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  1. Doctor Strange

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Hey 2Jakes, I watched those Commando Cody serials a little later, on afternoon kiddie shows on NYC local stations in the early sixties. I even made myself a rocket suit helmet out of a Clorox bottle. Here's a great site on 'em: http://colemanzone.com/Cody%27s_Commandos/ Trivia tidbit: The...
  2. Doctor Strange

    Knit replacement

    I second contacting Shaul at US Authentic. The sleeve knits on my old US A A-2 were considerably longer than standard.
  3. Doctor Strange

    Looking for hat information?

    Since nobody answered this: Inwood is a neighborhood at the north end of Manhattan island. So I guess they're aiming for a sense of hip NYC-style sophistication in the name. But it's a weird choice, because Inwood is about as funky, low-budget, and ramshackle a place as you'll find anywhere on...
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    Help a newbi ID this jacket

    It's not the earlier eighties (674?) model, those didn't have removable liners or collars: they were permanently either fur collar and white pile lining, or plain collar and quilted lining. The inside zip for a removable liner shows it's the newer "four-way" model. How about the back? Older...
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    Budget A2 - AVI vs. QMI

    I remember hearing good things here a while ago about What Price Glory's EXTREMELY reasonable A-2 being a good semi-accurate goatskin replica of a WWII jacket: http://onlinemilitaria.com/products/6787-US-A-2-LEATHER-FLIGHT-JACKET-2018-RUN/ I haven't seen it myself, but the three WPG jackets I...
  7. Doctor Strange

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    My favorite Depp line reading in Dark Shadows is when, after escaping his coffin, he encounters a paved road for the first time: (while feeling smooth road surface) "Unusual terrain." I guess you don't recall, Edward: Kat Dennings was also in the first Thor film. Regarding Portman's Jane...
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    Aero Real Deal A2 fit pic

    The main difference is that the Navy G-1 and it predecessor the M-422a have bi-swing backs and underarm gussets that provide a lot more room for shoulder/arm movement than the unforgiving, cut-like-a-shirt A-2. The also have lined buttoned rather than unlined snapped pockets, the windflap is...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Yeah, that movie was way overpraised, it's got a good cast... but it's inept and disappointing. There have been some good female-fronted SF films in recent years, like Arrival and Ex Machina, but this movie is NOT one of them.
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    Akubra Overload

    And I'm exactly the opposite: I'd rather pay less and wait an extra week or two. I haven't dealt with HatsDirect/The Hattery since I got my Fed III 15 years ago, all my half-dozen Akubras since have been ordered from Everything Australian or other dealers. And scotiez, my most recent Akubra is...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I was an everyday viewer of the original Dark Shadows spook opera in the sixties, and I think Tim Burton's film is loads of fun. Treating this crazy material dead seriously killed both (or was it three?) attempts at reviving the show, whereas Burton's comical fish-out-of-water treatment still...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Inherent Vice - Paul Thomas Anderson's films (Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, The Master, etc.) are always worth seeing, and I watched the whole thing... but I didn't like it. A very weird story set in 1970 CA with Joaquin Phoenix as a stoner private eye, it's kind of like a...
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    Sure... The color is Silver Mist, with same-color brim-edge binding. A 2-inch black ribbon. 2-5/8" snap brim, and I think it's a 5-3/4" crown without creasing. Just a center-dent crease, without front or side dents. Brown sweatband and NW logo white liner on the inside. Size is 7-1/8.
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    Mike at Northwest made this beautiful "early thirties" fedora to my specs a couple of years ago. He was a pleasure to deal with, and the quality of this 100% beaver hat for only about $75 more than an off-the-shelf Stetson is simply awesome. I seem to recall it was about three or four months...
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    Akubra Overload

    You're right Al, "made to order" is much more accurate. I'm sorry to have misled folks! With all the obvious interest in a black Campdraft, somebody should write to Sam at EA and see how many hats it would take to come up with a special order run. (I myself am not interested, I can't wear a...
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    Where do you like your sleeve to end? Wrist? An inch below? Your first thumb knuckles?

    No single answer, though I have short arms and don't ride a motorcycle, so there's that. For wide, open-ended sleeves like on my Wested Raiders, ATF M-41 field jacket, and Schott 654, I like almost to the thumb knuckle. (All these required alterations.) For ones with knits like my flight...
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    Akubra Overload

    No, I didn't mean that you can order ANY hat in ANY color. I just meant that with their three-month factory production cycle, a much wider variety is available than simply their popular and commonly stocked models. I didn't mean a la carte custom made for every possible configuration. Sorry...
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    Akubra Overload

    I've been through the dreaded three-month Akubra wait a couple of times, and yeah, it can be tension-inducing. But I think we should accentuate the positive here: Akubra will custom-make a whole bunch of their models in the color and size you want at no additional cost, just additional time for...
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    Outerwear indoors

    I sometimes wear one my lighter leather jackets (lambskin Wested Raiders, Schott 654 - both simple, elegant designs) inside in cases where a blazer or sportscoat would have been more typical. For example, I wore the Wested to a dining-out group dinner at an Italian restaurant just a couple of...
  22. Doctor Strange

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Schott 654. (And Akubra Stockman.)
  23. Doctor Strange

    What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

    Twelve year old Akubra Stockman, Glen Grey. (And Schott 654.)

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