I started with a pair of boots that had the toe box shape I was looking for. I didn't care about much else since I'd be changing it anyway.
I chopped of the heels and added some apoxie sculpt to hide my shoe butchery. (I wear a mask when I chop the heels off because dust and bits end up everywhere- safety first and all that. You can see the freshly cut boots on the table here:
For the next step I took a rough cast of my legs from ankle to knee using painters tape. I really suggest sacrificing a pair of knee high socks to the cosplay gods and taping to that rather than just bare skin, I thought because it was painters tape it would come off easy.... That shit still hurts!
After wrapping my leg in painters tape I free handed the general shape I am looking for on the tape with a sharpie and labeled it. This goes on to make my pattern for later.
From here I've been focused on getting the boots an even white, and still flexible enough that I can walk in. Regular paints will crack along flex points when you move & bend the foot. To remedy this I've painted them with a few coats of light body, heat set fabric paint. You can acquire this amazing stuff at most screen print and signage supply shops.
After each coat I give it a good shot with the heat gun on high to set it all.
I'm going to make this the end of my first part of this build, simply because I need to go out into the great yonder and get myself some aluminum flat bar for the heel springs/supports.
Part two to come in a few days! Thanks for reading!
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