There is a moment when you get a certain amount done on the pack you are building and you discover "Hey! I can be done in a few days!" well, I hit that with this build a full month ahead of schedule. My promise with this pack was that I could get it done by Wizards World Chicago (August 10th) well through a little planning with my buddies better half I was able to get it done for a small comic con that happened today! A full month ahead of schedule. Here are the progress shots I could not post -
Some Holloween lights make a good top reflector for the thrower vent -
Cut the back off and add a LED clip -
DONE!
While I was at it I added the Jupiter lenses and my pill bottle caps with LED clips -
Added all the greebles, hoses and labels!
DONE! Here is my pack on the left and Jeffery's pack on the right -
Packed up and ready to go to it's new owner -
When he walked in, I had his pack set up as a part of the Chicago Divisions booth and just stood by it. He came RIGHT up to me and started chatting. I just stared and turned the crank knob so that it went "click... click... click..." it took a few moments but he finally looked at it and said "Is that MY pack???" Total shock moment achieved!
And the pack itself -
All said and done this was a five month build. Special thanks to Nick for the great parts and support of this build!