Halloween costumes air mag conversion

[pandatrooper]

The last piece (for now), the Air Mag logos!

I found a local friend with a laser cutter and I did up a vector for the Air Mag, and we cut them out of craft foam. I tried to make the logo a bit more accurate.
The grey foam was a slightly higher density than the white, but I used a combination of the white for the Nike and Grey for the Mags.

I painted the edges of the foam the same gray as the outsole, then used Zap a Gap CA to glue the letters down to the heel cup. Just laid down some pin stripe tape as a guide.

For those sticking the letters down, I suggest lining up the upper left corner of the "A" in MAG with the center of the heel cup, then glue it down. Then glue the "M" and "G".

For the Nike, the right side of the "I" is lined up with the right side of the "M", they follow the upwards angle. Then line up the rest of the letters.

After sticking everything down, I painted two coats of white acrylic for the Nike and for the MAG one coat of white, then two coats of the splatter teal color. I added a touch of blue and white to the Mag as I thought the splatter was a bit dark and green. Clear coated everything with a satin acrylic medium. All done!

 

[FreddyTV]

That came out awesome bro. Great job.

The last piece (for now), the Air Mag logos!

I found a local friend with a laser cutter and I did up a vector for the Air Mag, and we cut them out of craft foam. I tried to make the logo a bit more accurate.
The grey foam was a slightly higher density than the white, but I used a combination of the white for the Nike and Grey for the Mags.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...6fwoU1I/w1005-h754-no/IMG_20150323_141711.jpg

I painted the edges of the foam the same gray as the outsole, then used Zap a Gap CA to glue the letters down to the heel cup. Just laid down some pin stripe tape as a guide.

For those sticking the letters down, I suggest lining up the upper left corner of the "A" in MAG with the center of the heel cup, then glue it down. Then glue the "M" and "G".

For the Nike, the right side of the "I" is lined up with the right side of the "M", they follow the upwards angle. Then line up the rest of the letters.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-...F4-BTQw/w1005-h754-no/IMG_20150323_151546.jpg

After sticking everything down, I painted two coats of white acrylic for the Nike and for the MAG one coat of white, then two coats of the splatter teal color. I added a touch of blue and white to the Mag as I thought the splatter was a bit dark and green. Clear coated everything with a satin acrylic medium. All done!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...Bek9rIc/w1005-h754-no/IMG_20150324_124840.jpg

 

[pandatrooper]

Thanks! Glad you like them. I'm happy with how they turned out.

 

[Justjazzy101]

Hey everyone, I've been modding my own pair of mags for a while now but i found these DIY straps on ebay... just ordered a pair. http://www.ebay.com/itm/DIY-STRAP-K...457?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item234e1f0279

 

[WeeMichael]

Hey everyone, just joined so I thought I'd share. Tried the steam toe slim, so easy and I'm happy with it. Just waiting on my Mark Poon logos, then I'm going to try dying the yellowish soles before going mad with rewiring.

 

[jhk1976]

What's the best way to remove the plastic battery compartment that comes with the shoe? Mine seems to be stuck in there pretty good.

 

[ElectroDFW]

What's the best way to remove the plastic battery compartment that comes with the shoe? Mine seems to be stuck in there pretty good.

Depends if you want to save the wires or not.
Mine were epoxied in nearest the bottom of the sole of the heel area.
If you can get a good grip on the plastic case, just keep wiggling it back and forth, , and eventually the epoxy will separate either from the battery case or the sole.
Untape it and you can disconnect the wires from the header sockets.

Regards,
Marty McFly Dallas Cosplay.
www.fb.com/mcflydallas

 

[glasses]

What's the best way to remove the plastic battery compartment that comes with the shoe? Mine seems to be stuck in there pretty good.

are you adding el to your shoe? just rip it out with some pliers if its really that stuck in there, you need to tear everything out none of the stock wiring can be used

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What's the best way to remove the plastic battery compartment that comes with the shoe? Mine seems to be stuck in there pretty good.

are you adding el to your shoe? just rip it out with some pliers if its really that stuck in there, you need to tear everything out none of the stock wiring can be used

 

[jhk1976]

are you adding el to your shoe? just rip it out with some pliers if its really that stuck in there, you need to tear everything out none of the stock wiring can be used

Yes, I'm gutting the original electronics. The battery case was glued to one side though, which was the challenge. I just grabbed it by the wires and yanked as hard as I could until the sucker came loose.

 

[stprime]

i want to hollow out my buckle some for my electronics. any suggestions on how. i'm scared to take my dremel to to it.

i did the toe, added swoosh, letters, and straps.

 

[sancer7d7]

i want to hollow out my buckle some for my electronics. any suggestions on how. i'm scared to take my dremel to to it.

i did the toe, added swoosh, letters, and straps.

http://www.therpf.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=468781&d=1429896052

http://www.therpf.com/attachments/f...-2-light-up-shoes-image-jpg-468102d1429768916

Has anybody noticed that some of the bottom rubber is gray and blue and some of it's like a greenish gray and blue mine was a greenish, which I repainted. The gray ones look better!!

 

[Klen]

Hello guys, first of all i wanted to say that your works on the HC Mags are just amazing, i am receiving my MAGs today and i had a few questions about the steam toe mod.

The best steam toe mod i've seen so far is the one made by bigv69er but i wanted to know if i have to fill inside the shoes at the toe spot with socks or anything better (paper that comes with the shoes when they're new) or just don't put anything in it.

Second question was to know if the alcohol thingy showed on bigv69er's video on youtube is a MUST to avoid wrinkles or not because glasses didn't speak about it an his mod looks really awesome too.

Thanks a lot for your help guys ! =)

 

[jhk1976]

Mods complete. I ended up re-doing the straps and taking pandatrooper's suggestion of using the plastic from a yogurt container to keep the wires from bulging through the leather. Worked like a charm. The swooshes and Nike Mag lettering are from Mark Poon's kit. As for the EL, I ended up purchasing an EL kit from Adafruit and printing out the Nike logo onto some clear adhesive sheets I got from Amazon. The Adafruit EL plugs straight into the CR2032 coin cell inverters I got from them earlier this year, so it ended up being a completely wire glue and solder free option for the EL. I toyed around with the idea of doing the LED and sole mods, but the rewiring looks to be beyond my abilities. This is part of my cosplay for DragonCon, and I'm very satisfied with the end result.

 

[Klen]

I started the steam toe mod yesterday when i received the shoes, and the first advice to give to "noobs" like me in mods is to not use the paper that comes with the shoes in the box, you will quickly see the wrinkles starting to appear, the best thing is from far socks.

If anyone has a good tip for easy laces flattering i'll love to read it !

 

[Klen]

This is how the MAGs came out after the steam toe mod, i did a bit of laces flattering, trying to not have any wrinkles

 

[cavx]

Here's some more progress on mine.

I cast the ankle buckles in silicone, and made some resin versions using Smooth on Shell shock. This way, I have a hard shell but there's way more room under the buckle for the electronics. This is the first test where I dremeled out some round sockets for the inverters. I'm casting a second set with less resin to make them with more room inside and lighter. Of course I'll sand and paint them white afterwards.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...9EXaGh4/w1005-h754-no/IMG_20150309_151457.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...K-HuwPQ/w1005-h754-no/IMG_20150313_104343.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...5tKfIKM/w1005-h754-no/IMG_20150313_105931.jpg

Great to see someone else getting right into molding and casting to make these shoes better. Pandatrooper, did you slush cast these? I am curious as your part has a solid back and your mold has no registration points.

 

[SupaflyMcFly87]

I'm new to this forum but I'm getting my HC Mags soon and wanted to know the best place to get a strap and decal kit. Mark Poons seems best but I can't find it anywhere. I don't wanna pay an arm and a leg (like the $200 kit I saw). Any help is appreciated! I'm working on my Marty McFly 2015 cosplay. I've got my almanac on the way and my hoverboard already!

 

[jhk1976]

I'm new to this forum but I'm getting my HC Mags soon and wanted to know the best place to get a strap and decal kit. Mark Poons seems best but I can't find it anywhere. I don't wanna pay an arm and a leg (like the $200 kit I saw). Any help is appreciated! I'm working on my Marty McFly 2015 cosplay. I've got my almanac on the way and my hoverboard already!

The complete straps really don't come as a "kit" -- not that I've seen anyway. You can get the EL with the battery and wiring components as a set from Mark Poon (some assembly required), but the strap itself is a DIY affair. I used a white leather I found from a seller on Etsy, cut to size, outfitted with adhesive Velcro, and then adhered together with fabric glue. The EL assembly I used consists of parts I purchased from Adafruit, and a clear adhesive Nike logo I reproduced on a laser printer.

There are slightly different ways to get the end result. It's really just a matter of preference.

 

[SupaflyMcFly87]

Do you know where I can get the Mark Poon kit? I'm all for having to create new straps and a little assembly. I've seen the EL tape methods but have no idea where to even get it. I know the stickers can be printed on clear mailers

 

[cavx]

Can someone who has not attempted a toe slim on these shoe please post a side profile photo? I have a theory and idea that might just make slimming the toes on these easier and even better than steam.