LittleOne Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 (edited) HI, Was rereading a thread where one of the members claimed to have found out the brand of the boots that was used, but he never wanted to tell ( as far as i understand ) the brand of the boots. did anyone found out? many people said they were on to something but the thread just died and no one really got an answer... not from what i understood anyways. whats funny is that my father used to wear something that looked similar to those chelsea boots but with a zipper on the side rather than elastics ( probably a real common thing ) ...i thought they were not really comfortable when i tried them when he had them...he had those for the longest time too... peace.... Edited June 8, 2011 by LittleOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashrazor Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 that information is known only by a select few, unfortunately but i am confident it will come to light eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 it is real unfortunate that the ones in the know do not seem to want to share this information... i know that the thread about this irritated a few people and turned out nasty, I thought that had been resolved and someone actually came forward with the revelation... the " well i have spent years chasing this out and it involved hard work, so you have to do the same thing if you want to find out" jive talking does not roll with me and goes out against the motto of the FISD. unless a source exists but with very few items available left, i dont see the point of letting this information sit in the dark unless there is a pile of money involved that is...money can turn some cool people into nasty people because of greed. The people doing this just plain look bad...i know if i ever found out anything special about the suit, i would share it without hesitation.. Look at si-man who decided to share his treasure, he could have kept this to himself, sell it to a private collector for tons of cash, but instead he decided to share with the community and in the process making some money out of it but he is doing it the right way and making a lot of people real happy! dont want to preach but that is how i see this since this is still a mystery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebladejedi[TK] Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 I have a pair of original make boots - but cannot tell you the brand name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVATie[Admin] Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Is that really necessary, Mark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 So there is people who know of a source on where to get the real deal and choose not to tell? lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 It would drive up the prices of the boots. Same thing happened at photo shops when they learned that it was old graflex camera flashes that were used as lightsabres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 I don't think there is a store where you can buy the real deal. They went of production years ago as far as I know. The only way to find them is to continuously search ebay, sometimes for years, until a pair shows up. Even when they do show up, the brand name is no longer visable inside due to wear and tear, so all you can go by are looks really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctankep Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 I don't think there is a store where you can buy the real deal. They went of production years ago as far as I know. The only way to find them is to continuously search ebay, sometimes for years, until a pair shows up. Even when they do show up, the brand name is no longer visable inside due to wear and tear, so all you can go by are looks really. Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 i told you it ends up being a money thing... and just to drive the point. just because i know that Gino as some super nice helmet does not mean i would buy them or can afford them. this is an example... or just because si-man has a suit now it does not mean i can buy or a graflex for that matter or buy the original 12 cards of the original movie. it is more of a matter of completing your knowledge to me more than anything else. to understand the magic or what was used to make up those suits. just like the mystery of the origin of the hovi mix tips...but rest assured that if i ever find this out i ll share the info with the fine people here. as for the boots i ll buy some tk boots or ca bots if worse comes to shove... troop along, c mon troop along! the dude said.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 The originals has the numbers 1095 printed on the inside of the shaft. Now go search ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeR Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 If these are based on John B's boots, if his suit was from ESB, were the same boots used in ANH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firebladejedi[TK] Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 If I knew the make I would share but as I don't I can't.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-4510[TK] Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 I would buy from TKboots. They are only like $49.00 right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith_241 Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 I would buy from TKboots. They are only like $49.00 right? Yeah, and they are great boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted June 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 yes that is what i am gonna do, but the chase is about the information...and satisfaction of knowing what was used to make the suits. i probably would not have the money to buy a pair of those shoes anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Root boots are the name of the originals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordietrooper Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Root boots are the name of the originals. & this is based on what ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billhag Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Root boots are the name of the originals. Vern Have you got any information to back that claim up mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 The name root popped up a few months ago but it was a false lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordietrooper Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 canadian made boots for rotj maybe not anh try again verne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Yeah. Info based on this rotj pic with lots of shoe boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeR Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 It will come out folks just like the archive CD's. Patience.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleOne Posted June 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 It will come out folks just like the archive CD's. Patience.... pardon my ignorance but what is the archive cd's Joe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locitus[Admin] Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 pardon my ignorance but what is the archive cd's Joe? Did you search the forum for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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