Nowak Jacket Owners Thread

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 2:48 pm

Congratulations Speed! It is truly a special jacket.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:04 pm

aaaaarghhhh!!! you are a tease.....i like that!!! but we won't go there

come on....lets see her.......can i see the credit card bill too? i want us to be in bitter sweet misery together (just got my amex bill yesteray)

ulldarborealis · Post by **ulldarborealis** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:13 pm

lol still waiting on my Indy 1 and Indy 4 from Tony when he was at the QM. The best part of those is they are paid for.

Humm I think I have been bitten by the jacket bug thinking of getting a ToD now

I'm at 3 jackets now the 2 above and I have a US wing's blue lable

How much is to much

richard

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:04 pm

still waiting...

Nibs

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:39 pm

btw 100/888 raiders jacket in CS cowhide is done and should be on my back on monday

..........the wait is killing me!!!!

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:43 pm

If it's killing you, G, let me save your life... have the jacket sent to me! I'll take that bullet for you!

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:13 pm

binkmeisterRick wrote:If it's killing you, G, let me save your life... have the jacket sent to me! I'll take that bullet for you!

i would bink, but that jackets got too much collar for you. it may kill you......i've been training for over a week to handle this collar and i still don't know if i can take it. i'm frightened. i believe the collar is comprised of 10 times more leather than the jacket itself.....it will be like a big leather cape when i get it.......i hope tony got my specs right.....22.5 foot collar stand with 3 3/8 foot wide lapel............that's alot of collar!!!!!

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 7:20 pm

It's the Dumbo jacket!

Post by **Holt** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:23 pm

be carefull so you dont surf of when you are caught in the wind ;-)

its a bird....

its a plane...

no,wait.......its a Indy G!!!

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:51 pm

i'll use my whip to wrap a lamp post to stop from flying away

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:54 pm

Indiana G wrote:i'll use my whip to wrap a lamp post to stop from flying away

Well done

Nibs

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 4:23 am

Indiana G wrote: come on....lets see her.......can i see the credit card bill too?

Well it was hard to see that money go from my account, but I really think it's worth it!!!

And I'm not complaining that much because the Euro is still strong against the Dollar.

So Like I promised here some photos !!!!

The rest is on my google album:
http://picasaweb.google.fr/SpeedRcrX/To ... directlink

Don't Call Me Junior! · Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:21 am

SpeedRcrX wrote:

Well it was hard to see that money go from my account, but I really think it's worth it!!!

And I'm not complaining that much because the Euro is still strong against the Dollar.

So Like I promised here some photos !!!!

The rest is on my google album:
http://picasaweb.google.fr/SpeedRcrX/To ... directlink

It's money well spent, SpeedRcrX! I know that it's hard for some people to fathom this but once you see the jacket in person... The pictures don't do this jacket any justice on any level.

I saw pretty much all the same pics as everyone else and all I can say is that when I received my TN Indy I I wasn't as ready as I thought I was. To see it right there in front of me I was literally breathless for second there. Something I've been searching for for over twenty-seven years...I finally found. Tony has said "If I make you the Indy I jacket it will take over, it has no mercy!" I didn't understand that fully until I actually got mine and put it on.

To me Tony Nowak is the Steve Delk/Marc Kitter equivalent in the Indy jacket world. Just as on the fedora side of the gear where if you want the best then you get an AB/AB Deluxe, well on the jacket side if you want the best you go to Tony Nowak. And if you disagree that any of the above are the best choice for you or are financially out of reach then you're in luck. There are a number of sources from which you can obtain an excellent option to suit your tastes.

Oh, BTW, SpeedRcrX, I really like the quote on your jacket. It's refreshing to see a non-Indy quote. "For the sake of what's important to them, people may even become demons". I don't know, for some reason I really connect with that one. Is that something you created or is that from another source. I would love to know who I'm "stealing" from but I will certainly give credit! ;-)

Congratulations on the jacket, Speed!

Post by **Holt** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:24 am

the jacket looks really great!!

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:30 am

Superb looking jacket. Just wait until that thing starts to mold on you!

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:43 am

Wow! Very cool!

Nibs

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:01 pm

Thank you for your comments gentlemen!

Don't Call Me Junior! wrote: Oh, BTW, SpeedRcrX, I really like the quote on your jacket. It's refreshing to see a non-Indy quote. "For the sake of what's important to them, people may even become demons". I don't know, for some reason I really connect with that one. Is that something you created or is that from another source. I would love to know who I'm "stealing" from but I will certainly give credit! ;-)
Congratulations on the jacket, Speed!

I always like this quote because most fo the time it's quite true.

I have to tell that before being an Indy fan I'm first of all a Manga/Anime fan and I'm interested in everything related to Japan.
The quote come from Fujino Shizuru, a character from a japanese anime called Mai-HiME.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_hime

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:49 pm

NICE, Speed! It looks great on you! I'm glad you're happy with your jacket!

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:00 pm

Thanks bink for the compliment and for the answers to the different questions I asked you when I wanted to order the jacket.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:20 pm

No problem. I'm glad to have helped! ;-)

Don't Call Me Junior! · Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:49 pm

SpeedRcrX wrote:Thanks bink for the compliment and for the answers to the different questions I asked you when I wanted to order the jacket.

That brings up a question, Speed. Sizing measurements aside, did you have Tony deviate from the original or is yours "as is"?

Oh, and by the way, I check out the first episode of Mai-HiME. I quite enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. The full series DVD boxset is now on my wish list.

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:54 pm

I just ask Tony a copy of "the jacket that matter" nothing else.

I'm glad you enjoy Mai HiME, but you'll see the second part of the serie is even better

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:45 pm

that looks terrific......even the storm flap side zipper has the wave....or what tony like's to call "the swing"......

.......i'm pretty sure he made that up just to see if it gets on cow and becomes a funny catch phrase.

the sleeves look a tad short on you though.....then again, i think mine are a tad too long

.....i believe ford's sleeves are pretty short in the raven bar scene as you can see them ride up far when he's describing the head piece to marion. regardless, the jacket looks great and it seems that you got a great selection of shrunken lamb. enjoy in good health

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 5:09 pm

The jacket looks very good on you. Congratulations! Have you taken it off since you opened the package and put it on?

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:13 pm

Indiana G wrote: the sleeves look a tad short on you though.....

I don't like long sleeves, for me it's the perfect length ;-)

RCSignals wrote:The jacket looks very good on you. Congratulations! Have you taken it off since you opened the package and put it on?

I'm wearing it every chances I get.

Tony call me a few hour ago to thank me and to tell me to not baby the jacket and if anything happen he will back me up. He also told me a little about the leather. And to have the perfect Raiders look, he gave me the tips to wear the jacket zip up while driving.

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:33 pm

That's funny, Speed! When I got my jacket from Tony, the first thing he did was zip me up in it and tell me to drive around in it like that for a week!

Wearing it zipped seems to help the break-in period and helps it to form to your body.

I don't like long sleeves, for me it's the perfect length. ;-)

And thats what matters! ;-)

DAVIDUGLY · Post by **DAVIDUGLY** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 12:37 am

Tony Nowak rules.
My second CS from Tony in the photo link here,
and we had him create our company jackets as well.
My first CS jacket had a tiny bit of thread
coming undone at the end of the sleeve due to my abuse
while we were in Japan,
so I brought it down to a tailor known
for top class jacket repair there, and he said this
was by far the best made jacket he'd seen in all his years.
(He's was old.)
Tony's genius goes far beyond Indiana Jones.
Top man.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27851887@N07/3030607331/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27851887@N07/3121894694/

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:29 am

DAVIDUGLY wrote:Tony Nowak rules.
We had him create our company jackets as well.

It's a really nice jacket and the embroidered is top notch
If my boss could provide such jacket I wouldn't say no! ;-)

Don't Call Me Junior! · Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:19 pm

My wife was taking some pictures of the snow after our little snowstorm today. Most of the pictures are of our golden retriever but she happened to catch one of me with my TN Indy I. I usually avoid the camera when I can so this is the only picture I currently have with me wearing the Indy I jacket at the moment. I never felt the need to post pics of just the jacket since I think everyone now knows what they look like but if for some reason you guys want more let me know and I'll try to oblige...

BTW - There were no special requests other than sizing. It was simply a request for "TJTM" - The Jacket That Matters!

Post by **Holt** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:37 pm

that looks really nice!!

what hide is that?

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:51 pm

Terrific looking! I'm also wondering what hide you went with. It's really nice.

Don't Call Me Junior! · Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:10 pm

The jacket is the original shrunken lamb. It was a mid-afternoon when she took the pic earlier today so the camera probably overexposed a tad to compensate so it looks just a shade lighter in the pic than it really is.

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:39 am

Great looking jacket, the owner wear it well!! ;-)

If we see the hide in a lighter shade it's due to all that snow around.

Hatch · Post by **Hatch** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:32 am

Looks almost like you could be on your way to a bar in Nepal........nice

Don't Call Me Junior! · Mon Dec 22, 2008 5:50 pm

Yeah, I think I had a place like The Raven in mind once I got done digging out our residence!

Thanks for the positive feedback!

KrYpToNiAn1 · Post by **KrYpToNiAn1** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:06 pm

I love my TN, and am probably just being silly, but in all the pictures and publicity stills - the hero jacket is definitely a darker shade of brown than mine:

I'm thinking of ordering another one, and making the request for the darker leather... but I wanted to hear what some of you guys thought.

Here is a good example of the colour of mine:

I've seen many other TNCS jackets in this shade... Does anyone have any suggestions on what avenue I should take to make it darker? I heard rumours that they applied something to some of the jackets on set (other than water)... Pecards fades so I don't know if I want to bother doing that... Should I just get Tony to make me a darker one?

s.

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:25 pm

KrYpToNiAn1 wrote:I love my TN, and am probably just being silly, but in all the pictures and publicity stills - the hero jacket is definitely a darker shade of brown than mine:

I've seen many other TNCS jackets in this shade... Does anyone have any suggestions on what avenue I should take to make it darker? I heard rumours that they applied something to some of the jackets on set (other than water)... Pecards fades so I don't know if I want to bother doing that... Should I just get Tony to make me a darker one?

s.

Yep, know what you mean, I wish mine was darker, or at least less pre-distressed (not less TN's pre-distressing, but a less pre-distressed hide). You have a fantastic looking TN too! _ has said they've only applied Fuller's earth to the jacket. Anyways, there are some pictures that look to match our jackets but it's not the norm. In some lights, my jacket looks the right colour too, and it's darkening over time. But when I first got it, there was no way it was darker than Indy's gun belt, as it appears in the movie!

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:43 pm

If you watch the featurette that talks about the jackets you will see the rack of them all. every one is a different shade and hue.

My TNCS also seems to be getting darker over time, and the 'darkness' varies under different light. That might be what you are seeing in the publicity stills. I also notice the jacket on that magazine cover has a sheen to it.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:14 pm

kryptonian, your jacket looks about as dark as my indy 1 in CS hide, and i was assured by tony that this was the darkest in his stock.

i think the dark jackets in the production are from something else......i wish we could find what that something else is.......

PSBIndy · Post by **PSBIndy** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:31 pm

It's most likely due to the lighting (and camera optics to some degree). Even in Raiders, the jacket looks almost black at times.

lantzn · Post by **lantzn** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:38 pm

Number 426 of 777

Mine arrived! This jacket is just awesome in every way.

Indy IV Jacket #426 of #777 (426 for Hemi)
Darkest Brown Leather
Gold on Black inscription
Bigger Zipper, on screen accurate side
Extra Inside Pocket
A>B = 25"
C>D = 25"
E>F = 24"
G>H = 8"
I>J = 27"
K>L (depends on custom cut)
M>N = 26.75"
Back from shoulder blade to shoulder blade seam 21.75" (not on chart, we just measured both XL and XXL jackets and chose the XXL measurement)

Chart for sizing;
http://www.tonynowak.com/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=44

Ordered on 11/30/08, arrived 12/23/08.

I also wanted to mention that I told Tony I wanted the darkest possible leather like from the publicity photos he sent me and what's online. My jacket does look like what's in the movie but I think they did something to the jacket in the publicity photos also. It almost has a wet shiny look to it. I like that look, but am pleased with mine looking like the movie color. I plan on wearing this daily and my last leather jacket naturally darkened over time.

KrYpToNiAn1 · Post by **KrYpToNiAn1** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:32 pm

Your jacket looks wicked Lantzn... bravo.

My jacket is darkening a little, and its getting shinny on the parts where leather rubs leather... but overall, I want the dark CS look that is seen in Indiana G's Raiders jacket seen below (Indiana G - yours is definitely darker dude):

Indiana G's Raiders:

VS. The colour of my CS:

I know the lighting is different, but the leather is darker too...

s.

lantzn · Post by **lantzn** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 11:33 pm

I sent the above pics to Tony and he just emailed me this. haha

WOW !!!!! LANTZ !! WE MADE THAT JACKET ???? IT DOES LOOK FANTASTIC , THANK YOU KINDLY FOR SHARING !!!! ONLY IN AMERICA !!! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR BEING ABLE TO BE HERE .MY VERY BEST REGARDS TONY NOWAK .

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:39 am

KrYpToNiAn1 wrote:Your jacket looks wicked Lantzn... bravo.

My jacket is darkening a little, and its getting shinny on the parts where leather rubs leather... but overall, I want the dark CS look that is seen in Indiana G's Raiders jacket seen below (Indiana G - yours is definitely darker dude):

Indiana G's Raiders:

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m212 ... CT2581.jpg

VS. The colour of my CS:

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak- ... 6_9452.jpg

I know the lighting is different, but the leather is darker too...

s.

yours looks dark in that photo

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:28 am

lantzn wrote:I sent the above pics to Tony and he just emailed me this. haha

WOW !!!!! LANTZ !! WE MADE THAT JACKET ???? IT DOES LOOK FANTASTIC , THANK YOU KINDLY FOR SHARING !!!! ONLY IN AMERICA !!! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR BEING ABLE TO BE HERE .MY VERY BEST REGARDS TONY NOWAK .

man that is a sweet jacket and great fit.......seeing the minimal distressing on yours made me revisit my decision to distress mine....it looks sweet your way too!!!! i'd love to get a neat, non-beaten jacket......but its easier to hide how cruddy my fedoras are with a beat up jacket to match

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 2:16 am

Agreed, Lantz! Your jacket is my favourite CS jacket to date. There's something to waiting...

Don't Call Me Junior! · Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:54 am

That's a really nice looking jacket, Lantz! Enjoy!

orb · Post by **orb** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:31 pm

I just called Mr. Tony Nowak and placed my order for a CS Jacket in Dark Brown

)
#83/777

Regards

orb

RelicHunter · Post by **RelicHunter** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:18 pm

I just ordered my first Nowak jacket as well. CS in dark brown.

# 610/777.

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:21 pm

Well Congratulations guys!

Don't forget to post photos when you'll get your jacket.

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