Nike Mag V2 Mod Discussion (Page 58 Shopping List)
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airair
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3000?! lol
on the subject of battery life.
I just recently got some AAA 1.2v nimh rechargeables, they are chinese and supposed to be 2600mah, but i very much doubt they can be that full.
I haven't had time to properly test them on some of the 3v pairs ive made, but I reckon even if I get 2000mah via 2 x AAA batteries (1.2v each - 2.4v total) then it should give at least 7 hours +, possibly more.
airair
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Another clear sole UPDATE:
I now have left and right sets
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd....8_10152591639273841_7287868803873004797_n.jpg
OK I think I have this worked out now. The mix, degass and pour is perfect, but the fill and air escape holes on my molds need to be altered as I am still trapping air here. I will look at doing that tonight.
Amazing job!
What do you think they used for the 1989 movie shoe? Do you think they used translucent silicone during that time? or do you think they used transparent water clear urethane rubber like you've done?
Your end result is super clear, virtually the same as the 2011 shoe. Why did the 1989 shoe look so white/icey in the movie? When you see some pictures of the screen used props after a number of years, you can see they are quite clear, but in the movie they seem to have a white pigment to them. Either that, or maybe they painted the area behind the clear soles white?
I brought that up earlier. They were more translucent in the movie. Cavx just hasn't sourced a material to make them.
cavx
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What they look like on the shoes.
Actually when you look at these latest versions, the molding silicone has picked up all the detail of the inside of the master and the casts now have that taking away from the glass look. Maybe they only did use silicone. Point being, I'm sure the MAG was the first shoe to have a clear sole and there has been many significant advancements in clear rubbers since 1989.
I made a tester out of Shoe Goo and it has the whitish look you refer to. It is much harder though and feels more like plastic. Might be perfect for a display pair, but I don't think you would be able to wear them.
Oh and the superglue works to glue them on to the shoe. I stuck those side pieces on to my wear pair, wore them out and they are not coming off anytime soon - which might be a problem if I am to upgrade them.
Actually when you look at these latest versions, the molding silicone has picked up all the detail of the inside of the master and the casts now have that taking away from the glass look. Maybe they only did use silicone. Point being, I'm sure the MAG was the first shoe to have a clear sole and there has been many significant advancements in clear rubbers since 1989.
I made a tester out of Shoe Goo and it has the whitish look you refer to. It is much harder though and feels more like plastic. Might be perfect for a display pair, but I don't think you would be able to wear them.
Oh and the superglue works to glue them on to the shoe. I stuck those side pieces on to my wear pair, wore them out and they are not coming off anytime soon - which might be a problem if I am to upgrade them.
angelito5440
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Hi!
I am interested in buying Nike Mag shoes .
Who has them for sale?
I am size 5 and 6.
I am interested in buying Nike Mag shoes .
Who has them for sale?
I am size 5 and 6.
cavx
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WOW! Is Agate Grey the colour we want?
BTTFSpencer
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Has anybody had experience with this seller?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free...ack-to-the-future-mags-limited/732016066.html
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free...ack-to-the-future-mags-limited/732016066.html
It looks close, but I honestly don't know. I would take the shoe to a paint shop and get a color chip that matches the shoe, then mail that to Parasol and have them match it.
cavx
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Could we create a grey scale in paint to work out a close colour match? I would suggest simply posting a photo except everyone's monitors are not calibrated to the same level (colour temperature), so will look different. If we work in RGB levels in paint, at least we have a level playing field. Even though the image may look different on a computer monitor, when taken to professional print place, should be able to get close reference colour card.
nitrox
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It might be better to use CMYK rather than RGB as most print places tend to use the former.
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cavx
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Fair call. I only suggested RGB because I use Paint to create custom video test patterns. True white is RGB 255 (video white is RGB 235) and therefore a grey at say 80% true white is RGB 204. My thought process was just to get a close value of the grey we need.
The difference between video and print is the red, green and blue are tge primary colours for light where cyan, yellow and magenta are primaries for pigment. What does the K stand for in CYMK?
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