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  1. Ralph_Phillips

    Ask a question, get an answer

    The last time I saw an Akubra in a shop in the USA was in 1980 or so when I was in high school. It's probably not what you want to hear, but I bought all my Akubras when living in Australia. Walked into the shops and forked over cash.
  2. Ralph_Phillips

    What's Your New Year's Resolution?

    Last year's was to shed the weight I gained after back damage and get back to the size I was for the previous 25 years. Did that by the end of the fourth month of 2015. This year I don't have enough brains or ambition to come up with a resolution of any sort.
  3. Ralph_Phillips

    No, just No!

    If their pricing scheme works, I'd like to get into that racket.
  4. Ralph_Phillips

    WWII/old-fashioned military slang for passing gas.

    If you're asking about WW2 Americans, it would probably be the phrase "Pardon my French, but (insert anything here)".
  5. Ralph_Phillips

    What Do They All Think Of Your Vintage?

    That can get pretty creepy. There is a small town in northeast Oklahoma where the local undertaker wears a tuxedo and a top hat and spats, and he does his face with the same makeup he puts on corpses for burial.
  7. Ralph_Phillips

    What Do They All Think Of Your Vintage?

    Good question, I avoid major cities these days so I have no idea... but when I first checked online to replace a leather jacket, I made the mistake of typing "leather shop" into Google, and discovered that there are things that cannot be erased from the mind once seen. There are people who sell...
  8. Ralph_Phillips

    What Do They All Think Of Your Vintage?

    In major cities where there is a goth population walking around dressed like vampires and bats, there is probably no need to be concerned what anyone else thinks you're wearing.
  9. Ralph_Phillips

    What Do They All Think Of Your Vintage?

    As far as clothing goes the only "vintage" looking stuff I've got is some safari shirts, a couple of leather flight jackets, and a couple of Akubras that look nothing like fedoras but most people mistake them for fedoras. To the few people who have ever commented on any of it in person, a...
  10. Ralph_Phillips

    Reproductions: How do you know they're accurate?

    That is probably true, additionally, all the military stuff is made according to a set of written specifications, and one can usually refer to the original specifications if necessary.
  11. Ralph_Phillips

    Reproductions: How do you know they're accurate?

    I am no expert on any of this, so if wanting historically accurate, the method I'd use to check for that is to come to this forum and ask, because some forum member is practically guaranteed to have a collection of 32 originals of practically anything.
  13. Ralph_Phillips

    Return of the Catalina

    T For anyone who hasn't been there, the Qantas Museum at Longreach is definitely worth a visit. Plan on spending several hours there.
  14. Ralph_Phillips

    Nazi Plane Tailfin

    Brushed markings might have been common back then. I've seen a couple of WW2 photos of Luftwaffe mechanics painting markings with a brush.
  15. Ralph_Phillips

    Aero Zippers, Antique or Not?

    Brass ages quickly enough that there is no need for a store bought antique finish.
  16. Ralph_Phillips

    L. L. Bean A-2 history time line?

    Most of the jackets made with distressed or artificially aged leather just look wrong up close, unless of course it was done by whoever aged Indiana Jones' movie jacket. Real wear/age via actual use though looks great.
  17. Ralph_Phillips

    BK's Site Relaunch

    It costs more because it's not horsehide, it's actually unicorn hide.
  19. Ralph_Phillips

    BK's Site Relaunch

    I wouldn't normally care for anything with markings or patches but the one with the Virgil Hilts name tag is pretty neat, even if only because of the movie.
  20. Ralph_Phillips

    The Germans did invade England - Shoreham airport Luftwaffe landing

    That definitely looks like the same model that crashed in Harlingen. Interesting swatstika. The CAF in Harlingen was about the greatest place on earth if you liked WW2 planes. They had a plethora of P47's bought from I think Ecuador or Peru, F4U's, P51's, and a lot of less common ones.
  21. Ralph_Phillips

    The Germans did invade England - Shoreham airport Luftwaffe landing

    The only time I ever saw an Me 109 fly in person was one of the Spanish built ones at the Confederate Air Force air show in Harlingen, Texas, during the 1970's. Unfortunately for that CAF 109, the pilot flew it about eight feet lower than the one in the photo. I think the pilot survived, not...
  22. Ralph_Phillips

    THE G8 JACKET

    Description was written by the goat's next of kin.
  23. Ralph_Phillips

    Show Us Your Pens

    The only fountain pen I've got is a Wahl Eversharp bought by my great grandmother in 1929. The note with it contains all known details on it and was written by my grandfather before he died. What I keep in my pocket for daily use though is this Fisher Original Astronaut Pen because it really...

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