Heya All im adding a Connor MacManus costume as one of my latest projects and i was wondering if anyone has done the same? ive got a source fro the jeans shirt peacoat pistols and all that good stuff as well as the rosary but i cant seem to figure out what kind of boots they wear. so if anyone could kindly help that would be great. ill post pics as soon as i get everything together
VERITAS AEQUITAS!
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TimDrakeRobin
Sr Member
I wish I could help ya, Im a huge fan of this film. I have the Rosary, the Coat, the shirt and pants.
I just use catapillar work boots with it.
And Sheppards we shall be.
For thee, my lord, for thee.
Power hath descended forth
from thy hand, that our feet
may swiftly carry out thy
command. So we shall flow a
river forth to thee and teaming
with souls shall it ever be.
In Nomine Patris, et Fili,
Et Spiritus Sancti.
I just use catapillar work boots with it.
And Sheppards we shall be.
For thee, my lord, for thee.
Power hath descended forth
from thy hand, that our feet
may swiftly carry out thy
command. So we shall flow a
river forth to thee and teaming
with souls shall it ever be.
In Nomine Patris, et Fili,
Et Spiritus Sancti.
mez7
Sr Member
http://boondockstore.com/Merchant2/merchan...egory_Code=HOME
the boondock saints website offers fakes of the tattoos from the movie, go to the link above, then the tats are in the general merch area
the boondock saints website offers fakes of the tattoos from the movie, go to the link above, then the tats are in the general merch area
jonnytrooper
Sr Member
Tricky thing with the peacoat is that they had unusual lapels. Most modern day peacoats have notched lapels while these had peaked lapels. I've seen some good ones at thrift stores, so you might want to check there.
mez7
Sr Member
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(3720to1 @ Mar 27 2007, 07:36 PM) [snapback]1449613[/snapback]</div>
$11 isnt really that much and i dont really see getting them done as a custom one-off transfer for less....so unless your going to be doing it with magic markers or something, why not spend the small amount for something 100% accurate.
$11 isnt really that much and i dont really see getting them done as a custom one-off transfer for less....so unless your going to be doing it with magic markers or something, why not spend the small amount for something 100% accurate.
jonnytrooper
Sr Member
^They actually aren't accurate.
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They had peaked lapels, so "ordinary Naval Peacoats" wouldn't be accurate. Unless you found one with peaked lapels, and most were made with notched lapels.
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They had peaked lapels, so "ordinary Naval Peacoats" wouldn't be accurate. Unless you found one with peaked lapels, and most were made with notched lapels.
I want to say they are Doc Martens. If you remember the seen in the unusually large air duct you can see the bottoms of the boots. They have the same markings as Doc Marten boots. Now what color or how many holes I dont know. Ill pop the movie in now and watch and see if I can tell.
Love the movies and have most of the autographs. Even have the tats that they had on the hands on the back of my arms.
Love the movies and have most of the autographs. Even have the tats that they had on the hands on the back of my arms.
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Not stress my friend, always happy to try to help a BDS fan link my self.
The boots are dull black and a light or tan color shoe string; eyes that the strings go through are shiny. They look to me as a dull pair of DocÂ’s. You can see this when one brother is beating the other brother with the cow stuff, right before the carpet muncher gets mad.
Ill keep looking for some thing a little better, but I do thing they are Docs.
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They look likt 8 hole Doc's. Can see them well when the two brothers are sitting on thrie beds right before the russians come in.
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Has a great shot of a boot when one brother jumps off the apartment building and turns his brother over. 99% sure of the Doc’s, can count the holes, see the tag in the back of the boot, and the cut that the side leather has in the front. But there is a white tag on the inside of the boot that I don’t remember ever having on my Doc’s.
Not stress my friend, always happy to try to help a BDS fan link my self.
The boots are dull black and a light or tan color shoe string; eyes that the strings go through are shiny. They look to me as a dull pair of DocÂ’s. You can see this when one brother is beating the other brother with the cow stuff, right before the carpet muncher gets mad.
Ill keep looking for some thing a little better, but I do thing they are Docs.
Edit
They look likt 8 hole Doc's. Can see them well when the two brothers are sitting on thrie beds right before the russians come in.
Edit again
Has a great shot of a boot when one brother jumps off the apartment building and turns his brother over. 99% sure of the Doc’s, can count the holes, see the tag in the back of the boot, and the cut that the side leather has in the front. But there is a white tag on the inside of the boot that I don’t remember ever having on my Doc’s.
Flattery
Well-Known Member
Re: VERITAS AEQUITAS!
I know I'm raising the dead here, but the coats worn in the movie /did not/ have peaked lapels.
For the first 3/4 of the film, the brothers are wearing Navy-issue Sterlingwear peacoats. The manufacturer is evidenced by a particular style of stiching at the bottom of the coat (this can clearly be seen as Connor is walking toward the camera -- toward the payphone -- in the police station, about to dial the number on the pager). This also makes sense, as Sterlingwear's full company name is Sterlingwear of Boston.
Plus, I was in the Navy, and was issued a Sterlingwear peacoat. They're hard to miss -- I can spot one right away.
Beginning when Rocco drops them off for morning Church services, just before Smecker exits the bar, they are wearing much older coats. Look closely at the close-up shot of Connor's hand holding Smecker's business card. There is clearly a single line of stitching about 2.5/3 inches above the cuff. That indicates a post-war coat, ca. late forties, /possibly/ early fifties according to my notes. Either way, it would've been made by the Naval Clothing Factory. Then, during the courtroom scene, examine Murphy's cuffs as he is holding both guns out, speaking to the crowd. There is a visible double line of stitching (3/4 inch apart, about 3 inches from the cuff) on his sleeves. That could be a fifties coat all the way up to 1967 -- 1967 being the last year any sort of stitching was placed on the cuffs, save for the single line 3/4 of an inch above the cuff on Vi-Mil (first manufacturer of the Melton-wool coats) and Sterlingwear coats. So Murphy's coat in that scene was made by either the Naval Clothing Factory, or by Kersey.
NONE of the above manufacturers, including Sterlingwear, have ever made peacoats with peaked lapels -- peaked lapels are not per U.S. Government standards.
Just wanted to clear that up.
Cheers,
~Flattery
I know I'm raising the dead here, but the coats worn in the movie /did not/ have peaked lapels.
For the first 3/4 of the film, the brothers are wearing Navy-issue Sterlingwear peacoats. The manufacturer is evidenced by a particular style of stiching at the bottom of the coat (this can clearly be seen as Connor is walking toward the camera -- toward the payphone -- in the police station, about to dial the number on the pager). This also makes sense, as Sterlingwear's full company name is Sterlingwear of Boston.
Plus, I was in the Navy, and was issued a Sterlingwear peacoat. They're hard to miss -- I can spot one right away.
Beginning when Rocco drops them off for morning Church services, just before Smecker exits the bar, they are wearing much older coats. Look closely at the close-up shot of Connor's hand holding Smecker's business card. There is clearly a single line of stitching about 2.5/3 inches above the cuff. That indicates a post-war coat, ca. late forties, /possibly/ early fifties according to my notes. Either way, it would've been made by the Naval Clothing Factory. Then, during the courtroom scene, examine Murphy's cuffs as he is holding both guns out, speaking to the crowd. There is a visible double line of stitching (3/4 inch apart, about 3 inches from the cuff) on his sleeves. That could be a fifties coat all the way up to 1967 -- 1967 being the last year any sort of stitching was placed on the cuffs, save for the single line 3/4 of an inch above the cuff on Vi-Mil (first manufacturer of the Melton-wool coats) and Sterlingwear coats. So Murphy's coat in that scene was made by either the Naval Clothing Factory, or by Kersey.
NONE of the above manufacturers, including Sterlingwear, have ever made peacoats with peaked lapels -- peaked lapels are not per U.S. Government standards.
Just wanted to clear that up.
Cheers,
~Flattery
moviebuff5
Sr Member
Re: VERITAS AEQUITAS!
The boots do appear to have Vibram soles, but they don't look like Doc's. There is a tan (likely leather) pad between the heel and the midsole.
The boots do appear to have Vibram soles, but they don't look like Doc's. There is a tan (likely leather) pad between the heel and the midsole.
TK8309
Active Member
Re: VERITAS AEQUITAS!
I'm ressurecting dead topics like crazy today, but what the h*ll...
Like I quote above, we have the suits and we made this little teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_F3JPRo9U
Yeah, probably nothing fancy, but the suits were done, so we HAD to do SOMETHING with them, right :lol
Anyway, hopefully we'll manage to do a short fanfilm based on BDS someday...
I'm ressurecting dead topics like crazy today, but what the h*ll...
Like I quote above, we have the suits and we made this little teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06_F3JPRo9U
Yeah, probably nothing fancy, but the suits were done, so we HAD to do SOMETHING with them, right :lol
Anyway, hopefully we'll manage to do a short fanfilm based on BDS someday...
Mattastic13
Well-Known Member
Re: VERITAS AEQUITAS!
I hate to raise the dead, but is the official Boondock store the only place to get the rosary? I tried carving my own but I keep breaking the wood.
Thanks for any help.
I hate to raise the dead, but is the official Boondock store the only place to get the rosary? I tried carving my own but I keep breaking the wood.
Thanks for any help.