Indiana G wrote:but i think it will end my wested quest once and for all.....
then again, 'priceless' comes with a big price tag......to me, i'm thinking its worth it. i'm going in boyz!!!! when you pass by me in the soup line next month, be sure to wave!!!! ;-)
lmk if that washed goat you have becomes expendable
she's a 42R with about 2" hemmed off of the sleeves.....you looked a little tall for her. i'll definitely let you know though
all right slydini........your not getting away that easy!!!!
what say you on the jacket itself? what kind of hardware is that on the straps? are those sliders? what's with the square x-box? are all these features on the original jacket?
the lamb looks to be that stuff todd used on my first custom......full of grain and character......how'z the drape and feel and weight?
sorry for the 20 questions, but i'm on the brink of taking the $1K plunge myself and want to be well informed.
Hello All,
I will post pics of me wearing it as soon as I am able.
The inscription reads:
Indy's
First Jacket
Recreated Especially For
Paul Bradpiece
Limited Edition
LE #001/888
California, USA
by Tony Nowak
Indiana G wrote:all right slydini........your not getting away that easy!!!!
what say you on the jacket itself? what kind of hardware is that on the straps? are those sliders? what's with the square x-box? are all these features on the original jacket?
the lamb looks to be that stuff todd used on my first custom......full of grain and character......how'z the drape and feel and weight?
sorry for the 20 questions, but i'm on the brink of taking the $1K plunge myself and want to be well informed.
......congrats by the way
The drape and feel are great. The weight is not as heavy as the KOTCS but it is heavy, not flimsy at all. I did not ask for anything on the jacket, so I think it is as copied.
I think that there might be some of us that would like for you take about 20 or 30 pictures (just kidding), because that might be as close as we get to having one of these. But please take the usual analytical pics so we can all nitpick or drool as the case maybe.
The jacket does look absolutely amazing however. It looks like it could definitely take a beating.
Indiana Holt wrote:here is the screen grab junkie's question..
I have zoomed in on these pictures and the yolk looks pretty low for a raiders? also the rear arm seam looks lined up with the yolk and not below.
other then that it looks very nice!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah, i noticed the yoke too. holt, your HH jacket looks closer to what ford hat in the peruvian temple....i was just hoping that maybe it's just the way its hanging on slydini's hanger. but please, please, please tell me the arm seam is below the yoke seam.......if that is not the case, this is a copy of a stunt jacket and not the hero jacket. definitely an awesome hide that mr. nowak picked by any means.
of course it could be the hanger that makes it look lower.but from the pictures it looks like the rear arm seam is lined up with the yoke.but slydini knows better.
Well guys, the rear arm seam is lind up. I would contact Tony and ask him about this. He may have lined it up thinking it was an imperfection. We never discussed the arm seem. Sorry.
yes I knew it.I was just about to post this picture.
I dont think that Tony thought this was an imperfection.he is known for copying the details 100% spot on.maby he really got a stuntjacket afterall and not the hero jakcet.
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slydini wrote:Well guys, the rear arm seam is lind up. I would contact Tony and ask him about this. He may have lined it up thinking it was an imperfection. We never discussed the arm seem. Sorry.
regardless slydini, from what i've seen so far (mostly because that hide is just too gorgeous for words)......that's the best raiders jacket that i've had the priveledge of viewing. hope to see more pics. you should be proud of that beauty..........so.......uhm.........can i have it????
Indiana Holt wrote:yes I knew it.I was just about to post this picture.
I dont think that Tony thought this was an imperfection.he is known for copying the details 100% spot on.maby he really got a stuntjacket afterall and not the hero jakcet.
Well, He told me he had two jackets, so I don't know. Maybe one was a Hero and one a stunt?
Indiana Holt wrote:yes I knew it.I was just about to post this picture.
I dont think that Tony thought this was an imperfection.he is known for copying the details 100% spot on.maby he really got a stuntjacket afterall and not the hero jakcet.
Well, He told me he had two jackets, so I don't know. Maybe one was a Hero and one a stunt?
when i discussed this with him, he didn't go into any detail with the "where's" of the first jacket. the second jacket came from a producer who is in china (hong kong or singapore?)....probably out of his colleciton.
with these details in hand, the question for me is "am i willing to pull the trigger on a replicated stunt jacket from TN or go with a G&B for half the cost?".....and further to that......"how much liberty has G&B taken from _'s original specifications?"
_, did your specs call for that seam configuration or did your stunt jacket line up when you speced it out....and just had it modified based on what you saw on screen?
man, i'm sorry for all the questions, but this is a $1K decision.........
The yoke placement seems very curious to me. I don't know much about TN but from what I've read he sounds like the real deal. So why would he not include this detail? The small yoke is so key with Raiders.
Also-I thought TN was coming on here himself to give us details? But it looks like he's already making these jackets?? Is he open for orders?
Slydini, I'd like to see some more pics of your TN. I saw the one Lee Keppler sent to Peter in the mid 1980's to jog his memory away from what he refered to as the "Bellhop" jacket. I took some pics at the QM last year of it which unfortunatly were lost with my camera recently, but the yolk and sleeve seam and the X-box stitching sure look familiar. Maybe TN got ahold of a Leather Concessionaires jacket made "After Lee".
indyrocks wrote:Also-I thought TN was coming on here himself to give us details? But it looks like he's already making these jackets?? Is he open for orders?
Tony is eager to get on the boards and introduce himself. He's just extremely busy a the moment and is a little unsure about the where's and how's of posting.
For the source of the jacket, check out _'s hint of what to look for. He also had a jacket from a customer in Honk Kong. That was indeed a Leather Concessionaires, but was not used for patterns as it didn't match the film-made jacket.
And before IndyBlues beat me to the punch, I've already reserved #612 in hopes that I can raise the money for one of my own. This time, he'll have to settle for #12 and we'll once again be in Bizzaro World. ;-)
"Am I willing to pull the trigger on a replicated stunt jacket from TN or go with a replicated stunt jacket from G&B for half the cost?"
Either way you can't got wrong. It's all about what you can afford. I have yet to hear anything negative about Tony Nowak or his product from anybody and the G&B track record is also on the up and up.
Mike wrote:
And before IndyBlues beat me to the punch, I've already reserved #612 in hopes that I can raise the money for one of my own. This time, he'll have to settle for #12 and we'll once again be in Bizzaro World. ;-)
Curses! Foiled again!!!
Glad you snagged it, Mike. Don't think I'll have the funds for another Nowak, but in case I do, maybe I should reserve my number.
Mike
"Am I willing to pull the trigger on a replicated stunt jacket from TN or go with a replicated stunt jacket from G&B for half the cost?"
Hey don't forget Todd's Jackets which are imo much more accurate than thte G/B's and you can get them at 150 dollars. and if you want a price more in the GB range.
That jacket looks fantastic, and I'm in the middle of trying to get wested to take my money right now for a custom from them...
So, do I scrap the horse hide Wested for a Nowak? (obviously, the Nowak is considerably more money)
If I did that, what is the expected lead time from Tony at this point?
The cost is a bit steep for that, but for a tailor made custom with the (presumably) most accurate pattern (yoke?) it ends up less than what I paid for my Schott by more than enough to buy a Todd's standard (if only they fit me!). And Tony's leather choice looks fantastic!
I say go for the wested. I'm not convinced by these pictures that it is the most accurate pattern out there. Imo it's too much money, and there seem to be a few details seen on screen missing or wrong.
I had to squint to see those pics and I still couldn't see anything. Are we going to get any good pics of this jacket any time this century or what? What is the mystery here? Somebody...lets see it!
agent5 wrote:I had to squint to see those pics and I still couldn't see anything. Are we going to get any good pics of this jacket any time this century or what? What is the mystery here? Somebody...lets see it!
There is no mystery, I just take lousy pictures, sorry.
You're supposed to be more mysterious than that, slydini! You'll NEVER make a good film villian if you don't practice playing 'shady'.
;-)
I appreciate what you've been able to supply so far, my friend. You didn't even have to show those! Thank you!
If you CAN tackle someone with a better camera, it would be very nice if you'd talk them into calming the savage beasts around here with a few detailed photos of the areas they're concerned about.
Otherwise, thank you for sharing your photos of a BEAUTIFUL jacket! You deserve to be proud....and 001 to boot! Contratulations!
Michaelson wrote: You're supposed to be more mysterious than that, slydini! You'll NEVER make a good film villian if you don't practice playing 'shady'.
;-)
Rats, looks like I'll have to turn in my dark trench coat and glasses!
Thank you for the kind words. I will do my best to get better pictures. I can't guarantee how quickly I will be able to do this, but I will try.
Much appreciated! And I was just busting your chops about it. Not serious at all. The cost will probably prevent me from ever getting one of these but I'm still just as interested in hearing, seeing and learning about them.
..love the the grain of the leather and the colour..I second the motion for some pics of you wearing it! 
You're supposed to be more mysterious than that, slydini! You'll NEVER make a good film villian if you don't practice playing 'shady'. 
;-) 
