petermack09
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Been on the lookout for a new gym bag and took a chance on one of these,,great quality and perfect size for stuffing in my locker.well made and will take abuse no problem.£40 bargain .
A picture of my bag, ready for LFA air show two months ago. SOF kit bag, Aero 42-18775-P, Bronson denim A-3 and SM Wholesale USN boondockers.
Re-cycling at its best!!Some 20 years ago now I was visiting Duxford and in the American Air Museum I saw several A-2 jackets. One had a patch on it that I learned that one of the patches was from the 84th Fighter Squadron that had been based at DX during WW11.
So, I had one painted (I cannot remember by whom) and sewn onto my new ELC R W 27752.
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After a couple of years I removed the patch and sold said A-2. The patch was put into an envelope in my garage.
At the weekend I found the patch and thought of a new place for it. Today, I went to a local (traditional) cobbler that I trust and in less than five minutes it was on my SoF AN 6505-1 bag, to start a new lease of life.View attachment 22825
Thank you. All I need to do now is go to an art shop or similar to find some stencils.Re-cycling at its best!!
Nicely done!
Nice bottle of "Broon" there Chris !
Nice bottle of "Broon" there Chris !
Thank you. All I need to do now is go to an art shop or similar to find some stencils.
Thank you, did you go for the 1"?Steve, if it’s of any use I got these stencils to my name and serial number on my bag. Maybe not uber cheap but not going to break the bank either. As my pic above shows I’ve not used mine yet, but will get round to it, and as far as I know are accurate stencils. Cheers
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Made to your specifications on a real U.S Military Issue Stencil Cutting Machine. The stencils are cut into high quality Oil Board sheets. Oil Board does not absorb paint or ink like alot of other materials and these stencils can be used over and over again.rover.ebay.com
Thank you, did you go for the 1"?
Thank you.Hi Steve, no for the name and serial number from memory I got the 1/2 inch to go on the name tapes between the handles. With 1” and the number of characters in my surname it wouldn’t fit but with 1/2 inch it does.
The 334 stencilling that's on there was done by the amazing artist that painted the bag to this point and I think they are 1” stencils, but I’d have to check. Cheers
I know me and my computer skills etc...............But, thank you for the suggestion.Steve, you can just do it yourself
Use heavy paper, Marsh font, print out whatever you want, and then you'll just have to cut it out and paint it on!
I know me and my computer skills etc...............But, thank you for the suggestion.
I have pm'd you.Steve, if you want, I could prepare the printable file for you, all you'd have to do is print it and cut it out?