Ply SandlesFor the boots I glue & screwed together a large ply frame which ended up looking like an over size pair of sandles! | Styrofoam BootsNext I cut some shapes out of styrofoam and then glued them in the gaps around the sandles, I then trim back and shaped the styrofoam between the layers of the ply sandles. |
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Refining the bootsAt this stage I sanded and fill with plastic padding the then some more sanding to make the shape right. | Exterior coat of resinAfter finishing all the sanding and filling I then glued some upholstery nails across the ends of the boots before covering the entire surface with a thin coat of plastic resin. |
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Finishing off & paintingTo create a line for the side of the sole I screwed a strip of 35mmx6mm palite(expanded plastic) around the edge on both boots before applying several coats of white under coat paint. | Green bootsThe first coat of green gloss paint, |
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Finished boots The finished boots(front angle) with aged black paint around rivets and defining the sole of boot. | Finished boot with ankle collarsThe ankle collars were made with the plastic sides of fizzy drink bottles (2 lt), sprayed gold then stapled together. |
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