Tony Nowak LAST CRUSADE 58/333

nephilo · Post by **nephilo** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:39 pm

$\:D/$ Finally!!! $\:D/$

I cannot tell how happy I am!!!

IT`S THE BEST JACKET I EVER HAD!!!!!
Tony is a legend!

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SpeedRcrX · Post by **SpeedRcrX** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:45 pm

This is a fine jacket, Tony did it again !!!

Congratulations !!!

St. Dumas · Post by **St. Dumas** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:45 pm

Very nice jacket. Tony distresses the LC jacket well. Thanks for posting the photos.

SD

Post by **Holt** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:40 pm

I love the last picture.. very, very, very nice jacket

kiltie · Post by **kiltie** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:10 pm

Very, VERY nice jacket!

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:24 pm

Superb jacket nephilo.

You probably won't take it off for days

orb · Post by **orb** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:45 pm

Suits you like a glove! Great looking TN jacket like always

Regards

orb

nephilo · Post by **nephilo** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:56 pm

Thank you all!

Tundradrider: Sorry! But I own only a few jackets, one shirt and a Mark VII...not a full gear!

that_dog · Post by **that_dog** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:09 pm

Very, very nice. I've never really been tempted by TOD or LC jackets until I saw Tony's versions.... whatever Indy jacket mojo he's got, it's working.

knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:12 pm

Sweet Moses THAT is what a LC should look like!!! Very nice! Congrats!

Kyle

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:19 pm

Just absolutely beautiful. Tony does great work on the LC, doesn't he? I forget what hide you ordered. At any rate, it's a fantastic jacket.

Yojimbo Jones · Post by **Yojimbo Jones** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:16 pm

Superb. Tony's definitely the LC master! Well, the master full stop really.

CONGRATS!

Post by **Holt** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:20 pm

yep. he is a master..no doubt about it...

but if you are really, really nitpicky ( like me)...then...get the flap shape in order

Yojimbo Jones · Post by **Yojimbo Jones** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:21 pm

NO-ONE in a million years could come close to that jacket for achieving that look that Tony does with these LC jackets. (Or put another way, if they could, why haven't they done so already?) It makes nitpicky stuff redundant. One of those whole transcends-the-sum-of-its-parts thing.

kiltie · Post by **kiltie** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:15 pm

PREACH

Yojimbo Jones · Post by **Yojimbo Jones** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:22 pm

kiltie wrote:PREACH

Now where's my priest's robe...?

binkmeisterRick · Post by **binkmeisterRick** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:35 pm

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:08 pm

I really like the flaps on your pockets, nephilo (the whole jacket is fantastic). But Tony can pretty much give you what you want on these things if you want to change something. For instance, this was what I was going for on my LC pocket:

And, here's what I received:

Of course the flap in the screencap is at a bit of an odd angle, but you can judge for yourself how close he got on the flaps. I'm certainly happy with the result.

Yojimbo Jones · Post by **Yojimbo Jones** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:25 pm

binkmeisterRick wrote:

nephilo · Post by **nephilo** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:18 am

@crismans: It`s the darks CS cowhide. The same as yours. I had send tony pics of your jacket. When I talked to him I said I want it outside SA and inside like a "real" jacket for every day wearing...
The LC-distressing on the right leather color was most important for me. Not the stormflaps or something else....

Garzo · Post by **Garzo** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 am

Indiana Holt wrote:yep. he is a master..no doubt about it...

but if you are really, really nitpicky ( like me)...then...get the flap shape in order

Awesome jacket nephilo

But Holt, I gotta ask, just out of curiosity, what's wrong with the flap shape? How does it differ to the screen jacket? Personally, I'm not nitpicky about screen accuracy (I'm waiting for my own LC-KOTC-style US Wings, after all), but it is interesting to note the minor differences in the various jackets out there.

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:28 am

nephilo, I don't have much that's new to add here... but I wouldn't feel right if I didn't comment on how IN AWE I am with this latest jacket from Tony.

Sincerest Congratulations, nephilo... It's a beautiful, beautiful jacket and it suits you perfectly.

Post by **Michaelson** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:16 pm

You know how I feel about 'pre-distressed' gear....but that aside, this jacket has GOT to be one of the best examples I've seen to date.

I swear it looks like you HAVE owned it for years, rather than it being 'fresh out of the can'.

My congratulations!...and yes, your sleeves WILL ride up with regular wear, so they are the perfect 'new' length!

HIGH regards! Michaelson

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:28 pm

nephilo wrote:@crismans: It`s the darks CS cowhide. The same as yours. I had send tony pics of your jacket. When I talked to him I said I want it outside SA and inside like a "real" jacket for every day wearing...
The LC-distressing on the right leather color was most important for me. Not the stormflaps or something else....

I thought the hide looked familiar!

It is a really beautiful hide and I think it works very well for the LC.

Terrific jacket!

nephilo · Post by **nephilo** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:34 pm

Ok...some pics...sorry! I`m so proud!!!

Mitch LaRue · Post by **Mitch LaRue** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:53 pm

nephilo wrote:Ok...some pics...sorry! I`m so proud!!!

Oh my Gosh... DO NOT apologize, my friend! You SHOULD be proud!
(And I could look at photos of that beautiful jacket ALL DAY!)
CHEERS, nephilo!

Piers · Post by **Piers** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:12 pm

that's about as perfect a copy as you're likely to find anywhere...

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knibs7 · Post by **knibs7** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:30 pm

Is it wrong that I'm having unnatural thoughts about this jacket?

Kyle

whipwarrior · Post by **whipwarrior** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:39 pm

That jacket is INSANE!!! It looks exactly like the Smithsonian jacket!!! Grrr.... now I want one!

Hollowpond · Post by **Hollowpond** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:50 pm

Yup...I want one too. That jacket is beyond thunderdome! I am the furthest thing from a SA nazi, but those pockets look perfect to me.

Travis

bigrex · Post by **bigrex** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:14 pm

What a distressing job, further defining the standard for "screen accurate"!

Post by **Holt** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:25 pm

I will say, Tony is a master in distressing. it looks so good.

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:15 am

that's the thing about the distressing on the LC jacket. It's so over the top, you would never match the look by the 'natural' method. It's as much part of the LC jacket as pocket size and snap placement.

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:44 am

Bringing up pics of this jacket side by side with the Smithsonian jacket is such a fun thing to do! Absolutely incredible!

(I agree with Holt about the pockets, and I agree with Yojimbo about the vibe!)

RCSignals · Post by **RCSignals** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:03 am

How would you improve the pockets Baldwyn?

Just looking at the photos there isn't much 'off'. Maybe if we could see a square on photo of the Smithsonian jacket pocket and flap it woud show up better?

CM · Post by CM » Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:46 am

On the real jacket the pockets are less scalloped - that's the key. Noen of the TN pockets look right yet. But having said that, I like them better than the film version. This new LC is fantastic!

nephilo · Post by **nephilo** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:51 am

So, here they are...

Without flash

With flash

Raskolnikov · Post by **Raskolnikov** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:06 am

Beautiful. Just beautiful. Every time I see a knew TN I think is the best one.

CM · Post by CM » Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:32 am

nephilo wrote:So, here they are...

Without flash

With flash

That's the wrong jacket... look at the difference in the pockets. It wasn't used in the film. It's the one from the auction that has a debatable pedegree. Go for the Smithsonian photos instead.

nephilo · Post by **nephilo** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:28 am

OH!

Really???

CM · Post by CM » Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:56 am

Post by **Holt** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:44 am

yes it is. thats the kurtz jacket. its NOT screen used. its sold on an auction, claimed to be an LC. but I have my doubts. the distressing was done in a hurry in the backroom before displying the thing.

you need to find the smithsonian jacket and compare it with...thats a screen used one.

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:49 am

If I'm not mistaken (I've learned not to be too sure of any of these things), the Smithsonian jacket is in my last post in the thread.

Post by **Holt** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:56 am

I understand. but when you study LC frame by frame in high close up, you can get sure about alot of things. like this jacket...

the big give away on this jacket is that it has a high raiders yoke. non of the LC jacket have that.

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:51 am

Indiana Holt wrote:I understand. but when you study LC frame by frame in high close up, you can get sure about alot of things. like this jacket...

the big give away on this jacket is that it has a high raiders yoke. non of the LC jacket have that.

That's a very interesting theory. I've never thought that way before. From these grabs (with all of the warnings that go with using screen grabs), while the LC yoke certainly isn't nearly as low as the ToD, it doesn't look to be as high as a Raiders either (at least on two of the jackets).

Raiders:
http://www.theraider.net/showimage.php? ... ts/021.jpg

LC:
http://www.theraider.net/showimage.php? ... ts/292.jpg

Post by **Holt** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:05 am

right. in every scene the jacket is visible in LC form the back it has a low yoke. adn from the front I clearly can see it is either the smiths jacket. the Hero jacket or some other jacket that has all the correct LC features in order.

here is the back of the Kurtz jacket. clearly raiderish yoke.

and the X-box with long straps. the hem stitch. smaller collar. taller pockets. little flap. the armseam 1 inch below the yoke. High vent. I am still amazed about why do people think that this is an LC. even though it is claimed to be an LC doesnt mean it is. this has all the features of a raiders jacket.

as I have said before. I think this is one of those left over raiders jackets that had the D rings on them. when LC came out they found a jacket gave it some quick LC distressing and told them this is an LC....

crismans · Post by **crismans** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:38 am

Okay, I understand now.

It's the Kurtz jacket that has the high yoke. I thought you were saying the LC has a yoke similar to the Raiders yoke which was putting my little jacket world into a tailspin.

Personally, I agree with you. I don't think the Kurtz jacket is an LC at all (even more so from your post). Someone pulled a little bit of a fast one and auctioned this off as an LC.

nephilo · Post by **nephilo** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:25 pm

Sorry guys for my mistake!

nephilo · Post by **nephilo** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:56 pm

Is this the right one?

Post by **Holt** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 1:57 pm

yes, its one of them