Bill Kelso. Whats happening?

[mulceber]

Hah, guess I was too busy doing the math on what 6 months minus 2 days means for my wait time. Good eye.

 

[P-47 thunderbolt]

Great to hear - what country are you in, P-47? I've found customs takes forever letting go of my jackets here in the states.

Ps. I’m gonna second what ausreenactor said: let’s see some pics.

I'm in the UK, it was posted on a Friday and it arrived Monday morning!
Haha, yeah I attempted some pics tonight but lighting was too bad. If the weather is good tomorrow I'll take some outside and maybe run a comparison with ELC roughwear 27752

 

[mulceber]

I'm in the UK, it was posted on a Friday and it arrived Monday morning!
Haha, yeah I attempted some pics tonight but lighting was too bad. If the weather is good tomorrow I'll take some outside and maybe run a comparison with ELC roughwear 27752

Ooh, lucky - last jacket I ordered sat in customs for close to a month.

 

[Officer Dibley]

Looks like waiting times are proportional to cost - apart from ELC .....

 

[ausreenactor]

Before or after you paid the duties? I know our Australian Border Force are useless.

 

[P-47 thunderbolt]

As promised

 

[P-47 thunderbolt]

 

[P-47 thunderbolt]

 

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[jeremiah]

Like a flashback of Pilot’s unveiling. Ha.
Great looking jacket. Congrats.

 

[Greg Gale]

Beautiful jacket! What color are the knits?

 

[ausreenactor]

That's a cracker. Well done, great pics too.

Enjoy!

 

[Officer Dibley]

Are the knits a pukka colour or a custom preference ?
It looks as good as possible to judge with an unworn jacket. Regardless of maker (almost..), they all look shite out of the box to me.
The real proof will be after 6 months of wear. At least 2 members here crowed about these jackets then quietly flipped them away from prying eyes....

 

[Brettafett]

Looks great... FIT PICS! Agree, we need to start a 6 months in thread. Show the jacket as it was new and then 6 months in... Personally, I predict this is going to look incredible once it loosens up and wears in.
Yes,I wanted to ask also... are those the golden or medium brown knits? https://billkelsomfg.com/shop/materials/

 

[ausreenactor]

Skip loves whipping his BK out all the time.

Mine is just sitting in the bag waiting on the next outing in Mildura. I can't allow myself to let the hide smell fade.

 

[jeremiah]

Yeah.
Miss Skip.
My BK victory hide arco (aero) is getting plenty of wear and use. 1 year later, but it’s unicorn hide, not just horse hide.

 

[B-Man2]

Yeah.
Miss Skip.
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J
That’s an awesome color and jacket!
That’s looking more like an original everytime I see it.

 

[mulceber]

Yeah, that victory hide is aging exactly like an original Aero dark seal jacket.

 

[Brettafett]

Unicorn hide hahaha!
But J, I'll tell you what.. My Platon seal Dubow, is beginning to look a lot like that...

 

[pesky1974]

I can't get a reply from Kelso. Their product looks great. So...from the time Kelso receives an order, how long before one should expect shipment. I didn't order anything exotic. A2 horsehide. Kelso acknowledged the order in mid-May. It is now mid-August. 3 months. Is their backlog 3 months, 6 months, 12 months? They don't respond to my inquiries and all I want is an estimate. Anybody have an idea? Thanks.