Recent content by ties70

Watch it go off from 3:02 onwards: The guy from the bomb disposal unit in the interview later explains that the bomb was covered with a plastic bladder containing 25,000 liters of water to minimize the blast range and direct it mostly upwards...

Here is what came from above: Part of a 500lb GP. Found close (250 meters) to our refinery. They had to detonate it on site. This part was found in front of the cafeteria…

No. You can get some L-2As, some pants and gloves, but no more tankers...

Thanks @Grant! I got it from JC...years ago...

MASH Tanker, Bronson Wabash workshirt, GAP selvage denim, RW.

Looking great! But damn, I wish Burt wouldn't sell all his stuff before October... What should I take home from Dayton if not one of his size 48 jackets :p? Ties

Ooooh Smithy, I feel like you...exactly the same here with the little finger ;-). Especially, if you see so much of yourself in that young ones face and character... Regarding the boys, I am not concerned, yet. My wife said last week: "Liv's not bossy, she's got leadership skills!". She...

I got it in their Size 44 to get a good compromise between shoulders, torso width and length. The sleeves had to be shortened an inch or so. The overall length is surprisingly wearable on this Bronson. I had one of the Gibson& Barnes WEPs years ago, and it was grotesquely roomy for its...

Bronson WEP…

The cold has returned for a day or two, so I‘ve chosen the classical @D97x7 outfit: Cargo pants and sheepskin...

Good advice, Jan!! Plus: If they do not have a physical address and no imprint to show who's behind their business...don't send your money there.

As much as I admire the research effort and the obsessive detailing, I still wonder if there is a interesting market for this jacket... For me, and this is just my personal opinion, you come up with a jacket that is so far off todays "average A-2 look" that it looks closer to a mildly...

Seiko MilSub Homage…aka The Dome: