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Mark, I cant thank you enough for helping me out and spending the phone time. I really would not be able to get anywhere on this project without the good will of vintage jacket nuts everywhere. Himel

According to the mechanic...The D.A. is the later machine after Reece went out of business in N.A. and was being made in Czech and China. He said the 101 is the best for leather that the D.A. will give trouble...on heavy materials and that the metal is softer so any mechanical issues will break...

Re: Last Spring Mark, aka fishmeok of Superior Flight Appare Really nice jacket...well made...nice guy...good looking

http://www.himelbrothersleather.com/score-tapper-updated-photos/This is my newest set of designs

He used to get his liners weaved custom for breath ability...and he developed special techniques for attaching the sleeves with heavy duty thread...lastly he actually used to pick up all his raw hides himself from the abattoirs to save money ;O) Dominion Tanners was his main tannery (almost...

I just finished my brimaco pattern for that jacket (I wanted to honour the owner and I thought making a copy of his most famous jacket is the best way) I was going to say Gerry used to run professional bike races and put up prize money in montreal to test his jackets. I am trying to track down...

Oh quick note....I have some off the shelf some custom....length of time depends on when my team is available...we are always lined up with work...and everything falls in order. Right now it takes from one week to one month. I am also waiting for more leather...that is dependent on the...

All the jackets currently are discounted...I am trying to figure out a retail model that will allow me to stay in business. Unfortunately because I use only the best of the best leather and materials available and pay my team very well my costs are through the roof. So sadly I only foresee the...

what size are you...what do we do about this magazine...I bid on your ebay I am HAPPY to buy it off of ebay to avoid the fees... dh I have 200 more jackets for sale...the sizes are added yet I am still working on the site and am trying to figure out how to correlate the ebay sales with the...

I have been off the boards for a long while because I am diving into marketing my stuff outside of the vintage world...however I really need to get back to it because I have launched the vintage jacket side of my himel brothers site. For anybody who dosnt know I make vintage inspired jackets...

where did you get the lightning zip from? Nice one!

I would suggest buying a jacket with an old comar in it..I have one i could sell...suitable for an a-2 but again it would be 150... if you want it please contact me at [email protected] http://vintageleatherjackets.blogspot.com/

Im sure it will be a fantastic movie...I did my best to get people up to speed regarding a lot the historical issues both with wardrobe and Amelia. For example Amelia lived and discovered her love of flying in Toronto. A lot of people dont know that. Toronto to New York flying races baby...

I suspect that is mostly the case. If you look at my blog you can see a lot of the jackets used in the film. I will do a more complete posting, when the film comes out so I dont make a jackass of myself with "claims" that are not true. I can tell you that I worked with the costume department...

I consulted with the design and costume people who contacted me after they had issues with many of the jackets they were provided. Many of the jackets had to be remade by the costume department and many were rented. I dont really want to go into the details in a public forum, I will be curious...