budget gloves - wot yer fink?

[Heatshock]

foudn these, and although not perfect, wot do u Kashyyyk Trooper wannabe's think of it as a base??

 

 

or these

 

 

or....

 

 

[Falcon-One]

do they come in any other color then black?

[Heatshock]

dont think so - at the moment a few emails have been sent off to ask more questions.

but colour alone shouldnt be a big problem

 

official UK government issue police gloves for crowd control are the top 2

 

bottom 2 are motocycle gloves - black only

[Acrylikhan]

The top two DEFINITELY HAVE THE LOOK! The second one more than the first. Are these available to all or UK residents only?

 

With the new information I have on the gloves, these would work out splendidly.

[Heatshock]

either way Frank - if u cant get em directly, I am happy to get some sorted for US troopers

will call em monday to see abt availability and sizing

 

both sites say they will post internationally:

 

(1) the top one costs £34 (abt $52) and is ex-police items; so they are used

http://shop2.actinicexpress.com/shops/X_Me...ListPageIndex=2

 

(2) this is a uk prop company that does them , and only cost £16!! (abt $25) http://www.policelot.com/uniform_clothing.htm

 

for u US guys, the breakthrough for me came when I searched using RIOT GLOVES - it gives up all these padded type gloves.

 

some info on UK glove sizing too:

 

UK Glove Sizing: Extend your hand flat and with a tailor's measuring tape, wrap it around the strongest hand just below the knuckles and fingers, but above the thumb and make a loose fist. Round the measurement up to the nearest inch and refer to the following conversion for your approximate glove size.

 

8" Small

9" Medium

10" Large

11" XLarge

12" XXLarge

 

pm's going to Frank and TOm

Billy - u're in UK, but you think more interest can be sparked in UKG?

 

Nate

 

ps omg - have I FINALLY made a useful contribution to the forums???? does that mean I can stay now? ;P

[mrbungle]

i think the second one could work too.

 

 

 

[Heatshock]

based on ur comments - I am goign to get a pair from the prop compnay - ie the set u see in the 2nd picture in the 1st post.

 

I am gettin 3 in the 1st instance based on some initial interest. Any1 else wants a pair?

 

contact with the company is via email only, and they only accept postal cheque or bank cheques - yeesh , that the UK for yer.

 

so gonna write to em, wait for reply, send cheque, get THAT cleared, before tehy will send the stuff off.

 

Nate

[Lonescout]

the second one!

[Darksaber212]

Second style looks good.

[Falcon-One]

Agree, the second one

[Falcon-One]

Ok I found some gloves here in the USA, and was wondering what you think.

 

 

And they are only $40.00

[Heatshock]

right update on emails sent

 

no replies from the prop supplier guy and delving into the background, he has had some issues in teh past abt selling 'police-like' stuff. So still waiting as he seems to supply the closest looking glove for the cheapest price.

 

got a reply from the guy who supplies this glove

 

and they look very similiar but cost a whopping £36.43. Ah I love living in the UK.

 

updates as I get em guys.

 

and falcon - nice base, but wot would u suggest for the second pad?

[mrbungle]

those look pretty good if you can remove the finger padding.

[Heatshock]

Falcon - I was lookin at the pair of gloves u posted

 

they coud work if we sew on an extra leather pad or potentially a resin plate like the TKs or regular clones?

[Falcon-One]

I was thinking the same thing, and of course they would have to be dyed grey.

[Heatshock]

progressing on from previosu thoughts - if we are thinking of using a nice base leather glove to paste on grey rubber greebs - here are some nice candiates

 

http://www.silvermans.co.uk/ProductDetails...04/Default.aspx

 

GLOVES CLASSIC LEATHER M/CYCLE or the ones closer to teh bottom right of the selection the LEATHER MOTORCYCLE GAUNTLETS

[Lonescout]

Okay...confused newbie time....

I was under the impression that the Esprit (or fan-made Espree) gloves were the only ones acceptable. But judging by the excitement over these alternatives (nice hunting btw), they could be cost-effective gloves fo rthe budget-conscious trooper.

 

Esprit Gloves(Espree) are for the Biker scouts not for the KST. Their are no real world gloves for the KST. Theirfore, this is one build out of several KST Build threads!

[Heatshock]

heh - no problem Terry, I presume u are like me and went straight to New Posts

 

u can almost tell by the names whos posting on wot - the likes of angelo, myself, Mr Bungle, Falcon1 tend to be found in the KST/clone-y side ;P

[tk 7261]

 

i was ganna use these for my base to add the padding to. haha i feel like im a half a year to late on this build im embarking on .

[Heatshock]

never too late man

looks like a nice base

 

I am still lookin for a nice budget glove myself.

 

check out my posts on teh boots as well man - thats the other headache part of this cossie

[Guest Skupilkinson]

Hey Nate, direct any nice finds you make my way mate?! I spent 3hrs on flea bay lastnight looking at boots! I even found a pair GBX's like MrBungles but they were a US size8 which is the equivilent of a UK7. No good for me or most guys I reckon.

 

Anyway, I'll be looking for gloves today.

[Lonescout]

Hey Nate, direct any nice finds you make my way mate?! I spent 3hrs on flea bay lastnight looking at boots! I even found a pair GBX's like MrBungles but they were a US size8 which is the equivilent of a UK7. No good for me or most guys I reckon.

 

Anyway, I'll be looking for gloves today.

 

 

What was the price and I am the only size 8 KST!

[Guest Skupilkinson]

$39.95 plus shipping. PM on it's way with a link.

[Acrylikhan]

$39.95 plus shipping. PM on it's way with a link.

 

can you PM that link to me too?

[Guest Skupilkinson]

PM on the way. They are a US8 though.