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Charlie Richter · **Posted:** June 27th, 2009, 9:10 pm

Looking to get your own Proton Pack?
Thinking about posting a thread asking how?

The following is a collection of websites, links and Gbfans that can help get yourself a Proton Pack.

Now if your after a Top Notch Pack, this is no cheap exercise. Regardless if you buy a whole pack, or build it your self. Be prepared to spend a little bit of money.

To buy a complete pack...

Your best bet to to check out Ebay.
http://www.ebay.com

Goodluck with that, It is rare to see a complete Proton Pack with lights and sound 'For Sale' It will happen, and when it does be ready to pay anything up to 2000 bucks.

Dan AKA wrote:

The proton pack is very much a registered trade mark design and while we are okay selling parts to build one, selling a complete proton pack on a regular basis I believe to be very illegal.

Then again, there is also all the following links that would send you on your way to owning an awesome pack.

Shell and Parts

-The V71 Mark X ~ Fiberglass Shell - No more is there a need to scratch build them shells from Foam, Wood, or other house hold items. Exoray has created the Shell of Shells.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8550/

-A Very handy Toot for V71 by GBfan Thor2015
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11643

- Another Excellent tutorial by GBfan jt001
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12030

- Also a Painting Guide by jt001
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12589

-Exoray Light Kit
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2623

-MMM - Get your finer details from this good gentleman.
http://www.multimediamayhem.net/

-And also GBfans very own inhouse shop. With thanks to AJ.
http://www.gbfans.com/shop/

-Nick-a-tron offers some great Resin detail.
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=8283&p=76882#p76882

-Throwing Chickens Gun Kit
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=12798

-Gareee's budget packs.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7721

-Bradester's Dollar Store Proton Pack:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1588

-JT94's Prop Parts
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=11593

Need some Labels?

-Bobamatt's Pack and Wand Vinyl Decal Kits.
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=11516

-Or Hprops print your own.
http://www.hprops.com/labels/

-Also Namebrands RubDown Transfers.
viewtopic.php?f=31&t=11916&hilit=rub+down+transfers

Some things listed here can be Limited Runs.

Plans

Building from Scratch

- A complete checklist put together by MMM.
http://www.multimediamayhem.net/protonpackchecklist.htm

-All the Reference you could ever want
http://www.gbfans.com/equipment/reference/

-Same goes for the plans
http://www.gbfans.com/equipment/plans/

The Three major players in the Plans are Stefan's, Seans, and Norms.

Stefan are straight out BluePrints. No explaining, Just the figures.
Norm and Sean have excellent walkthough like instructions. Great for new GBfans.

Adam Bestler wrote:

It may seem like a daunting task, but I believe that anyone could put together a passable proton pack if they just devoted themselves to it. I made my first attempt at a proton pack at the age of 12, and I got a lot of help from some handly adults in my life. It turned out pretty good. If any of you Jokers have my old "pack reference" VHS tape, there is a segment at the end of me cavorting around in my first pack.

Either way, the point here is you gotta learn to LOVE the proton pack. Even if it turns out looking like a total piece of shit, its still a product of your own design, and no matter what any f**** says, it's an achievement. Not too many people go out of their way to piece together a prop from some "dumb movie from the 80's."

Anyway. This is a project that requires a small bit of devotion, and you need to realize that before you wish to obtain a good proton pack (a good proton pack by the standards of myself, and all the sticklers here)

If anyone has any more ideas or resources, slip me a pm and Ill update the list.

UltimateGBfan · **Posted:** June 27th, 2009, 9:44 pm

I couldn't have put together a better list myself!

Syco54645 · **Posted:** June 27th, 2009, 10:50 pm

sticky this please

Dan AKA · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 1:10 am

While this is very cool, I think we forget that we are now under the Sony spy glass.

I think, for the legal safety of the sellers, commission pack builders should be taken off the list as well as any details to obtaining a complete pack outside of Ebay.

The proton pack is very much a registered trade mark design and while we are okay selling parts to build one, selling a complete proton pack on a regular basis I believe to be very illegal.

Charlie Richter · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 3:32 am

Good points Dan.

Ammended.

kind2311 · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 2:56 pm

Very good thread Brenton!

maybe this can be stickied so fans will see it and USE IT

AJ Quick · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 3:23 pm

I doubt people will use it (people tend to just go straight for the new topic button).. but it has been stickied!

Charlie Richter · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 3:36 pm

And when they do, no more typing the same things, just a link.

ProtonCharger · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 6:40 pm

pricing would be fun too, that way digging through 6 pages of "good jobs" and "here's mines" would help out big time. some dont have pricing on their front page.

Charlie Richter · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 7:22 pm

An ultimate Pricing Guide is almost impossible.

Everything varies so much from person to person, country to country.

Some people will spend 100 bucks others thousands.

Each 'outlet' listed here has there prices they charge for their services.

Dan AKA · **Posted:** June 28th, 2009, 9:44 pm

Great thread. Very much a needed sticky, hopefully people will see and use it... Unless it's Halloween when people lose all sense.

bradboss12 · **Posted:** June 30th, 2009, 7:57 am

Nice Job, Brenton! I made an Excel spreadsheet with all the parts so I knew what I needed. It's here....somewhere.

Gareee · **Joined:** September 27th, 2008, 12:18 pm **Posts:** 3028

!!

Wish there had been something like this here last year when I started considering building our gear.

Maybe there needs to be something like this in the equipment and trap forums as well?

Charlie Richter · **Posted:** July 3rd, 2009, 5:40 pm

I was thinking it should be in the Wanted thread also.

Bradester · **Posted:** July 6th, 2009, 5:48 pm

Should the links to my Dollar Store items be posted? They are in my signature below. I've been getting lots of questions lately and it might help to have another posting.

Charlie Richter · **Posted:** July 6th, 2009, 10:12 pm

Sure thing, Ill add them later on today!

H20 · **Posted:** July 13th, 2009, 2:39 pm

Charlie_Richter wrote:

- A complete checklist put together by MMM.
http://www.multimediamayhem.net/protonpackchecklist.htm

On the checklist, what are "PPD" and "HGA"?

kind2311 · **Posted:** July 13th, 2009, 3:02 pm

H20 wrote:

On the checklist, what are "PPD" and "HGA"?

Bradester · **Posted:** July 13th, 2009, 3:09 pm

kind2311 wrote:

H20 wrote:

On the checklist, what are "PPD" and "HGA"?

What's with the somewhat rude pants quote?

AJ Quick · **Posted:** July 13th, 2009, 3:52 pm

Bradester wrote:

What's with the somewhat rude pants quote?

Its a signature.

kind2311 · **Posted:** July 13th, 2009, 6:24 pm

yeah it's my signature, just as you have bunch of links (that you could easily make click-able), i have a couple quotes from my good friend DanAKA.

why did you need to quote the pic i posted when it has nothing to do with your question?

Charlie Richter · **Posted:** July 13th, 2009, 7:16 pm

I think he thought you where also posting them quotes of Dan. So he Quoted you. Thinking the Quotes where part of the post. That you Quoted. ehh....

Dan AKA · **Posted:** July 13th, 2009, 10:21 pm

This post isn't buldging with dick, THE THREAD IS RUINED FOR ME.

H20 · **Posted:** July 15th, 2009, 1:30 am

Thanks, kind2311!

I forgot about that pic. I'll get use to the massive amounts of info here soon.

ecto_hoosier · **Posted:** July 18th, 2009, 7:05 pm

great thread for a people like me who arent sure where to start on making their first proton pack, at least now i have a better idea.

thanks everyone who put their time and effort into this.

you've earned it :crunch:

bradboss12 · **Posted:** July 20th, 2009, 12:46 pm

hi E-H. When are you stariting your pack?

ecto_hoosier · **Posted:** July 21st, 2009, 7:15 pm

yeah, hopefully soon, starting to look for packs, bradboss

fixed :sigh:

Charlie Richter · **Posted:** July 21st, 2009, 7:55 pm

ecto_hoosier wrote:

yeah, hopefully soon, starting to look for parks, bradboss

http://www.atascaderochamber.org/Pages/ ... aslake.jpg
This one is very nice. :cool:

bradboss12 · **Posted:** July 21st, 2009, 8:21 pm

you're so silly, Charlie! That is a nice park...

ecto_hoosier · **Posted:** July 22nd, 2009, 9:44 am

yeah yeah yeah, you know what i meant.

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