Re: My Alkaline shell/first Proton Pack! NEW UPDATE 10/21
Posted: October 23rd, 2011, 5:15 pm
Very nice upgrades Mike, love the adhesive foam rubber you added.
https://www.gbfans.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20305
madmantrez wrote:How is the exoray bumper inaccurate?He means the bumper having exposed silver to represent metal isnt accurate, not the bumper itself.
KagaSakai wrote:Are you going to switch the Clippard back to a hex and move it from the ion cap to the arm, or just leave it as is?I'm going to leave it as is. Too much work, and I really look how it looks right now. Another inaccuracy compared to the Sony lobby!
Filandrius wrote:Sometime last year, I acquired an aluminum N-filter, custom made to fit on the Alkaline shell. The filter was made with the current accurate specs, 3" OD and all.Could you share with us where/whom you got the aluminum N-Fiiter? I've been looking to do the same for my own Alkaline shell, mostly because the top of mine broke off while I was trying to thin the walls behind the holes. The aluminum version you got there looks perfect. The fact it fits over the left over end of the old one is even more perfect!
Filandrius wrote:Yeeeah, I know. I lied. Again. What can I do? I'm addicted.you never cease to amaze with this, I look forward to what you have planned for this beauty.
So! A few minor but very interesting upgrades this time around, which makes this thing quite a bit more accurate. At this point, it's all in the details, right?
First I upgraded the HGA label with one of JoeLuna's magnificent replicas (yeah, a replica. I've said it. It's NOT just a "label") Reeeally looks better than the old label-stuck-on-an-aluminum-plate thing. Really professional, too; looks exactly like the real thing.
I also upgraded the one on the crank gen. Ever since it was discovered that this thing was metallic (i.e. a long time ago) that white label has been bugging me. So it had to go! Looove the new one. I even banged it up a little to weather it, but it's hard to see on that pic.
Yes, I've replaced my 5/32" Legris elbows. No, those aren't genuine 4mm, and I know some of you won't believe me (that's a compliment for the guy who made them, really ) Those are really Nick's new replicas, with real brass inserts. Yeah, they look just like the real things. So if any of you are on the fence about those, just buy some, you won't regret it.
The one on the cyclotron. The cast is great, and the little tiny 4 is clearly visible. Heck before seeing those I had no idea that the 5/32" didn't even have the right shape.
And the one on the ion arm. The greatest thing is that, when using genuine brass fittings, they screw in 1/8-27 NPT threads (like the one I had already tapped) and they accept 5/32" tubing, just like the real ones. Amazing bit of casting. Nick is an artist (but you all already knew that )
So that's it for now. Because yes, I still have stuff planned (why didn't you upgrade that bumper label, Mike? ) Stay tuned!
Filandrius wrote:Well, the weld is more of a variation of pack thing, instead of a GB1 vs. GB2 thing. The Sony lobby hero pack, for example, has the weld. The Minnesota "Bill M." hero pack has not. Both were converted to GB2 at the same time, and personally I think that both had that detail beforehand.
As for mine, even if my pack is starting to look a lot like the Sony lobby hero, there's a few details here and there that I chose to ignore on purpose (mainly because reproducing them all would entail to start the build from scratch, pretty much) So, even if I like the weld, my pack won't have one.
lannyjack wrote:I am using your thread and Bigi's as my goto resource while building mine. I think I am going to do a "hybrid" as well, not replicating a certain pack.Building a hybrid is the best of both worlds, methinks. Like a detail? Include it! Don't like one? Scrap it! Pretty much all subtle details like these are present on some packs and absent on others.
It looks awesome, leep up the good work!