BikerScout007 Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Bought off of eBay last week. They are rough but that's okay, Scouts aren't supposed to be polished. EDIT: I lost access to the original photos due to photobucketpocalypse. Here's a collage I made showing how I restored and modded the gloves for trooping! 8
Erik R Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 Wow, amazing find! That comparison is truly a testament to WW's work, very similar! Planning on making the mods or are you gonna keep them "stock" as a collectible? 1
BikerScout007 Posted May 2, 2017 Author Posted May 2, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 5:39 PM, Erik R said: Wow, amazing find! That comparison is truly a testament to WW's work, very similar! Planning on making the mods or are you gonna keep them "stock" as a collectible? These things are pretty shabby so I am going to mod away! 2
BikerScout007 Posted May 2, 2017 Author Posted May 2, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 5:39 PM, Erik R said: Wow, amazing find! That comparison is truly a testament to WW's work, very similar! And yes, I agree WW looks really good! I think if they really wanted to step it up they could make the false zipper area look more like there was a zipper there at one time, but overall very good! 2
Retrofire Posted May 2, 2017 Posted May 2, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 5:22 PM, BikerScout007 said: Bought off of eBay last week. They are rough but that's okay, Scouts aren't supposed to be polished. Haven't made the mods yet, bu there they are, and then a comparison pic next to my Wampa Wears. The WWs are Large and the Esprits are XL Now all you need is the ever elusive Hi-Tec's:) Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk
BikerScout007 Posted May 2, 2017 Author Posted May 2, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 6:38 PM, Retrofire said: Now all you need is the ever elusive Hi-Tec's:) Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk The search continues! The problem is my size 12 foot limits my choices a great deal. I went through this finding the proper Indiana Jones boots. It seems like everyone in the world is a size 10! 4
Stroker Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 You lucky sucker! I've looked and looked for a pair! I'm focused on the Hi-tecs right now. 1
BikerScout007 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Posted May 3, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 12:38 AM, Stroker said: You lucky sucker! I've looked and looked for a pair! I'm focused on the Hi-tecs right now. You find some 12s let me know!
Dart Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 FYI, the Hi-Tecs run a bit small. A buddy had some size 13's in camo and when I wore them they were really short. 1
BikerScout007 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Posted May 3, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 4:40 AM, Dart said: FYI, the Hi-Tecs run a bit small. A buddy had some size 13's in camo and when I wore them they were really short. Sounds like a good problem to have hahaha. But i will keep my eyes out for 13s! Sent from my LG-H830 using Tapatalk
BikerScout007 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Posted May 3, 2017 Okay made the mods! Couldn't wait to dig into them. Here are the befores: As you can see the gloves are pretty beat up and faded. So the first thing I did was hit them with some Fiebing's Leather Color in black to color the suede and polish up the faded parts. After that, I took an Exacto knife and CAREFULLY removed the zippers and straps. Ready to troop! 1
Griffin-X Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 6:27 AM, BikerScout007 said: Okay made the mods! Couldn't wait to dig into them. Here are the befores: As you can see the gloves are pretty beat up and faded. So the first thing I did was hit them with some Fiebing's Leather Color in black to color the suede and polish up the faded parts. After that, I took an Exacto knife and CAREFULLY removed the zippers and straps. Ready to troop! Holy cow man, great work and what an awesome find. 2
ShaunPug Posted May 3, 2017 Posted May 3, 2017 I was so nervous to mod mine, and when I actually did it it took all of 5 minutes lol Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk 1
BikerScout007 Posted May 3, 2017 Author Posted May 3, 2017 On 5/3/2017 at 4:27 PM, ShaunPug said: I was so nervous to mod mine, and when I actually did it it took all of 5 minutes lol Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk What took me the longest was dying the gloves. Especially since the palms and fingers were so faded. Removing the zippers and straps was pretty easy but I took my time with the Exacto knife. It's not like I could just grab another pair if something went wrong! 1
jen0farc Posted May 13, 2017 Posted May 13, 2017 So fascinating to see the original gloves and your mod looks fantastic! 1
BikerScout007 Posted October 28, 2017 Author Posted October 28, 2017 Edited the main post to add some photos 2
762s Posted October 29, 2017 Posted October 29, 2017 those look good man .. good job! atm, there is a pair on ebay up for grabs if anyone wants to pay the price 1
BikerScout007 Posted October 30, 2017 Author Posted October 30, 2017 On 10/29/2017 at 4:18 PM, 762s said: those look good man .. good job! atm, there is a pair on ebay up for grabs if anyone wants to pay the price The gloves i got were so rough I talked the guy down to $90. But I've seen them go for more than twice that Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk 1
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