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  1. thor

    Full Grain v. Top Grain

    Nope, there was no charge for the samples Foster.
  2. thor

    Full Grain v. Top Grain

    They did send me a couple of leather samples last year when I asked for them. Now they have so many different hides (and linings) to choose from, makes deciding on one much more difficult.
  3. thor

    New Aero designs (pic heavy)

    I'm lovin' that Plainsman! Thanks for the sneak peak of the new designs.
  4. thor

    Maxwell Fit Photos "Kind of"

    Very nice jacket...and your Seattle pics are almost identical to the photos I took when I was there, LOL! Cool city, and great coffee! Enjoy your new jacket.
  5. thor

    USN M422 jackets were veg or chrome tanned? The ultimate test - pictorial

    Thank you Andy. Very informative.
  7. thor

    What Price Glory A-2 Jacket

    Very nice indeed, Smithy! And an excellent write-up. Thoroughly enjoyed your observations and opinions on the WPG A-2. Thank you.
  8. thor

    What Price Glory A-2 Jacket

    The pics on the WPG website do look pretty good, especially for a jacket at that low price!
  9. thor

    Aero M-422a and AN6552 Mouton Collar Color

    This is from the recently posted interview with John Chapman (Goodwear): Q: When I visited you at your studio last year, you had a rack of full length fur coats in one corner of your studio. A: "Yes, that's all for the Navy jackets that have mouton collars. No one makes modern mouton like they...
  10. thor

    BK price increases again?

    According to the BK Facebook page, they now officially offer free shipping for UK customers.
  11. thor

    BK price increases again?

    GREAT write up Dr. H! We need more of these type of "apple to apple" (A-2 to A-2 or A-1 to A-1) comparisons between Manufacturer X, Y and Z.
  13. thor

    Oooh... Pacific Issue A-2 In Australian Sheepskin

    After checking the measurements Steve provided, I determined I need an extra 1.5" in sleeve and body length (I've always ordered tall/long sized jackets). They offered to build me a tall size jacket at no extra cost but stated the distressed hide was the full price of $899. Decided to go a...
  14. thor

    Oooh... Pacific Issue A-2 In Australian Sheepskin

    Ha! That would be a great way to decide on which jacket to get, sample them all :-) The only bad news is that the one I'm most interested in, the distressed A-2, is NOT on sale. Steve said his web guy made a mistake and posted the wrong price; the others are on sale at $499 but the distressed...
  15. thor

    BK price increases again?

    Does anyone own A-2's by ELC, GW and BK? They'd be the best source for comparison between the Big 3 repro A-2 makers ( I left out Aero since their A-2 jackets have always been a notch slightly below ELC and GW while BK has considerably raised their stake in the authentic repro A-2 market).
  16. thor

    Oooh... Pacific Issue A-2 In Australian Sheepskin

    Steve from SMW has sent several gracious follow-up e-mails re my inquiry into the distressed model A-2 jacket. I appreciated his reply and his customer support communication. I'm back to being tempted! VERY tempted! Ugh! There's no avoiding the "buy a new leather jacket bug"!!! :-)
  17. thor

    BK price increases again?

  19. thor

    FOR SALE: Gibson&Barnes A-2 42 Tall

    Just dropped the Buy-it-now price to $99.
  20. thor

    Mis-matched panels on a leather jacket

    http://www.filmjackets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4175&p=75937#p62656 This was an interesting post I stumbled upon which may be of some interest to folks here on TFL. It brought up a question: how much color mis-match is too much? A little variation seems not just normal but expected, owing...
  21. thor

    Aero M-422a and AN6552 Mouton Collar Color

    If you see some period photos of original WWII Navy flight jackets, the mouton does appear to be dark brown. It's amazing how the elements (particularly u/v rays from the sun and salt air, like pipvh mentioned) will fade and weather fabric or material (mouton m-422a collars, navy blue cotton...
  22. thor

    Is this jacket too short?

    +1
  23. thor

    A2 or Half Belf, which one first?

    Not too keen on that 20 month GW wait time (I'd probably change my mind on details/mods a dozen times while waiting).

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