Boot Vinyl Stretching How?

[EC-17 Holdout Blaster]

I got some new boots recently and started working on them, but when following every tutorial it seems that they perfectly wrap their vinyl around the boots toe without any bunching, after attempting to do this for about 3 hours, I am seeing if there is anything I am missing when doing these boots.

[EC-17 Holdout Blaster]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VdjcyUsbTYG7dj2iLBLMICE55Xj6ltSn/view?usp=sharing

[BikerScout007]

Okay here's the thing about the boots (and yup this is a hot take so get ready).

THE BOOTS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SMOOTH ACROSS THE TOE.

I know, I know -- heads are exploding right now.  But here's the thing -- perfectly smooth toes are a result of us costumers using hiking boots with rounded toes as base boots.  But the movie scouts didn't use hiking boots -- they used Sierra Sneakers -- which are a weird sneaker/hiking boots hybrid.  They have a hiking boot base, but the shoe itself is pretty squishy.  Like a sneaker.   So if you look at the boots in the film (and you can easily see screenshots in the Scoutopedia), you'll see that the toes have a decent amount of wrinkle to them:

So toes with wrinkle similar to the film are perfectly fine by me.  If they are overly wrinkled, they will probably get turned down by the GML, so bear that in mind.

Folks normally stretch out the toe vinyl with thumbtacks and either a hairdryer or heatgun.  It's a process so be patient!  

 

[EC-17 Holdout Blaster]

Alright thanks that helps a lot, I had been using a blowdryer and my boot just had a couple larger wrinkles near the front, and looking at the pinned tutorial made me think that everyone was somehow getting these perfectly flush boots.

[BikerScout007]

18 minutes ago, EC-17 Holdout Blaster said:

Alright thanks that helps a lot, I had been using a blowdryer and my boot just had a couple larger wrinkles near the front, and looking at the pinned tutorial made me think that everyone was somehow getting these perfectly flush boots.

That's from the rigid body of the hiking boots they used as a base.  If your boots are in the ball park of the screen used, you'll be fine!

[Harbinger]

6 hours ago, BikerScout007 said:

Okay here's the thing about the boots (and yup this is a hot take so get ready).

THE BOOTS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE SMOOTH ACROSS THE TOE.

I know, I know -- heads are exploding right now.  But here's the thing -- perfectly smooth toes are a result of us costumers using hiking boots with rounded toes as base boots.  But the movie scouts didn't use hiking boots -- they used Sierra Sneakers -- which are a weird sneaker/hiking boots hybrid.  They have a hiking boot base, but the shoe itself is pretty squishy.  Like a sneaker.   So if you look at the boots in the film (and you can easily see screenshots in the Scoutopedia), you'll see that the toes have a decent amount of wrinkle to them:

So toes with wrinkle similar to the film are perfectly fine by me.  If they are overly wrinkled, they will probably get turned down by the GML, so bear that in mind.

Folks normally stretch out the toe vinyl with thumbtacks and either a hairdryer or heatgun.  It's a process so be patient!  

 

Yep! The Sierras are canvas, way flimsier than Kingshow etcetera boots. They sewed the leather over the toes and the strips were glued on to cover the stitching, so some flex/wrinkle would be expected if made ‘correctly’, as Mickey touched on.