MaydayWei
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone,
I hope everybody is having a wonderful labour day long weekend.
I have recently been bitten by the NASA bug and am researching potential options for a NASA baby-blue flight jacket.
To my understanding, Lunareplicas does a decent but not 100% accurate repro; particularly regarding their zippers. For example, they use a generic (but completely adequate) brass talon-style bell shaped no.5 zipper on their jackets whereas the originals used rectangular scovill gripper zipper no.5s, brass conmar bell no.5s, and sometimes a brass 'bullet' shaped 'conmatic' conmar no.5 (so far as I have seen).
To that end, I've come to learn that Diamond Dave made the closest reproduction out there with the right (or closest) zippers. However, the latest reference to his NASA jackets goes back to 2018.
So, I was just wondering if anyone could help put me in touch with Diamond Dave to inquire if he still makes them.
Thank you all in advance.
I know this is a long-shot but you don't get if you don't ask.
Cheers!
I hope everybody is having a wonderful labour day long weekend.
I have recently been bitten by the NASA bug and am researching potential options for a NASA baby-blue flight jacket.
To my understanding, Lunareplicas does a decent but not 100% accurate repro; particularly regarding their zippers. For example, they use a generic (but completely adequate) brass talon-style bell shaped no.5 zipper on their jackets whereas the originals used rectangular scovill gripper zipper no.5s, brass conmar bell no.5s, and sometimes a brass 'bullet' shaped 'conmatic' conmar no.5 (so far as I have seen).
To that end, I've come to learn that Diamond Dave made the closest reproduction out there with the right (or closest) zippers. However, the latest reference to his NASA jackets goes back to 2018.
So, I was just wondering if anyone could help put me in touch with Diamond Dave to inquire if he still makes them.
Thank you all in advance.
I know this is a long-shot but you don't get if you don't ask.
Cheers!