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    Crown Zipper Problems

    I bought my 2008 ELC RW B-6 secondhand from eBay and I had the seller (in the UK) mail it directly to ELC instead of me and I had Crown zippers fitted to it to replace the Ri-Ri ones that were originally put on it (as well as the strange label). The zip worked fine for the first year but then...
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    Borrowing a Jacket

    I once got a great denim jacket on a trip to Montreal - it was in a great dusty olive colour and it had a subtle designed look to it that it had once had had a couple of military patches (nothing ornate; one rectangular, one round) , one on each sleeve, and they'd been removed and the dark denim...
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    Rank and Patches on Military Jackets - Might I Offend a Veteran?

    My own personal feeling on this issue is that I like patches on some of my jackets, as sometimes, I find that a jacket looks better with a little added flavour/interest whereas some simply don't need it. Floungers regularly post photos of their military repro jackets in the Outerwear section and...
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    A new Avro Lancaster restoration - to FLYING condition!

    Just saw this very good article on the restoration of Just Jane - with great photos. It's a piece from the UK's monthly "Aerodrome" magazine but via the Airfix newsletter. https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/aerodrome/famous-lancaster-prepares-for-flight/
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    Errr... maybe dumb question about the G1

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    Errr... maybe dumb question about the G1

    I'm a Philistine?!? ... But ... I've never been anywhere near Israel ....?!? <joke> ;-)
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    A-2 ideas

    Bonjour, As I would say to anybody who is interested in acquiring a nice quality A2, I would also encourage you to take a moment to have a look at Aero's ANJ-3 jacket - which at first glance looks like an A2 but it incorporates the superior design elements of the US Navy's classic M-422a. As...
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    American Flight Jackets by J. Conway & J. Maguire (Hardcover)

    You'll love the book as it's a wonderful reference. You won't be returning it.
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    The Art of the Flight Jacket (my A-2, custom artwork)

    Man, you're so lucky to have a real Mustang. Meanwhile, the rest of us have to make do with a model kit like an Airfix P-51D in 1/24th scale, 1/48th or 1/32nd or 1/72nd scale.(the first model kit I ever got was an Airfix P-51D in 1/72nd scale in 1973 when I was 6 years old and I can distinctly...
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    how do I distress suede?

    I agree. A misting of Scotch Guard is the way I'd go for a suede jacket. I have a pair of leather-lined Blundstone 585's that had the rustic colour and suede nap - and I put a coat of RM Williams boot cream on them to protect them and it totally darkened them and killed the nap entirely - and it...
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    how do I distress suede?

    You could try shaking it and then shouting aggressively at it as a starter, then, if that doesn't distress it, try being rude and call it names. You could even try being rather cruel and say "You're not proper leather. You're not full quarter horse hide. You'll only look shabby as you get older...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Thanks Monitor. That's the snow just before I dug out the house and I first began with a whole series of trench-works for the Chihuahuas to be able to run around the back yard in ... Otherwise they'd get bogged down and get stuck and not want to go out! They love it and look so cute exploring...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Yesterday. We ended up with about 6-7" of snow. Note to self: Get the auger on the damned snow thrower repaired!!! ELC RW B-3 and B-2 cap (2005) and Buzz Rickson A-10 gloves.
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    A new Avro Lancaster restoration - to FLYING condition!

    Yikes! Talk about "on a wing and a prayer" ....
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    A new Avro Lancaster restoration - to FLYING condition!

    I hear you about the kits, Tom! I think it's a wonderful hobby and a rite of passage of sorts. Everyone at least tried them when we were young ... not so today. We all built them so we could hang them from the bedroom ceilings and imagine them in flight and engage our imaginations ... these...
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    Show us your scale models!

    Great idea for a thread, Nick!!! Brilliant. I've been working on a (notoriously) troublesome kit for ages and it's coming along very nicely at last, but it's been soooo much extra work to correct it and make it right and, for the first time, I've been feeling that I'd like to send photos of it...
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    Show us your scale models!

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    Holy Grail of B-3s, the 1937 undyed sheepskin contract!

    Just a question that occurred to me on an early dog walk this week ... I was thinking about all the vintage B3 jackets (and this would apply to A2s and Irvins as well for that matter) and I was wondering how all these jackets were let go by the USAAF back then at war's end. The war was won and...
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    Aero Leather B3 Redskin

    Welcome to the Lounge, Doylum! That's a good way to look strolling up to the virtual bar for the first time ...! A very nice jacket and a good entrance!
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    A new Avro Lancaster restoration - to FLYING condition!

    In a word: Wow! http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/758243/RAF-Lancaster-bomber-restoration-British-war-aircraft

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