New A2 from ELC

[John Lever]

Gary has released a new A2 in his Elite Units range. I'm no fan of A2's but the leather looks excellent and the painting is of a very high standard. It has a high price but the artwork alone must be several hundred pounds.

https://www.eastmanleather.com/type-100th-bomb-group-chapel-in-the-flak-p-488.html

 

[ausreenactor]

Any ideas who does their art?

 

[Steve27752]

Very nice, but way out of my price range.

 

[John Lever]

It might be Josh ?

 

[Pilot]

Nice jacket!

 

[Cocker]

2500GBP?!?!?! Are you effing serious??

Moreover, the idea of having an A-2 with an artwork that will be exactly the same as other people is somewhat deterrent to me. What's the point on wanting to be original while you know there will be some guys around wearing the same jacket as yours? Better buy a "virgin" A-2 and ask one of the many great artist in the community to do a custom job on it, one that'll reflect your personnality.

 

[Silver Surfer]

very nicely handled, but as that lady in paris in the 1920s wrote, " a repro is a repro, is a repro, is a repro". for this kinda dough, a patched and painted original can be found. if ya consider $ and SENSE, the repro will lose 1/4 of its value the day it leaves the box, whereas an original will maintain and accrue in value over time. also, who the hell has the dough for these repros?

 

[Lebowski]

This idea possibly might have some odds on japanese market. Or might not))

 

[ausreenactor]

very nicely handled, but as that lady in paris in the 1920s wrote, " a repro is a repro, is a repro, is a repro". for this kinda dough, a patched and painted original can be found. if ya consider $ and SENSE, the repro will lose 1/4 of its value the day it leaves the box, whereas an original will maintain and accrue in value over time. also, who the hell has the dough for these repros?

That is why I keep them in the box!

 

[Rutger]

2500 ????? very nice, but holy horse.....

 

[Officer Dibley]

Not a fan of any painting on a jacket personally but to each their own.
However, as 99% of original ww2 artwork was not of a very high quality and the guys had theirs done by an amateur for a few bucks, it seem rather unoriginal to pay a modern day Michaelangelo to do the painting for hundreds of bucks ....
Still, if you have that money spare and it floats your boat, crack on. Nothing sadder than spending your hard earned cash on something to please others than yourself....

 

[Tom Bowers]

Interesting that they did the PC thing and deleted the swasticas from the original artwork.

I guess authenticity only goes so far

 

[Bombing IP]

Most of the jacket art in WW2 was in the naive class ,with 1% being done by a trained artist .Same goes for patches painted and leather pieced ,but today its all about money not authenticity . At 2500 pounds I could buy 8 used Eastman A2's and decorate myself . This jacket of Eastman is a top tier Avirex with everyone being the same .He is chasing the Asia market at prices like this ,his company to do what he pleases with .

BIP

 

[blackrat2]

Holly Horse, Holly Cow, Rutger...whatever it’s a shed load of money

 

[Tommy]

Any ideas who does their art?

I think it's done by Nigel who does the time worn stuff. Still, would not pay that much for the jacket.

 

[Pete17]

I’m a big fan of Gary’s work but 2.5k GBP is ridiculous.



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[Brettafett]

Lordy! But crazier than the price, is that someone WILL actually buy one. I see a large box heading off to ASIA soon.

 

[silvio76]

Too expensive. Remind me on Avirex/Cockpit jackets.

 

[Pilot]

Lordy! But crazier than the price, is that someone WILL actually buy one. I see a large box heading off to ASIA soon.

Can confirm out of Asia... since living here for half of the year.........he is not the only one...most pricy primes regardless what...not only jackets but all high class and pricy items......go to Asia or Middle East...(also see the BR or RMC-Japan sales or the Japan Militaria sites...no doubt...).

Went to the Seoul Eastman dealer...he always has a fair amount of ELC jackets and others...
in approx 3 weeks all sold...and please feel free to convert in US$ or Euro...to see the price level...
http://www.unknown-people.co.kr/product/list.html?cate_no=344
Cheerio!

 

[Lebowski]

Lordy! But crazier than the price, is that someone WILL actually buy one. I see a large box heading off to ASIA soon.

Japanese market is able to consume the whole bulk of this art, at least in theory))