Nowak Jacket Owners Thread

RelicHunter · Post by **RelicHunter** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:31 pm

Imahomer wrote:Hey RelicHunter, the jacket looks nice. I'm guessing that you got a light distress job?

Thanks! Yeah, it's a light distress job.

I got "Fortune & Glory" under the standard "Custom Made by Tony Nowak" inscription, in gold thread.

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:52 pm

orb, that looks awesome man! ....still looks too new though.......go beat the living **** out of it and you'll love it more....."trust me" ;-)

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:00 pm

orb wrote:........
About the sizing. I asked for 1:1 HF sizing except for a few inches added to the jacket length. It's around 25 Inch. So just an inch shorter then my other Indy Jackets (TN CS, TOD).

.....

another winner for you orb!

The extra length I'm guessing is only in the back?

orb · Post by **orb** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:06 pm

Mhm I believe it's also longer in the Front. I just told Tony to make the jacket an inch shorter then the CS jacket (with HF sizing).
Also my Todd's Raiders Jacket has the same length. One Inch shorter would also be okay. But I prefer it longer.

Regards

orb

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:29 pm

The CS jacket is about the same in the front as the Raider. It's the back of the CS that is longer. I guess you'd have to compare yours together to know exactly if your Raider is longer just in the back

orb · Post by **orb** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:03 pm

Can't resist. Here a few pics of my TN Mutt Jacket but with a much shorter T-Shirt

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/7426-1f.jpg
http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/7426-1e.jpg

Regards

orb

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 12:10 pm

Really nice jacket, it's look better with this shirt. If I didn't like short length jacket, I would be considering one since this jacket style is making a come back here in France

chagwa · Post by **chagwa** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:46 pm

Orb,

Very nice Nowak collection you got goin' on here, are you competing with Castor and Indiana G?

I need to ask you this, what's the back length on your Mutt jacket and how much was it?

orb · Post by **orb** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:29 pm

Hello chagwa!

No competition! I just got the best fitting jackets from Tony. That's why I love buying his stuff!
I got the same sizing as Shia except for the back length. Which is just an inch longer (23.5) and the sleeves are also an half inch longer (25)
However the Belt of the jacket should be where you normally wear your pants belt. This also depends on the pants you wearing.
I have tried on some Mutt like pants (straight jeans) and I just got it right. Price was the same as the CS jacket! 750USD

Regards

orb

chagwa · Post by **chagwa** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:21 am

Thanks for the heads-up Orb,

Did Tony say what size Sia is? I'm assuming size 40 or even 38.
If you get the chance, please post an updated picture once you get your pair of 501 55 LVC

Cheers,

Chagwa

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:53 am

I got to try on the prototype jacket at the Queen Mary Summit. It was the one actually used to fit Shia, and then all the film jackets were copied from this one. I wear between a 38-40 depending on the make and my current waistline.

I'd size the jacket I tried on at a 38.

orb · Post by **orb** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:05 am

Tony didn't told me the size. He just said there is also a bit bigger jacket available which was for the Stuntman. But I went for the Shia Size.
My chestsize is currently about 37 Inches. I can also close the jacket without any problems. But it could be problematic when wearing a thicker sweater underneath.
However never zip up a jacket like this when not sitting on a motorcycle

Regards

orb

Zendragon · Post by **Zendragon** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:43 pm

orb wrote:Ah good to have the forum back
Meanwhile my TN Raiders Jacket in shrunken lambskin has arrived and Tony did again a perfect job.
I asked for a more smooth leather without too much grain and I really got a chamaelon like jacket.
One panel is really grainy and the other panel is nearly smooth. I love that! The leather itself is really much heavier then the Wested lambskin. The jacket nearly has the same weight as the TN CS jacket in cowhide. Here a few pics. I will post better pictures where everyone can see the leather much better.
About the sizing. I asked for 1:1 HF sizing except for a few inches added to the jacket length. It's around 25 Inch. So just an inch shorter then my other Indy Jackets (TN CS, TOD).

http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/7426-16.jpg
http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/7426-17.jpg
http://www.bilder-hochladen.net/files/big/7426-18.jpg

Regards
orb

Very cool... at first glance I thought it was a CS, but now I see that you added jacket length, which looks pretty cool

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:24 pm

Orb did you ever measure to see if your Raider was just longer in the back or the front as well?

orb · Post by **orb** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:17 pm

The Raiders is an inch shorter in the back but the Frontlength is the same as the CS.
I haven't measured it, I just compared both jackets while wearing in front of the mirror

Regards

orb

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:57 pm

Thanks Orb. So the front is the standard 23"
I thought it looked like it.

DAVIDUGLY · Post by **DAVIDUGLY** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:29 am

Nowak Raiders, but the way I like it.
Tony is a genius and now the only guy allowed to make my jackets,
Indy or not!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27851887@N07/3335424702/

orb · Post by **orb** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:33 am

Congrats!
Welcome to the Club!
Seems like you got the original shrunken lamb.
Wear it with proud. Fits you great!

Regards

orb

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:33 pm

DAVIDUGLY wrote:Nowak Raiders, but the way I like it.
Tony is a genius and now the only guy allowed to make my jackets,
Indy or not!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27851887@N07/3335424702/

Looks great David. Did you specify any differences for it or just size?

SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:34 pm

Congratulations on a fine jacket David!

DAVIDUGLY · Post by **DAVIDUGLY** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 8:34 pm

Also had him make a second CS jacket so
I could keep the first one nice and
have one to "beat the @#$% out of".
Semi darker this time. Looks very different
depending on the lighting.
From light and velvety to choco dark.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27851887@N07/

indyfan1234 · Post by **indyfan1234** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:42 pm

man i wish i could afford a nowak i cant even afford a wested right now

Stringer · Post by **Stringer** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:52 pm

question to all of you raiders owners. Whats the thickness on the shrunken lamb like? I love the thickness(or should i say lack of) on my old wested lamb, and after several years it shows much of the same grain and wear that you guys get in your new nowacks. But i'm getting #### tempted by tony's jackets from the pictures here.

They look a thicker hide, are they?

orb · Post by **orb** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:17 pm

It's thicker than every Wested Lamb I ever had! And I had three different Wested Lambs in 3 years.
It nearly has the same weight as the CS Cowhide from TN!
But I have to say I got more of a chamaleon hide which I have requested. It's a mix between grain and smooth but it's more smooth overall.

Regards

orb

Stringer · Post by **Stringer** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:24 pm

cheers.

It's certainley a great looking jacket you've got, it's one of the ones that's had me tempted (that and the dark goat on another thread), but overall the weight and drape of the usual lamb's is one of my favourite features.

Hmmm. I'll need to think about this one.

IndyAl · Post by **IndyAl** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:18 am

Hi Guys!!
I upload some pics of my TN jacket.
Thanks Tony, you are the Master!!

Box Leather lebel:

Back:

Lining:

Text is into the pocket

Hatch · Post by **Hatch** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:54 am

Great looking CS,Al.......looks darker than some ...really like the look....almost like it's had a little Pecard's straight out of the box.....he does a great job with the distressing......

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:33 pm

That's a really good looking jacket... But out of curiousity, have you pecarded it in that picture, or is it as is? Because it has a really good clean/distressed look to it!

While I'm here, I wanted to post a picture that I had promised Baldwyn quite a while ago, but unfortunately never came around to it, as I was traveling at the time. However, here they are... Baldwyn, I don't know if you'll be reading this, but here are the comparison shots of my two 'Indy I' Nowaks!

On the left is the first-gen Nowak (circa Oct 08), and on the right is the *presumably* second-gen Nowak (circa Dec 08)

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167 ... MG4496.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167 ... MG4498.jpg
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t167 ... MG4499.jpg

They do look pretty much the same, except while the older jacket has more prominent vertical lines, the newer jacket has more pronounced horizontal lines (similar to the scene where Indy are Marion escape from the ark room).

http://www.theraider.net/films/raiders/ ... ts/269.jpg

The main difference between the two jackets (to me, anyway) is that the older one is softer than the newer one, and it feels as if it is a very, very thin bathrobe, or even a velvet jacket. The newer one is stiffer, and feels 'crunchy' for lack of a better description- one moves like cotton, the other like paper.

Both are excellent, but for what it's worth, I prefer the feel of the first-gen leather, while the second-gen leather has a better appearance when worn (although it may not look as Raiders as the first-gen). The reason why is because the first-gen leather is so soft, that it gives very easily, giving a very Raiders-like look, but being much too scruffy-looking for me personally. As the second one holds its shape better, I think it makes a more presentable looking jacket...

You can pretty much tell that I'm a LC-jacket guy all the way!

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:46 pm

Castor Dioscuri wrote:
While I'm here, I wanted to post a picture that I had promised Baldwyn quite a while ago, but unfortunately never came around to it, as I was traveling at the time. However, here they are... Baldwyn, I don't know if you'll be reading this, but here are the comparison shots of my two 'Indy I' Nowaks!

Of course I'm reading this! Thanks for the pics, CD! I really like the second jacket, and the horizontal lines!!! Also look at the Raven Bar jacket! Very nice! When are you getting a TN LC!

IndyAl, that is a very nice CS! I love the richness of the colour.

Post by **Holt** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:49 pm

IndyAl

please redsize the pictures to 640x480 pixels.

thank you

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:56 pm

Baldwyn wrote:
Castor Dioscuri wrote:
While I'm here, I wanted to post a picture that I had promised Baldwyn quite a while ago, but unfortunately never came around to it, as I was traveling at the time. However, here they are... Baldwyn, I don't know if you'll be reading this, but here are the comparison shots of my two 'Indy I' Nowaks!
Of course I'm reading this! Thanks for the pics, CD! I really like the second jacket, and the horizontal lines!!! Also look at the Raven Bar jacket! Very nice! When are you getting a TN LC!

IndyAl, that is a very nice CS! I love the richness of the colour.

Thanks Baldwyn! Always glad to be of help, and I'm really sorry for always being late in my responses! Hmm, never even realized that the Raven jacket had those markings as well, now it looks like thisis turning out to be screen-accurate for at least three scenes!

TN LC? I'll have to get right on that just as soon as Tony finishes up my current jacket!

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:09 pm

Castor Dioscuri wrote:
Thanks Baldwyn! Always glad to be of help, and I'm really sorry for always being late in my responses! Hmm, never even realized that the Raven jacket had those markings as well, now it looks like thisis turning out to be screen-accurate for at least three scenes!

TN LC? I'll have to get right on that just as soon as Tony finishes up my current jacket!

Well, they're very likely the same jacket

(as mentioned in the off the shoulder thread)

Definitely a good one to have it look like!

Current jacket?!

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:41 pm

Castor Dioscuri wrote:.......
TN LC? I'll have to get right on that just as soon as Tony finishes up my current jacket!

Which jacket will this be? You and orb must be in competition for who has the most TN jackets

IndyAl · Post by **IndyAl** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:23 am

Castor Dioscuri wrote:That's a really good looking jacket... But out of curiousity, have you pecarded it in that picture, or is it as is? Because it has a really good clean/distressed look to it!

No, it´s not pecarded. The jacket came this way from Tony's workshop. The photos were taken 2 minutes after extracting it of the bag.

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:05 pm

Baldwyn wrote: Well, they're very likely the same jacket (as mentioned in the off the shoulder thread) Definitely a good one to have it look like!

Which adds to the irony, since while I still have yet to find a near-100% match to a LC jacket (which was my favorite Indy jacket coming into this hobby), I now have two Raiders jackets that are dead ringers for the screen-used jacket (considering that I never was really interested in the Raiders jacket). And I agree, that jacket is a fantastic jacket to have, considering how it seems to run around all those iconic Indy moments!

Baldwyn wrote: Current jacket?!

Perhaps a better question would be what I'm planning for my NEXT jacket order...

No, but seriously, how can you possibly resist those ridiculously amazing jackets?

IndyAl wrote:
Castor Dioscuri wrote:That's a really good looking jacket... But out of curiousity, have you pecarded it in that picture, or is it as is? Because it has a really good clean/distressed look to it!

No, it´s not pecarded. The jacket came this way from Tony's workshop. The photos were taken 2 minutes after extracting it of the bag.

That really is impressive! Wear it in good health, and welcome to the club!

Hatch · Post by **Hatch** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:04 pm

Castor,just a question......you mentioned the second TN1 being a little stiffer....have you tried a little dryer time to soften it or do you want to keep it as is to be your 'dressier' TN1.....personally I like the softness of the original......sort of gives it that "I've been thrown out of better Gin Joints than this" look........

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:27 pm

Well, I'm the kind of gearhead that believes that where manual distressing is concerned, Pecards is as far as I'm willing to go. So I guess you could call *all* my jackets my 'dressy' jackets!

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:22 pm

RCSignals wrote:
Castor Dioscuri wrote:.......
TN LC? I'll have to get right on that just as soon as Tony finishes up my current jacket!
Which jacket will this be? You and orb must be in competition for who has the most TN jackets

Shh, don't tell Orb, but I think I'm probably winning... Right G?

To answer your question though, my next jacket is another Indy IV jacket since IndyAl got me so jealous...

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:53 pm

How about this guy??

Thought you guys might get a kick out of that.

Shane

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:14 am

Very good Shane!

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:59 am

Castor Dioscuri wrote:Shh, don't tell Orb, but I think I'm probably winning... Right G?

in this race, there is no silver medal for second place......

orb....time to buck up and get a second mortgage my man

man, keep'n up with you jones' is killing me......especially in this economy

Indiana G · Post by **Indiana G** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:00 am

shane, great pic!!!!! somebody tell anothony his whip isn't SA.........APRIL FOOL'S!!!!

Castor Dioscuri · Post by **Castor Dioscuri** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:05 am

Looks like Tony really is getting all the big guns one by one! All we need now is someone to get a picture of Ford flashing a new, limited edition (read: not screen-used!) KotCS jacket by the big guy!

And is it just me, or does Nowak's Indy IV jackets look very suede-like in certain shots? I'm really liking that look!

McFly · Post by **McFly** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:30 am

Indiana G wrote:shane, great pic!!!!! somebody tell anothony his whip isn't SA.........APRIL FOOL'S!!!!

It's okay - I'm holding his SA whip for him, it's just hard to tell.

He's actually got one of those cloth whips with the plastic handle that plays the Raiders march when you swing it.

I'm not a fan of the CS jacket, but I won't deny it's well made!

Shane

Post by **Holt** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:34 am

great picture shane

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:30 am

McFly wrote: He's actually got one of those cloth whips with the plastic handle that plays the Raiders march when you swing it.
Shane

Well darn. I thought if is was good enough for THAT man, I'd sure go to the clearance rack at Wal-Mart and get me one!

Regards! Michaelson

Hatch · Post by **Hatch** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 9:41 am

Michaelson wrote:
McFly wrote: He's actually got one of those cloth whips with the plastic handle that plays the Raiders march when you swing it.
Shane
Well darn. I thought if is was good enough for THAT man, I'd sure go to the clearance rack at Wal-Mart and get me one!

Regards! Michaelson

Gave one to my son for Halloween to go with his Wing's jacket.........took about 30 seconds till he popped his sister......Mom put up for A WHILE !........

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:19 am

I thought that would happen with kids the VERY first day I saw those offered on the shelves!

Regards! Michaelson

Hatch · Post by **Hatch** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:44 am

Have to say the lesson took........now just have to keep him away from my 'Jacca'......

Dutch_jones · Post by **Dutch_jones** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:53 am

does 329 stand for march 29th?
Is de longis's jacket lighter than most TN 4th indy jacket? I mean I thought it was darker than that?