Shoes, glorious shoes - A question

Looking to make some boots for my sons fett costume. I looked around on the board but most of the references for base shoes were a few years old. Has anyone who has made BF boots for younger or small fetts found a decent base? Most of the canvas shoes I have found online to serve as a base were lace up, which seems like a much harder way to go.
Thanks!

You could use TK409's method... Which is basically painting any old leather/pleather ankle boot.

Maybe you can find a generic pair of these? These are kind of on the pricey side for a kids costume, and would need some work on the soles.

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/17535019/c/3.html

Yeah, they look like an almost perfect start, but at $75 bucks it is a bit pricey for the base boot. I will probably hit WalMart or Target and see what they have, then go with TK409's approach (like you said). Just thought maybe someone had come across a cheap basketball shoe of something that made a good base. What is the the one that everyone keeps saying they get at Walmart, and do they make that in a really small size? He's only nine, but already in a small men's shoe...

Not sure about the Walmart shoe. I bet you could find plenty of slip-ons there though. You may have to add material to them or something, but I'm sure you could swing a nice base from something they have.

In the meantime, I found a $40ish pair of kids boots that you might like:

http://www.softmoc.com/us/systemshow...8573%20TORONTO

Wow, these are cool! Decent price too. Thank for the link. They look a lot like the Pimigi ones, but half the price.

The top of the page there says that they've got free shipping too... If you get these for your son, I wanna see a progress thread.

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/my-new-boots-9834/

see my thread on scratch built boots, make sue to scroll down to the see all the posts for the end results

Thanks Ronin, your thread (and TK409's) was the inspiration for me to scratch build some. I couldn't believe how good they turned out! Is it easy to get in and out of them without the laces? Do they still stay on ok?

Originally Posted by Bubba Fett

Thanks Ronin, your thread (and TK409's) was the inspiration for me to scratch build some. I couldn't believe how good they turned out! Is it easy to get in and out of them without the laces? Do they still stay on ok?

i have altered them again since the phots to allow for exactly what you are asking. I have slit the boots straight done the back (from the top of the rear quarters to the bootom of the quarters, just above the heel). I then brought the coverings inside the boots to cover up where i cut. Then i have attached a velco seam to cover the slit. Hope this makes sense.

the velco seam is not really noticable from the back (heavily weathered )and the boots go on and off like a dream

I will try to get phots of what i mean.

Cool, I will look forward to a couple of pics!