Nike MAG replicas (V2 and V3 only)
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RVLF
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I assume there will be a V3 boba fett ?
That's what I would do if I could get 3 pairs of these
WizardBTTF
Sr Member
Lol I am not sure why...but I like that idea. What kind of paints will you use? Do painted shoes actually last..if you plan to wear them?
This will be collaboration with my friend who custom paints shoes. He uses a combination of dyes and paints.
cavx
Master Member
FreddyTV
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I agree - I'm sure they are making pretty good money selling them at 600 a pop.
AjiPro
Sr Member
WizardBTTF
Sr Member
Photoshoping the numbers to your size should do the trick
Thanks but do you have a larger size image? I don't think that one will be big enough to print clearly.
I started working on making a large clean version...but I am having a hard time finding any clear photos of the signatures for me to make vector. If someone has a real box if you take a picture of the label I could use that to vectorize it, I'll gladly make a label for any size anyone wants in return lol
Is this the final design? I feel like since it looks like your going off of the colors of the logo on most of the shoe, maybe the swoosh and laces can be black.
cavx
Master Member
Based on what these shoes would cost in materials, I am going to go out on a limb and say $500 is profit. Time does need to be taken into account as these things are not the easiest shoes to make. So even if we say $100 in labor, these are still making them a packet.
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AjiPro
Sr Member
Wow, that's heavy.
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cavx
Master Member
V3s of course.
Ill try craigslist. Wish me luck
So what is your plan? You will buy V3 to sell on the net for profit?
cavx
Master Member
I don't know if it will. Those that have listed their 2011 MAGs for $10K+ (I found one pair for $20K on eBay) won't just drop their prices because of fakes saturating the market. And price will always be the point of difference. Most people won't get that, but then again, if they don't know what to look for, they will just buy on the lowest price anyway and if they get ripped 2K on $600 shoes, then it serves them right for not doing their research.
I do hope David can make these PL.
shoxxo
Active Member
Well, I wouldn't ever sell my RD's for less than I paid, and I'm sure everyone that owns a pair (in mint condition) feels the same. The demand for them may be different now, as there is a good, cheaper alternative. But the fact remains there are only 1500 (1510) official first release Nike mags, and that is all there will ever be (first official release anyway), and with the pairs I have seen destroyed, heavily worn and customised, there must be even fewer mint in the box examples left.
DragonGalvy
Sr Member
If only Nike had made them mass-produced back in 1990 (as I'm sure everyone else on here had probably wished) even without lights would have been fine....
cavx
Master Member
I think had they done that, the lights would have just been coloured (or painted) plastic parts. I doubt they would have even had GITD back then apart from a very dull green.
The question I would like to ask is, if they did, would they have made them screen accurate with elastic or modified them to have "shoe laces"? They would have been a hit because at the time, most cool looking hi-tops were 'basket ball' and white. White shoes lost favor to black shoes over the following years because white shoes (though I used to clean mine regularly) were harder to keep clean. A grey shoe, now that gives the best of the both - coolness and not needing as much TLC.
