- May 4th, 2016, 5:42 pm#4862874
I have built several legacy packs before. First pack was made out of a good amount of foam board, gorilla glue, mdf board and one cake pan. I progressed using different materials. I stepped up to a vacuum foam pack, then finally fiberglass. Each pack I built, I learned something new. I love that aspect of building a prop. Learning a new skill to carry over to something else. Building the "Reboot Pack" is no different.
The true difference between building a legacy pack and a reboot pack, is simply you have access to plans. You can hop on GBFans, snag a set of plans and research a little bit to get answers to your questions, while you build away. This site is an amazing resource. The reboot pack is a whole different beast.
First off, I am having a blast building this thing. Besides doing tons of math that my 8th grade math teacher swore to me that I would use some day, I am having fun. My dilema is this, I want to be as accurate as possible, without killing the piggy bank. Sorta like my first pack. Easier said than done. I also, don't want to invest too much time into this pack because I haven't seen the movie and... well... in regards to the new film, I am hoping for the best. I have decided to sorta stay in the middle of the road between accuracy and speed. I am finding staying in the middle of that road sometimes challenging.
Here are some beginning photos:
First you need to start with a foundation. Thank you Spongeface for a top notch mobo
Drilling some very basic holes into confirmed boxes (giggity):
Starting on the "tool box":
Then pure panic started to set in. The tool box wasn't matching up to my reference photos. Then I calmed down because I remembered the goals of this pack. As accurate as possible without killing the bank... plus I didn't want to redo it. Made a note for a future pack and moved on. Lets hope it doesn't bite me in the future. Moving on!
Bought some 0000 steel wool and attacked the tool box... sorta looks like the Olympia pack than the San Diego Comic Con pack... may go a bit more crazy with the buffering, but for now, I move forward.
Just need to finish attaching everything to each other.
Hammer time. Man my neighbors just got to love me right now.
That is where I am going to stop now. I will add more as I move forward.
Thanks again!
The true difference between building a legacy pack and a reboot pack, is simply you have access to plans. You can hop on GBFans, snag a set of plans and research a little bit to get answers to your questions, while you build away. This site is an amazing resource. The reboot pack is a whole different beast.
First off, I am having a blast building this thing. Besides doing tons of math that my 8th grade math teacher swore to me that I would use some day, I am having fun. My dilema is this, I want to be as accurate as possible, without killing the piggy bank. Sorta like my first pack. Easier said than done. I also, don't want to invest too much time into this pack because I haven't seen the movie and... well... in regards to the new film, I am hoping for the best. I have decided to sorta stay in the middle of the road between accuracy and speed. I am finding staying in the middle of that road sometimes challenging.
Here are some beginning photos:
First you need to start with a foundation. Thank you Spongeface for a top notch mobo
Drilling some very basic holes into confirmed boxes (giggity):
Starting on the "tool box":
Then pure panic started to set in. The tool box wasn't matching up to my reference photos. Then I calmed down because I remembered the goals of this pack. As accurate as possible without killing the bank... plus I didn't want to redo it. Made a note for a future pack and moved on. Lets hope it doesn't bite me in the future. Moving on!
Bought some 0000 steel wool and attacked the tool box... sorta looks like the Olympia pack than the San Diego Comic Con pack... may go a bit more crazy with the buffering, but for now, I move forward.
Just need to finish attaching everything to each other.
Hammer time. Man my neighbors just got to love me right now.
That is where I am going to stop now. I will add more as I move forward.
Thanks again!
Last edited by Azgbfan on May 16th, 2016, 2:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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