1994 Air Max2... WHEN? Nike PLEASE Make This Happen ASAP!!!

Famousname · Oct 27, 2018

Bennyfish said:
And the light 2 i got back in the days

Well, it looks like you are in luck!

https://niketalk.com/threads/nike-air-max2-light-2019-retro.672558/

Famousname · Feb 22, 2020

charmcitykid said:
Since we got the Air Pressure already and the Air Tech Challenge 4 is officially retroing all I need now to officially walk away FOREVER and never look back is the 1994 Air Max2 in both OG colorways. Why have they never retro'd? This is my absolute favorite air max silhouette EVER and ironically one of the shoes I've never had the pleasure of owning. Nike, PLEASE make this happen NOW!! Who else feels the same??

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ANY word on this??? From ANY insider or "influencer"? SOMEONE?

Nike, are you reading this???

Famousname · Feb 9, 2021

OK, taking matters into my own hands, I have finally acquired another pair of these beauties.

Back in '08/'09, the first amazing pair I copped crumbled off my feet as I walked one day. Held up pretty good for about a year, though. It was also my first experience with truly vintage kicks. I had no idea about the whole sole thing. I put the crumbled pair up on the bay and they sold for a buck in that condition. And I've regretted it ever since. I woke up around New Years' and vowed I would own them again. IF I could find them. Don't bother with the few guys on the gram who do have them. They know precisely what they have and dead the inquiry with the quickness. Amazingly, after scouring like a mad man, out of the blue, they popped up after I refreshed the screen on the bay! Like, real-time, in my face, buy it now. And I broke my finger hitting the button.

And now, I'm up on the whole sole swap thing. Yes, they will have to have a swap and complete refresh the upper. I will put New Nike Air Max2 light soles on them.

I will mark progress in the old thread. Follow along, or ignore as you please.

AIRMAXDISCIPLE · Feb 9, 2021

Famousname said:
will have to have a swap and complete refresh the upper. I will put New Nike Air Max2 light soles on them.

you will probably still see the lines from the OG midsole
when you swap them with the AM2 light midsole
because the shape is different

Famousname · Feb 9, 2021

AIRMAXDISCIPLE said:
you will probably still see the lines from the OG midsole
when you swap them with the AM2 light midsole, because the shape is different

Duly noted. I'm sending them to Ammosunk. Hopefully, he can get them as good as it can get. Appreciate the insight. You guys def know more about this than me.

Famousname · Feb 9, 2021

I think I might be moving more towards the 270 react as a donor sole. More and more likely.

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AIRMAXDISCIPLE · Feb 9, 2021

Famousname said:
I think I might be moving more towards the 270 react as a donor sole. More and more likely.

thats actually not a bad idea, but personally i would go for the AM93/94 midsole so that the shoes will still remain the retro look

Famousname · Feb 9, 2021

AIRMAXDISCIPLE said:
thats actually not a bad idea, but personally i would go for the AM93/94 midsole so that the shoes will still remain the retro look

Yes, those were definitely on the list. I look at the OG sole and absolutely cringe at having to change it at all. But two considerations play in;

1) I've got to not care about the donor shoe. It would kill me to sacrifice a pair of the above to donate to this shoe. Unless they were ugly and beat as hell, but the sole was great. Those 270s up there look great in that picture, but that upper will look like plastic crap when they are 25 years old. Plus, they pretty much are plastic crap now. But that sole is great.

2) I always considered the Air Max2 to be kind of futuristic. If I MUST change, and can't nail the old sole, then it's growing on me to go with a clean, futuristic, high-quality interpretation. Besides the classics like what you posted above, this search has made me realize just how many crappy mid-level Air Max soles Nike has pumped out. Many look aight on their own, until you do a side-by-side to consider as a replacement for the Air Max2.

3) Not a killer, but if I can pull it off, I'd like to get the donor for the low. Nobody cares or revere those 270s. So there are cheap pairs on the bay right now. People actually care about 93s. "I'' care about 93s. I'll spend if have to nail the right sole, but I'd prefer to catch a pair out here slippin'.

With all that said, can't front on them AM93s.

frankmatthews · Feb 11, 2021

Famousname said:
I think I might be moving more towards the 270 react as a donor sole. More and more likely.

I like this idea, I was leaning more toward the am93 as a donor for the exact reason @airmaxdpointed out, the 93 sole will do a better job of covering that hump near the heel which will surely expose the glue line using just about any other midsole.

However that 270 bubble really would do the shoe justice. Probably the main reason I held off on getting mine done is having to put some flat window AM retro sole on these. You might be able to cover up the exposed glue with some paint. It would take some work but it might be doable.

Since you brought these up in the RL thread and made me go dig them out and take pics I been considering it more and more. Mine are too clean to not do a swap. Pic for color...

Famousname · Feb 13, 2021

frankmatthews said:
I like this idea, I was leaning more toward the am93 as a donor for the exact reason @airmaxdpointed out, the 93 sole will do a better job of covering that hump near the heel which will surely expose the glue line using just about any other midsole.

However that 270 bubble really would do the shoe justice. Probably the main reason I held off on getting mine done is having to put some flat window AM retro sole on these. You might be able to cover up the exposed glue with some paint. It would take some work but it might be doable.

Since you brought these up in the RL thread and made me go dig them out and take pics I been considering it more and more. Mine are too clean to not do a swap. Pic for color...

Those are STUPID clean! Crazy. Ammoskunk took one look and said he'll have to paint, regardless. I'm good with it.

One advantage to this 270 sole is that they are PLENTIFUL and VARIETAL! Plenty of on-foot and in-hand reviews on Youtube, so you can see the true colors. Ton's of 'em on the bay, and MAN, some near give-away deals out there - just (of course ) in every size but the size I need. And so many colors. And therein lies the problem.

I'm looking for the perfect shade to compliment the colorway and honor the original bubble. The picture above seemed like a sure-shot, but in natural light pics, it's too opaque, with I do NOT want. I think the bubble too solid looking makes it look like how K-Mart used to put their ripoff versions out with that solid plastic "bubble". That's the problem with these in real life;

Not totally out of the running, but less so.

I want it much more translucent, but a shade that reps. Thought I had settled on this;

If you look in the back windowpane of the OG, the color inside is an umber/yellow-ish beige. Plus these have the translucency I desire.

But then I saw these;

(Bonus; won't think twice about losing this upper).

So, I don't know. I finally had to walk away from the computer, but it'll be one of the above. Probably the beige.

Famousname · Feb 16, 2021

That does it, I'm going with these. This side comparison sealed the deal.

Famousname · Feb 24, 2021

Famousname said:
That does it, I'm going with these. This side comparison sealed the deal.

Update; ordered the beige 270s. I'll keep y'all posted.

Famousname · Feb 24, 2021

BTW, it should go without saying that the plan is a full restore. The whites, mesh, pull tabs and fabrics will be restored as close as possible to this level of clean.

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Famousname · Feb 25, 2021

Anyone ever see the light blue colorway as pictured below? I never have except in this picture. I found this buried deep in the world wide web. Only one I could find.

AIRMAXDISCIPLE · Feb 25, 2021

Famousname said:
Anyone ever see the light blue colorway as pictured below?

its a wmns release and not too many people have that cw anymore its deff the rarest from all the 4 cws

Famousname · Mar 3, 2021

Anybody mess with this Ebay "Guaranteed Authentic"? It should be called "Guaranteed Slow!" The seller did their thing shipping the 270's out timely, but then, tracking shows it went from the seller to an "authenticator." Sat there for days. And who the hell is the authenticator? Man, I'm old school, I don't need someone holding my hand buying shoes.

ShippedStep 1 - Completed - Shipped Thu, Feb 25Thu, Feb 25
Authenticated, in transitStep 2 - In Progress - Authenticated, in transit
Out for deliveryStep 3 - Upcoming - Out for delivery
Estimated deliveryStep 4 - Upcoming - Estimated delivery Sat, Mar 6Sat, Mar 6

AIRMAXDISCIPLE · Mar 3, 2021

Famousname said:
And who the hell is the authenticator?

Ebay StockX Goat Etc.

eBay is only good for things under 50 bucks in my book. As a buyer it lost a lot of business from me by charging tax :lol Riiight. 110 and below for us NYC residents. Yeah that tax is killer.

niketalk.com

Famousname · Mar 3, 2021

AIRMAXDISCIPLE said:
Ebay StockX Goat Etc.

eBay is only good for things under 50 bucks in my book. As a buyer it lost a lot of business from me by charging tax :lol Riiight. 110 and below for us NYC residents. Yeah that tax is killer.

niketalk.com

Oh, yeah. Then there is that,too.

Famousname · Mar 5, 2021

UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE. These schittz will have a vintage crumbly sole by the time I finally get them.

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Famousname · Mar 6, 2021

From now on, I'm going out of my way on Ebay to make sure authenticity is NOT guaranteed. This is so stupid. Been buyin' kicks since the late 80's, now my sneaker purchase is "woke", with Ebay "protecting me" from fakes and that e-vile Dr. Suess as well. FOH!

frankmatthews · Mar 6, 2021

Famousname said:
Anyone ever see the light blue colorway as pictured below? I never have except in this picture. I found this buried deep in the world wide web. Only one I could find.

Ive never seen the womens version but I had both mens versions. Unfortunately the teal pair got messed up when I cleaned em so I ended up getting rid of them. One of my worst rookie mistakes. They werent nearly as hard to find back then though.

Famousname · Mar 7, 2021

frankmatthews said:
Ive never seen the womens version but I had both mens versions. Unfortunately the teal pair got messed up when I cleaned em so I ended up getting rid of them. One of my worst rookie mistakes. They werent nearly as hard to find back then though.

I just realized that is an EastBay page, and I lived by that EastBay catalogue back then. SO I did in fact see it, but have forgotten after all this time.

Famousname · Mar 8, 2021

Well, I'll be damned. Just checked tracking 8:00 pm on a Sunday night to see where the shoe would be in the morning, and the joints been sitting on my front doorstep since 8:45 am! Good thing I live in the kind of neighborhood where someone would bring me the package if it was delivered wrong.

Quick flicks; will expound later.