[nick-a-tron]

Yeah I believe it was a wooden dowl glued into a hole in the crank gen. Then the loom slipped over the dowl.

[Venkman's Swagger]

Awesome thanks buddy

[nick-a-tron]

I think a much easier and sturdy way is to drill through the dowl to insert a bolt then bolt this to the shell. Thats how i do it and never fails.

[Venkman's Swagger]

Thanks buddy. I was thinking of doing it that way after drawing inspiration from your SH parts.

[Lewis Tully]

This is just an incredible build, but who would expect less from Nick? Definitely a master of the craft! Everything looks incredible, man! Can't wait to see more on this!

[nick-a-tron]

Thank you! I should have a few more bits done soon which I can show off.

[abaka]

You mean you haven't already been showing off? :p

[Demon Vice Commander]

This is probably the best production-accurate replica pack I've seen...

[Lowberg]

Thank you! I should have a few more bits done soon which I can show off.

I just threw a bag of cash across the ocean to you for parts, now show me your bits!

I love watching your work and attention to detail.
I want one of those semi hero kits so bad

[nick-a-tron]

Thanks guys! Just waiting on the 10-32 bolts to show up then i can get the pack portion more or less wrapped up. Still need to visit my printers to get the PPD labels made up and find some of that damn dark blue rubbery hose for the PPD and injector. If anyone has any PLEASE let me know.

[abaka]

Dude, can you just cancel and refund my order because I can't compete!!!!

[nick-a-tron]

If you think of it as a competition then you've already lost

Ok few more bits done over the last few days. Got the powercell lights installed, L-brackets bolted to the motherboard and the makita battery rig painted up.

[Venkman's Swagger]

Love Love Love!!

[abaka]

Nice touch with expanding foam in the ion arm!

[Grimmy GB]

Slowly...pfft... This pack will produce offspring! MUAHAHAHA! LoVe!!!!!!

[joviaaldreetje]

So glad I bought this shell....looking great

[KoCo]

Now all it needs is one of those Mattel Neutrino wands.

Seriously though, this build is exceptional. I get a little teary-eyed just thinking about it.

[EvilToastyBagel]

Slowly huh?

Seriously man, You've outdone yourself on this one! Very glorious pack indeed!

[nick-a-tron]

Thanks fellas, but please no tears, this is a manly build.....grrrr!!

Ok another part added tonight, got the makita rig bolted on and weathered. I'll be weathering the motherboard more when I can give it my full attention.

[Venkman's Swagger]

The weathering is awesome. I love that the Semi Hero's have the Makita set up. Really makes them stand out

[rays_occult]

Amazing job Nick!

[Lewis Tully]

What is the expanding foam about? That is a new one on me. I have seen several different pics of the packs (although I am limited on how much I have seen the Volguus pack, admittedly...) but I don't remember ever seeing that. Maybe I overlooked it?

[nick-a-tron]

It was a bit of a failed experiment which i might return to. The real semi-hero packs had the ion arm/booster tube, filler plug, vac tube/plate cast into the shell. As these parts are quite narrow, hand laying fibreglass inside would have been very difficult or even impossible (i can just about glass inside the ion arm, anything smaller would be a really messy job) so they filled these with 2 part expanding foam to support the interior instead. The famous photo of the opened semi-hero pack shows these areas filled with the foam thats overflown a little and has been cut down. I just filled my ion arm (glassed like the rest of the shell) with foam from a can just to see what it looked like....nothing like the real pack sadly.

[Lewis Tully]

Ahhhh! So their attempt to cut a few corners by casting the booster tube and ion arm might have backfired on them a bit when space got narrow? Interesting. Still a very cool addition to the pack, and a testament to the lengths you will go to replicate this. Every time I see it I get more and more excited for the finished product!

*Edit: Found it! I didn't realize that's what that was. I guess I thought that was the same yellow stuff seen in the cyclotron, but looking closer it is clearly the expanding foam. Looking back at that thread, you aren't going to melt Gumby for the end of the thrower, are you?

[nick-a-tron]

Haha nah, my thrower will be a little neater. More as seen on screen than as seen in seans workshop.

[nick-a-tron]

Starting to tinker with the cyclotron plate...

[halliwax]

..utterly speechless.

[nick-a-tron]

Alice frame padding added...

[Jonobiwan]

Damn! I hate you and your fancy pack building

Good job sir

[nick-a-tron]

Hey! Don't hate the player!

Thanks mate, should have more to post soon.