418th Night Fighter Squadron

[ties70]

Hi,

another one incised...418th NFS

Earlier today:

And the condition right now...probably a little more "destruction" tomorrow morning, but hey, the patch was more work than I expected, so maybe I should just keep it this way:

Take care

Ties

 

[FlyingYankee]

Nice work!

 

[YoungMedic]

Fantastic!

 

[TankBuster]

Looks good. I think the current weathering looks great. Not overdone.

 

[SuinBruin]

Great patch. The owl with the Thompson is funny and cool at the same time.

 

[EMBLEMHUNTER]

Looks fine just as it is now with the aging !

 

[dujardin]

nice nice ........nice

 

[ties70]

I have added just a little bit more diluted dye to the outer (natural) hide area.

Here is the patch on my GW Dubow. Think it matches nicely:

Ties

 

[a2jacketpatches]

Awesome job Ties, is that veg tanned cowhide or goat? I just picked up two veg tanned goat hides from Tandy Leather, they were discontinued so I grabbed the last two. I think you mentioned a product like this to me many moons ago. This goat is great stuff, has a beautiful natural grain and incises extremely well.

Have to say that your incisions are dead on and you achieve the perfect gap.

 

[shedonwanna]

The veg tanned goat works great for incised patches. What's the thickness on the leather you are using here - looks to be 6oz? Here is a 416th I made awhile back followed by the cloth patch used as a pattern. This was a commissioned piece so I did not have complete freedom on colors and technique. I like to keep the cuts shallow to avoid long term damage form weather if the patch is going to be worn.

 

[dujardin]

418th or better 416th NFS ??????

i think it's 416

 

[ties70]

You are right! My mistake...