CA Boots

Hey where have i been:eek:

This is great. I love there trooper boots. I hope they do the mods suggested. They Shirley would not regret it. But they better watch out using the name. wouldn't want them to end up in court:D
 
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I just sent CA boots a full rundown with picture comparisons of what I think needs to be changed... We will just have to see what they say!
 
I think it would keep the cost of the boot down if they did not do the toe spikes - it'll be cheaper for us to do those anyway. Plus, there would be a whole other set of prototype revisions before they got those done right. I'd rather pay less and do those myself.

I saw Brak's email to Caboots and he covered ALL the other suggestions.
- Chris


BobaFettish wrote:

Other than the material suggestions, what else does everyone see that could use some tweaking before going into production? Toe spikes come to mind for starters. ;)
 
I think the boots look pretty nice for the price. God, Chengs made me broke. But, I have a pair of CA trooper boots and they are a b*tch to get on and off. The ankles are very tall and very tight and the design on these look similar. Just a heads up.
 
Here's a reply to my email -
"Jordan,

Thank you for letting us know. Yes, changes are being made and will be completed by the first run of these boots.

Please include all previous email.

Have a wonderful day,

Michelle
(Sales/Fashion Guru)"

It's looking better and better each day. Thanks TK-409. (I agree on no spikes - they have a safety comment on the site regarding this anyway)
 

BobaFettish wrote:

Other than the material suggestions, what else does everyone see that could use some tweaking before going into production?
I marked the differences I see between the boots in red with Photoshop.

<IMG SRC=http://www.essex1.com/people/dkim68/tdh/bootz.jpg>
 
OK back on track,
Living in the UK the leather boots would be more practical for Trooping or cons with the wet weather we have over here, I hate walking around with wet feet, but if they do make the changes to the boots I may get both, one for my display and one for going out in.
 
If someone was going to make a product, then make it inaccurate, it would be counterproductive because few people would be interested. At least they are making an effort to make some corrections :D
Now for the subject of the boots :p I've done some research on shoe making (I am NO expert, and I don't claim to be :lol: )But what seems to be happening is that when these boots are made, they need to be formed over a wooden or synthetic boot shaped form called a Last. The shape of the Last determines the shape of the boot. When you do a run of these boots, you need a Last for every size, that's why usually only full sizes are offered, 8,9,10 and the like, or you would need almost twice as many Lasts if you included 1/2 sizes.

The problem with Fett's boot is its unusual toe shape. Lasts are hard to make, custom shoes have hand made Lasts that replicate the customer's foot accurately, and are made to resemble the final look of the shoe. To reduce the need for labor and cost on these products, shoe makers buy Pre-made Lasts that come in standard sizes and basic shapes. The shape of the pre-made Lasts do not match the Fett boot shape..... but they don't want to hand make the Left and Right Last for 5 different size boots that they are going to make in small numbers, that doesn't resemble anything else, and probably can't be used for anything else :rolleyes So how do they make it work? They take a pre-made last, probably a size bigger and cut the toe off, to square it off. They do a little bit of work to get a relatively close shape .... but not exact :( As far as materials and colors, those are easy changes. I don't think the shape is something that's going to be changed because it would be too costly.
 
Yes, the original boots come to a point at the end of each one of the rows of piping. On the CA boots, the boots come to a point only on either side of the center section, and the sole isn't angled at all, it's rounded at the toe. Another thing I believe is that the original boots were all white and dyed gray. The Pre-pro boots seem to have a much darker center strip, where as the later versions seem to have a center strip that is only slightly darker then the rest of the boot. I also noticed that the elastic on the sides doesn't go all the way up, but stops short, it has an additional piece of elastic to fill in the gap (not really an issue with the CA boots, I don't think it's a major issue) But what else is interesting is that there seems to be a piece of fabric behind the elastic and can be seen in a few exhibit pictures ....
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I am not so sure that is another piece of elastic, but rather the same piece only stretched out to accomodate the mannequin's ankle. Either way, that is a minor detail that will be covered by your spats (at least on the RotJ suit).
 
Actually, to me that looks like the stitching is just done an opposite direction at the top of the elastic so it does not unravel or get stretched out like elastic can do in that type of spot. It appears to all be the same piece of elastic.
 
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