jimbrae SAID
Monroe Perdu Studios has released their first set of Pilot's Chairs in their well known laser cut card. Besides giving a context to your stand alone pilot figures, the contents of the kit can be used in more creative vignettes as well.The full report on this interesting addition to their range, can be seen: Link to Item If you have comments or questions please post them here. Thanks!

HeavyArty SAID
These look pretty nice. A more fitting name would be Adirondack Chairs though.

robot_ SAID
I've never seen chairs of this design in Europe, nor in any photos from WW2. Pilots on deckchairs or normal armchairs I've seen lots of - so a pretty unusual choice for 'pilots chairs'- maybe more usable for US dioramas?

HeavyArty SAID
I was thinking the same thing but couldn't confirm nor deny that they were used in Europe. I was thinking maybe some US pilots brought them over. For those who don't know, Adirodack chairs are from the Adirondack Mountains in western New York, USA. They were made by a local craftsman there in the early 1900s (started in 1905) and became popular across America in the post WWII time when camping really took off.

MonroePerdu SAID
Among other reference used:

HeavyArty SAID
The record player and spool look fine. I'm still not sure about the chair. The pic posted doesn't really look like the same style as an Adirondack as is in the kit. If you have other referances though, so be it.

CMOT SAID
The chair you have produced is clearly an Adirondack Chair, while the chair you have told us was used as ref is clearly not. No one has questioned that it is a chair from that time period, but is their any evidence of this chair design being used in Europe which due to Gino's information the chair is an American deisign which at that time is unlikely to be seen outside of the USA.

MonroePerdu SAID
Darren, Gino, Everyone, I am aware of the history ot the Adirondack chair. I am aware it was created prior to WWI. I am aware that it is a relatively simple design and details of construction vary (check Google images). I am aware the chair is constructed as school projects" the world over". I am aware of the label "Expatriate" referring to a sizeable number of WWI veterans who settled in Paris in the 1920's-1930's. I am aware of the "Golden Age of Travel" that included trips to and f...

CMOT SAID
Thank you for taking the time to reply Michael.

Grumpyoldman SAID
Wouldn't surprise me in the least if some enterprising young Yank, at a base pumped a few of these out from old packing crates to sit on the veranda of the O Club sipping mint juleps in a gentlemanly fashion on a hot summers' night.