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Your display looks good though!
The cuffs shouldn't be that dark anyway IMO. Are they wool? The pocket stitching would be a 1 minute fix if you have a machine(albeit through the liner without a lot of extra work). The collar could be replaced with real mouton. I would usually say, "I shouldn't have to do all that for the money." BUT......
Fit? Can't help there. Would a size smaller have helped? Getting a smaller than usual size was the consensus. BTW, I think these were patterned more off a B-15 or MA-1 or some photos rather than a slimmer A-2 or real B-10. JMO.
If you are so inclined, it might be interesting to see what a seamstress would charge to take it in, slim it up, etc.
If you are really motivated, open it at the sleeve, slim down the sides and liner, taper the sleeves more, remove the pocket flaps and change the shape, add the pencil pocket, swap the collar material, drop in a good zipper, shave the liner down to spec. and have a much more accurate jacket. Back to the BUT - all these fixes are why they are so much cheaper than say ELC. Without these deficiencies, who would drop that extra $400?
If it were mine, I would do all that but it would be such a project that I could then have justified an ELC.
It's always frustrating when we don't get what we expect. For me, I will always notice and apologize for things and would never be happy.
JMO. Thanks for posting,
Dave
The cuffs shouldn't be that dark anyway IMO. Are they wool? The pocket stitching would be a 1 minute fix if you have a machine(albeit through the liner without a lot of extra work). The collar could be replaced with real mouton. I would usually say, "I shouldn't have to do all that for the money." BUT......
Fit? Can't help there. Would a size smaller have helped? Getting a smaller than usual size was the consensus. BTW, I think these were patterned more off a B-15 or MA-1 or some photos rather than a slimmer A-2 or real B-10. JMO.
If you are so inclined, it might be interesting to see what a seamstress would charge to take it in, slim it up, etc.
If you are really motivated, open it at the sleeve, slim down the sides and liner, taper the sleeves more, remove the pocket flaps and change the shape, add the pencil pocket, swap the collar material, drop in a good zipper, shave the liner down to spec. and have a much more accurate jacket. Back to the BUT - all these fixes are why they are so much cheaper than say ELC. Without these deficiencies, who would drop that extra $400?
If it were mine, I would do all that but it would be such a project that I could then have justified an ELC.
It's always frustrating when we don't get what we expect. For me, I will always notice and apologize for things and would never be happy.
JMO. Thanks for posting,
Dave
I have an ATF B-10. I bought it when it first came out.
I think it fits more like my current CWU flight jacket, so that doesn't really bother me.
Mine has the pencil pocket like the real ones. No idea what's up with yours if you say it doesn't have it.
The collar isn't the best, but it's servicable. I'm going to swap mine out simply because I like the white collar ones that Buzz has.
I think it fits more like my current CWU flight jacket, so that doesn't really bother me.
Mine has the pencil pocket like the real ones. No idea what's up with yours if you say it doesn't have it.
The collar isn't the best, but it's servicable. I'm going to swap mine out simply because I like the white collar ones that Buzz has.
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I thought about putting a number to guild on my clippers and testing it out on the inside of the sleeve. I'll get back to you with pics.
zoomer
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Doggie clippers, maybe? Someone said they'd gotten good results using them to thin the fleece of a B-3.
I sympathize with your plight chitchat, but I can also picture Rollin Curtis making an example of you on the site. As a former senior non-com, he is rather proud of his scorched-earth customer relations policy.
I sympathize with your plight chitchat, but I can also picture Rollin Curtis making an example of you on the site. As a former senior non-com, he is rather proud of his scorched-earth customer relations policy.
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What bothers me about ATF is that he insists that he copies original patterns. My tanker fits like a sack of potatoes too.
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Oh forgot, it still fits like a sack of potatoes after I soaked it in warm water, and stuck it in a hot dryer. It shrank a little in length, but is still a sloppy fit.
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Here they show photos of they factory
http://www.atthefront.com/aboutus.html
and explain how they do everything themselves.
My sack of potatoes has a label "Made in China"
http://www.atthefront.com/aboutus.html
and explain how they do everything themselves.
My sack of potatoes has a label "Made in China"
Willy McCoy
Member
I bought an Aero Leather Clothing "Experimental Test Sample" B-10 off another member here, even after I read the bad reviews on it. It has lasted for many winters very well and I've no complaints. I am 6'2" and 185 lbs and the jacket is a size 46. Fits like it's tailor made. No pencil slot.
