The Flight Jacket Thread

[edmond]

hey partytaco.. how did you size on those? 42 ?/ damn i wear a 38/40 and you wear a 42?? im sure im fatter than ya

[crownzip]

Sweet looking A-2! The seal horsehide that John is using looks amazing and the Rough Wear pattern for the 27752 looks spot on.

[ChuckO]

Whoa, that's a beauty. I've always tended toward the Dubows but the last couple of Roughwears I've seen are making me rethink that.

[fardin]

sorry for misusing this thread!

hey grant i cant write any pms at the moment , i will be in the city tomorrow sunday and monday during the day, so could you pm me your number and i will call you

cheers

[Brienneoftarth]

excuse my laziness, but does any one know where i can get a real mccoys a2 in larger sizes? I am a 44L in Buzz Rickson MA-1

I want this jacket, cus I saw it in person and it is very nice.

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=5938&category_id=&manufacturer_id=54&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

[DrMoBueno]

^have you tried...

http://www.superdenim.co.uk/prodpage.asp?productid=235

[frideswide]

I wonder what accounts for the $640 price difference? That's like 36%.

(based on sterling at 1.667 as it is now)

[jake431]

Both are too expensive in my opinion. You can get more authentic for cheaper. But as a fashionized reproduction, it's very nice.

-Jake

[airfrogusmc]

Both are too expensive in my opinion. You can get more authentic for cheaper. But as a fashionized reproduction, it's very nice.

-Jake

Hey Jake did you move yet?

We were suppose to hook up with Paul the weekend of the 18th but I have to work.

[jake431]

Hey Jake did you move yet?

We were suppose to hook up with Paul the weekend of the 18th but I have to work.

Moving currently; I'm sitting on the floor of my mostly empty old apartment.

Next time you want to meet up with Paul, let me know, I'll walk over.

-Jake

[airfrogusmc]

Cool will do..

[almostnice]

excuse my laziness, but does any one know where i can get a real mccoys a2 in larger sizes? I am a 44L in Buzz Rickson MA-1

I want this jacket, cus I saw it in person and it is very nice.

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=5938&category_id=&manufacturer_id=54&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

for that amount i would go for a MTM at aeroleather or eastman

[fardin]

intersting , real mccoys japan and aeroleather scotland have a colabo now.

https://www.realmccoys.co.jp/catalog/products/list.php?category_id=7

so maybe aero is really a good choince.

and by the way it seems like joe mccoys is back!

[edmond]

aero is not doing that jacket from real mccoys they just paid for their name

[jake431]

Aero Leather in Scotland is not the same company as the Aero that made A-2's during WW2, which is the jacket that Real McCoys is copying.

[fardin]

i thought since it said aero scotland colaboration that they also made the jacket. i know it is a aero beacon repro.

[jake431]

Real McCoy's just bought the rights to use the Aero name - Ed's right. Not sure why they'd bother as most people argue Real McCoy's > Aero Scotland when it comes to A-2's. Perhaps Aero tightened up their trademark jurisdiction.

[edmond]

cheers guys!

[fardin]

thanks jake

[wonderwall]

what's the WARMEST united states military jacket? i was thinking either n-3b or b-3 or something, but i'm probably wrong. what are your thoughts?

[airfrogusmc]

Probably the B-7 with the pants, gloves and boots.

[wonderwall]

Probably the B-7 with the pants, gloves and boots.

hmm, lemme rephrase my question, haha.

what's the warmest US military jacket that's versatile and relatively easy to "pull off". i think i'm still kinda leaning towards an n-3b.

[Happy Hooligan]

I wore an n-3b through high school as I had a very cold mile walk to the bus. Jacket is very warm. If you need something warmer then you need to see a doctor..

[edmond]

the real mccoy japan roughwear in uneven horsehide

[Cobblers]

the real mccoy japan roughwear in uneven horsehide

Nice looking jacket, I love the variation in the hide. Is this after some hard wearing or straight outta the box?

A little oversight on RMJ's part though is the label, the 18901 was to my knowledge exclusively goatskin. Should maybe have used a 27752 label instead but what the *@$~, I'm a nerd!

[edmond]

wait this is suppose to be goatskin? yeah these are 18901 but man these looks like hh to me and yes straight outta the box got em for 50% off

[Cobblers]

wait this is suppose to be goatskin? yeah these are 18901 but man these looks like hh to me and yes straight outta the box got em for 50% off

Yeh looks that way to me too...

What!!!! 50% off you jammy devil. Screw the label it looks like a cracking jacket. Best show some fit pics soon or there'll be hell to pay!

[edmond]

fit pic for ya

[edmond]

[Cobblers]

Fits perfect. A-2 can take some getting used to, some Rough Wears can feel a little uncomfortable till they open up a bit.

Gotta love those crazy collars! Wear the hell out of it and they'll flatten and spread. Such a cool look!

Nice!