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    New HH A-2!

    Just reading through the thread again - I see it's not "us" being remiss. Just me! Ha!Ha!Ha!
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    New HH A-2!

    Ah yes! Good eye, Jeff. A bit remiss of us all to miss that little detail !!! So, well then... the question now would be, how's it looking these days, Adam?! ;)
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    New HH A-2!

    Classic! Suits you, Sir. Going to patch it up?
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    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    I'm wearing crocs right now with my greens (surgical scrubs). Love 'em. I even have a pair at home - but wear them only if I'm in shorts and T. When it's that toasty and humid, I just don't care.
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    Feet Up! The Work Boot Thread

    Sorry to hear your Clark's Roar desert boots have let you down, Worf. I adore mine and they're into their second summer and going strong. My only regret was buying just one pair! But in the other 3 seasons you'll ALWAYS see me in a variety of good ol' Aussie Blunnies! They're fantastic. Quite...
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    First Proper Leather Jacket

    Good point, Sloan. American Classics! (I wish I could get there too!) And I would advise saving to buy better first time around: I bought my first flight jacket way back in 1987 when I was a third-year (out of 5) apprentice in my field. I bought an Irvin by Aviation Leathercraft (in the...
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    First Proper Leather Jacket

    Welcome aboard, Chris... good for you for piping up and asking your question. I would also suggest that a trip to check out the Eastman Leather Clothing supply tent at RAF Duxford on July 12th and 13th may be something to consider. No, there are no Highwayman jackets to be seen of course, but...
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    The Aero Shackleton and PBS' Mr. Selfridge... Leather Waistcoat

    Yep, I get that too. Glad it's not just me! :) But then mine still asks me "Do these pants go with this top?" or "Which shoes?" ....! ;-) Good for you is what I say.
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    What can I wear with this?

    Wow. It WAS a bargain ! Score! There'll always be some wise-ass making some sort of comment. I expect someone to say "Where'd you park your Spitfire, mate? Hur Hur .." when I wear my Irvin to the pub - it's happened enough... They're always so original in their comments. Jeez. Thankfully now...
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    Does anyone remember the Biggles movie coat ?

    Hello everyone, I bring this question from another thread where I mentioned that I don't think that, as much as I like them, a "duster" type of coat suits me due to my 5'8" height and regular frame - and I mentioned that the only long motoring-style coat that I ever saw and hankered for was the...
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    What can I wear with this?

    Nice coat, Sloan. And it doesn't say Who to me either (different materials and colour). Good one. The nicest long coat I ever did see was in that rather obscure version of "Biggles: Adventures In Time". A Saturday matinee kind of film from, hmm, 1986? - very well cast (it even had Peter...
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    Unusual Irvin B-3 (pics), pre ww2?

    Interesting jacket you have there, Buco ...! It's got some features of a B3 but not others, and an AM zipper... like I always say, anomalies abound in this interest of ours ! My only guess would be that this is some type of private purchase jacket - whereby the tailor had access to some AM...
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    What can I wear with this?

    Great jacket! But the moment I saw it, I knew it was the Doctor's coat (but I'm a fan). It's like buying an RAF greatcoat (or the excellent copy that's available in the lighter fabric) and going for the Captain Jack look (it's very cool and totally works for him too). But back in the real...
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    Can't seem to make up my mind... opinions needed.

    My 2 cents: Sunburst. But up here in Canada, they've just done away with the 1 cent penny, so if it's 3 or 4 cents we're talking about, it gets rounded up to a nickel. 2 cents now gets rounded down to absolutely nothing ... But IMHO, it's a more distinctive and classy jacket without...
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    AAF Shoulder Decal. To apply a meatball or not?

    Oh yes, that's a classic cover (and one I have out here in Canada on my desk as a coaster! Really). That's the beautiful work of Mr. Roy Cross. (and you're a Red Stripe guy, eh? I'm more Type 3 era, which is '72 - '79. My very first kit was a 1973 issue when I was 6). Roy painted a great many...
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    AAF Shoulder Decal. To apply a meatball or not?

    It almost was. But I had to consider mailing - and find a kit in a sensibly sized box where the parts wouldn't rattle around en route and they'd get there all off the sprues. I also wondered about getting something military - are these guys a bit sensitive to that? Might be tricky. I don't...
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    AAF Shoulder Decal. To apply a meatball or not?

    Hi Nick, BTW, in return for your kindness regarding the books, at the weekend I bought a nice NASCAR kit to send down to the Wounded Warrior Program in San Antonio, TX. Although it's a skill level 3, I figured it'd still be easy to do - spray the chassis gloss black and put the decals on and...
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    AAF Shoulder Decal. To apply a meatball or not?

    Nice demo there, A2... Micro Sol is such good stuff. S'good to see those modelling skills being transferred ! (if you'll forgive the pun!) :) Please give us an update on how the decal looks after some time and wear and the weather's been at it ... I'd be most interested to see it again. Thanks.
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    My New LW Dubow A-2

    Yep, I had "layering room" for my old Irvin. Back then I never imagined I'd be wearing a size 42 B3 and contemplating a 44 for my next one ... I'll probably be looking like William Shatner by the end ...!
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    My New LW Dubow A-2

    Looking at you, Chamboid, you remind me a bit of myself when I got my first Irvin. I was a 36" chest then (I was 18) and I got a size 38 from Aviation Leathercraft - and it drenched me. I looked like the frickin' Michelin Man in it. But I loved it. I distinctly recall putting it on to proudly...

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