To grind or not to grind?

[stuart]

After seeing several Solomon Grundy customs I've been inspired to make my own. I started with a Doc white muscle body and some various black suits. Anyway, I'm trying to get some proper shoes on these huge feet. Should I dremel the feet to thin them down so that they can fit into some 1/6 scale boots? I don't like the idea of a bare-foot Grundy and Plastidip isnt the answer either.

[rche]

maybe a little acetone on the boots to loosen them up, then push the big kickers in there? Might make for a nice busted shoe effect.

[Random Axe]

Hasbro Joe boots, if cut down to shoe height, work pretty well.

[Bizarro Amy]

I wouldn't use acetone one the boots, it could ruin the outside. If the Hasbro Joe boots don't work and you end up with something a little more snug, maybe you could heat them with a hairdryer or hot water to temporarily soften them up.

[ddgaff1132]

I have no clue what the Muscle body foot looks like or size. But I'd guess Random Axe is on the money. Alot of GI Joe boots are soft rubber. And I always thought Grundy sported Jethro Bodine type work boots. And like Del added. A little hot H2O will soften them right up!

[stuart]

I used a combination of hot water and a hair dryer to soften these Soldier's of the World boots. Grindy's wearing them, but they look clownish because they're so long. I've drawn in a line where his toe stops. I kind of feels like I'm buying a child a pair of shoes..."ok where is your big toe?"

Any thoughts?

[rche]

thunderbolt had a pic somewhere with an acetone blown out shoe. Hulk, I think.

Other than that, maybe some 9" scale figure shoes heated up a bit and stretched out.