Kuato2084 wrote: ↑September 30th, 2019, 2:50 pm Looking to get aluminum parts from CPU64 such as aluminum gun body and Trigger/Instrument Bar among other parts.
Am I on the right track for making a HERO pack ?
Should I get the Ion Arm in the lumpy or standard format ?
I see injectors tubes per CPU post should be smooth for the Spengler pack
GBstore:
What are the must buy items for a HERO pack?
Would the Alice LC-1 from the GBfan Store be considered a HERO pack frame ?
Anyone have recommendations on thrower grips since it appears Venky doesn't make any of the parts anymore ? It appears that he made a lot of the most accurate parts, and not sure if there is another go to seller. I realize some of this is preference, but I figure there's got to be a consensus on who makes/where to get accurate parts.
I know I am asking a lot here and have a long way to go, but any recommendations and guidance would greatly be appreciated
The best advice I was given at the start of my own build was, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." So it's going to seem super overwhelming at first but I promise you, if you can slow down and break it down into parts and focus on parts a time you can do it.
So I'm just gonna address in order here,
For a full blown hero build, yes, CPU's alu thrower is what you want. There are a few other options on the market, but as far as I know CPU64 is the most available. Also as an owner of one myself, 11/10 would recommend jeeze these things are gorgeous!
Most of us who have built a Hero choose a single pack to use as reference, which has lead to little variance like this. The Spengler pack has mostly very clean, smooth weld lines whereas the others have varying qualities of welds to their parts. So at the end of the day the question is whether you want a Spengler, Stantz, or Venkman. (Has anyone ever done a Zeddemore pack, waitasecond is this a huge oversight on the part of fans TO GOOGLE!)
Regarding the GBFans shop,
The Alice frame available on the market now is a near match for a GB1 Alice frame, and a match for the GB2 Alice frame. For reference to what I mean, see Dan AKA's guide on the various ALICE frames and their straps here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10227 If I remember correctly I ended up using the resin grips available from the GBFans shop,
https://www.gbfans.com/shop/resin-parts ... and-grips/ Between 3d printing and webstores like Etsy and eBay it's actually much easier these days to find accurate parts. I would recommend just doing as much digging as you can at every step. At several points I managed to have luck with something as simple as just saving a search on eBay and waiting, or Googling for an exact part number. Good luck, and feel free to PM if you have any questions!