Nike Mag V2 Mod Discussion (Page 58 Shopping List)

[cavx]

I think you are reading into things too much. I believe they have simply done the visible stitching to save on time whilst making them. Everything else seems the same, the fabric, tongue fabric, soles, everything.

If these are the same shoe construction, how does adding more stitching save time or money? I think I will be safe unpicking that when I get a pair of these.

They have just made the triangular cutouts in the collar circular, and distored the white puffy collars shape slightly (they now resemble the mark poon shoe more).

That was a time saver for sure. Looking at the images, there might be enough fabric to snip and tuck to make them triangle. The extra puffy collar is crap though.

The nike mag on the heel is removed, and a visible stitched blank strap is there.

I get removing the NIKE and SWOOSH, but why the M A G. MAG stands for Magnetic Anti Gravity which is fictitious, so why did that need to go?

I'm pretty sure anyone could manufacture a shoe which looks like a nike mag, and pay and get a license to use the back to the future name very easily from Universal studios. This halloween company are just paying for licensing. As long as no nike mag or air mag is used in the description, they are fine to sell.

Good point. Did the 2011 NIKE MAG have a Universal logo on the product/packaging anywhere? The Mattel Hover Board does on both the box and board itself.

 

[Jedifyfe]

@cavx the reason is that MAG is a copywritten property of NIKE. Universal could have put BTTF or McFly on the shoe but NIKE owns the MAG name.

There is nothing related to Universal on the real MAGs

 

[cavx]

Thanks for clarifying.

Has this been discussed yet?

Apparently this is from Mark Poon. I think it is a great idea and is similar to what I intended to make to fit the 3D printed part from cloneprops. I wanted to make it hold a 9V and the 9V inverter rather than the coin cell.

 

[Skotbot2099]

Hey I've been looking all over on this thread I may have glanced over or didn't see it but does anyone have a wiring diagram for the el sole and strap and led mod for a 9v conversion? Also does anyone know the voltage for the stock electronics I have a con coming up and the left shoe switch broke wanna do a quick repair before the con then it's light mods all the way

 

[cavx]

You will need to go back to Pg 58 and start from there. It has been posted, just not sure exactly where.

 

[Method1911]

I'm so lost and frustrated with the modding of the El strip and strap. Can someone suggest tutorial videos. I'm good with modding Android phones not sneakers.

method1911 M8

 

[Jedifyfe]

I'm so lost and frustrated with the modding of the El strip and strap. Can someone suggest tutorial videos. I'm good with modding Android phones not sneakers.

method1911 M8

I don't know of any tutorial videos that talk about modding the MAGs.

 

[Spyhunter2k]

I don't know of any tutorial videos that talk about modding the MAGs.

:lol

I'm so lost and frustrated with the modding of the El strip and strap. Can someone suggest tutorial videos. I'm good with modding Android phones not sneakers.

method1911 M8

Go to youtube and type "Jedifyfe" in the search box.

 

[Method1911]

I knew that was joke. I found his videos.

method1911 M8

 

[cavx]

Found a local (to me) supplier of EL.

 

[Method1911]

I need to find one near me

method1911 M8

 

[cavx]

6 cans of this turned up in the mail today.

This is neat stuff. It penetrates the surface and does not crack or peel and this one dries a few shades lighter than the lid.

I did this short video about 2 years ago with a darker version of this paint.

YouTube Video

 

[Spyhunter2k]

6 cans of this turned up in the mail today.

This is neat stuff. It penetrates the surface and does not crack or peel and this one dries a few shades lighter than the lid.

YouTube Video

Looks to be the stuff. Glad to see someone finally using dye for the soles instead of some acrylic paint that is bound to flake or wear off.

 

[cavx]

Looks to be the stuff. Glad to see someone finally using dye for the soles instead of some acrylic paint that is bound to flake or wear off.

I used a similar product 2 years ago on my V1 MAGs

Problem was, this dried darker than the colour of the lid. And of course, then I pulled the V1s apart and that was the end of that. Probably should have left them as they appear in the photo. That stuff has stuck hard and won't come off.

 

[lukebrynycz]

Possibly just found the highest mah 9v batts in the world lol, cost me a lot of money but hopefully they work, they are for smoke alarms apparently but should be here end of month so will let you know how I get on.. but put it this way there nearly double the mah than what were currently using

Keep us updated!

 

[cavx]

How many hours are you guys that use 9V set ups getting?

I will go and see about the EL and Inverters tomorrow.

 

[Jedifyfe]

How many hours are you guys that use 9V set ups getting?

I will go and see about the EL and Inverters tomorrow.

EL and LEDs together last 4-5 hours then the LEDs die and the EL stays on for another 1-2 hours.

 

[cavx]

That is interesting. Do you have the two circuits (Inverter + EL and LED) in parallel?

 

[DL4567]

That is interesting. With the LiteLong 880mah, mine last over 6 hours. The green LEDs begin to fade out in the last hour, then the yellow, and in the last 30 min or so, only red is left. Then the red LEDs and EL go out at the same time.

 

[cavx]

That is cool how the LEDs fade out with green first.

Today I went to see the local EL guy and whilst his prioces seem fair, he didn't have what I want or need in stock. His EL sheets are pink when off, not white and he said he will have to get a sample of (white off) Aqua in. He has a pretty blue, but it is a 3" wide strip with only one set of terminals. He also laminates his EL as he said that moisture can creep in and the sheet will change colour when lit.

From there, it was off to the casting supplier and they had some colour samples showing the various pigments you can add to the clear.

BLUE TINT

FLURO TINT

Sorry for the blury image. How cool would fluro soles be if they came in blue? I do like the green.