my 'new' boots

[stonerook]

Nice job!

 

[CombatBaby]

this should be a sticky,

bumping for newer folks

 

[Ronin677]

this should be a sticky,

bumping for newer folks

Cheers Quinn :cheers

 

[jayse]

that's just crazy - luv it!

 

[Boba Fett]

That is not bad at all man, they look good.

 

[kibosh]

How did you remove the old sole so you could glue on the sandle?

 

[Blastech]

I'm in agreement that those look nicer than any boots for sale. Very Very nice.

 

[Ronin677]

I'm in agreement that those look nicer than any boots for sale. Very Very nice.

what i would give for a pair of Caboots though

these are ok but i think i will upgrade to Caboots one day.

Been out trooping in them once (about 4 hours) and they held up fine Didn't even lose my spikes

 

[Callista]

LOOKING GOOD!!! Weathering looks great. Youve done a good job converting them...I would not of thought it could be possible!!

 

[MandalorFett]

Ronin, your boots look better than CAboots and I bet they're stronger. I wouldn't trade these in if I were you lad.

 

[NikNak aka]

Good Job man, those look fantastic.

 

[Mike M.]

i'm gonna bump this back to the top and ask if you might have scalable patterns for the cover.

 

[Ronin677]

i'm gonna bump this back to the top and ask if you might have scalable patterns for the cover.

Sorry SN

the fabric was just layed and glued as i went. It kinda overlaps itself and the joints are hidden by the 'shoe lace' seams.

I must admit i did have a bit of a problem at the Norwich Sci Fi convention where the heel of my right boot came loose but a little epoxy resin sorted that out and it has been good ever since (lasted the whole days trooping of nearly 7 hours without a murmur )

 

[Ronin677]

Finally finished with metal spikes

 

[WhiteWulf]

awsome man, i intend on making mine by this tutorial:cheers


-Wulfie

 

[Tuskeny21]

2 questions:
How did you get your sole to be 'flat'? Did you just cut the heel off? Of so, Don't you find yourself tilting backwards?

Because of how you made the mouth /tongue area, does your foot slide around (in and out)?

Thanks!

 

[Just another swede]

For the first question, you can see post 21 in this thread. They were the sole from a pair of flip flops.

 

[Tuskeny21]

ok gotcha. Does that mean you removed the sole of the work boot and added the new sole?
If so, WOW - nice work!

 

[Ronin677]

ok gotcha. Does that mean you removed the sole of the work boot and added the new sole?
If so, WOW - nice work!

you got it. You take one very sharp knife and cut the sole off the work boot (around the outside of the sole if that makes sense). If you leave about 0.5 - 1.0mm of rubber on the boot, it makes it easier to attach the flip flop sole (use very strong glue - JB Weld works well)

 

[rdhawk]

OK, giving a necro bump because you deserve it since this is an amazing scratch-boot thread, may very well have to use this for when I get to that step!

Thanks for the ingenuity!