Back to the Future NIKE AIRMAG replicas

GeneralFROSTY

GeneralFROSTY

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A friend forwarded this site to me:
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563092791EkVusg
As you will see - these are the absolute best replica Nike 'AirMag' replicas ever produced - as close to the real things as anyone has ever seen.
The seller had them made by a professional footwear company in limited quantities in U.S. sise 10.5 only. Price: a whopping $700.00 a pair.
I am sure the price reflects all the work and money that had gone into having these made.
I would drop that kind of cash if they were in my size. I wear an 8.5 (I believe MJ Fox wore an 8)
I am looking into some options to have a set made in a smaller size but that may end up costing me quite a bit.
One option I have been thinking of would be to purchase the shoes, have them scanned then re-created rapid prototype style in a smaller size, then have the upper re-made in the smaller size.
Any suggestions?
 
I have to sell some things - but I just have to have them. These are some of the 'holy grails' of BTTF props.
Looks like the fabric used on the upper is innacurate but that can be fixed. The outsoles are the hard part. These look almost like the real ones.
 
I think many of us have $700, just not the $700 we would like to allocate toward a pair of shoes.

I'm a 10.5 shoe too, hehe

The shoes look amazing and hell I would love a pair, but unless those were the screen used ones, that's just too much for me to afford for replica shoes.

Best to you on getting that!
 
They are cool, but the only way I would pay $700 for these is if they were 100% screen accurate! It looks like the green,yellow heel lights are non-functional and the wrong fabric was used with a visible seam. I think they look pretty good, but for that money...eh.
 
I emailed the person, and they are wearable, but they are way to expensive for non screen acurate ones. However, I love the shoe soles. They look great!
 
You know, I don't get it. It's obvious there is a demand for these things. Why doesn't Nike just make them?! :confused
 
Funky Jedi said:
You know, I don't get it. It's obvious there is a demand for these things. Why doesn't Nike just make them?! :confused
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It really doesn't make sense. So many people would kill for an accurate pair of these. Well kill... maybe not... well yeah, probably, I would... :confused:confused
 
Here's the deal with something like this - there was an incredible cost to make these because they were made the same way, by the same type of manufacturers as athletic sneakers.
There was a high cost for design and an even higher cost for manufacturing the two-part rubber outsole. This is why the price tag is so high.
There are of course several innacuracies worth noting:
First - the upper material is in fact wrong. It looks like a meatallic type sheen smooth material. The original shoes used a stretch neoprene which was gray in color. Also, the silver looks stitched in with the white padding at the top - the real shoes look like these two fabrics are seperated.
The outsole has a few problems too - first, the color is yellowed (likely because the maker went off the screen used pictures which showed the rubber yellowed from age) an accurate pair should be clear rubber.
The outer-side of the outsole with the waffle pattern should be protruding, these replicas the sides are congruent with the rest of the shoe.
But still - these are just about the best replica shoes ever available.
When I get my pair, I am going to see what I can do to make versions for me to wear for occasions such as conventions.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
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I wish I could help with that, but I can't. Still, please keep us updated on it. That sounds great!!! I would love a pair of these, and yours have always been a dream of mine!
 
Ok - I got my AirMag replicas in the mail today.
I really wish the seller sent along spare underwear because I crapped my pants when I saw how awesome these are up close.
I was told these were a size 10.5 yet they fit my size 9 perfectly and snug - they don't look big or over-proportioned at all as I had feared.
The shoes even have that 'new shoe' scent which was a nice surprise. They are extremely comfortable to wear even with the small battery pack which has to be concealed behind the ankle of your foot.
The light-up Nike logo is really amazing and is a perfect match to the movie version.
As I previously noted about the material looking to metallic, it actually does not look so bad in person. The way this material is photographed brings out the shiny nature. I am sure the original shoes used a 'flat' (non shiny) neoprene material but this material is passable.
These shoes are the best replicas ever made and unless Nike decides to do them at some point, we may never see this calliber of replica Nike shoes ever again. Compare them to the ones floating around on Ebay and you will see.
 
GeneralFROSTY said:
The outsole has a few problems too - first, the color is yellowed (likely because the maker went off the screen used pictures which showed the rubber yellowed from age) an accurate pair should be clear rubber.
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Nike themselves haven't figured out how to make a clear rubber outsole that doesn't eventually turn yellow. There seems to be no way around it. Among other things, I'm a rare sneaker collector, and I've tried everything I could think of to keep those sneakers that I've owned with clear soles from yellowing. This is an image of the Air Jordan 11 with clear rubber outsoles as they would look "brand new":

jordan_dmp_16.jpg


...and here's the same shoes, still new (never used), but aged a bit:

aj11_wht_blk.jpg


It's inevitable. Maybe by 2015 they'll figure it out. ;)

GeneralFROSTY said:
Ok - I got my AirMag replicas in the mail today. <snip> These shoes are the best replicas ever made and unless Nike decides to do them at some point, we may never see this calliber of replica Nike shoes ever again. Compare them to the ones floating around on Ebay and you will see.
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Well, you're not just gonna leave us like that, are you? Where's the pics?
 
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