Recent content by RegentSt1965

trust HPA for BR info. Remember though that the BR Demotex/Seawash N1 has been a different size. So, the ebay measurement may well be different.

Edward, I meant Lewis of Superdenim (RMC distributors in UK). Jim, beauty is in the eye of the beholder so I wont justify the price of stuff like the NI boots. Suffice it to say, for instance, that the soles are made of a material they've developed and manufactured themselves that mimics the...

Yeah it was a great party, so many faces there :) BTW The prices are on all the RMC items - they are printed on the swing tickets (they are in same size and type as the product description, so easy to miss) Max is doing a great job with the store and Lewis is to be congratulated for getting it...

Agree fit is spot on and its not as rough as could be.

. Of course, Hawksmoor is superior - its a very good full restaurant (chain), reasonably priced, but its not a basic burger bar selling very good burgers at a good price for a quick meal. I like Hawksmoor but for a good med-rare double pattie burger served in double quick time just down the...

The point about a lack of gadgetry is as a counterpoint to the cartoon excesses of the RM era.

Went into see Max in the new RMC shop (Max, of the Sanforized blog fame, is an excellent choice as manager as I doubt there are many around with his knowledge, or vintage pieces) The store is backed by Superdenim, of course. Interestingly, they can get stuff from RMC Jp in a few weeks, and the...

A couple of years ago I added to the books I had from the sixties to make the set and re-read them all. Then, with the benefit of having read a few books about the technical developments for SOE ( Special Operations Executive - the men and women sent into Europe to, in Churchill's words , "set...

After reluctantly agreeing with everyone in the business that an A2 would never work for me (whether Aero, ELC or whatever) I had despaired of getting a decent flight jacket. Then my eagle-eyed better half spotted some 184SMs at a great price in Beaver Clothing in Brighton ( we were hauling a...

Anyone been to Dustbowl Vintage in Bristol since its move to new premises? Looks great on Instagram. Certainly much more room and scope for store good fit-out than their old location.

Absolutely! As I grew up though his kit gradually "disappeared" . Partially, I guess, 'cos he didn't need to be reminded of the war and also 'cos my Mother wanted to leave it behind. I always had the impression that he hardly flew in the European theatre, but served on clean-up and humanitarian...

Just got the EMLC White RAF style roll neck - good price and happy with fit after trying it in Classics(got the olive mechanic's sweater already and fit on that is perfect for me). Bit shaken to see that I had become my Dad when I looked in the mirror - he wore his WW11 Bomber Command white...

Just got my Buzz MK 2 Tanker thanks to the weak Yen. Really pleased. Agree with DR H that the fit is generous, and so after a chat with the ever helpful Rob at Eastmans I went for a 42R on basis of my 42R N1 (non-demotex). Tanker gives the snug fit I wanted on shoulders etc with a nice short...

I got a pair of this batch of deadstock boots from Out of Town in Clerkenwell for £40 GBP when they appeared on the market a few years ago. Unfortunately, I walked out with a pair of 42's rather than the 43's I'd tried on 'cos I was chatting away too much - my fault :( . Anyway, my son who is a...

I keep looking at the Soy cruiser in their Newburgh St store (London) looks good for warmer weather - but my tin-cloth cruiser is so versatile that I sense even more duplication on my rails.... Also the TC Cruiser is shaping up very nicely. Janet uses her Cruiser as a totem against bad weather -...