- June 1st, 2016, 6:47 am#4865868
So with a week to go before my GB1 Custom Hero Pack build starts (I am due to sent out all the parts to a propmaker; I have spent nearly a year collecting these parts, in order to achieve the highest quality custom build I possibly could) I have also decided to start paving the way for an all-metal GB1 Ghost Trap build; which I'll attempt myself...I thought this project might be small enough to manage in our apartment, although I will definitely need to go outside to do the spraying of the main parts when that becomes necessary, otherwise I'm in big trouble from the missus
I am at the first stage of gathering all the right bits, and being based in the UK, it has, as with the pack build, been a very expensive exercise (customs charges, postage...all adds up).
I'm going to list in detail each part I've found, all the information needed to find these has of course come from the GBFans site and the research threads here, amongst which are the discovery of the 'difficult' knobs for the GB1 Trap; I have ordered a lot of items from electronic part suppliers in the US, as well as at the shop here on GBFans, and other prop suppliers.
I've bookmarked many awesome Trap Build threads on here, these will be the guideing light when construction actually begins!
Here's what I have so far:
Hammond Project Box 1590ABK (I got the 1590A box first, which is unpainted, then realised that they come in black)
Arcolectric Red Indicator light
Red & Yellow LEDs - for front panel & rear box
Red Light Lense cover
Lens Socket Base
Ghost Trap Hose - made with all-authentic parts: approx. 10' long high quality 1/4" split loom with super flexible hose, red tape and correct movie accurate Female Foster Quick Disconnects (2022) attached
Grey Ribbon Cable - approx. 7" length of 20-pin 28AWG cable
Cable Ties - 100mm x 2.5mm
5/32" OD Red & Yellow Tubing - approx. 6" each in length
Nycoil nut & bolt
Legris Straight - GBFans replica; can source original but not worth it I think, as these are excellent. Not sure if needed though!
Pedal Bellows - approx. 2" length, OD - 2", ID - 1.75", rigid hose with internal metal coil
Wire Mesh - for trap opening
Intense Pink Lighting Gel - to match effects from movie if lights are used (for trap opening)
Metal Wheel Bearings - x4, precision, rolls smooth!
Metal Handle - designed so screw can be recessed or stick out on top
Toggle Switch - movie accurate
Nut, Centre Rod & Ring Terminals - to convert Foster connector into a 2-contact conductor for electrical hook-ups
CAL-R MC 250 Resistor
ITT Relay RM 833212 - with movie accurate 11-pin Octal Socket
Microswitch & mounting screws - for installing in bellows so pedal can trigger trap
Rubber Feet - x4 round, black rubber feet for pedal base
Pedal Hinge & mounting screws
Trap Door Axles - with set screws so that they can be opened/closed
Neodymium Magnet - high strength, for removable rear panel
Over 100 screws for assembly - includes socket head, button head, flat & set screws, with spares in case any are dropped and lost (very likely!)
Hex Keys - including x2 precision drivers. Sizes: .050", 1/16", 3/32", 7/64", 9/64"
Phenolic Knobs - Davies Molding Co., part no. 1200-W. Specifications: 1/2" x 1/4" x 5/8"; 6-32 thread
Heath Kit Knob - from SB/HW series transmitters, original vintage. Minus skirt. Approx. 12mm width, 18mm height (to base), with 1/4" shaft
Tear Drop Pointer Knob - part no. MS91528 - 1K2B, Skirter Pointer Knob, 1/4" in round, black. I have 2 more variants of this knob on the way: MS91528 - 1UU4B (skirted) & MS91528 - 1T1B (minus skirt), both have the white indicator line printed on the seam at the top
Knob Skirt - Part no. KNB-Z31. These are the separate black plastic skirts for the base of the Tear Drop Pointer Knob.
Phew! Quite a list...and this is just the start. I have a whole load of other bits coming, more details and pics to follow This will be probably be a slow burn of a project, but I'm at least getting the hard part of obtaining the difficult, small fidgety parts out of the way first! Thanks for looking.
I am at the first stage of gathering all the right bits, and being based in the UK, it has, as with the pack build, been a very expensive exercise (customs charges, postage...all adds up).
I'm going to list in detail each part I've found, all the information needed to find these has of course come from the GBFans site and the research threads here, amongst which are the discovery of the 'difficult' knobs for the GB1 Trap; I have ordered a lot of items from electronic part suppliers in the US, as well as at the shop here on GBFans, and other prop suppliers.
I've bookmarked many awesome Trap Build threads on here, these will be the guideing light when construction actually begins!
Here's what I have so far:
Hammond Project Box 1590ABK (I got the 1590A box first, which is unpainted, then realised that they come in black)
Arcolectric Red Indicator light
Red & Yellow LEDs - for front panel & rear box
Red Light Lense cover
Lens Socket Base
Ghost Trap Hose - made with all-authentic parts: approx. 10' long high quality 1/4" split loom with super flexible hose, red tape and correct movie accurate Female Foster Quick Disconnects (2022) attached
Grey Ribbon Cable - approx. 7" length of 20-pin 28AWG cable
Cable Ties - 100mm x 2.5mm
5/32" OD Red & Yellow Tubing - approx. 6" each in length
Nycoil nut & bolt
Legris Straight - GBFans replica; can source original but not worth it I think, as these are excellent. Not sure if needed though!
Pedal Bellows - approx. 2" length, OD - 2", ID - 1.75", rigid hose with internal metal coil
Wire Mesh - for trap opening
Intense Pink Lighting Gel - to match effects from movie if lights are used (for trap opening)
Metal Wheel Bearings - x4, precision, rolls smooth!
Metal Handle - designed so screw can be recessed or stick out on top
Toggle Switch - movie accurate
Nut, Centre Rod & Ring Terminals - to convert Foster connector into a 2-contact conductor for electrical hook-ups
CAL-R MC 250 Resistor
ITT Relay RM 833212 - with movie accurate 11-pin Octal Socket
Microswitch & mounting screws - for installing in bellows so pedal can trigger trap
Rubber Feet - x4 round, black rubber feet for pedal base
Pedal Hinge & mounting screws
Trap Door Axles - with set screws so that they can be opened/closed
Neodymium Magnet - high strength, for removable rear panel
Over 100 screws for assembly - includes socket head, button head, flat & set screws, with spares in case any are dropped and lost (very likely!)
Hex Keys - including x2 precision drivers. Sizes: .050", 1/16", 3/32", 7/64", 9/64"
Phenolic Knobs - Davies Molding Co., part no. 1200-W. Specifications: 1/2" x 1/4" x 5/8"; 6-32 thread
Heath Kit Knob - from SB/HW series transmitters, original vintage. Minus skirt. Approx. 12mm width, 18mm height (to base), with 1/4" shaft
Tear Drop Pointer Knob - part no. MS91528 - 1K2B, Skirter Pointer Knob, 1/4" in round, black. I have 2 more variants of this knob on the way: MS91528 - 1UU4B (skirted) & MS91528 - 1T1B (minus skirt), both have the white indicator line printed on the seam at the top
Knob Skirt - Part no. KNB-Z31. These are the separate black plastic skirts for the base of the Tear Drop Pointer Knob.
Phew! Quite a list...and this is just the start. I have a whole load of other bits coming, more details and pics to follow This will be probably be a slow burn of a project, but I'm at least getting the hard part of obtaining the difficult, small fidgety parts out of the way first! Thanks for looking.
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