defyitall
Sr Member
Me and a friend are trying to get a lightsaber fanfilm choreographed and shot in the next few months. I have been slowly piecing together a Sith costume for probably the last year.
I bought some of those cheap riding boots, around Halloween, for my Han ESB costume. Now that I am getting better Han boots I turned my attention to the cheap-o riding boots. I want to spiff them up and make 'em look a little bit cooler for the film. Well, more than just cheap riding boots.
I started mocking up some spats and straps the other night. Started with some craft paper and masking tape. The design is very much Anakin/Prequel Jedi I know; nothing new or that special. But I just want to kind of spat and some straps to make the boots more visually interesting.
After getting something pretty good I decided to cut the pattern out of some old black vinyl I had in storage and see how it fit with a heavier, leather-like material.
As you can see I need to play around with the curve into the front of the spat to cover the sides better and hopefully elminate a little of the winkling that is going on. I think I can work some of that out, in the finla version, by soaking and molding the leather to the curve of the boot. But the line of the side bothers me and I would like tto try and figure out something better.
The final will be in leather. probably 4-5 oz for the spats and 2-3 for the straps and holder loops. Have to figure out how I am going to attach it all. Don't reallt need velcro since the spat doesn't have to be removable as there's no front zipper or antyhing. Right now everything in held on with crappy cheap contact cement.
Let me know any advice or comment and I'll post pics as I go along.
I bought some of those cheap riding boots, around Halloween, for my Han ESB costume. Now that I am getting better Han boots I turned my attention to the cheap-o riding boots. I want to spiff them up and make 'em look a little bit cooler for the film. Well, more than just cheap riding boots.
I started mocking up some spats and straps the other night. Started with some craft paper and masking tape. The design is very much Anakin/Prequel Jedi I know; nothing new or that special. But I just want to kind of spat and some straps to make the boots more visually interesting.
After getting something pretty good I decided to cut the pattern out of some old black vinyl I had in storage and see how it fit with a heavier, leather-like material.
As you can see I need to play around with the curve into the front of the spat to cover the sides better and hopefully elminate a little of the winkling that is going on. I think I can work some of that out, in the finla version, by soaking and molding the leather to the curve of the boot. But the line of the side bothers me and I would like tto try and figure out something better.
The final will be in leather. probably 4-5 oz for the spats and 2-3 for the straps and holder loops. Have to figure out how I am going to attach it all. Don't reallt need velcro since the spat doesn't have to be removable as there's no front zipper or antyhing. Right now everything in held on with crappy cheap contact cement.
Let me know any advice or comment and I'll post pics as I go along.
