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Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 9th, 2017, 7:25 pm
by Ecto46
Hello Folk's....My names Bart, and I wanna be a Ghostbuster when I grow up ( and have for the last 30 odd years or so....)
So yesterday I took the plunge and ordered up some .125 styrene sheets and a couple sizes of acrylic tube. Got the plans printed out and I'm ready to get on with this bad boy.
Heres to getting some templates plotted out and getting ready to slice and dice some styrene when it gets here.......
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Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 12th, 2017, 2:49 pm
by nastynoah
Can’t wait to follow this.
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 13th, 2017, 11:41 am
by Ecto46
Looks like the styrene sheet will be arriving tomorrow so I styed up late last night and laid out the first template.
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pack002 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Also got some components in today. Acrylic tubing for the prton thrower, and a Pilot Plasma tube, The envy of all pack builders!
pack003 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 14th, 2017, 9:47 am
by Ecto46
Finally!!! the Big Brown Truck rolled up this morning! Theres a proton pack in that there thang.........
pack004 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 14th, 2017, 1:16 pm
by Batfly
Yeah baby! Subscribed to this thread.
Look into getting a spst or spdt 12v relay, .1uf resitor, and dpdt momentary push button for the plasma tube. That thing throws off crazy emf making things go wonky. I just bought the relay and resistor Sunday and need to get them in line. Shhh, don't tell my build thread, I haven't told it yet lol.
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 14th, 2017, 4:09 pm
by Ecto46
Ohh yes.....I have already been sourcing that out........read a couple threads with how to wire round that particular problem......and I ain;t gonna reinvent the wheel........y'all done the heavy lifting already......
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 15th, 2017, 5:03 pm
by Ecto46
Got to spend a little quality time with the Hprops templates and the bandsaw today!
pack005 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 17th, 2017, 5:34 pm
by Ecto46
OK lets see some REAL progress for a change! I started assembling the gunbox. First up I rough sanded everything to get a good fit. Then I used a heat gun to bend the side /top section, draping it over a piece of pvc pipe to get a uniform radius
pack006 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
I cleaned up the front piece of the curve to make sure everything lined up nicely......
pack007 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Front bits glued up and doing a little rough sanding. Like how everything is fitting together. Note also the tube of Weld On 16. the only glue I will ever use on this kinda project.....Fantastic stuff
pack008 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Also on a different front I repurposed an old jacket (well my Mom did) by sewing a No Ghosts Logo over a Public atey Insignia that I'm no longer associated with........
jacket by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 18th, 2017, 4:23 am
by Batfly
Nice, looking good! The thrower is a motivating piece to start with.
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 18th, 2017, 7:43 am
by Ecto46
Yes it is! I was kinda stressing over getting that bend in, turned out to be super simple......Gonna try to get the handle/barrel on tonight and look at doing the syncgen and cyclotron next week.....
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 18th, 2017, 6:06 pm
by Ecto46
Didn;t get a whole lot done today. finished putting the back on the gun box and worked on sanding down the seams....hadda use a touch of putty here and there, but I'm sorta pleased with the way its turning out.
pack009 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 19th, 2017, 4:52 pm
by Ecto46
Getting a handle on things........also drilled some pilot holes and cut the window for the bargraph......
pack010 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 26th, 2017, 11:22 pm
by Ecto46
OK now that the first round of Holiday Silliness has concluded, I can get back to work in the Bartwerx. Tonights silly Bart Trick is the Instrument bar and trigger bar.
pack011 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Left an opening on the front that will get a cover plate, and drilled through for wire access. theres a cover for the back of the trigger bar too I glued in some lugs to screw the retaining screws into as well.
pack012 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
I was wondering if my handle wasnt a little too long, but now I see it looks alot better with the IB/TB in place....also predrilled some pilot holes for the switches and lights that will get installed eventually
pack013 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 27th, 2017, 8:33 am
by Batfly
Oh yeah, that's a great, clean looking IB/TB!
I see the hole in the back of the IB, did you also make a hole between that and the TB?
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 27th, 2017, 2:25 pm
by Ecto46
Yep I sure did......but that is something I would ferget to do.....lol The TB is bonded to the IB but I think I'm gonna bolt the IB to the gunbox, just in case......
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 28th, 2017, 12:44 am
by Ecto46
Felt like doing something constructive and messy after I got home from work tonight. Why not start cutting out parts for the pack proper? Been anxious about building the syncgen/cyclotron parts So I figgered I'd go ahead and get them out of the way. I have laid out the spcer template on poster board and then used it to trace onto the styrene. then I had to refer to the plans to lay out the cosmetic plates.
pack014 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
I used a combination of the jig saw, band saw, mini hacksaw, and just scoring and snapping to get the basics done. yep, they are rough and will need a lot of clean up. Thats why I have several belt sanders.......
pack015 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Kept the cutout of the center to help make the top of the cyclotron and cut strips for the sides and reinforecement of the syncgen....
pack016 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 29th, 2017, 8:11 pm
by Ecto46
So even though I had to attend training, I had the day off. So after knocking out a few chores I decided to assemble some styrene! The girlfriends youngest decided she wanted to hang out with me this evening, so it was styrene, glue and Cutie Cars....
pack017 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
After I took the manual sharkskin to the jig saw edges, I measured out the individual plates and scored and snapped them. then did the same for some internal bracing so that the construction could begin in earnest. I started at the bottom and added extra bracing there. then began one at a time mitering one edge and assembling the wall.....
pack018 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Getting the individual plated on wasn;t as hard as I thought it would be, so look out boys....Im breaking out the heat gun. I had already glued in the PVC spacers so I used that as a buck to clamp , heat, and bend the styrene around ........
pack019 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Wow.....sometimes I amaze myself ......Getting the last two sections of wall in place were really a piece of cake after that.....
pack020 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
And there we have it Ghostheads.......... a rough syncgen ready for finishing........
pack021 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 29th, 2017, 8:15 pm
by Batfly
What have I done? You too with the sandpaper synonyms. Lol. Keep it up!
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: November 30th, 2017, 2:20 pm
by Ecto46
On another modeling forum that I prequent there was a poll on what do you spend the most time doing on a build? Guess what the overwhelming result was!
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 3rd, 2017, 4:16 pm
by Ecto46
Got slowed down over this weekend, basically All I did was the cosmetic plating. Thinking I'll move on to the EDA/PPD assmbly after work tonight......
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Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 4th, 2017, 9:06 am
by Ecto46
Welp....Made my first mistake..........
pack024 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Do ya see it? Lol When I built the EDA and snuggled it up to the Cosmetic Plating I discovered that I apparently miscalculated when I was laying out the CP. Note that it should be as wide as the EDA before the angle starts.
pack023 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Now the question is do I wanna just ignore it and pretend its a feature, or do I wanna go back and add some plating? Decisions decisions.........
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 4th, 2017, 10:53 am
by Batfly
You'll kick yourself later if you don't redo it now. Part of creating is messing up lol. The booster tubes line up next to this so things will start to get thrown off later on down the road.
Good progress speed though! Enjoy the construction part, it slows down during clean up and assembly.
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 4th, 2017, 1:22 pm
by Ecto46
Yeah its styrene, so its an easy fix........can just weld more matieral on....a lot more forgiving than wood.........I started sharkskinning the Sync gen this morning..........
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 5th, 2017, 9:22 am
by Ecto46
Aaaaaand I fixed it.......
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Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 5th, 2017, 10:18 am
by Batfly
Something doesn't look right and i think i know what it is. The lower section of the eda is too wide looking. There should be a bare part of the base sticking out past to the left of the angled area.
Like so:
Your angled part sends to go all the way to the edge off the base. There should be about 1" or so of base gap there between the angled part and powercell. The cosmetic spacer was probably fine.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news.
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 5th, 2017, 1:33 pm
by Ecto46
DAMN! That explains why the cosmetic plating was "off" poopie, poopie, poopie............ Wheres the razor saw.......
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 5th, 2017, 10:57 pm
by Ecto46
OK that wasn't ashard a fix as I thought. I unfixed last nights fix, and fixed that part that needed fixin......... Now mebbe I can make some progress......lol
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Bart Salmons, on Flickr
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 6th, 2017, 10:02 am
by Batfly
That's looking good now! Quick fix, wow.
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 6th, 2017, 6:44 pm
by Ecto46
I'm a dangerous guy with a hacksaw!
Re: Ecto46's Super Duper, High Speed, Low Drag, Styrene Pack Build!
Posted: December 10th, 2017, 3:21 pm
by Ecto46
Welp we have lost 5 employees over the past week at work, so construction time has come to a screechin' halt. they are interviewing left and right, but dang.... findin people that can pass a backround check and drug test........
Anyways, did find a lil time and cobbled up the ion arm.........
pack027 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
And today made a start on the powercell. I gotta sand it up to hide the seams before I add the ribs, but I do yave the stock cut for that.....
pack028 by
Bart Salmons, on Flickr
On another interesting front, the girlfriend and I went out to dinner with another Buster. Now that she has seen what a completed pack looks like in the flesh so to speak, she wants one of her own. So this just became a double build........Love that woman!