FlyingYankee
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Would some of you show me photos of Roberto's patches?
FlyingYankee said:Would some of you show me photos of Roberto's patches?
Does anyone know how to get wings like that?YoungMedic said:Here ya go
Jeff M said:Have to pass pilot training.
The jacket belongs to forum member tom james
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He can fill you in on where he got the wings.
Thanks, It was your jacket that inspired me to find out who did the patches. Roberto offered me some aged ones he has for sale. I opted to wait for a new set of 95th FS 15th AF and a fleag for my new Goodwear Dubow. Thanks againtom james said:Hi FlyingYankee, You can find some of Roberto's patches he did for me in Photobucket under Tom James or 404th Fighter Group. Roberto indeed does beautiful work. I also had him do a Group patch for me - unfortunately, my dog also liked it & decided to have a taste of it while my wife & I were at dinner. He is now redoing the patch in a larger size for the back of my dad's tribute jacket. The bullion wings were found a while back on Ebay. I have never seen them since, although I have seen lesser quality ones/very difficult to find period ones without the uniform. And YES, the nametag was done by Shedonwanna.
grommet said:Wait, wait - don't tell me! :mrgreen:
It must mean that the patch is cut out (incised) and sewed on the jacket instead of being painted on directly.
Right?
a2jacketpatches said:Great job, good to see some something here. Hat type of leather? I know veg tan is the most popular, easy to work with, and almost certainly used, but there was also a much softer type. It's a little squishy almost like chamois. Just wondering if anyone has gone that route yet.
Shop around. Veg tanned can be soft/flexible. The firmness/stiffness can set in if the leather is reprocessed along the way. Often a chrome process will be re-tanned as veg and marketed as veg tanned and is usually more stiff. For years I've been trying to locate sources for the white hides used for the chits.a2jacketpatches said:Yes, that sounds about right. Veg tanned goat and sheep is available but not as good for tooling as VT cowhide. I've seen incised done with several types of leather, but I'm shooting for a soft flexible goat or something as opposed to the stiffer VT stuff.