Shoes that look better with age...

[Double 0 Soul]

Absolutely, they're a fantastic pair of boots for the money, like the SC-47's of the boots world.

The CatsPaw slicks/soles have been unwearable for donkeys years on anything other than pavement in perfectly dry conditions, step on a wet leaf and you're taking your life in your hands.

The last time i wore them after a 5yr hiatus, i had to run back home and change my footwear because of an unbearable squeak from both feet, they feel loose underfoot like a complete sole failure, they def need a rebuild i just don't want to pay for it.

 

Size-wise the TMC are marked as an E but they are slightly narrower and longer than the LW's which are slightly shorter and wide, just like the profile of the toe box would have you believe.

[Double 0 Soul]

11 hours ago, tod said:

BTW, anyone know where the name "Rolling Dub Trio" comes from..?

It sounds like one of Lee Scratch Perry's musical ventures

[Double 0 Soul]

TMC Railmans & M41030 (SC-37's)

Edited March 7, 2020 by Double 0 Soul

[Maynard Friedman]

Lollipop red Trickers Bourton on red Dainite sole.

[hurhur]

RDT Natural Horsehide after Day 1

[mpukas]

There's something about TMC that gives me the warm-and-fuzzies all over 

[edmond]

[edmond]

Way better than any lofgren horse puncher out there

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

finally found a pair of old stock british made dr. martens that come with imo much better and longer lasting commando sole in size 9.5

somehow it seems to be a rare size since most of the time you got either 9 or 10, i was suffering from to big size 10 martens back in 90s

 

 

[mpukas]

??? - who's selling TMC boots now that Vintage Paradise is close? just curious... and are TMC boots as good quality as they are good looking? 

[Geeman]

DM only do one or two half sizes,  one being 9 and a half.

[vIGGiou riou]

sharing not new acquisition, but couple of months old

Fraga boots - result of collaboration of Prague Denimheads shop x famous Prague shoemaker Martin Lawart

bespoken color

 

Edited March 8, 2020 by vIGGiou riou

[Double 0 Soul]

5 hours ago, mpukas said:

??? - who's selling TMC boots now that Vintage Paradise is close? just curious... and are TMC boots as good quality as they are good looking? 

The Surveyors are an easy pick up, off the top of my head, Real Moon, 3&8, Earth Market, Pine Ave, Take5... just type TMA1315 into google images and all will be revealed.. alas i never particularly like the Surveyors, the heal stitch was too much for my sensibilities.

Those Ironclad Railmans of mine are long gone... they haven't been produced for years but you can still pick them up on Yahoo/Rakuten albeit in lightly worn condition, ive always fancied the cherry red, TMA1111 will help with the search.

Regarding quality, those Railmans are built like tanks! i go pretty hard on my gear and they've withstood everything ive thrown at them.

 

Edited March 8, 2020 by Double 0 Soul

[tod]

On 3/7/2020 at 6:02 AM, Double 0 Soul said:

TMC Railmans & M41030 (SC-37's)

What laces are those? Nice and wide..

[Duke Mantee]

A bit more Lone Wolf appreciation - my Hunters after about 6 years. I’m not overly hard on boots, but these have (with one exception) lasted/worn better than any other boot I’ve owned

[serotonin flood]

3 hours ago, tod said:

What laces are those? Nice and wide..

If I'm not mistaken, are those the type of laces that are kind of "hollow"?  What I mean is, can you squeeze them on the sides to sort of make them round?  These are my favorite type of laces, but I don't know what the proper name for this style of lace is.  If anyone knows what they are called it would be much appreciated.  These are some I found by searching double layer laces, but I feel like there has to be a better way to find them: https://www.amazon.com/YFINE-Double-Layers-Shoelaces-Sneakers/dp/B00Y4MNWFA

Edited March 9, 2020 by serotonin flood

[Double 0 Soul]

They be these...

[Duke Mantee]

Scarpa - 10oz Galluser tanned vachetta leather. Immortal

[Duke Mantee]

Clearing out my cupboards so thought I’d photograph some of my boots/shoes - be getting rid of some of these too at some point

I’ll do this in chunks so I don’t Broark the internet

Rolling Dub Trio Giraffe, Conquer, TriBeCa and Bedford

 

[Duke Mantee]

Real McCoys N-1 ‘Boondocker’ - 1st pattern; John Lofgren M-43 Service Boots, Rolling Dub Trio Coupen

 

 

[Duke Mantee]

Freewheelers Desolation Row x IrregulaR Pecos, Viberg Service Boot

 

[Duke Mantee]

I’ll post some others up later ...

Edited March 10, 2020 by Duke Mantee

[wmb]

One month in brass Tokyo clinch boots. The black dye is beginning to rub off

[Smallrod]

Beautiful boots @wmb.  How did you size them?

[wmb]

2 hours ago, Smallrod said:

Beautiful boots @wmb.  How did you size them?

thank you. these are size 12 Clinch George boot CN last.

I am 11.5 D on a brannock device

 Alden Barrie 11, Alden Plaza 11.5, Alden LHS 11, Alden Grant 11.5

11UK Edward Green, 82, 202 last 

12 US Nike

10.5 Lofgren tankers 

these fit me very well -- a slight resistance when putting them on at the base of the tongue.  I think a wide foot or a very high instep may have trouble.  

[nycsurfer530]

Had some work done on my indys and another Alden boot. My heels were going so the cobbler in my neighborhood had some cats paw heels. Super happy with how they turned out 

[Smallrod]

On 3/10/2020 at 8:56 PM, wmb said:

thank you. these are size 12 Clinch George boot CN last.

I am 11.5 D on a brannock device

 Alden Barrie 11, Alden Plaza 11.5, Alden LHS 11, Alden Grant 11.5

11UK Edward Green, 82, 202 last 

12 US Nike

10.5 Lofgren tankers 

these fit me very well -- a slight resistance when putting them on at the base of the tongue.  I think a wide foot or a very high instep may have trouble.  

Are they clinch size 12 or US size 12?

[wmb]

Clinch 12

[hurhur]

Brother bridge Henry, their version of the boxing shoes in tea core horsehide. Worn  for 3 months??? *bonus shot of the RDT on feet. 

[SLAB]

how did you size both RDT and Brother bridge compared to Viberg 2030 or red Wings?