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  1. Carlos840

    <<< new Schott >>>

    I disagree, yes these cut lines allow for smaller panels, but there is a real gain in mobility/function if done right. That back design really is better than anything else i have worn, but IMO it needs french seams and a single center panel as posted above to look good.
  2. Carlos840

    <<< new Schott >>>

    They copied the Leathertogs back design, but without the french seams: These extra panels in the back add curvature and room and make the jacket super comfortable wihtout the need for gussets/action back. It is IMO the best back design there is but it should really be done with french seams...
  3. Carlos840

    <<< new Schott >>>

    The front looks like any other boring perfecto, the back is IMO trash. The fact that they used the Leathertogs style back but without the french seams looks bad, the center belt loop looks bad, the center seam would be ok if it was there on it's own, but because of the seams either side it...
  4. Carlos840

    Squeakage!

    All my squeaky jackets where squeaking from the pits, never from anywhere else. All i do is grab my Pecard's rag, rub it in the pits and the jackets are silent. If/when it comes back i give them another rub.
  5. Carlos840

    FS: Vanson Star Leather Motorcycle Jacket, sz. 38

    Does it fit smaller than other Vanson models? Wondering if a 42 would fit me or if i need 44.
  7. Carlos840

    Simmons Bilt Cordovan Leather Jacket with problems

    No need, just wear it.
  8. Carlos840

    Simmons Bilt Cordovan Leather Jacket with problems

    Just to illustrate the colour variation of CXL, both these jackets are made from black CXL HH, the hides came from the same batch:
  9. Carlos840

    Simmons Bilt Cordovan Leather Jacket with problems

    Looks normal to me, Cordovan is supposed to be a reddish brown, and CXL has a tendency to have crumbly cracky top coat. As Guppy said, colour variation is normal in CXL. I also don't think a washing machine would have damaged it, i have washed a few jackets in the washing machine and never had...
  10. Carlos840

    Langlitz Leathers Death's Head Cascade

    I know right! I want one so bad too:
  11. Carlos840

    Do try this at home: leather jacket repair tips

    Great work! Does it fit?
  13. Carlos840

    Aero Board racer, hand warmer pockets or not?

    This isn't a cold weather jacket, don't try to make it one, it won't work.
  14. Carlos840

    New wool offering from Aero!

    Agreed, i mean the way Aero designed the top yokes looks feminin. I was just comparing the leather top yokes on the Aero vs on @Marc mndt 's jacket. The collar on the Aero is also not great IMO, although it might look better with spread lapels...
  15. Carlos840

    Field Leathers

    Thanks, but i have no interrest in FL, the patterns are still not "right", and the way he dropped the project i had with him left a sour taste in my mouth...
  16. Carlos840

    New wool offering from Aero!

    IMO your jacket works cause it has a manly workwear/donkey jacket vibe. The Aero jacket posted above looks IMO very feminin...
  17. Carlos840

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    The guy is still working on it.... Expect an updated version this summer! (I am actually going to paint a wall grey so that i have a good backdrop for the next batch of pics!)
  19. Carlos840

    Help with identifying a Buco (?) jacket

    The way the shoulder epaulettes are attached is super weird, i have never seen that, it's like they didn't top stitch the shoudler seam under the strap.
  20. Carlos840

    Do try this at home: leather jacket repair tips

    It could be done by hand using two needles. Put a thread through the hole, one needle on th einside of the sleeve, one on th eoutside and you just kris kross them through the same hole. Do the french seam have a backing tape on the inside?
  21. Carlos840

    What do you think about my new AERO

    Nice jacket, definitely not too short.
  22. Carlos840

    Toys McCoy Beck 666

    Meeeh, to me it looks like a J-100 with an action back. I have never looked at a J-100 and thought to myself "that jacket needs an action back"... You could argue that it has a few small details that make it different ( triple stitched arm/sleeve seams, french seams, double stitched chest...
  23. Carlos840

    Do try this at home: leather jacket repair tips

    Nice work! I really like fixing these kinda things myself, it's actually not that hard once you have done a few, and it's pretty satisfying. What about that french seam, is it missing all the top stitch? That's going to be more complicated...

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