you can't do anything with the V2 uppers, especially the white portion. they are totally innacurate in height,shape and form.
the actual grey part is stitched to the white piece so its all one piece so its impossible to do anything. Unless you have the exact same grey fabric that they've used in China then there is no chance of fixing anything.
The 2011 release the grey part is seperate and thicker, and the white piece is stitched/glued on,
The cartoonish white over puffiness of the collars on the V2 is impossible to fix.
From certain angles, yes, its passable, but in most pictures, they are clearly not very accurate and there is nothing much you can do but good enough for most i reckon.
They will always have the mark poon look to them, since the template they used is virtually identical, all the way down the back of the shoe, which droops forward too much.
Basically, think of the V2 uppers as being a whole Inch too forward. Thats why when they are on your feet, the white buckle actually hits the back of your ankle and droops forward, giving the classic Mark poon look to them. There is simply no way to overcome this, as the template they used is incorrect.
I wish they would fix it, i'm sure they can, but it seems they can't be bothered especially since they are selling so many of them the way they are!
here's a comparison picture of the v2 alongside 2011 release and a screen used pair from 1989. As you can see, even between the movie and 2011 release there are several clear differences. The actual movies shoes uppers are actually similar in strength to the v2s, as the collars are soft and floppy, albeit with thicker and seperate grey fabric glued to the white collars.
The v2 is sort of a combo of both types, done unintentionally I guess.
Trust me, i've spent way too many hours on these shoes!
Has anyone here thought of a way to reinforce the upper (sky top portion) of the shoe to make it more rigid (like the RD Mags) also so they don't flare when wearing wider legged or boot cut jeans?
I guess I could Jerry rig it with some rigid foam glued to the interior...would this help? Or should I just not worry about it
Also JVon how much are you looking to spend on the mods for your Mags? PM me as I'm just curious, also the cost of the shoes as you know is ($250) plus the electronics (roughly $100-$170) is also cost to consider. Plus miscellaneous first time expenses that I can't even imagine how much I've spent on, although the nice thing about paying someone to mod them is that you don't have to worry about these costs.
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When your selling straps email me
Finnegan1717@rocketmail.com please
If you are just wanting a strap, then you would still need an inverter and a coin cell battery and a switch.
so you would be having 2 switches on your shoes.
