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Post by Commander Voltaire on Dec 14, 2006 15:31:54 GMT -5
Good day gang! I am begining the process of scratch building my own pair of Galactic Marine boots, for my non-canon snow commander. The boots are a Rieone design and are considered by many to be the most accuratly reproduced boots out there (there was a limited run on the TDH about 3 years ago).Here are a couple of pics of the items that I will be utilizing to modify these boots. I will be intregating the Jango Fett shins to set up the the front detail. I will be using the spare clone calves and shins to get the proper shape set-up (I will be bondoing out the indent on the calves) I am going to keep the armor boot spats as they are.   |
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Post by snowflake on Dec 14, 2006 15:49:22 GMT -5
man, those boots must have been expensive! They are a rarity!
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Post by admin on Dec 14, 2006 17:11:54 GMT -5
Voltaire, you're one of my personal heros in this hobby. You have reference materials of yourself.  But seriously, you do extremely good work, and your snow commander is one of the most creative endeavors I've seen out there. I'm pleased to have you here, if it wasn't made clear before. I look forward to seing what the new boots look like. What will you do with the old TS mukluks? |
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Post by pghfett on Dec 14, 2006 18:46:20 GMT -5
If I can't get a pair of these, I'll be sculpting these soles and casting up a rubber pair.... Ultimatley, these are the boots to get.  |
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Post by ianl on Dec 14, 2006 19:14:50 GMT -5
If I had those boots, I'd do a Jango. As it stands, I'm satisfied with my walmart boot modification for the GM. A little mud and Jedi blood and they will look perfect.
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Post by Commander Voltaire on Dec 16, 2006 12:12:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the cool words there Captian! HA! Though these boots are being used as an upgrade to my non-canon snow commander, they will be as close to canon as possible, stand-alone. That has been the key with my custom snow commander costume, as far as maintaining some level of realism and believabilty. Okay, here are some current pics folks: This what I used to prep and paint the boots.  First coat  Second coat  The shins painted, for effect. I will be adding plastic to these shins. I am using the ridge on the shins to incorporate detail.  Front on view.  |
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Post by admin on Dec 16, 2006 13:32:54 GMT -5
I imagine you're going to be walking around in these boots to test out the success of the paint job. Be sure to let me know how that worked out! I know you can paint leather, but I'm always afraid that it will end up cracking and chipping off.
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Post by pghfett on Dec 16, 2006 14:25:01 GMT -5
Excellent work Commander - Excellent Work - Kudos !!!
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Post by Commander Voltaire on Jan 13, 2007 14:30:19 GMT -5
Folks, for the record, please be advised that I am killing this particular project off. Captain, fell free to delete this thread at will.
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Post by pghfett on Jan 13, 2007 20:05:39 GMT -5
Commander,
Why are you stopping the project - looks great so far ?
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Post by mandoman on Jan 13, 2007 20:25:41 GMT -5
Yeah, it looks like you're almost there, and they look great!
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Post by ianl on Jan 13, 2007 21:39:56 GMT -5
Why not finish off the boots and use them with your Bacarra?
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Post by snowflake on Jan 13, 2007 22:18:15 GMT -5
Bacara wears standard clone boots, but i agree, the thread is usefull anyway, don't delete it!
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Post by admin on Jan 14, 2007 3:35:50 GMT -5
Not planning on deleting the thread, don't worry.
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Post by Commander Voltaire on Jan 16, 2007 11:36:49 GMT -5
Well, I did a test with my snow commander costume and they just didnt look right. The soles of the GM seem much taller than these particular Jango boots as well, and I cant lose any height with this particular costume. I am going to have ESB straps put on the Mukklukks and maybe use the Jango boot spats.
I am mulling over the possibilty of doing some type of custom snow Mando, though not sure yet. I have an all white Boba Fett jump suit, custom made to fit 2 years ago, sitting in my closet ready to go as well.
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