Firefly - Mal Reynolds

Mage

New Member

• Dec 13, 2005

• #41

Originally posted by Guardian Devil@Dec 13 2005, 10:35 AM
Those cavalry boots look like they could be really good too. Contacted the seller about brown ones before I bought mine, but was told they're only available in black, so they'd have to be recoloured.
I bought mine from seller: 'smokespoon72' on eBay. He sells them for about $200 a pair, but occasionally puts them up with a low start and they rarely go over $40. which is when I bought mine.

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Help a noob out -- what would you use to recolor them? :confused

 

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TimDrakeRobin

Sr Member

• Dec 13, 2005

• #42

leather and vinyl spray paint.

 

defyitall

Sr Member

• Dec 13, 2005

• #43

Stuff called Nu-Life I have heard good things about.

 

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TimDrakeRobin

Sr Member

• Dec 13, 2005

• #44

Nu-Life is very good. It is what was used to color my Green Lantern Boots green.

 

Guardian Devil

Sr Member

• Dec 13, 2005

• #45

Originally posted by TimDrakeRobin@Dec 13 2005, 08:57 PM
Nu-Life is very good. It is what was used to color my Green Lantern Boots green.

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Yes I agree, Nu-Life is what I'd go with had I chosen those boots. It's what I used to recolour my Daredevil Boots red.

 

SWFreak

Sr Member

• Dec 13, 2005

• #46

Check out these holsters here and here.

And these belts here and here.

 

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TimDrakeRobin

Sr Member

• Dec 14, 2005

• #47

Thanks for the links. Glad to see people helping out.
The first holster is close. Neither of the belts would work. The belt in the show has holes at the top and at the bottom of the belt.

 

SWFreak

Sr Member

• Dec 14, 2005

• #48

I'd say make it yourself. http://www.tandyleather.com/

Working with leather is easier than you think.

 

defyitall

Sr Member

• Dec 14, 2005

• #49

I agree. Especially for belts. Just find a good buckle and do the rest yourself.

 

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TimDrakeRobin

Sr Member

• Dec 14, 2005

• #50

Yea that is what I plan on doing. I am gonna lay my gun out on the leather to make a basic pattern for the holster. Should be relativley simple.

 

defyitall

Sr Member

• Dec 14, 2005

• #51

yeah, those "fold over" western style holsters are pretty simple to make.

 

Mage

New Member

• Dec 14, 2005

• #52

How thick is his belt? Two inches?

 

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TimDrakeRobin

Sr Member

• Dec 14, 2005

• #53

actually the best way to go seems to be this way http://cgi.ebay.com/Firefly-Serenity-Weste...1QQcmdZViewItem if one does not feel like sewing and all that other measuring stuff lol.
He says he will make it to fit your gun.

 

Mage

New Member

• Dec 15, 2005

• #54

OK, I caved in and got the boots. For just over $40, I can't complain. Now I just have to go from this:

to this:

 

Guardian Devil

Sr Member

• Dec 15, 2005

• #55

Very cool. I'll be watching the progress of those with interest.

 

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TimDrakeRobin

Sr Member

• Dec 15, 2005

• #56

Yea i have a few pairs of those boots, use them for everything from Green Lantern to Ichabod Crane.

For the Mal boots I am gonna get Brown leather slip on shoes and make brown leather spats and put them on as that is what they appear to be on the show.

 

Mage

New Member

• Dec 15, 2005

• #57

I don't know if this is obvious but it looks to me that the shoe itself is an oxford style.

Or maybe I'm crazy. :wacko

 

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TimDrakeRobin

Sr Member

• Dec 16, 2005

• #58

I dont think that is the style of the base shoe. Mainly because i can't seem to find any with a sole similar to the one on the boots in the show.

 

Mage

New Member

• Dec 16, 2005

• #59

The base style looks like it comes from some kind of casual boot. There's a raised area on the arch area of the sole that looks like they built over it.

 

SWFreak

Sr Member

• Dec 16, 2005

• #60

Im guessing the base was a Steve Madden type shoe / boot.