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  1. rocketeer

    do you dare to commit to wear a single jacket for a month through all your waking hours?

    When I got my first A2, the Aero Battersea contract, I wore this everywhere. Maybe not 12 hrs but to work and down the RnR clubs and when not at those places just about everywhere else. I lived in that jacket and rarely took it off unless it was summer and the sun was blazing, even in the rain...
  2. rocketeer

    Stetson Stratoliner 7 1/8

    Lovely hat, I have the same. It has a bar code mate.
  3. Mean Muvver4

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  4. rocketeer

    EBay arghh!! ##$&&

    Around 15 years ago I sold a small pin badge, value £13 to a buyer in Canada(I am in England). On receiving this badge the seller posted positive feedback and a 'great item' style review, I also gave a positive review of the deal. Imagine my surprise, nearly 6 months later, receiving a letter...
  5. rocketeer

    Aged Vicenza leather

    Thats real nice, but I would want an A2 style collar.
  7. rocketeer

    What are your sunglasses of choice?

    For style, older vintage tortoiseshell Ray Ban Wayfarers, the colour goes with most of my clothing combo's being in brown shades. I prefer the lenses to be polarising and without the gaudy Ray Ban scripted on the front. Unfortunately I have taken to wearing similar cheaper types, maybe even...
  8. rocketeer

    Anyone around here still doing WWII Squadron Patches?

    Those painted patches, you may as well make a dozen at once as they are so time consuming to make as you cannot really paint over fresh paint, Make a few though and you will not be that much into time as you lay on each colour. The other thing is do you really want a perfectly weathered patch on...
  9. rocketeer

    Anyone around here still doing WWII Squadron Patches?

    Not much going on with the WWII period jackets similar to what Andrew Swat was usually posting, maybe we don't take it seriously enough anymore and those folks have disappeared. I'll post my Lucky 7 Seven when appropriate. Though we do appear to have gone a little pro Civilian style lately it...
  10. rocketeer

    Anyone around here still doing WWII Squadron Patches?

    That first pic reminds me of Screaming Jay Hawkins 'I Put a Spell on You' I'm sure someone can straighten these out. All you have to do is take a screenshot, rotate and then post as a reply.
  11. rocketeer

    Anyone around here still doing WWII Squadron Patches?

    A neat patch, nice and bright :) Yes Aero via Thurston maybe your best bet, it will show well on a brown jacket. I may even get the paint out and have a go myself.
  13. rocketeer

    Anyone around here still doing WWII Squadron Patches?

    Gulp! :confused:
  14. rocketeer

    Anyone around here still doing WWII Squadron Patches?

    PS, What is Tea Core? surely not another specialist leather as I have not seen it mentioned on any websites(jacket makers that is)
  15. rocketeer

    Anyone around here still doing WWII Squadron Patches?

    Hi Worf. Nice to see you back, have you ever thought of doing it yourself? Even if you are not the greatest painter as I am certainly not, if you pick a fairly simple design rather than Disney cartoons etc, but remember it's practice that makes you better/perfect. I used to do lots of these for...
  16. rocketeer

    Zombie Apocalypse : What would you wear?

    If the dead come back to life Do you not think if the dead come back to life you jackets may try to eat you?
  17. rocketeer

    Zombie Apocalypse : What would you wear?

    Basically anything with supposed short sleeves so I can be photographed performing the 'Zombie Strangle Hold' These sleeves hang perfect by the way, I just feel the Zombie Strangle needs a little explanation. Your jacket fits perfect but by extending your arms into an unnatural stretch, fooling...
  19. rocketeer

    The Motorcycle Helmet Thread

    A welcome return for me to this old thread. I never had the Speed Triple but loved it's look, I bought the smaller and similar looking street fighter styled Street Triple. Very zippy and still a great looking bike, unfortunately I could not get on with the seating so part ex'd it for an 2012...
  20. rocketeer

    Share your jacket patina/scar story

    . I have one original A2 that I have had since 1983, I do wear it but it is a bit tight so don't usually wear it done up as the zip is quite fragile. When I have worn it I usually get comments from interested parties but it gets on my nerves if people want to see the table or lining etc, should...
  21. rocketeer

    Share your jacket patina/scar story

    I always buy new and wear my jacket or coat a lot during the first months of it's life, somehow I feel my jackets need me from day one and all that patina and creasing is from my own life. My original Battersea A2 would tell you it's whole life if only it could speak. It is now in retirement at...
  22. rocketeer

    Aero Barnstormer in Seal Vicenza

    No Seb it was a special request, I asked if it was possible, they said yes but only if they found a really large skin, and there was a bit of a wait. At the time it was a toss up, Aero's Barnstormer of Eastmans WWI long coat. I went with the Barnstormer as it looked to hang better than...
  23. rocketeer

    CXL from Aero. Creases from improper storage. Examples??

    My Usual hanging method has been the pipe insulation(Pool Noodle?) method works fine with some styles and not with others, though a similar jacket can be more susceptible to creasing. My wartime A2 is fine on a normal padded hanger and has not gained any creasing since I hung it in my wardrobe...

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