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Does anybody have any handy tips on how to best attach a Nick Ion arm to your pack?

got one coming and im not sure how to stick it on.... super glue? how heavy are they?

ideas please

Super glue will not hold it. You need to cut a block of wood that fits inside the arm and bolt this to your shell. Then slip the arm over the top and use an apoxy glue to hold it. Then use wood screws through the arm itself into the wood inside. If you counter sink the screws then you can putty over the heads and sand smooth before paint.

Good Thinking Batman!

cheers, Nick

I recieved my Cable clamp from Colin, Thanks Colin!!! Top Man.
Its slowly getting there....

OK so here we have the injectors with tube caps on the end... i didnt want to fill the ends with wood, im trying to stay away from wood for this build.




fake weld will be added before priming,
To Be Continued....

UPDATE...
I'm replacing the Beam Line & Filler Tube, the ones i did have were too thin and even tho im using a Vacuum Shell i want to do the rest of it as good as i can. also i want to be able to remove the parts and put them on a fibreglass shell next year

so below you see the cap ends bolted to the shell, then the tubes simply 'push' onto them, and trust me...they wont fall off. they are on tight! the more i can bolt or screw on the more i can use on my next pack.






i havent got the 30mm tube yet but sometime over the weekend the new tubes will be added.

The clear parts are pretty cool. I know you aren't intending on leaving them clear, but they are definitely different looking, and actually pretty neat! Keep up the good work!

Thanks LT

My N-Filter arrived today, it was a little too snug due to my vacuum shell...


so i had to cut and file to make it fit...


afterwards... Fits like a glove


onwards and upwards...

Nice! Where did you get the N-filter from?

The clear parts look really cool like that!

Momeraths24 had one going spare....

Shame I'm gonna spray the clear bits black, they do look good

Ok Pic HEAVY update...











thats what i've been doing since my last visit... Most of the resin parts are from Nick, other parts from MMM Colin and an exoray (i believe)... now i just need to make the gun and add the sound.

Holy smokes that looks amazing!!! That coat of black really brings everything together.

Thanks Nick, a bit of elbow grease made that bumper a beaut too, I'm trying to hold out and get your new 2 part gun kit.. Will it be pricey?

No more exspensive than my current kit.

Sweet

just a quick pic update, pack almost finished just need to paint the elbows grey, and then i can start on my fiberglass thrower from Nick

very nice!

what did you use for the cosmetic plating around the cyclotron?

I've recently picked up this SC shell myself and I'm working on my first pack build.

Just stopping by to say that you did a awesome job with this build. Your pack looks great!