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  1. Edward

    Big guy needs sizing help; Leather A2 repro...

    There's also the fact that originals are now well beyond the pocket of many of us, as are a number of the big name repros. Of course, even in retro world fashions change, and civilian jackets have just become more high profile. Perhaps the vogue for a whole variety of new hides that aren't...
  2. Edward

    British Rocker Jackets c.1956-1969

    What's really interesting about that Whirlwind is - unlike the Thunderbolt - it has sidestraps, and eyelets in its sidestraps. Not seen that on another Lewis.
  3. Edward

    Anyone else hating the hot weather

    I'm the same, except it's Summer I can live without, Winter is fine. I don't mind putting extra layers on, but there are only so many I can take off! ;)
  4. Edward

    British Rocker Jackets c.1956-1969

    It was a pity. I suspect they fell between a few stools. The repros were a perfect recreation of the originals - perhaps too perfect in that they were not up to use as modern bike jackets (Goldtop have since been very clever in incorporating contemporary PPE capability with their revived...
  5. Edward

    British Rocker Jackets c.1956-1969

    The Black Night is a lovely, and distinctive, design. It would render well in goat also, I think. Pity the revived Mascot didn't managed to establish itself.
  7. Edward

    WTB/Help wanted to build my winter heavy leather jacket

    It's hard to really recommend a liner for specific Winter temperatures, as everyone is different. I've seen lot of folks on here in recent years confidently state that a B3 or Irvin is "too heavy, too warm" for a London Winter, but that's never been my experience. As close as I could say is the...
  8. Edward

    Star Trek

    It may well be because it was already retro when I came to it in the very late 70s / turn of the eighties, but TOS always had a sort of 'classic' look to me, retro-futurist, I suppose. On that basis, it hasn't exactly dated in my eyes, whereas early series of Next Gen now look so eighties it's...
  9. Edward

    Indiana Jones V

    If we were talking about a third actor to take on the role, it would indeed be different - as it is, anyone who did attempt to take it on would, in effect, be a Lazenby. Eeps. That poor bugger never had a chance. I'd very much like to see an expansion of the universe in which IJ exists, in much...
  10. Edward

    What is your favourite lining? Post pictures!

    I like a nice looking lining, but I wouldn't go wool again on a leather, I think - too susceptible to mothing. For me it has be to be durable and not need cleaned al the time, so we're talking drill cotton in a dark colour, or something quilted if It's a Winter affair. Military repop, whatever...
  11. Edward

    Indiana Jones V

    The more I see of the goddaughter in these trailers, the more I'd be very happy to see her in a spin off series of her own, as long as the writing was good enough for it not to fall into being a lazy Tomb Raider substitute (which, if PW-B wrote it herself, it would certainly avoid). I don't...
  13. Edward

    Waiting Too Long ruining excitement?

    I don't mind having to waist for a bit with some things. I've recently ordered a new guitar (nothing excessive - it's a £250 Harley Benton JA25th model, from their 25th anniversary line) that won't ship for eight weeks. That I can live with, a three month wait for a jacket is fine, but once you...
  14. Edward

    Aero sale annoucement

    Argh. I've been holding off on this because the stuff I have my eye on really is all stuff I want to try on first, but I might just crack on a Waterfront....
  15. Edward

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I'm planning to do that soon. I won't be able to get to see the new one for a couple of weeks yet, though - but it'll my beginning of time off treat to myself once all the marking is done...
  16. Edward

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235062559983?hash=item36bad204ef:g:P8cAAOSwh81klhVs&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8E9BwLQEhtoZh7bi3pSt6S5plC0xTHnst2Vlxqn2%2BfGkbbyg%2BWn9Jkj%2F2QZKHiQ6JEfGGIQZ7%2B%2B9OoNg2mRVzJ%2FnKcCJ%2Fz0kZ7tt98YNpIlsYroGg%2F2BSeGjnMAsz30xxilMrOAumm0uZUUKV9WqQYeFLRWTKpJAMkbKT1f0bOL86JfgjtkTV...
  17. Edward

    I'm looking for a pair of boots

    That's a thing I learned very early on when I first started buying my own clothes: milspec stuff can - with careful selection - often be better / as good, at a fraction of the price. When I was 14, I would have bought as much of my wardrobe as possible in our local military surplus place...
  19. Edward

    Bought this McGregor anti-freeze jacket

    I honestly just don't understand why noone makes this 'right' . Surely there'd be a market for a fully correct one, that could be produced at a very reasonable price. If they're going to deviate from major details, I might as well jut stick with my 'Dean inspired' red Harrington.
  20. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I have a lot of affection for Temple as it's the first one I saw. I was not quite ten in the Summer of 84, and loved it. Raiders came next for me, as the big Christmas Day film on UK TV in 1984. It is a bit more full on in some respects than the other films, though the one bit that niggles me a...
  21. Edward

    Bought this McGregor anti-freeze jacket

    Nice find. A lot of companies have had a go at repopping the red one over the years, but I've yet to see one that really got the texture of the shell quite right.
  22. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    It's been a while since we had a good pipe thread. Worth trawling the archives a bit first just to see if there's one can be revived, but there's a few of us in these parts who partake the occasional pipe, so worth a try.
  23. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I saw this for the first time last week, on a plane. I found it charming without being twee, and quite realistic. It certainly plays to the sympathies of the modern viewer, though it pulls no punches about the realities of the period. It's an era that I remember and a lot of it chimes with what...

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