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  1. Edward

    Shipping Outside the US

    I think most of that is usually covered when you deal with the shipping company. Declaring things to be a gift or commercial sample, or under-declaring the value of the item are common practices, though it's worth being aware that these approaches are actually illegal. In some jurisdictions...
  2. Edward

    Shipping Outside the US

    It can get frustrating, yes. I know as a buyer on eBay there have been a lot of things I'd have been interested in from the US, but the listed cost of shipping makes them prohibitively expensive (not the seller's fault) - sometimes as much ore more than the new price. I'm also wary of the...
  3. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I liked the Brechtian approach; I read it as a tongue-in-cheek way of cocking a snook at those critics who don't care for Anderson's 'fairytale' approach, and thus set out to do it down from the off. There's no logical reason for it in-film, though I didn't have a problem with that. I rather...
  4. Edward

    You know you are getting old when:

    Reminds me of that great line from Dean Martin - "You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on."
  5. Edward

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    It was always my favourite picture of that bunch of Eighties Nam flicks, though I have heard the opinion from those who were there that Platoon was the most realistic. Oliver Stone, of course, actually fought in Vietnam, so that inevitably gave him quite the insight!
  7. Edward

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    I found it really quite different from the other Nam pictures I've seen (though, noted, my exposure is primarily the wave of eighties-made Nam pictures that were popular on this side of the world). The pacing is a huge difference. The only other one I can recall offhand that takes as long to get...
  8. Edward

    Leather Patriot Jacket by Nicks Boots

    Interesting to see this particular style rendered in leather. The older jackets pictured look much better than I'd have imagined from just a description. The new one in the first photo looks 'off' to me. Off in the way that things always do when someone takes a vintage design and adapts it or a...
  9. Edward

    The 80s, myth and reality?

    Matt Groening was clearly a fan, hence Bender the robot in Futurama, and Bart Simpson's "Eat my shorts" catchphrase. Saw it again recently; the upskirting aside, it's aged fairly well as compared to some of its (near) contemporaries, notably Teenwolf.
  10. Edward

    Aero clearance August 2023

    Northampton. All one word. ;) Well worth a visit if you make it over here.
  11. Edward

    Aero clearance August 2023

    They've had those for a while but they don't seem to have been hugely popular, alas. I have never quite had the funds to hand for a pair - shame, they'd have been perfect for taking the dog out in the Winter.... I do hope Aero find a new boot supplier in due course - I'd been rather hoping to...
  13. Edward

    Aero clearance August 2023

    Would have loved one of those Tartan waistcoats in Anderson Modern (Great Scott! / Brad! What are you doing here?), but alas no dice on the sizing. Some great offers there. Interesting to see the gab jackets - I don't think those have been on the website for a long time. Wonder if those might...
  14. Edward

    any good makers of bullhide leather jackets?

    This did come up here some years ago. @Canuck Panda is correct on the "proper" terminology. Schott, however, do indeed use it the way you indicate - a "steer" 618 and a "cowhide" 118 are both made out of the same hide ultimately. Difference is the 618 "steer" has a finish applied to it, while...
  15. Edward

    Decent A2

    Yes - especially if they've had a run of new apprentices trained up. I bought my Highwayman as part of a run of those Ken oversaw in 2012; one minor double-stitch on one cuff (which I'd not even have spotted, in truth) the only difference. Apprentice jackets tend to be steer in my experience -...
  16. Edward

    Good quality but affordable first leather jacket

    That should mean then the outcome would be just 4% over the UK price..... VAT here is 20%. For now - I wouldn't be entirely surprised if it changes +/- 2.5%-5% over the next eighteen months, though in what direction I couldn't call.
  17. Edward

    Altering waist in 4 oz HH jacket?

    These are the perils of a] changing a pattern's proportions, and b] fixating on details, as we all can do at times here. I don't think Aero would be an option - I may be wrong and it pays to double check, of course, but I'm sure I picked up somewhere that they're no longer doing alterations on...
  19. Edward

    Help me ID, date & value-check this army belt, please

    Eh, well - that's the other end of the scale, isn't it? "Market perception". Gibson guitars pulled that trick back a couple of decades ago when Les Pauls were deeply unfashionable. Doubled the price, changed nothing else, then marketed them as a luxury lifestyle product. I expect a jewel belt to...
  20. Edward

    Help me ID, date & value-check this army belt, please

    Combination of factors, I think - so many folks these days want something cheap, putting price over quality [at least those who have the luxury to be able to afford that being a choice]. Disposable fashion favours durability being much less important. And it's a vicious circle - with less demand...
  21. Edward

    Knit T-shirts / short-sleeve sweaters

    So. Over the last couple of years I've picked up five of these knit-cotton t-shirts with a motif machine-knitted into them. (Mine are all from Collectif.co.uk , purchased in half-price sales. Lovely things, machine-wash really well.) This one is a favourite: Scuse the context of the photo...
  22. Edward

    Help me ID, date & value-check this army belt, please

    Yeah, stuff that turns up from that era is so often not big enough for a modern adult. Aside from better nutrition (or, on the other side of the coin, more processed foods) these days, you also have to remember how many of those who ended up in the trenches, even if they weren't lying about...
  23. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The consensus among most of the monster hunters seems to be that Nessie is a plesiosaur. As a water-based creature, maybe the poo just sort of dissolves into the loch? I'm surprised there's never been a successful picture about Nessie. There surely is room for a quality schlock-horror piece...

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