Thanks everyone for the compliments! Plenty of love for ya!
LisaFett, can you be more specific about the area you're talking about? Well, just in case, I just trimmed the whole lower portion, leaving around 1/2 - 3/4 inch extra before trimming, I made sure the shape fits around the sole and then I cut around really carefully and even, and all i had to do is using the fabric glue right away before the freshly trimmed canvas starts starts to peel the little "hairs" all over the place. YOu have to apply the glue one step at the time, maybe one side first then the other, then the front and then the back,...you have the idea, which I suggest to do that but around (front, side, back, other side). About the sole in the front, I made sure to shape the Epoxy putty really good, and trying the spike brackets at the same time so it could have a nice snug fit and almost no gaps in between (that's a difficult one).
batninja, well, it cost me a total around maybe $30-$40 and a lot of patience and time (not counting the little sewing machine i bought for this purpose).
$10 for the base shoes, around $5 for 2 yards of tan color ducking/canvas, a few cents for the sewing thread (same one I used for the jumpsuit), $3.50 for the fabric glue, and about $2.50 for 3 yards of piping. Whatever the cost for the spray paints, probably $5 (automotive gray primer, flat black), and around $6 for 2 Epoxy Putty packets (Thanks Boba Phat!), and I forgot the cost for the aluminum bar and the wood dowel...probably another $5-$7 total there. Make the numbers. Those prices are aproximate...still cheap for making this project for a scratch-built replica.
Robert