DIY Boot questions

[mjhenks]

New to Biker Scouts but not to costume building. I am shooting for Lancer because if your going to do it, do it right.

 

After a hours of searching and reading about boots i have a few lingering questions that i hope are not so simple that i simply missed the answer somewhere.

 

1. Leather vs. Pleather. Seems most are using pleather. Is there a pro/con on one vs. the other aside from cost and a capable sewing machine? I am guessing the toe forming is the challenge with leather but in the end does it really matter?

 

2. Sole notches. I see lots of versions. For acceptance how picky does it get for the right spacing of the notches and the notch depth or is it just "are they there and close". Seems like base boot has alot to do with how close you can get here.

 

3. Lots of builders show their cheap base boots but usually not the brand or model for those of us who are searching on-line. Did i miss a post listing suggestions somewhere?

 

4. For us tall scouts, i am under the assumption that we need to height/lengthen the boot wrap to match where the knee armor is rather than standard length to be acceptable. (I'm 6'5")

 

Thanks.

 

Matthew

[kayelbe]

1. Not really sure...Vinyl is cheap and works. I don't recall a build that DIDN'T use vinyl. Not saying no one's done it.

2. CRL says that have to be cut, but there's no set template. So yeah, "are they there and close" is fine.

3. I'm sure they are mentioned, that's how I found the ones I (and many others) used: Kmart Texas Steer. Any boot with a tan sole that is easy to cut would probably work.

4. Exactly. 99% of approval is how it looks ON YOU.

[Stroker]

The screen used boots were covered in leather from what we gathered. Vinyl is way easier to work with. We should have a build thread coming up with a scout using leather.