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  1. Smithy

    Reline a vintage leather jacket in the UK

    BN, just beat me to it, I was going to suggest them as well. I haven't had anything repaired by them but I have 2 jackets from them which I'm happy with and I know they've repaired stuff for Loungers before. Might be worth giving them a buzz and at least having a chinwag with them.
  2. Smithy

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Seb nailed it with what he said Scott, that looks bloody brilliant. Awesome patina as well, keep on wearing it mate, it's superb.
  3. Smithy

    Backyard barbeques - 'member them?

    MC, if you like tandoori, get Rick Stein's India book and do his tandoori fish, or you can do it with chicken. I'm bonkers about Indian food and have quite a few cookbooks on the subject but Rick Stein's book is out of this world. Really worth getting if you like Indian grub.
  4. Smithy

    Schott 641XX

    That's funny Seb, I was kind of thinking the same thing recently. I have 7 leather jackets currently but will definitely get rid of two which don't fit anymore, and I reckon 5 is more than enough for me. There's only really a couple that I would like down the line like another A-2 for instance...
  5. Smithy

    This Is Your Life - Douglas Bader

    If you have a spare hour, have a look at this, the iconic Thames Television programme This Is Your Life featuring in this episode from March 1982, Douglas Bader. Lots of big names from the RAF during the war attend and even Adolf Galland pops up. Well worth a watch - well at least I thought so...
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  7. Smithy

    Any one like Flying Boats?

    Speaking posters, here's one of a DNL Sandringham. Actually DNL and SAS had fantastic poster advertisements in the 40s and 50s. That's a traditional "nordlandsbåt" beside the aircraft, these have the same hull design as a Viking longship, but I digress ;)
  8. Smithy

    Any one like Flying Boats?

    Here's a very nice one. A DNL (Det Norske Luftfartselskap, one of the airlines which became part of SAS) Short Sandringham, the civilian version of the Sunderland...
  9. Smithy

    Problems with Aero Jacket and Talon Zipper

    I used to be a bit adverse to YKK on leather jackets but I got a Wested jacket last year with a number 8 in antiqued brass and which has a very different shaped puller from normal YKKs, it's slightly Talon-ish with an oblong cut out. Initially I thought I'll change the zipper when I got a chance...
  10. Smithy

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Scott, this is one of the truest posts about fit. It's not about what somebody on a computer on the other side of the world thinks about your jacket, it's what you think and how you feel when you wear the thing. And that goes for colours, design, whatever. I've been knocking around here for...
  11. Smithy

    Authentic WWII?

    mdmeaux, you need to post this in this thread... http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/questions-about-the-united-states-navy-peacoat.35997/page-67 The member Peacoat here is the Forum's expert on USN peacoats. If anybody can date this, it's him.
  13. Smithy

    Spitfire and the speed of sound

    I've read a fair few RAF memoirs from the war (try 30 odd :confused: ) and in several of these there are mentioned instances where they bent the wings in very high speed dives. In terms of what was better in relation to the Spitfire and the Mustang, it's a flawed proposition to begin with as...
  14. Smithy

    Avirex help?

    It may surprise you Monitor but there's still quite a solid market for 80s and 90s Avirex flying jackets, even if they are historically inaccurate in terms of patterns, patches, etc. I personally think it's down to a level of nostalgia, these kinds of jackets were often the first that people...
  15. Smithy

    Any one like Flying Boats?

    Like Stearmen posted, this isn't a flying boat in the strictest sense of the definition but I think having floats qualifies it for this thread, the Curtiss Falcon, and a Chilean example at that...
  16. Smithy

    Avirex help?

    $1,200 for an Avirex eh? Somebody is shooting for the stars! Kate, please post some pics. There is a market for Avirex patched up jackets (not really here though where historically accuracy is pretty important for many members interested in flying jackets). But if it's in good unused condition...
  17. Smithy

    Aero Leather new natural veg tanned Vicenza horsehide

    No. Just plain no. Beige, and beige is never a good thing ;)
  19. Smithy

    WWI - The war in the air

    Absolutely wonderful interview with Cecil Lewis, RFC pilot, ace and author of the brilliant WWI flying memoir "Sagittarius Rising"...
  20. Smithy

    Places in the UK that would copy a jacket in a heavier hide.

    Gosh I hope they do a good job, I'll feel slightly guilty if they make a balls up of it after singing their praises with my last jacket from them! ;)
  21. Smithy

    New Aero Sea Biscuit half-belt

    That's one jacket which has grown on me. The more I see it, the more I think it's a bloody nice pattern.
  22. Smithy

    Places in the UK that would copy a jacket in a heavier hide.

    Same with my custom Raiders jacket, it was made in the UK at Wested. Ridiculously good value for the quality, and as I mentioned earlier, I have a sneaking suspicion that they might have upped their game recently. My Raiders jacket from October 2015 is quite noticeably at a higher level than the...
  23. Smithy

    Places in the UK that would copy a jacket in a heavier hide.

    224 pounds including postage

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