Well, pending 12 hours or so for paint & glue to dry, I now officially have the shoes and gloves.  Went with Sinister's design for the shoes, except with the black ones (after you sand them, they come out looking pretty great).  I have to say, BIG props to him for all the advice... they look AWESOME.  I especially want to thank him for the recommendation on the glue, I was having a really hard time figuring out what to use so the patches wouldn't come off.