My kind of BTTF MAG project
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RVLF
Sr Member
Yes, but they are here. And on some shots you really see them. Specially on the shoes of the "power laces" scene. And cavx is right about the ribs of the v2 and the hcs... Too big. On my build up project i made them with only one layer of tiny foam, and they pop up too much. If you add them, you should use some piece of fabric or something really thin.
some classic pictures :
The ribs are visible depending of the lighting. When lightened from the front, you'll see almost nothing, but from the sides the shadows are casted and the ribs are more visible.
some classic pictures :
The ribs are visible depending of the lighting. When lightened from the front, you'll see almost nothing, but from the sides the shadows are casted and the ribs are more visible.
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DragonGalvy
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If only they'd only used the same amount of foam as the V2's everywhere else..... was kind of disappointed with the HC's straight out of the box, but I remember opening the box of the V2's years ago and going 'oh yeah!' - even the people at work who didnt know anything about sneakers (because I had them delivered to work as I was there Monday to Friday then) thought they were cool and some even recognised what they were supposed to be.
cavx
Master Member
Yes I still remember that feeling. I even had that for the original V1s and even my MPs back in late 2010. I think it is the SWOOSH missing on these shoes that takes the WOW away from the experience.
Re-worked the patterns again. I think this is ready for conversion to DXF.
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RVLF
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Are you going to print it in 3D ?
cavx
Master Member
No. I will make the master parts from rigid materials like Perspex which will be laser cut from the DXF file I will create from this Sketch Up file.
This file will be able to be scaled for any size, but there is still some work to finalize on some parts of the sole/heel cup etc plus the creation of new clear parts.
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are you still planing to mold and cast the heel cup, mid sole, clear sole, and ankle bubble and sell them as a kit ? or something like that ?
cavx
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I have considerable expense to make the parts for myself, so if others want castings, then yes as it helps re-coupe the costs.
Just ordered a new 9 CFM vacuum pump which will be a huge upgrade from my current 3CFM. From there I will have a new larger chamber made up. I'll probably sell off the old pump/chamber as this one will also serve as reverse vacuum forming rig.
Alright ! hope to see them soon ! I'm so interested in this ! it's going to be a huge step towards more accurate mags!
cavx
Master Member
I have no time frame on this. I need to get all the gear up and running before I can even think about making new parts.
Take all the time it's no problem something like this will me lots of prep and time !
cavx
Master Member
I am going to do the tape method of 3D shape to 2D pattern on the Heel Cups soon. Jewan's patterns is symmetrical. MitasTouch pointed out that the wings are not symmetrical and the V2s have this non symmetrical layout the wrong way around. So that needs correcting ASAP.
Would be really cool if I could incorporate my letters into the pattern for the new mold. I will also need to finalize the new larger bubbles too.
cavx
Master Member
New Heel Cup and new larger bubble is pretty much done.
The 1st step is to convert the complex 3D shape to a flat 2D shape.
This was done by placing lots of small pieces of masking tape all over the heel cup, then peeling it of. I had to make some cuts into the tape to allow it lay flat. I then placed the tape along side as scale reference and imported this image into Sketch Up for tracing.
And this is what it came out looking like.
Note I have also correct the shape to be non-symmetrical and reversed the wings so the final will better represent the real part. After doing all this, I releasized that bubble cutout of not quite right and will need revising. Tomorrow. It is past mid-night here now.
And the new bubble
This will be converted into a STL file for CNC machining. I am making the cutouts on this model as female because it is more cost effective to cut three slots than it is to remove massive amounts of material to leave 3 ridges. I can mold and cast a male part to make my new molds like I did with the lettering.
The 1st step is to convert the complex 3D shape to a flat 2D shape.
This was done by placing lots of small pieces of masking tape all over the heel cup, then peeling it of. I had to make some cuts into the tape to allow it lay flat. I then placed the tape along side as scale reference and imported this image into Sketch Up for tracing.
And this is what it came out looking like.
Note I have also correct the shape to be non-symmetrical and reversed the wings so the final will better represent the real part. After doing all this, I releasized that bubble cutout of not quite right and will need revising. Tomorrow. It is past mid-night here now.
And the new bubble
This will be converted into a STL file for CNC machining. I am making the cutouts on this model as female because it is more cost effective to cut three slots than it is to remove massive amounts of material to leave 3 ridges. I can mold and cast a male part to make my new molds like I did with the lettering.
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If your wanting to put the Nike mag letters on the heel cup just make a mold to the heel cup and glue the letter you have already and make a mold of that, I remember cloneprops did something like this.
here's an image of the mold cloneprops made, here's the link the the thread http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=140997
DragonGalvy
Sr Member
nope, the huge amounts of foam in the HC's totally screwing up the shape was my disappointment. a swoosh is easy to cut and stick on, fixing the shape, not so much. I will attempt to at least fix the toe after I get my shed/workshop built.
cavx
Master Member
Will see how this pans out. I have a long road ahead of me. So not 100% sure how I will do this yet.
That is a bit of bummer. I was hoping these might be OK with a collar extension and sock toe, and of course some wide, clear soles.
Like the heel cups, these are going to a 3 stage just to make a proper master part, so it may be possible to curve the outer edge. I will know more once I speak to the machinist to
see what tools he has. I want him to use a rounded cutter if has one as well so the first gen parts are rounded and I don't have to sand the parts round.
DragonGalvy
Sr Member
Well, I think if I had been able to get them before the V2's I might have been more impressed. You expect products to improve with time. Not to worry. They did cost significantly less.
cavx
Master Member
Because they are supposed to make these as small as US5 or 6, would be cool for the wife. She'd wear them. So basically a 2 for 1 deal at their price.
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