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  1. Dr H

    What Jacket are you wearing 'this month?'

    SJ You need to free up some space in your Inbox - PM sent, but returned... Cheers Ian
  2. Dr H

    What Jacket are you wearing 'this month?'

    My old Good Wear A-1 (capeskin) from 2008 - recently sold. It's approximately the same vintage as Scott's shown on another thread. I have a newer GW A-1 on order with some design tweaks incorporated.
  3. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    The later iteration of the ELC A-1 (in capeskin with a narrower silhouette and smaller pockets) is on the money in most respects - not perfect, but a very good reproduction. The shoulders sit properly with no droop. The capeskin wears well and shows plenty of character. If you want to...
  4. Dr H

    What Jacket are you wearing 'this month?'

    My trusty ELC A-1 (top right). Good for most weather, even when the thermometer starts to climb...
  5. Dr H

    Advise needed on buying an AERO flying jacket

    +1 Jon's jacket look terrific and the attention to detail is highly impressive.
  7. Dr H

    oops what have i done to my Highwayman!

    +1 Relax and wear it and please don't fork out to replace the back panel, it's simply not worth it. The minute you start getting too concerned about surface finish a little of the pleasure in wearing a jacket goes IMHO. Short of a tear or brushing against a brick wall, wear it and it'll...
  8. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    The most likely candidate is the one (shown twice) alongside the sample of brown goatskin, I.e. The cape on left in the colour on the right.
  9. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    Thanks Geoff. I was referring to the A-2 patterns, but your comments are absolutely spot on re. The A-1 evolution.
  10. Dr H

    For sale: Original 2-panel, named irvin jacket by links (1939)

    Possibly a case of 'right jacket, wrong time?' I guess it might be prudent to hold it over and not put it on Ebay until later in the year with a similar BIN?
  11. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    For accuracy, I'll take the GW over the Aero every time.
  13. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    That's the norm - the eager beavers got in as soon as new orders were announced!
  14. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    You'll need to check with John which HH he'd use for the A-1 as this is an older photo (similarly,that capeskin is no longer available and John is sourcing new hides).
  15. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    There's some variation in pocket size, if you look over the original images (the Anything and Everything A-1 thread is a good place to start), but they were typically proportionately smaller than A-2 pockets and placed more centrally.
  16. Dr H

    leather jacket: smart fit vs ability to wear sweater or layers underneath

    You'd be surprised Baron - that capeskin is certainly high quality, but is almost as thick as horsehide in places - it's very pliable with great drape but around 1.5 mm. I've recently sold my older GW A-1 and I found that it was a very warm jacket that needed little layering.
  17. Dr H

    For sale: Original 2-panel, named irvin jacket by links (1939)

    Thanks for the compliments Andrew and Paddy. Yes, I'd have thought this one might have garnered a little more interest and I'm reluctant to punt it on EBay, but with the pics in the camera and another free listing weekend on the horizon I'm thinking hard. A shame as it's a well sorted regular...
  19. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    At this stage John is in discussion with the tannery about the key elements: cost and volume of leather that can be obtained and turnaround. I saw images of the three new cape samples that he's currently considering yesterday. If he opts for the one that he is currently favouring (he reports...
  20. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    The backing buttons are small in white bone.
  21. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    JC is sourcing new cape at present. I have a deposit down on a new A-1 ahead of cape samples being available.
  22. Dr H

    A-1 Jacket / A1 Flying Jacket - The ultimate Golden Era flying accessory!

    You know that 'young dude in a hurry and too busy to tuck in' look is beginning to grow on me... ;-) The A-1 looks good though, with the waist knit sorted it'll be a solid and stylish jacket.
  23. Dr H

    For sale: Original 2-panel, named irvin jacket by links (1939)

    I've limited Internet access here, so will let this run for a few days before tackling EBay. Thanks for the interest. Cheers Ian

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