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My Kirza Jack Boots from Soviet boots arrived in a blue BMW dealership shopping bag, inside a poly animal feed bag tied with jute string and sealed with a lead crimp
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What I've been told in the past is that the black/white cogs are for the black bridge crew flightsuit, and the black/silver are for the Gray scanning crew Flightsuit.
Hope that helps.
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I can only speak to the "classic" Jack Boots you listed from sovietboots, because I am currently wearing the only pair of Russian 49's they've had in stock!
The "pebbled" texture on the shaft is actually an artifact of the weave in the "Kirza" (or Kersey) material they are largely made of - the only actual leather is on the heel and the backstrap.
I had to have about 1" trimmed off the top of the shaft by a cobbler due to them being too tight at my calf muscle to pull up properly - an added bonus was that this brought them down to "mid-calf" height (he even sewed the pulls back in).
This was because they are a Soviet officer boot, with their height falling somewhere between jack boot height and knee high officer boots - but this does mean there is trimmable material to bring it to exact mid-calf height for the wearer.
However, if you have 'normal-sized' feet, there are many much better options out there (the links above look great! If only my feet were a few sizes smaller...). I only bought the Kirza's because they are so much of an improvement on the Funtasma captains boots I was approved in almost 2 years ago.
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On 10/03/2017 at 3:31 PM, BLACKFOX said:
"Merch Monday" I make a point of login every Monday so I don't miss out.
All the way down and around here in Oz "Merch Monday" is "Timezone Tuesday"
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Congratulations!
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Just got home from watching it in vmax 3d myself...
...So good!!!
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Mine's custom made, and had to be double interfaced for strength (because of my melon head). Mine can never be washed - it would be like machine washing a business suit (and the dry cleaner won't touch it).
I give mine a damp cloth occasionally, to remove any marks, and a light febreezing every couple of troops for freshness.
I guess it all depends on what your hat is made of - I would expect a commercial product to have laundry care tag sewn in somewhere. Otherwise check with the person who made it for you.
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They can be polyurethane rubber, as long as they give the appearance of leather - you only have to worry about base materials if you're looking at higher approval levels, for simple L1 approval, fake leather is fine.
The Funtasma zip-up things I wear as jackboots are poly rubber - they're not ideal, but they've gotten the job done for almost a year! (Although I'm retiring them soon, - I hope).
A few Redbacks wear 'dublins' (pretty much what's in your photo, I think studio 49 has them for his Vader), and they were approved in them - so as long as they fit your feet, and reach your knees, they should be good - just be aware that they don't breathe or stretch like leather, so they'll get a little uncomfortable and sweaty at a long troop (like ozcomicon or one of the supanovas).
Like I said, just check with Phantom, it's his call, but they look fine.
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Have you messaged Phantom? As GML he's got the final say.
Other than that they look okay for level 1, are they polyurethane?
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I was firmly told that due to the size of my head, my custom hat's double interfacing meant that I had to be very careful not to fold or crease my hat, EVER! - so plastic bin all the way!!!
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The 'superhero' cut to the top rules it out completely.
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[deep breath]
Well, I've contacted the company, now I'm just waiting to hear back about how to pay, and how long I'll be waiting.
Boy, this hobby gets expensive if you let it!
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In my eternal quest to find boots for my size 15.5 feet (15 months and counting), I have finally decided to get off the pot.
Of the makers I've found - the only one under 1k is R.M. Williams (Aussie icon level brand!) With their "Wellington" 'Polocrosse' boots (still very expensive - but less than a clothears suit, rather than more!)
The off the shelf version only goes to 12 in 'chestnut' but made to measure can be made in black (I've spoken to them). I actually found what must've been a rejected custom pair of these boots in an R.M. Williams outlet store. The fact that they were only size 8.5 was made worse by the fact they were $100 aud (adding insult to injury).
These looked matte, but I'd order a more dress shine on mine.
I realise these boots are definitely approvable, but with what they'll cost me I want to make sure they'll work to the highest levels - waaaaay too much to spend for basic approval.
All opinions welcome.
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I was wearing my Bridge Crewman uniform at an event in downtown Akron and more than a few folks asked if I was a security guard.
Same here.
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Merch run, back in October last year.
(I just missed out myself)
Originally posted a link, but as a cadet, you wouldn't have access.
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Same as me (no you can't have mine )
You'll have to go custom-made, if your garisson has a trusted source - go with it, otherwise there's plenty of members making approvable hats here on the forum.
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Their Facebook seems active, my phone says the website's account has been suspended - maybe someone forgot to pay the bill?
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CPS have a policy of refunding you for any tailoring you have to have done to their costumes - but only to 35% of the sum paid for the costume. It may also take a week or two to actually get the money sent via PayPal.