not a quick project if I'm going to do it right. I could cheat and do it purely all vector art, but I'd like to make the stamps for real and use an ink stamp pad for the right look.
so there we are. lots yet to do . if anyone wants to chip in with comments, pictures of stamps, or timeline info of your own, feel free.
more to come.
whilst I am gathering stamp reference images and passport reference here is where I am so far.
the passport will run from 1935 to 1941.
US passports at this time were issued for two years with two year extensions. unless someone can tell me otherwise, I don't consider a second two year extension impossible.
starting in 1935 gets us from Temple of Doom to 1941 and Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece. (from the dark horse comic)
if a second extension was impossible then 1935 to 1939 is time frame that gets us from Temple of Doom to Fate of Atlantis and (maybe) Thunder in the Orient.
right now, I'm looking at the timelines out there and a few things become very clear. they're all over the place, need trimming down and I have to get selective on stuff. for example, one timeline has indy do about 12 different adventures in 1936, after Raiders
no way. as much as indy is an archaelogist he is also an academic with a teaching post, so although he would get 'some' sabbaticals, he also h as to restrict some of his adventures to school holiday periods.
also, the raiders net and another one both put Fate of Atlantis AFTER Thunder in the Orient. Clearly they've never read either tome as it is quite clear that they are the other way round due to the way Sophia Hapgood and Indy interact with one another.
so once that correction is taken care of, here is how I see things for now
1935 emperors tomb (when?)
1935 temple of doom (I'm not clear on when that year this happens)
1936 south america for the idol
1936 Raiders
1936 late - indy recovers chachapoyan idol from marrakesh
-
1937 passport renewal
-
1937 india in July/August recovering a statue (beginning of arms of gold)
1937 september Arms of Gold begins - whole adventure takes about 3 weeks)
1938 Last Crusade (when?)
1939 fate of atlantis
-
renewal
-
1939 thunder in the orient
1941 golden fleece
there's a lot of work there. I have to go through each adventure figuring out what countries he would pass through and therefore need stamps for. what countries he leaves without an exit stamp. dates and times (most of which are missing so I have to factor in journey times etc)
then I need to design some stamps for this lot.
so not a quick project if I'm going to do it right. I could cheat and do it purely all vector art, but I'd like to make the stamps for real and use an ink stamp pad for the right look.
so there we are. lots yet to do . if anyone wants to chip in with comments, pictures of stamps, or timeline info of your own, feel free.
more to come.
