199 for the pair it comes exactly like the 1st pic..
You can clone the markpoon soles with RTV silicone mold and inject the transparent compound.MitasTouch said:
Well I got my shoes yesterday and overall im really pleased with them. I was a bit nervous about ordering them but fair do's to sbshoe they have a great service. It took them 3 days to get the shoes from china to me hear in the UK.
They come well boxed, inside a fake Nike box, and the shoes are rapped in tissue paper and are stuffed with paper to keep there shape. Pretty much exactly like when you buy shoes at a store.
Like I said im really happy with them, and the build quality is fantastic, although the finishing work is not something to be admired. The shoes are very well put together with decent materials, the only weak/problem issue is the strap with can be easily fixed/replaced. The stitching varies on the shoe, to being neat in certain areas and scruffy in others. Also the edges of the tops of the shoes are very rough. The sole seems strong, and is made of a foam rubber type of material, but looks like you could disassemble it relatively easy with a scalpel.
Ive worn these for about and hour or two and they are extremely comfy and fit really well. As I said I intend to wear these like normal shoes as I think they look excellent, there not accurate but you can see they are supposed to be Mags. Im so pleased with them im going to order another pair just to try and make more accurate.
If your hesitant about buying these and you want them, go for it. The company is great and fast to respond to questions and they accept paypal as well.
For £50 shipped to me, Ive got to say im very very pleased with them.If any of you want more pictures just say and I'll get some, but I think I got most of the shoe there.
Welsh
welshwarrior123 said:
Well I got my shoes yesterday and overall im really pleased with them. I was a bit nervous about ordering them but fair do's to sbshoe they have a great service. It took them 3 days to get the shoes from china to me hear in the UK.
They come well boxed, inside a fake Nike box, and the shoes are rapped in tissue paper and are stuffed with paper to keep there shape. Pretty much exactly like when you buy shoes at a store.
Like I said im really happy with them, and the build quality is fantastic, although the finishing work is not something to be admired. The shoes are very well put together with decent materials, the only weak/problem issue is the strap with can be easily fixed/replaced. The stitching varies on the shoe, to being neat in certain areas and scruffy in others. Also the edges of the tops of the shoes are very rough. The sole seems strong, and is made of a foam rubber type of material, but looks like you could disassemble it relatively easy with a scalpel.
Ive worn these for about and hour or two and they are extremely comfy and fit really well. As I said I intend to wear these like normal shoes as I think they look excellent, there not accurate but you can see they are supposed to be Mags. Im so pleased with them im going to order another pair just to try and make more accurate.
If your hesitant about buying these and you want them, go for it. The company is great and fast to respond to questions and they accept paypal as well.
For £50 shipped to me, Ive got to say im very very pleased with them.If any of you want more pictures just say and I'll get some, but I think I got most of the shoe there.
Welsh
Awesome review, about time someone put some quality pics of these up. Why on earth they did the thumbprint pattern, I have no idea. They look great overall and for the price, damn, you just can't argue!
He claims that his boss will get sued if they make it more accurate.....yet he has NIKE plastered all over them and a fake box. If they debranded them, and simply did clear soles and LED sections and accurate colours, they would sell by the lorry load.
Time to hassle him again me thinks
Yeesh! Those are AWEFUL!!!! There is NOTHING on them that is close to being accurate...NOTHING.
The ankle part is wrong (it should not extend down to the sole)
The white heel piece is too thin
The fabric is horrible
The top white part shape is not correct
The soles are ok but they need the clear part (which I don't think will be easy to replace)
The strap is aweful
The "laces" are too thick and don't even extend under the upper
I have no idea why you guys like these shoes. Other than the sizing, these things are not worth re-working them.
Yeah I know they are hideously inaccurate, but some of us cant afford to purchase markpoons or to have a set with your simply amazing conversions. But for $80 shipped to your door, the fact they are wearable in different sizes is justifiable enough for most to purchase these. And the build quality is suffice enough that these can be worn on an ever day basis, also with out the worry of scuffing or damaging an expensive and beautiful replica pair. Sure they may be difficult or even pointless to alter, but these are as close as I will get to a pair of Nike mags. And if nickfox can make these look more accurate even better.
I totally understand that, however you'd be better off just buying a pair of hightop NIKE's that don't even look close to the MAG's, since these are so inaccurate.welshwarrior123 said:
I think you guys are going to be wasting $80.
Just my 2cents.
I bought the "silver" pair of the mags...closer to the actual Nike Mags, I will however be re-working them with a non-reflective grey lycra material and I'll be doing the EL strap in the very near future. I can wear them out and not worry about $200 shoes scuffing and get compliments on them consistently. NO They are not screen accurate but who says with time and patience we can't make these look even more accurate then Mark's? I love Mark's shoes just cant see myself buying them and wearing $200 when i can get the same effect with these.Jedifyfe said:
Thats my .02 cents.
/\ I guess if they make you feel good, then that's all that matters.
BTW, has anyone taken these apart yet? I would love to see how they are made.
I can see your point mate, but then again I bought my specific pair as I like the look and aesthetics of them, also intend to wear them as they are as regular shoes. But like Mcfly said, if someone can alter them on the cheap to make them more like the originals then power to them. And with the breadth of talent thats on these boards I cant see why someone couldnt do it.
Im looking forward to seeing what NickFox does with his, I imagine he will show us him taking them apart so we can have a look then.
Black ones get my vote.Jedifyfe said:
How about these colors? I think I like the black ones...
Those black ones are very very nice. But the yellow one doesnt look that bad either, kinda shows that any uniform color on them will look alright to an extent. Would like to see what a solid red and blue one looks like with the white Nike swoosh and soles.
Last edited by Captainjaze; Dec 28, 2012 at 12:00 AM.
Nice One mate, they really arnt that bad Quality. I'm thinking of doing the el strip myself. The strap is the weakest part of the shoe so will be the first to be replaced, so why not "pimp" the new one up. Other than that I would only want clear soles with lights and I would be happy with that.
Post some pics up when you start them.
Last edited by Captainjaze; Dec 28, 2012 at 12:00 AM.
I'll probably be pulling off my uppers from at least one of the shoes next week or the week after...depending on when I have time, what with my new job and everything.Jedifyfe said:
I'll record an HD video of the dissection process when I do and post it for you good fellas here.
I won't be removing the sole inserts until I can get a mold of the sole with them in place. (allowing me to cast my own clear sections) So that will have to wait for a later time and video.
-Nick
Last edited by TheNickFox; Mar 27, 2012 at 9:13 PM.
I suggest you re evaluate what you are saying... What that will be is re casting and will get you or anyone else banned before you know what hit you.
cloneprops said:
I understand where you are coming from Ross but this has been sanctioned by Mark already. He invites us to "upgrade" his shoes. This would not technically be recasting. More like casting and improving but the shoe would still have to be bought from Mark. In essence, Mark would benefit GREATLY by this, since more people would buy his shoes.Bowelrock said:
Thanks though.
I like those little improvements with the Mag logo and LED section.Captainjaze said:
Here is my pair that just arrived! I "cleaned" em up a bit but they are well worth the price and that company deserves an award for having GREAT customer service! I REALLY am pleased with them! Ordered another pair to SLICE & DICE!! Need LED El Strap!! lol
Very Clean!!
Last edited by lukebrynycz; Mar 28, 2012 at 3:50 AM.
did you use a paint pen on the back of the mag writing and the little plastic part where the led should be?Captainjaze said:
Here is my pair that just arrived! I "cleaned" em up a bit but they are well worth the price and that company deserves an award for having GREAT customer service! I REALLY am pleased with them! Ordered another pair to SLICE & DICE!! Need LED El Strap!! lol
Very Clean!!
what pen did you use?
i feel like getting some paint pens and making them all white.
i bought 2 pairs, 1 in white and 1 in black. im thinking of painting the white ones lettering in light grey and the nike logo in light grey too. what type of paint pen is best? oil based or what?welshwarrior123 said:
for the black ones, i bought the black with red soles, so going to paint the back of the lettering all black.
they may not be accurate but they look fairly decent as a pair of homage sneakers. I just want to remove the nike mag lettering at the back as they obviously look nothing like the real ones! best to make them anonymous!
Yes! I used a light BLUE pen on the "MAG" logo, colored the tri-LED part WHITE instead of the Deep Sea BLUE it was, then tried a few WHITE squares on the sole part. Not bad when all done! They feel good and solid and I have already received compliments on them!airair said:
Guys, got some good news. Had a message from the guy who made these saying that they are working on improvements including 'icey soles' and better colours/materials etc. He kindly requested that people stop spamming him with harsh critcism, which I can understand. Positive is fine, but he's working on improving them which is great.
I suspect he knows about this thread/forum as he saw the comments about him being slow/retarded etc. Please keep it friendly, he's done a good job in my eyes so far, and when clear soles and a few other tweaks are done, for the money they will be an excellent asset to the community.
If he sends any more updates I'll throw it up here for you guys. I don't think it will be for a while as they have to sell their current batch first, so keep buying pairs to wear casually and hopefully within the next few months we will see V2. They're for pennies, I may grab myself a pair of the white ones this month actually as they look really comfy
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