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    Willis and Geiger B-3 jackets.

    W&G was acquired by Land's End and was liquidated?!?! Wow. Did not know that. What a shame. Always good to learn something new here. Thanks.
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Oh yes, seeing Anthony Perkins being filleted was absolutely the last thing I expected as a kid - as it was Disney, my comfort zone just wasn't expecting that! And like all good films, no fake blood required - just fine acting (and a character you have empathy for) plus good sound effects do...
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    Battle of Britain 75 years - wish I could be there.

    Wow! And never to be repeated. A chance in a lifetime to witness something very special … very special indeed. Thanks for the heads-up on that. Will look out for it on the news. And yes Otter - that sound … nothing like it. I was at RAF Duxford last year and saw 11 Spits flying - I'd never...
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    Some like it hot-I don't...

    Yesterday in T.O. we broke a heat record, clipping the old one from 1998 - it was 32.1C and felt like 39C with the humidex … The early evening TV news was on and unsurprisingly the heat was the headline story - and coincidentally to what I said yesterday, the reporter said that one very good...
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    Head scratcher, can you help with this one ????????

    Ah, a great pity it's not yours! I saw it has what appears to be a Scovill zip too - normally seen on USN jackets … that and the lining made me think of an ANJ-3. Very interesting about the numbered tabs on the patches - very unique indeed! And yes, the whole thing just works so well with the...
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    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    "The Black Hole" (1979) - it was Disney's first ever film that wasn't a U certificate - it was released as an A certificate (a PG today) in those days and was Disney's jump on the Star Wars/space sci-fi bandwagon. I saw it as a 12 year old and loved it then - and built the models of the robots...
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    Head scratcher, can you help with this one ????????

    Very interesting…! And a very cool jacket! Really nice! Interesting too that it has a satin/rayon lining … do you think that it could it be an ANJ-3 but with an A2 flap on the front?
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    Some like it hot-I don't...

    Funny how that happens … :) Lucky you. I'm sure it was all in the name of "quality control". Just testing for consistency between batches. ;-)
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    Some like it hot-I don't...

    It was a mighty toasty and humid 32C all weekend (and again today) and with the wind, it was like being in a fan-assisted oven set to Gas Mark 4! The only respite I really found was when I was in The Beer Store - it was so delightfully dry and cool in there! It must've been about 8C. What a...
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    Remembering the ladies of the ATA - Getty archive photos

    Good story, Stearmen! Ah, the arrogance of youth … :) I know, there are readers comments about the story having errors - but nobody actually says what they are! I've read it over twice and can't see to what they are referring (besides the use of "Top Gun" under a photo - purely press fodder to...
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    Some like it hot-I don't...

    My sympathies, Nick. I saw in the press that they're putting millions of little balls in your lakes to prevent evaporation, you're getting so hot and short of water (An inspired idea! I hope it works). My Buzz L2 has been on every morning for the pre-dawn dog walks these past few weeks - what a...
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    Remembering the ladies of the ATA - Getty archive photos

    Some good photos here and it's good to see the ladies recognized for their invaluable contributions to the RAF - and yet, no Irvins! :( http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3194754/The-female-Guns-World-War-II-Inside-RAF-s-woman-ferry-squadron-rubbed-shoulders-men-flew-Spitfires.html
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    Knopf A2 from the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

    PS. I've been thinking about your jacket whilst I've been working away this afternoon - and thinking that I think it's GREAT that it's fallen in with you after all these years. I mean, it could so easily have been given to some ingrate of a teenage relative and then worn (out) and damaged - or...
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    Knopf A2 from the 118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

    Stunning. Very well done indeed! This is great to see. Thanks for posting!
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    How To Paint On A Leather Jacket 101, Part 7: Painting "Lucky Dog" - the colours

    Thanks very much! :) I really appreciate you saying so. I'm glad you're liking the show so far … just one stop left in the process; aging and weathering, including using varnish to seal the work. And then a final part just showing the finished art on the jacket - I won't be able to squeeze that...
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    ELC Monarch 23378 A-2 jacket

    Bearing in mind that you're throwing in free international shipping - and the weak Canadian dollar against the Pound, I'd say it's a fair price for a perfectly new and beautiful jacket. And someone will have the added confidence that they're buying from a reputable guy/seller (no small thing...
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    How To Paint On A Leather Jacket 101, Part 7: Painting "Lucky Dog" - the colours

    So having got the design mapped out in white acrylic paint as a base, now we move on to adding the colours ... So this is as far as we got from the last time and now we are ready to proceed with colours. So now I add some Cadmium Red Deep for the border ... With a steady hand, that's...
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    How To Paint On Leather Jackets: A Guide

    So having got the design mapped out in white acrylic paint as a base, now we move on to adding the colours ... So this is as far as we got from the last time and now we are ready to proceed with colours. So now I add some Cadmium Red Deep for the border ... With a steady hand, that's...
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    AL - Simmons Bilt!

    The label is a Nigel Cabourn label - a brand he has established that is synonymous with England. That's all it is. His order, his brand, his labels. My ELC B-6 was ordered by JCB (they of the earth-moving/digger business - don't ask me to explain the why of it. I did ask ELC but the answer was...
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    latest Leather unit patch work .....

    Nice work!! To make it look like it was actually on the Ploesti raid, i think you should give a light toasting with a blow torch …! (Kidding!) What a hideous raid that was … must have been like flying into the gates of Hell itself … the stuff of night terrors for decades afterwards.

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