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DHL is amazing. My jacket arrived from Pakistan to Franklin Park (10 miles from my home in 3 days). It’s taking them 4 days to cover the last 10 miles.

Same here. 3 days to reach Croatia, two weeks to reach me. Depot is literally 3 miles away from my apartment.

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Impressive. Need more pics. Shawn really hit the ball outta the park on this one. Just WOW!
He really did. I all but gave up on 5 Star. And they still have limitations for sure but this one really did get dialed in. Could be dumb luck but the jacket is a marvelous recreation of this odd ball pattern! Undoubtedly my best 5 to date. The last two show there’s learning happening.
 

jonbuilder

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Viking752

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I took a chance on a Schott G-1 flight jacket recently and it arrived this week. it is gut wrenching to have a beautiful jacket fit in every other area except the length in the body. The leather is perfect, the design, detail , that brown is exactly what I was looking for but I need a stretcher to gain 2” in the length. I know flight jackets are designed to be worn on the shorter side but this one gives me “fat guy in a little coat” vibes. There will be no fit pics but I will share a few…..

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Sorry to read this. I’m in a similar boat with my blue Cafe Racer- 2in needed in the body width to be able to close it- the rest is fine.
 

Viking752

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Sorry to read this. I’m in a similar boat with my blue Cafe Racer- 2in needed in the body width to be able to close it- the rest is fine.
thanks, frustrating for sure. But since I buy almost exclusively pre-owned jackets from many size eras it comes with the territory I suppose. Almost always I can move them along and recoup most of my money back. Anyways, I negotiated another A-2 with more favorable measurements and should be here soon.
 

mvilla

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So, this one just arrived

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I found the label funny on the listing. Another thing that got my attention is that I had a very similar model to this one before, and the lining was golden. Anyway, everything else checked out, and the jacket is nice looking, so I took it.

Now that it arrived, at closer inspection, I found out some cool bits. This one is actually a sample, that's why the label is different!

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Still has hand written info on the back of the tag on the neck

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And the sleeve is lined with a rayon golden fabric, so red on the body and golden on the sleeves, at the best Lewis Leathers style.

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Best part is that this one actually fits me, so I'll be keeping it :)

Edit: BTW, this one doesn't have hand warmers...
 
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Jasonissm

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So, this one just arrived

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I found the label funny on the listing. Another thing that got my attention is that I had a very similar model to this one before, and the lining was golden. Anyway, everything else checked out, and the jacket is nice looking, so I took it.

Now that it arrived, at closer inspection, I found out some cool bits. This one is actually a sample, that's why the label is different!

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Still has hand written info on the back of the tag on the neck

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And the sleeve is lined with a rayon golden fabric, so red on the body and golden on the sleeves, at the best Lewis Leathers style.

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Best part is that this one actually fits me, so I'll be keeping it :)

Edit: BTW, this one doesn't have hand warmers...
Good, hand warmers interrupt the aesthetic of Type 3 style jackets I reckon. Looks sweet dude!
 

BloodEagle

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UK
Taken a chance on this for a reasonable price on ebay, will be moving it on in the classifieds if its a bit small, which it quite possibly could well be. Will post my own pics and/or a For Sale thread when it arrives later this week. Does anyone have any idea what model number it is - the listing just described it as a 'Lightning', but of course it has the
padded shoulders etc? edit - a bit of research has revealed that this is a LL 'Nevada' which it seems was a variation on the Lightning made in the 70s/early 80s

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Tom71

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Taken a chance on this for a reasonable price on ebay, will be moving it on in the classifieds if its a bit small, which it quite possibly could well be. Will post my own pics and/or a For Sale thread when it arrives later this week. Does anyone have any idea what model number it is - the listing just described it as a 'Lightning', but of course it has the
padded shoulders etc? edit - a bit of research has revealed that this is a LL 'Nevada' which it seems was a variation on the Lightning made in the 70s/early 80s

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Wow, nice find! Never heard of that one before. A bit like a "Star Lightning" on steroids. The multi-panel back is a bit of a turn-off, but the rest is just superb!
 

BloodEagle

Practically Family
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548
Location
UK
Wow, nice find! Never heard of that one before. A bit like a "Star Lightning" on steroids. The multi-panel back is a bit of a turn-off, but the rest is just superb!
Yes Im interested to see whats what when it turns up. Funnily enough, usually I would immediately steer clear of a multi panel back, but this one I think has a nice design and looks pretty cool
 

Hobbes1

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Figured I would check out a Walter Dyer, to see how these jackets are. I don't have it yet. Might be a catch and release, IDK...spotty info about it. I just took a chance that it might be cool. Not sure if the patch/applique on the back would come off easily or not but....will see.
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