Custom Red Suede BOOTS

[tkid7248]

Hi folks,

Sorry for putting pictures in a separate link, but Photobucket is playing cruel tricks on me. Just want to ask your opinion of these boots for my ROTS costume. If they pass muster, I'll let you know where and how to (try to) get them. They might be costly, though.

http://picasaweb.google.com/dominiczou/LiusBootery

[MagnaPrime]

These look really nice. You would probably want to get black soles and a red zipper if possible, once that's done you pretty much have the old Silhouettes boots that several of us troop with. I think they'd work but you may wanna check with LT or some of the other officers still.

[tkid7248]

Thanks, MP! My main concern here is canonicity - I might never get the chance to troop with the rest of you. Also, since this bootmaker is in Bangkok, I'm not sure how many people here would actually bother to wire money and instructions to him and end up trooping aside other RGs who have red-zipper-black-soles boots. I am however still searching for a cheaper bootmaker and will be checking out another maker ... hopefully soon!

[LuciousTalvloinne]

Good job there trooper. These will pass for a royal guard boot. Keep us up to date on your progression. As long as the zipper is not visible you should be fine. No High kicks
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[tkid7248]

Shall I put up a link to where you can get these?

[LuciousTalvloinne]

Proceed and fire at will. Will put these in the sources thread.

[tkid7248]

Silly me, thinking of scanning the business cards and all that. They actually have a website!

Website

http://www.liusbootery.com/

Cost

I was a walk-in customer but had to fly off, so my bill included postage to Singapore. Total (pre-paid) was THB8,000. That's roughly US$248. YPMV.

Self-Measurement

If you feel confident about getting your feet and lower legs accurately measured (by someone else, preferably), you can use this form:

http://www.liusbootery.com/images/11939 ... r_shoe.xls

ETA: Animated .gif guide on how to self-measure: http://www.liusbootery.com/index.php?la ... Id=5339008

Reference

You can refer Mr Liu to my receipt: http://picasaweb.google.com/dominiczou/ ... 8742840674

Getting There Physically

If for whatever reason you're actually going to be in Bangkok, they're located at:

280-282 Sukhumvit Rd
Bangkok 10110
Tel. +66-2-653-3811
Fax. +66-2-229-4417
E-mail : liusbootery@yahoo.com
Hours : 10am to 8pm (Mon-Sat)

By public transport, get to the Asok BTS (skytrain station), exit the south side, ignore the big sign saying "Siam Bootery", and head northwest along Sukhumvit Road; it's on the left (sorry, no Google Street View yet). The station has it's own Wiki page!!?? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asok_Station

The website has pages for contact details and a map on how to get there.

Notes

There were in fact several booteries in Bangkok that I, erm, espied. But my online research yielded favourable reviews of one specific-but-unnamed bootery at Asoke, described as "just get down from the Asoke station", "you can't miss it" and "it's not Siam bootery". So it's this one. You can show them the link to my Picasaweb album. I'll put up a scan of my receipt ASAP so he can check his references.

I'm currently also sourcing for even cheaper boots in Singapore (Singapore, cheaper than Bangkok? Really?). But red suede is such a bummer.

If you guys are planning on some big group outing to Bangkok, let me know

Trivia

You'd probably guessed by now that "Asok" is the same name as "Ashoka".

[Doc]

I can concur that these boots look really good. Im just starting my TR and am very happy with these boots

Cheers
Doc
TK3326 - hopefully soon!!!
Redback Garrison