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I finally got around to finishing my GB1 belt accessories, as well as building a new GB2 belt with an accurate buckle.


The Belt Gizmo w/ holster, fobs, and radio antenna were scratch-built. As for the Motorola holster, I got a set of four holsters on eBay for $15 shipped; the seller clearly didn't realize the value of what they had (I think they were listed as "old radio cases" or something)...



The belt, fobs, and GB2 Gizmo were also scratch-built. I'll probably add some more resistors to the daughterboard, though.

Both belts look great, especially your Belt Gizmos. On your GB2 Belt Gizmo, is the circuit board printed out?

Thanks! I designed the circuit board in Photoshop and printed it out on 1/16" water-repellent poster board. Feel free to use it for your own GB2 belt.



Full Resolution: http://demon-vice-commander.deviantart. ... 1#/d46d5cd

That GB2 belt circuit pattern is nice, my friend.

Thanks! I'd never even heard of water-repellant posterboard, where do you pick up something like that?

I have these printed at Sam's Club on their "photo board", which is an "RC semi-gloss photo board". It's relatively easy to cut with an exacto knife and is pretty durable; my GB1 gizmo has taken some abuse, including several cons across the midwest and even a trip to Hook & Ladder 8 in New York. As crazy as it sounds, it's a sturdy belt gizmo made of essentially... paper.

I've used this stuff on several other projects and have occasionally gotten caught in the rain without any damage.

Of course, you can always just print it out as a 4x6 and glue/seal it to a sheet of plastic.

Oh wow, I didn't realize that was just paper there, that's pretty impressive! I figured you'd glued it to some styrene or something. I will definitely be using your template, it's really top notch. Still haven't decided if I'll go with your RC posterboard or gluing it to styrene like I did with my GB1 belt gizmo

Both methods are really sturdy; my very first GB1 gizmo was a 4x6 matte photo glued to a piece of plastic from a DVD case, and it has yet to start peeling off.

Did you punch those grommets through yourself? Or did you actually find that black webbing with the grommets in?

I punched the grommets through myself; it only took a few hours to do the entire length of the belt.

Awesome lookin' stuff! Instead of transferring my belt gizmo from belt to belt, I decided to make a GB 2 belt gizmo, too. Yours looks awesome, man! Hope mine looks nearly that good. The belt looks incredible! Great job!

Thanks! I know that the GB2 gizmos get a lot of hatred for looking so fake, but they can look pretty decent on a GB2 belt.

I agree. I don't like putting my GB 1 on my GB 2 belt... Just doesn't feel right. I got one of Nick A Tron's kit, so it's actually gonna be more of a hybrid, but it'll definitely be more of a GB 2 belt gizmo. Again I say, Great job!

Sorry to raise an old thread but I love your GB2 gizmo and thank you for the high res pic - I've ordered some on photo paper and planning to mount it on plastic... will be my first attempt at building a prop!

Any chance you could post a pic of your GB2 gizmo out of the holder? Pretty please!

Thank you for the kind words on my GB2 gizmo. Even though it's not as realistic as a Sanyo circuit board, it makes for a fun detail on a GB2 belt configuration. You should definitely post some photos of your build - I'd love to see it.


I hope these photos are useful:

Thank you that's really helpful!

I'm off to the electrical & DIY shops tomorrow to pick up parts - I'll take photos of my build as I do it.

Also, for anyone that's interested, I'm working on a template for an accurate GB2 gizmo holster. So far, I've designed a basic template in Photoshop:


The GB2 holsters had a much longer band that bowed out more than the GB1 holsters.


I'll have to make a mock-up first to get the bowing right; it's kind of hard to illustrate in a 2-D, front view drawing. The belt slats are drawn at 3", which isn't accurate, but looks much better than trying to stuff the oversized belts into smaller slats, as seen on the screen-used belts.


Here is the template overlaid with a photo of the Aykroyd belt that toured the country a few years ago (along with a uniform and GB2 stunt pack).


Here I've added the GB2 board template for size comparison. The placement of the rivets for the band is rough at best...

Any thoughts or critique are welcome!

Well I'm making a start - if you are interested you can keep up to date on the UKGB forums here. Thanks for your pics - they've been a help so far.