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  1. Doctor Damage

    Calling All Nylon Junkies New Alpha L2B Sizing

    ^ I just bought one of the current Alpha L2B jackets, made in china. I was expecting nothing special but in fact I like it and I can see how this could be more useful to me than my poly MA-1 jackets. Construction quality is excellent, by the way. The liner is synthetic, but it's heavier than in...
  2. Doctor Damage

    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Get your hands out of your pockets!
  3. Doctor Damage

    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Here's some nomex/aramid photos:
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Two of them shall be moved onwards, since they don't fit well. I like the old bi-swing ones, but I find them hit-or-miss in terms of fit and construction. The newer ones are more consistent and easier to clean. I think the Valley ones are the best made by far.
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    New Buzz Rickson Tanker Brad Pitt Fury

    I had one of the WWII Impressions jackets for a few days and can attest they are extremely well made with excellent materials very well bolted together. It didn't fit me well, though, so I got rid of it. My jacket (42R) fit wide and short, i.e. huge chest and shoulder measurements, but short...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    We shouldn't veer too far off-topic, but I would like to say that in my parts there are no "real" Harley riders (whatever those are), just the types that Big J describes so aptly and who definitely try their best to look like Hell's Dentists or Hell's CPAs (thank you Tropicalbob). The posing is...
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    MA-1 Flight jacket

    new "history" section from their website, improved and now no longer says they invented the jackets, lol
  9. Doctor Damage

    MA-1 Flight jacket

    Even with that new size chart they still recommend sizing up with their flight jackets, which, as our members have found, is not a good idea! (unless you're planning to gain 50 lbs)
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    HD is all about selling a lifestyle/image/whatever to overweight overpaid baby boomers. These people have no interest in heritage stuff.
  11. Doctor Damage

    MA-1 Flight jacket

    Alpha just updated their website and they have a new size guide which at first glance, at least, seems to make more sense than what they had before.
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    good eye... fixed
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    I imagine there must be an A-2 image thread here somewhere, but I couldn't find it, so I'm posting the following photos here.
  15. Doctor Damage

    TV series set in the Golden Age

    I just finished watching season 1 of that series and thought it was outstanding, great acting and great pacing. Last night I watched the first episode of season 2 and thought it was awful, so I'm naturally wary of how the rest of season 2 will go...
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    Do It Yourself A2 Jacket

    for Narodnik and others: you can download the USN specs for the current G1 jacket here (click on the 1971 document): http://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=6643 that's a US gov't website so it's kosher to download from why bother? because in that document there is a bunch of...
  17. Doctor Damage

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    ^ I would make the general statement please don't buy a WW2 era coat and then have someone alter it. Not only does it kill any re-sale value down the road, since it won't be a standard fit anymore, but it will also be messing about with a piece of history. Yes, there's still a lot of these coats...
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    Nomex Flyer jacket

    Here's my accumulation so far, which should serve me for the rest of my day. If I add another jacket it will probably be a brand-new 45/P, since those are difficult to find used in acceptable condition. Winter 45/P: 1978 Greenbrier bi-swing (bit ratty) 1979 Greenbrier bi-swing (excellent...
  20. Doctor Damage

    Leather Police Jackets

    NYPD jacket made by Taylors. There must be other manufacturers out there, however.
  21. Doctor Damage

    Leather Police Jackets

    ...and something similar from Philadelphia:
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    Leather Police Jackets

    Here's more photos of those double-breasted NYPD jackets:
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    Leather Police Jackets

    When I was in NYC in the late 1980s on vacation, twice, before the Giuliani 'clean up', both times I saw beat cops standing around on corners looking relaxed like that fellow in the photo. Leather jackets, peaked caps shoved back on the head or at an angle, hands in pockets or leaning against a...

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