Club Obi Wan

I'm a bit slow off the mark here, but as a proud Nowak jacket owner, let me also say welcome to COW, Tony!
Your work is fantastic, every jacket unique but all built to the highest standard.
How you put up with my weeks of enquiring emails and phonecalls at all hours I'll never know!
It's a pleasure to do business with you, and those that have, know this.
I'll post some pictures of both of my jackets shortly.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA !!! THANK YOU !!!! GOD BLESS !!!!! T.N.

...and to show your appreciation for America, you're giving everybody at COW a 10% discount, right Tony?

No, I thought you were going to treat everyone to a jacket, PSB.

Hey Tony

I don't spend a lot of time in the Jacket section, but I'm glad I looked at it today. I was in L.A. a couple of months ago visiting my son and met with Tony. I had a great time and wound up placing an order for a Raiders style in shrunken lamb. In fact Tony gave my son and I a couple of coats from the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic. Still haven't gotten my Raiders jacket, but I would assume it will be here fairly soon.

Mike

Here are a few photos of me with my Tony Nowak KOTCS jacket!







Thank you, Tony! You do AWESOME WORK!

DarenHenryW

Great set of pics .........looks like you could have been a stand in on set........

Hatch wrote:Great set of pics .........looks like you could have been a stand in on set........

Thank you!

Lord knows I've spent enough on my gear!

DarenHenryW

DarenHenryW wrote:Here are a few photos of me with my Tony Nowak KOTCS jacket!





DarenHenryW

Great picture. Great gear.. the way your face looks in this picture reminds me a little of LC Harrison.

can I ask you how long your jacket is?

do you have a full body shot to get an idea how long the jacket looks?

Great photos. I live right over the hill from you in Danville.

Mike

Indiana Holt wrote:

DarenHenryW wrote:Here are a few photos of me with my Tony Nowak KOTCS jacket!





DarenHenryW

Great picture. Great gear.. the way your face looks in this picture reminds me a little of LC Harrison.

can I ask you how long your jacket is?

do you have a full body shot to get an idea how long the jacket looks?

Of course, Tony made this for me custom (naturally) but I am a 42 Regular, if that helps.

And thanks for the compliment!

DarenHenryW

Fantastic pics!

Great pics and cool gear - who made the whip?

moses wrote:Great pics and cool gear - who made the whip?

The whip is a 10' 12 plait "Indy Style" made by Bernie Wojcicki. I don't have my Jacka yet, but I get a feeling that they have more in common than either would with a DM, as the handle foundation extends well past the ring knot. But it's a great whip (really heavy and thick, btw!) and I love cracking it!

Wow, I thought Han Jones was the best HF look-alike here, but after seeing these pics, to me, you take the trophy!.....are you sure you're not related in some way?

PSBIndy wrote:Wow, I thought Han Jones was the best HF look-alike here, but after seeing these pics, to me, you take the trophy!.....are you sure you're not related in some way?

Gee, thanks!

Not related. Never met him. BUT . . . we share the same birthday! And I will say that I'm basically his size (as far as I know) all over: Shirt, jacket, pants, boots, though I'm a little smaller in the hat.

Where's that photo where you take on the expression and angle of Ford's face, I guess it's not really a jacket pic, but it is neat to see something so close to the original shot.

bigrex wrote:Where's that photo where you take on the expression and angle of Ford's face, I guess it's not really a jacket pic, but it is neat to see something so close to the original shot.

Describe it and I'll put it up . . .

Where have you seen this particular pic of me before? Are we friends on Facebook?

DHW

DarenHenryW wrote:

bigrex wrote:Where's that photo where you take on the expression and angle of Ford's face, I guess it's not really a jacket pic, but it is neat to see something so close to the original shot.

Describe it and I'll put it up . . .

Where have you seen this particular pic of me before? Are we friends on Facebook?

DHW

Oh yeah, you're Rex!

Hey, Rex!

Sorry, wasn't paying attention!

DHW

DarenHenryW wrote:

bigrex wrote:Where's that photo where you take on the expression and angle of Ford's face, I guess it's not really a jacket pic, but it is neat to see something so close to the original shot.

Describe it and I'll put it up . . .

Where have you seen this particular pic of me before? Are we friends on Facebook?

DHW

Hi Daren, Yes, well I think you have these down pretty well in some shots I saw, maybe you could post side by side comparisons?:

http://buymovies.com/userfiles/ij4-posterttod.jpg

http://www.exhibitionsinternational.be/ ... 328562.jpg

How can I look at Tony Nowak's products, options, and prices? The website only shows a few photos and doesn't have ordering or selection information that I could find easily.

Mark

Call Tony or e-mail him! A wonderful guy to deal with!

sorry its coming so late but I've been away at training for 2 1/2 months....WELCOME TONY! YOU DA MAN!

Keith
Proud owner of #24/#777

You might want to do the phone call. I've sent a few Emails to Tony and never got an answer. I will echo what others were saying about him being a great guy to deal with.

Yes a phone call is the way to go, and make sure you leave your phone number if you get an answering machine.

... I`ve send 5 email and 1 fax to tony between the last 4 weeks... no answer!

Today I spoke on his answering machine, but it is difficult to get him on the phone because of the time... I live in germany...

Is someone here who can speak to him easier...?

Thanks for every help!

Marco

Marco, did you leave your phone number on his answering machine and include it in your emails to him?
Often he will reply to emails with a telephone call, as long as you've left your telephone number.

RCSignals wrote:Marco, did you leave your phone number on his answering machine and include it in your emails to him?
Often he will reply to emails with a telephone call, as long as you've left your telephone number.

I called one day and left a message and after 24hrs, he did not return my call. The following day I tried again and reached him personally, however, it was at what seemed to be a busy time for him. He asked me to leave my number and DID call back within an hour. It is fairly clear, and something I can totally identify with, that the man is a bit of a technophobe.
After reaching him, the conversation went just about the way I imagined it would after hearing his bit in the Indy IV doc and what everyone around here is saying. The man is considerate, funny, a quick wit, and VERY confident in his product. In short: a pleasure to talk to.
Keep after it, follow these guys' suggestions, try calling PST, etc... You won't be disappointed.

Oh wow!

Tony calls be back! He`s really a great guy and he speak a little bit german too!

Now I must only choose which jacket I want.... CS or LC...????

nephilo, .......see persistence pays........he is a great guy and you'll enjoy your interaction with him and which ever jacket you get you can be assured it'll be made with quality and attention to detail and will likely become you're favorite jacket..........congrats

Wow!
GREAT Jacket, DHW (I'm still saving up for MY Nowak!)
You make it look easy to have that "Ford" Look" & Demeanor... it seems to come to you quite naturally!

All the Best,
Mitch

What jacket will you be getting when the time comes Mitch?

Regards, Geert

Wow, Mitch! Thanks! That's high praise and it means a lot to me!

It's a funny obsession, ain't it?

DHW

Mitch LaRue wrote:Wow!
GREAT Jacket, DHW (I'm still saving up for MY Nowak!)
You make it look easy to have that "Ford" Look" & Demeanor... it seems to come to you quite naturally!

All the Best,
Mitch

gwyddion wrote:What jacket will you be getting when the time comes Mitch?
Regards, Geert

To be honest Geert, right now I'm so spun around on the subject of so many impressive jackets that the only things I know for sure are these:
- That I own a Wested that I completely love (and keeps getting better & better the longer I own it and more I wear it)
- That I also want a second Raiders that captures as much Screen Accuracy as possible
- That I want that next jacket to be made by Tony Nowak
- And that I sincerely wish I had my own, personal jacket expert to guide me through some of the information jungle that I sometimes feel so lost in...


But I can tell you this:
Until such time as I get close enough to start re-Re-RE-researching which jacket material, cut, specs, etc are right for me, what I DO know is:
Raskolnikov's TN Raiders in Dark Goat is an awfully nice looking jacket.

But I'd look forward to future guidance...

Mitch LaRue wrote:But I'd look forward to future guidance...

Oh dear.

READY THE STRAGHT JACKET AND PADDED CELL AGAIN!!!



Regard! Michaelson

Mitch LaRue wrote:..........
But I can tell you this:
Until such time as I get close enough to start re-Re-RE-researching which jacket material, cut, specs, etc are right for me, what I DO know is:
Raskolnikov's TN Raiders in Dark Goat is an awfully nice looking jacket.

But I'd look forward to future guidance...

If it is a TN Raiders or CS you are looking to the only decisions are leather and size. There is no need for a list of specs unless there is some odd thing/measurement/placement you just have to have on a jacket.

Ok, guys!

I chose the LC!!!

Because I have a Wested CS in Novapelle already, and I love that jacket!
And I think especially the LC is just a real LC with the right distressing like crismans one: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41103

...and Tony seems to be the "Master Of Distressing"!?

Now I have to wait...wait...wait... !

RCSignals wrote:

Mitch LaRue wrote:..........
But I can tell you this:
Until such time as I get close enough to start re-Re-RE-researching which jacket material, cut, specs, etc are right for me, what I DO know is:
Raskolnikov's TN Raiders in Dark Goat is an awfully nice looking jacket.

But I'd look forward to future guidance...

If it is a TN Raiders or CS you are looking to the only decisions are leather and size. There is no need for a list of specs unless there is some odd thing/measurement/placement you just have to have on a jacket.

I totally agree with RC on this Mitch. The only thing you need to do is look at all the leather choices available, make your pick, get your measurements and call him. Considering You've already Mentioned Raskolnikov's goat jacket, all that seems to be left to do is the measurements and calling him (Oh, and getting the money of course )

Regards, Geert

Thanks to you AND RC, Geert. You just made that a lot clearer.

(Tony, if you read this please know that my post was in no way meant to imply that you didn't ALREADY know how to make the jacket of my dreams... I guess I should have simply said "I still have to decide on which leather for my jacket" and it can be confusing because even then, there's a few different - but great - ways to go.")

Beyond that, there's just the little matter (as you so deftly implied, Geert) of continuing to put the money together...

One day, though... Tony's definitely my NEXT jacket... THAT's for sure!

You're welcome Mitch If you have any questions at all, feel free to PM me my friend, and I'll do my best to help you.

Regards, Geert

WHY IS TONY YELLING AT ME?

crazylegsmurphy wrote:WHY IS TONY YELLING AT ME?

He's not yelling, he's speaking

Ahhh, I see how it is...only some of us can get away with certain things, but it depends on who we are.

Go ahead Crazylegs, write in all caps. We know you want to

crazylegsmurphy wrote:Ahhh, I see how it is...only some of us can get away with certain things, but it depends on who we are.

And people who type with one finger and decided to use caps lock (to make sure that no-one complains about capitals missing from their names, home towns etc.) usually are the ones who can get away with it

Regards, Geert

crazylegsmurphy wrote:Ahhh, I see how it is...only some of us can get away with certain things, but it depends on who we are.

That's right, Son. I don't have a problem with it when it's just about typing and minor things like that. We know TN means no harm and is very generous to us all. Anything seriously bad by anyone here (swearing, baiting, insults, etc) will be swiftly dealt with.

Some of the conventions of the early days of the Internet lists and BBs are simply antiquated, yet they persist. Typing in all caps as 'YELLING' is one. Quaint.
We must progress with the medium.

I wish Tony would chime in more, all caps or not.

Regards! Michaelson

I second that.