- July 22nd, 2016, 7:30 am#4873243
So a few years ago I got it into my head that I wanted a proton pack. Maybe it had to do with the 30th Anniversary of Ghostbusters, maybe it was because I was on the road away from my family and I was feeling nostalgic, maybe it was because I was entering mid-life crisis, I dunno. In any case after creeping the boards and reading about a lot of fantastic pack builds (none of which I thought I could ever afford) I went and scratch built a pack made out of foam core. You can follow the link in my signature if you wish. I was proud of what I had accomplished: it was semi-accurate, I had built it with my own two hands, AND it was a smash hit on Halloween. That being said, there were certain limitations to my pack. Yes, it was lightweight, but that came at the expense of durability. I knew it would never stand up to the demands of a Con, or party - I also knew I REALLY wanted it to light up and make noise (oh to have that steady thrumming sound of a powered up unlicensed nuclear accelerator on my back) but I was (and remain) incompetent at any sort of electronic wizardry. Despite this, I was still pretty chuffed with what I had done. I had also scratch built a ghost trap and a couple of pairs of ecto-goggles (you can follow the link for the goggles in my signature too!). But what next?
Over the course of the last few weeks, I've been slowly procuring parts for a more accurate GB1 hero pack! I was lucky enough to snag one of Pchrisbosh1's most excellent fiberglass shells which arrived in the mail a few days ago, as did a beautiful GB1 ribbon cable from Sephiroth. Based on the advice of PssdffJay and Pchrisbosh1, I've gone to Freeky Geeky (the inimitable Umoribawar) for all the aluminum parts (booster tube, ppd, hga, ion arm, etc. etc.) and I've placed an order with the gbfans shop for a bunch of the greebles. I'm also planning on using Nick-a-tron's new hero bumper and booster frame. The plan is to hunt/gather parts over the summer and start my build in the fall. Once I figure out how to post pics, I will, so bear with me as I try to figure out how not to ruin this beautiful shell.
Over the course of the last few weeks, I've been slowly procuring parts for a more accurate GB1 hero pack! I was lucky enough to snag one of Pchrisbosh1's most excellent fiberglass shells which arrived in the mail a few days ago, as did a beautiful GB1 ribbon cable from Sephiroth. Based on the advice of PssdffJay and Pchrisbosh1, I've gone to Freeky Geeky (the inimitable Umoribawar) for all the aluminum parts (booster tube, ppd, hga, ion arm, etc. etc.) and I've placed an order with the gbfans shop for a bunch of the greebles. I'm also planning on using Nick-a-tron's new hero bumper and booster frame. The plan is to hunt/gather parts over the summer and start my build in the fall. Once I figure out how to post pics, I will, so bear with me as I try to figure out how not to ruin this beautiful shell.
Last edited by Naptime on July 22nd, 2016, 8:34 am, edited 2 times in total.
My GB1 Hero build: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41833
My 1st Proton Pack scratch build: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38387&hilit=naptime%27s
My 1st attempt at Ecto Goggles: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=38056
My foamcore Ecto Goggles: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=40260
My scratch built Gizmo: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=38345&p=4815720#p4815720
My 1st Proton Pack scratch build: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38387&hilit=naptime%27s
My 1st attempt at Ecto Goggles: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=38056
My foamcore Ecto Goggles: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=40260
My scratch built Gizmo: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=38345&p=4815720#p4815720