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    B-3 back seam

    It's horses for courses, Dav and good for you, I say. When one is fortunate enough to visit and stand marvelling like a kid in a candy store and see all the gear that ELC has hanging in their QM supply tent at RAF Duxford, one's eye just gravitates to whatever is the most appealing to one's own...
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    Just when you thought you had seen it all . . . (Warning: Not for the fainthearted)

    This thread is so good ... but it's sooo bad. Ugh. It's no wonder I drink.
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    My guilty secret...

    Whenever a brand new sheepskin jacket showed up (B-3, Irvins), I used to sleep in it that first night (I was single then, so no there was no wife-like person in my life to tell me "Hell no!" or "You're being so weird right now! What's wrong with you?"). I tell you, it was some of the best...
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    B-3 back seam

    Welcome to the lounge, LBA, and this section of the bar. Like A2's, the B-3's varied from one manufacturer to another in the war years and each had their own "house style" and, today, it's just a matter of personal preference as to which one agrees with your eye. As long as you're looking at a...
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    A-2 patch dilemma (first world problem)

    How many nylon BR jackets do you have, Big J, and which ones??? I only have the L2-A (dark blue) as personal reference and I know from that that the nylon is special and a cut above previous experiences/expectations. The attention to detail in the construction is ridiculously good too and one...
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    A-2 patch dilemma (first world problem)

    Great vintages photos and I especially loved the last one, Cocker. It's a great one of a sage B-15D and I got an email from Charles at HPA this morning saying that my Buzz Rickson of the same is in the mail! Made me even more excited to see that photo just now as I sit here on the train home...
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    Split-S Reproduction G-1 Review. (Wearing a repro over an original)

    Score!!! Superb. You give us all hope that there are indeed the occasional diamonds to be found in the rough. And I'm thrilled that it ended up with you. Cheers!
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    A-2 patch dilemma (first world problem)

    Personally, if you have that patch and love it, I'd send it to Aero and have them make a border for it. I bought my old ELC RW B-3 back in the mid 2000's and it was only my second purchase from ELC (having discovered the joys of TFL/all these companies etc) and I was all gee'd up and had a...
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Unaccustomed as I usually am to having disposable income these days, I suddenly found myself with the prospect of some money coming my way this summer - and I was initially thinking of an ANJ-4 of course, but I do already have an ELC RW B-3 and Irvin (1942 patt.) - and I have experienced a huge...
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    Got blocked by Simmons Bilt Instagram because my comment

    Texas rocks. It's one of my favourite states, and I've been fortunate to visit a great many. The food is superb. I went on a food tour of various restaurants and had the best southern fried chicken ever! Then it was to another place and it was the best pulled pork BBQ I've ever had! Then superb...
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    Got blocked by Simmons Bilt Instagram because my comment

    Sorry to be so absent of late (been very busy moving house this summer) and late to this thread (what a good diversion from a world that's losing its grip and needs to calm down and take a pill) - I have a new boss and contract and my salad days - of having free reign on the internet and email...
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    eBay sucks

    eBay is great to buy stuff off. But selling? I give my stuff to sell to a pal's wife and she flogs it for me and charges me a >20% fee for her trouble, depending. And sometimes it is trouble with all the listing and fees and packing/posting. More trouble than I'd care for with tyre-kickers and...
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    Got blocked by Simmons Bilt Instagram because my comment

    I get that. I just turned 50 earlier this summer and my gal organized a superb trip for us out west in Alberta. It was wonderful! So brilliant. And one day, she set up a horse ride so we could experience the inside of the forest as we'd marvelled at the views of the forests from afar. So off we...
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    AVI LTHR 55J14 G-1 Jacket Review & pics

    Great review and nice photos (with planes - one being a Phantom to match the jacket!). It's a perfect fit on you and looks great. Thanks for posting !
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    My First Aero - A-2 15142 'Real Deal'

    For a first "proper" jacket, that's a storming A2 to begin with! Very, very nice indeed and there's simply nothing to improve there. It's the jacket I wish I'd had as my first A2. Bullseye!!! Wear it often and in good health! Thanks for posting.
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    Shearling jacket options

    If I may, I think you're over-thinking things. As Sloan says, just go up one size and get an Irvin - and you'll be glad you went for a classic, authentic pattern. You won't regret it and you won't miss the pockets. Get some nice A-10 gloves and you'll be just fine. I'm positive that you'll...
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    Zombie Apocalypse : What would you wear?

    You're so right. Vogon poetry for one!! And yes, it does look very industrial. :)
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    Zombie Apocalypse : What would you wear?

    Great idea for a thread! In a modern world that's rather troubled and neurotic, it's good to have something light hearted to muse on. But what I'd wear when all hell breaks loose? I honestly wouldn't care if I was doing an Arthur Dent and wearing pyjamas and slippers - just as long as I have...
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    Buzz rickson a2 27752

    I like the fit - and the unusual colour variance is nice. It adds a touch of individuality where normally, as Sloan says, these things are carefully monitored by Buzz quality control for uniformity. If it was a 42, I'd have it!
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    Break in at Aero

    Simply contemptible. Petty theft is anything but petty. The violation felt by the victims is always out of proportion to the value of belongings stolen. My heartfelt feelings go to the Calders and all those who've lost their gear. And may some vile and unspeakably bad karma befall the lowlife...

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