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  1. Deacon211

    Fleet Air Arm Jacket

    Well, actually I think it’s a little more than that. A company who makes a repro and uses a little license to say that they are “mil-spec” or that they supply (something) to the military may actually be technically correct while not telling the WHOLE truth. But if this jacket pattern (and it’s...
  2. Deacon211

    Proper G-1 Jacket Fit?

    Good fit on that 100 Mission! It really has a great cut to it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Storage wrinkled G-1 Flight Jacket

    Great looking jacket! Agree that you should just wear it. My new ELC G-1 was very stiff at first and formed several distinct creases in the back. I worked the leather endlessly, worried that the creases were going to somehow spoil the look of the jacket. But, in the end, I never got rid of...
  4. Deacon211

    My G-1 collection

    Here’s some pics of what I mean The top jacket is a goat Cooper, the bottom a cow Pharr. Especially with the angle of the light hitting it, you can see more relief in the Cooper’s hide. The Pharr’s pebbling has been pressed into it and only goes skin deep...so to speak. That’s the only...
  5. Deacon211

    My G-1 collection

    The only way I’ve ever been able to tell goat from cow is by looking very closely at the hide. With cow, you can often see up close that the individual cells or “pebbles” that are pressed into the cow are in fact connected to each other like when they give plastic a leather grain, but much more...
  7. Deacon211

    My G-1 collection

    Beautiful collection! Like Thor, I have the challenge of finding size 46/48 jackets. Overwhelmingly, the jackets I come across are size 42, so I think you are in the perfect place! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  8. Deacon211

    My new Eastman House A2, Seal Brown Warhorse

    I’m not normally an A-2 buff, but that is a great looking jacket. Makes me consider expanding my addiction, I mean my collection. [emoji6] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  9. Deacon211

    Headwind HL Block M422a Pics & review

    Well, that’s a heartbreaker. Steve does excellent work and it’s a shame that it doesn’t fit you as you’d like. Still, it’s a beautiful jacket and it’s going to make someone very happy. Are you planning it’s replacement? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  10. Deacon211

    Cockpit 100 Mission G-1

    That’s really interesting. Notice that the jacket is actually attributed to Paramount Pictures, though I can’t think of what movie it would have come from. Notice also that the label says The Cockpit, which I think would date it somewhat. Didn’t all the older Cockpit Jackets have “Avirex”...
  11. Deacon211

    Eastman B-6: Standard or Rough Wear?

    I personally love the Rough Wear B-6. It's not only the great reddish color of the leather. It's the great cream color of the fleece. I would totally go for the RW. And congrats on getting a great jacket whatever you decide!
  13. Deacon211

    AVI LTHR 55J14 G-1 Jacket Review & pics

    Great looking jacket! I wish they did a 48. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  14. Deacon211

    G-1 patching help

    Then you probably got it right! [emoji23] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
  15. Deacon211

    G-1 patching help

    Their shoulder patch actually reads SSHWFGD :D
  16. Deacon211

    G-1 patching help

    Hey Greg, That is a good looking jacket you have there. Final Countdown was a very fun movie and IIRC the inflight scenes were repurposed for either the NASM and/or the Intrepid museum in their carrier aviation area, music and all. As to your question, I can only speak to my era ('90-'00 or...
  17. Deacon211

    Which is your favorite G-1?

    That looks awesome Thor! I’ve been really thinking about the USW signature G-1 but didn’t know how the cut compared to the traditional jackets. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Which is your favorite G-1?

    I missed a sale? Rats!
  20. Deacon211

    WEP Jacket and Trousers

    I’d imagine that they just got used to wearing the tops around in the Ready Room and they became sort of a second flight jacket. I think they are warmer than the G-1 and it was just easier to wear the WEP that you were going to wear anyway and not carry two jackets with you. That would also be...
  21. Deacon211

    WEP Jacket and Trousers

    Can’t seem to copy the pics from the Bay, but if you ever wanted to see what was on the other half of the WEP jacket...someone has one up for sale...
  22. Deacon211

    Proper G-1 Jacket Fit?

    Oh, I can't help but wonder if some of that "tightness" is just newness especially in the collar and won't loosen up over time. I agree with the general consensus that the shoulders couldn't really fit any looser and still look good.
  23. Deacon211

    Proper G-1 Jacket Fit?

    Thanks for ringing me in Peacoat! I think that jacket looks epic on you Drewdog! One thing I personally like in the Cockpit G-1 is that the sleeves feel tapered more like the old jackets and not as tube like as in the newer ones. This makes for a less baggy and overhanging sleeve. I have...

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