Nike MAG replicas (V2 and V3 only)

WizardBTTF said:
I will make mine tinted blue like the 2011, not going for screen accurate.
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So I take it you have a vacuum chamber and all the right gear to make bubble free parts?

I don't even have a pair of the shoes yet to start upgrade kits.
 
cavx said:
So I take it you have a vacuum chamber and all the right gear to make bubble free parts?

I don't even have a pair of the shoes yet to start upgrade kits.
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Yes, I have a vacuum chamber and a pressure chamber. There will be no bubbles!

Not sure how many people will be brave enough to upgrade theirs, the soles are pretty difficult to remove. I think it will make them look a lot better though! They will be much easier to put back on. Too bad David wont sell them without the soles.
 
WizardBTTF said:
Yes, I have a vacuum chamber and a pressure chamber. There will be no bubbles!

Not sure how many people will be brave enough to upgrade theirs, the soles are pretty difficult to remove. I think it will make them look a lot better though! They will be much easier to put back on. Too bad David wont sell them without the soles.
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I don't have a pressure pot, but found that if I paint the molds with product, then degas them, I get 100% perfect casts.


In this video, I am actually ,making rigid master parts for a new project and why I don't fully degas the resin. I'm using epoxy here and any bubble left in the mix tend to rise on their own. You can see the mold in the chamber behind the cup.

Demolding some clear soles. Again, same technique was used where I painted the mold, degassed and back filled the mold.


Because the side wings of the V3 don't extend around the back of the shoe like the V2s, I think this flat technique will work even better for the V3 parts.
 
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Here are some more photos which will probably scare a few people lol. As you can see there are areas where I had to cut off the soles. Thankfully this material sands pretty well, and I will just sand the cut/rough areas. I'll take pics before I put the new soles on too so you can see the difference. I heated these up to the point where the painted sole actually got malleable before the soles were able to be pulled off at all.


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Also @cavx...you don't really need a pressure chamber for single part molds I have found as long as the material is degassed well. I am working on 2 part molds for these soles though, for the main sole and the side sole. The rounded piece will be a single part mold. I would love for them to be flat/single molds, but I am sort of thinking the opposite. In my opinion to get the curves in one piece (without glue) you pretty much have to do a 2 part mold. From the looks of them, I still think your molds could work with these v3 with some modifications.
 
WizardBTTF said:
How I ended up getting my ankle bubble like that:

Step 1. Sand the ankle bubble with 2000 grit sand paper.

Step 2. Clean off the dust with isopropyl alcohol (making sure there is a clean surface to bond)

Step 3. Brushed on Crystal Clear 200 resin. This stuff is kinda nasty btw...but it is completely UV resistant wont yellow and is 100% water clear. (I was using clear coat, but it just wasn't giving me the look I wanted. Crystal Clear 200 is a thicker resin which you can brush on thick, yet it is thin enough to self level so you don't get brush strokes ect.) Anything that puts on a thick clear coating will work. Nail polish, hobby store model clear, resin...although some things will work better then others of course.

Another pic from different angle
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Can you leave a link to where you bought the Crystal Clear 200 resin? I can't seem to find it
 
WizardBTTF said:
I buy it in-store at Reynolds Advanced Materials
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I can't remember if it was you that had a replacement shoe coming in, but if so can you make a vid fixing the frosty bubble? I'm a super beginner at this and a more visual learner lol but I like how yours came out!
 
WizardBTTF said:
Also @cavx...you don't really need a pressure chamber for single part molds I have found as long as the material is degassed well. I am working on 2 part molds for these soles though, for the main sole and the side sole. The rounded piece will be a single part mold. I would love for them to be flat/single molds, but I am sort of thinking the opposite. In my opinion to get the curves in one piece (without glue) you pretty much have to do a 2 part mold. From the looks of them, I still think your molds could work with these v3 with some modifications.
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So are these soles single piece or multi? There was a close up showing what looked like a seam on the base.

Also could you please post photos of the soles?
 
WizardBTTF : before getting to the clear sole work, will you take an imprint of the whole sole ? (to eventually redo a sole :D )
 
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Now that more of your MAGs are arriving, I'd love to see how you're displaying them. I just took an initial pass at ideas and came across this eBay seller who sells these sneaker displays. Gotta figure out which way I wanna go with mine.

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WizardBTTF said:
No, EL inverter wont have any effect on LEDS. I think the LEDs look too bright because they are so diffused. Sand your ankle bubble and either polish or clear coat it would be the biggest improvement to the blending and brightness of those LEDS.
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hi, if the Inverter is definitely in the white ankle piece, let me know.
 
spider2465 said:
I just got pictures this morning of my second pair. Soles look much better! I asked for blue tint soles in the comment box but they said all they could do was send QC pictures. I'm happy with them though. New on the left and old on the right.

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Thanks for your order , if you are satisfied with the pics . you can reply the email you got ,.

Our team will send it out for you soon . you will get the trakcing number in 2-4 dyas .
 
DragonGalvy said:
No text like yours, but my shipping problem is the tracking number says the order is still with the overseas courier in China. It said "delivered" but to some china address which I assume is the overseas courier. I have contacted the support team about it as I paid weeks ago and am feeling impatient for the V3s.
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would u pls sent message to our skype : zhilongtrade

we will check it with the shipping company .And let u know .

pls do not worry , you will get it .
 
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