cavx
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I agree, thanks for that.
Based on a daylight photo, this is the actual colour of the splatter that tends to look green under lights.
So whilst Googling MAG images, this came up
So glad they didn't do the exposed toe on this shoe.
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I agree, thanks for that.
Based on a daylight photo, this is the actual colour of the splatter that tends to look green under lights.
So whilst Googling MAG images, this came up
So glad they didn't do the exposed toe on this shoe.
Here's the seller: wxjtrade666 trading Co., LTD.
They gave me a tracking number, but looks like it was an old one. After 2 days the tracking says it was delivered to France, and I'm in Singapore. No response from the seller after that.
cavx
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Stay away from sellers like that in future. Why is one pair showing an RD pic and listed at $458USD?
Next step, start a claim that you didn't receive the goods. You may have to go into your bank to do this.
The dispute was already closed and I'm getting a refund. Kinda getting tired looking for a good seller, can't wait to get my hands on a pair. Haha
Yep. She thinks these are awesome shoes. We are going to a BTTF Art Gallery next month in West Hollywood. We will both be wearing them.
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it's definitely the year for it! nice EL, Jedifyfe 
cavx
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This morning I mixed, vacuumed and poured some more aqua rubber and made up a new set of MAG letters.
Tonight I then removed the set from last night...
...and fitted the new set slightly lower and slightly wider spaced.
I wonder how this NIKE will turn out in white rubber?
Tonight I then removed the set from last night...
...and fitted the new set slightly lower and slightly wider spaced.
I wonder how this NIKE will turn out in white rubber?
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Thanks MrSouthpaw for the positive feedback. At first I wasn't sure. It does seem to fill out the surface a bit more.
I just spent the last hour playing with a tiny bit of grey and pushing it into the gaps with the blade of a scalpel so when this cures it will look like the letters have been made as part of the original cast and not just glued on. Of course, being made from aqua rubber means the colour won't ever scrape off.
I had to wait for it to go into gel state so it didn't just run and make a pool. I took the time to make a spill guard just in case. It is setting up now and should be solid by the morning. I don't feel like mixing a match white tonight. That can wait for another day.
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Hey Cavx, you may have stated this before but I am just curious aboutall the work you're doing to this pair. Are these a test pair that you're just messing with? Don't take offense but they look fairly messed up. Sorry if this is mean, I'm just asking.
I'm not sure the flash is giving us a good representation of the materials.
cavx, the size and proportion of your pair may be more movie like but up close they do have a homemade look to them. I applaud all of your experimentation with this but selfishly I'm dying for some clear outrigger soles that are one piece. I would love to see more focus on that one part and we will all line up and send you money.
cavx, the size and proportion of your pair may be more movie like but up close they do have a homemade look to them. I applaud all of your experimentation with this but selfishly I'm dying for some clear outrigger soles that are one piece. I would love to see more focus on that one part and we will all line up and send you money.
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Hey Cavx, you may have stated this before but I am just curious aboutall the work you're doing to this pair. Are these a test pair that you're just messing with? Don't take offense but they look fairly messed up. Sorry if this is mean, I'm just asking.
Its a test pair so the bits can be recast later on i think.
Ill be doing some recasting too, im trying to smooth out the white ankle piece i made and make it a bit better.
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Hey Cavx, you may have stated this before but I am just curious aboutall the work you're doing to this pair. Are these a test pair that you're just messing with? Don't take offense but they look fairly messed up. Sorry if this is mean, I'm just asking.
They have become my test pair. Its all a learning process and I am leaning heaps about molding and casting. I am also doing things no one else has done. Am I 100% happy? No of course not and there are things I would do differently 2nd time around. If they look "messed up" it is because what I am doing is work without taking the shoes apart and it is a bit more of a challenge because I have less control over the materials.
The clear soles thing worked because I was able to take that part completely off the shoe. I was not prepared to chop the uppers off which is really what should have happened with the mid-sole. In the end I have been actively documenting changes that may or may not be viable for many. The rubber I am applying to the mid-sole for example gives me a more correct grey at the expense of texture. Unlike paint, it won't crack, chip, peel or fade. The mid-sole underneath was cracking and by coating the surface, I have extended the life of the mid-sole. No it is not perfect. I get that. I was disappointed that the paint didn't work out. I was also disappointed that my mid-soles began cracking only 4 months after buying them.
Yeah the flash does change perception of colour and texture.
As for the clear soles, I am in the process of making new molds. The challenge with the clear soles is that I have made a US13 fit my US9.5s. At this stage, I am not prepared to buy one of each shoe size just to tear them down. So I will be offering a large and medium soon. I also want to make sure that when I make these new molds that I don't make the same mistakes I made last time round. The water clear elastomer I am using is a great product, but it does not pour like water, so I am carefully planning how to do this right the first time so each pour works.
My PinkySil molds developed chips and cracks which is why Jedifyfe asked about bubbles a few pages back. Some of these chips were from tiny air bubbles just under the surface of the silicone mold. Once they ruptured, the clear filled these hollows and left lumps on the surface of the cast part. These lumps look like bubbles, but they are not as they are solid.
The new silicone I have bought for this has a much longer pot-life (PinkySil has a pot-life of 6 minutes) and can be vacuumed in my chamber. This rids the air bubble issue. The silicone itself also has a slightly harder shore (A40 instead of A20) meaning these molds should last longer and produce more parts. It is also translucent, so I should be able to see what is going on inside as I fill it.
Sculpting and casting is part of the grand plan.
Shapeways handles the actual manufacture. Each buckle is 3D printed by them when you order.
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