Help I feel an A-2 coming on ...

[asiamiles]

I have seen a great looking jacket but it's probably sacrilege to say so but it's the BR hand aniline dye version made from bronco hide. Expensive though at £1000 plus duty etc.

Is that one of those being sold by HPA, or something you've seen on a Jp website?

 

[John Lever]

I have seen a great looking jacket but it's probably sacrilege to say so but it's the BR hand aniline dye version made from bronco hide. Expensive though at £1000 plus duty etc.

Is that one of those being sold by HPA, or something you've seen on a Jp website?

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... Bfficial

It's the 20960 version if the address is just to the website and not the particular page.

 

[deeb7]

http://www.buzzricksons.jp/product/army ... -0004.html

 

[bseal]

The seal brown 20960 sure is nice, you're right.

 

[bristolherc]

I think I might have caught the A-2 bug.
I like the ELC Werber. Is it a good one to go for ?

Johno,

I've followed the whole thread, and feel the need to impart the clarity of thought brought on by consumption of Stella Artois and a splash of Pinot Gris.

Choice of A-2 by committee is a waste of time.

The way I see it jacket season is drawing to a close for you, thus no time pressure.

You live in the land of Eastman. Make an appointment, fill up the Audi, and go to the Eastman factory and try them all on for size. Tell the taxman you're visiting clients...claim the mileage and the hotel room.

If you time your visit, there should be plenty on the racks for display/sale at a Duxford Airshow.

They may not do custom work, but at least you can see the jackets in the flesh and experience for yourself the differences in fit, getting it right first time is huge, no angst, no eBay, no try it again, you know what I mean....

Simple really...

Bevan.

 

[John Lever]

Stella Artois !!!
No local Kiwi microbrewery ???
Bevan what you say is very good advice particularly the Duxford idea, which is closer than Plymouth.

 

[Roughwear]

Sound advice as always from Bevan. John, the ELC mobile shop will only be at Duxford at the July Flying Legends airshow and at the Spitfire one in early September.

 

[John Lever]

Can you tell what it is yet ?

I think I could get to like these.

 

[Persimmon]

And where did you source the Dubow 20960 from then John ?

 

[John Lever]

Well lets see if you can work it out ...

 

[deeb7]

Well lets see if you can work it out ...

..... look like Good Wear to me.

 

[Falcon_52]

An excellent choice John; welcome to the A-2 fraternity! Enjoy wearing that beauty...

Noel

 

[Persimmon]

Who else. But how did John get it so quickly or was it already on the way and John has been masking his trail with the Werber possibility.

 

[John Lever]

It came from a cool dude in California who was ' spring cleaning '

 

[Persimmon]

Aha,
Welcome to the world of A2.
It looks a mighty fine jacket and I like the fit.
Now in A2's whats next !!

 

[John Lever]

It was the shine that did it. I must be part magpie or something.

 

[CBI]

great choice!

 

[Anonymous]

It was the shine that did it. I must be part magpie or something.

If you like the shine so much John, maybe something in PVC .................

Dave

 

[rich]

And to think, it's only going to get better ............ well done John.

 

[John Lever]

And to think, it's only going to get better ............ well done John.

Thanks, Rich.
I have a real soft spot for the shiny slightly waxy leathers. It came as a surprise that the HH is Japanese. I don't associate Japan with that type of industry more with high tech stuff.
The fine details are lost on me as far as maker/contracts go, but it looks ' right ' if you know what I mean.