Prop:Christphern's Proton Pack (2)

Last year, for MomoCon (a con in Atlanta), I decided to do Extreme Ghostbusters Egon. It was both a tribute to Harold Ramis, as well as because Maurice LeMarche was a guest at said convention. The build took about a month from start to finish. Originally, I had planned to use Irricanian's EGB pack plans, but I decided they just weren't suited to what I wanted with the pack. I did realize I made a blunder when I based the size on the film packs, not realizing that the EGB packs were significantly smaller. That will be corrected eventually. I think the thrower's still pretty on point, although I may have to cut some of the pipes down to fit the smaller pack. It does lack some details that I sacrificed for the sake of time, but will be added eventually, along with a sound system. The straps I used are Deuter VQ Shoulder Straps. They were relatively inexpensive, comfortable, and matched fairly closely to what we see on screen. I bolted some strap adjusters from a pair of ALICE straps to the motherboard to secure the straps in place, which has worked great. I also have some ideas for the canister feed mechanism, but I'm going to wait until I see if it actually works before I post anything. Don't want anyone besides me wasting money on it. lol Also, the thrower attaches to the pack using a cut down PVC pipe connector that I bolted to the side of the pack. As near as I can tell from the production sketches, this is exactly how they attached in the show. The angled connector on the thrower slips into the connector, and actually stays in fairly securely. I've not had it fall out yet, anyway, which is more than I can say for my experience with V-hooks. --christphern (talk)

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