Caps with homemade insignia for my nylon flight jackets

[deand]

Over the last year I have worked on some caps to compliment my nylon flight jackets. I used a combination of fabric paints and colored felt. The 509th cap began as a red leather hunting cap, now painted black and white. All were done freehand. I'll make more when I can acquire photographic materials to work from. The 25th FIS cap is an 8 panel cap, the kind to use if you really want Korean War Era accuracy for some caps:

(L)A leather fantasy cap of the 509th Bomb Wing 1949-1951 era based on various photographs I could find. The rest of the caps are USAF Korean War Era combat units.(R) 13th Bomb Squadron

(L)25th Fighter Interceptor Squadron (R) 90th Bomb Squadron

dean

 

[Clark J]

Re: Homemade repros of caps to wear with my nylon flight jackets

Holly crapolla Dean that's some great work!!!!By the way I'm a 7 1/8th!

 

[deeb7]

Re: Homemade repros of caps to wear with my nylon flight jackets

Brilliant !!

 

[dujardin]

Re: Homemade repros of caps to wear with my nylon flight jackets

wowwwwwwwwww
splendid work.
one artist more on the forum.
your caps are great.

i think i have the same size as Clark :lol:

byeeeeeeee marcel

 

[atkins]

Re: Homemade repros of caps to wear with my nylon flight jackets

Dean, can you make a garrison/overseas cap?

 

[deand]

Re: Homemade repros of caps to wear with my nylon flight jackets

Thank you, guys! I'm sorry I gave the impression I made the whole cap! All I have done is put artwork on existing caps. I edited the thread title to reflect this. Someday I wouldn't mind making the whole cap. I'd need the equipment and the materials. These aren't Disney A-2 patches, indeed my abilities at this point are limited to less demanding designs. Each new one is a challenge! Finding photos to work from is the greatest challenge.



dean

 

[Weasel_Loader]

I love it. Great idea, and can't wait to see more.

 

[Atticus]

Those look great! The best I could come up with to wear with my vintage nylon is a 1955 Milwaukee Braves cap, but your caps are the bomb!

AF

 

[Peter Graham]

Great work, great idea. I love the 13th BS cap.

 

[deand]

Not that they're that good, but I'd be glad to make an insignia for any of you, free of charge. If you have a blank cap, and the insignia you have in mind, or image of such, as detailed as possible, feel free to let me know, or we could make arrangements about getting a blank cap and fixing it up for you.



dean

 

[Peter Graham]

Dean,
That's a very generous offer. There are some great people on this forum. I may well take you up on it but you must at least accept some form of payment.

 

[deand]

I understand what you're saying, Peter. I'm just not professional enough to consider it as suitable for compensation, it's just a hobby, and actually, I would like to manufacture the whole shebang, 8 panel ball caps are rare, but make the best compliment, in my mind, to a Korean War Era nylon or cloth FJ. I had cooperstown make me three of them, but they were not that well done, the panels were asymmetrical, and the visors were incorrect. The ones I would reproduce would be based on ones made by Japanese sources, and for some reason, they preferred 8 panel to 6. Both styles were contemporary in baseball caps of the 20th centuru, with 6 panel being chosen as the MLB standard. I actually perfer the shape and fit of the 8 panel.



dean

 

[Willy McCoy]

Really incredible work! I have a couple old squadron caps. They date from the Korean war. They are 6 panel construction and embroidered. They're around here somewhere. Thanks for posting!!

 

[deand]

Really incredible work! I have a couple old squadron caps. They date from the Korean war. They are 6 panel construction and embroidered. They're around here somewhere. Thanks for posting!!

Good point! I shouldn't be dogmatic about 8 versus 6 panel caps. I simply noticed in the photographs I had that the caps had 8 panels. I need more photos to be more accurate and varied in the caps.




dean

 

[Tim P]

You are bang on the money when you say that your caps complement Nylon.

Maybe the Diamond cap co could consider a sideline of vintage looking ball caps....

 

[greyhound52]

You are bang on the money when you say that your caps complement Nylon.

Maybe the Diamond cap co could consider a sideline of vintage looking ball caps....

What a great idea

 

[Weasel_Loader]

Remember, this company can do custom work. I own a version of the 1947 L.A. Angels cap. Love it and looks great with my jackets. I plan to get the U.S. Army Air Forces cap.

http://www.ballcap.com/

 

[greyhound52]

Remember, this company can do custom work. I own a version of the 1947 L.A. Angels cap. Love it and looks great with my jackets. I plan to get the U.S. Army Air Forces cap.

http://www.ballcap.com/

Looks like they are out of business. Another victim of the economy.

 

[greyhound52]

Dean,
Looks like your opportunity may have opened up

 

[Happy Hooligan]

Remember, this company can do custom work. I own a version of the 1947 L.A. Angels cap. Love it and looks great with my jackets. I plan to get the U.S. Army Air Forces cap.

http://www.ballcap.com/

Looks like they are out of business. Another victim of the economy.

I'm glad I just got my 47's Pirate Cap a couple of months ago! I was just on their site yesterday...