Awwwww Snap! My First Proton Pack
Posted: September 7th, 2019, 4:27 pm
I have been putting off making a Proton Pack for years. 5 years, to be exact. I made a suit and a Belt Gizmo previously and had so much fun that I decided I wanted to make a pack and a trap. I started to make a trap and then my local Tech Shop closed down. Without the equipment there, the project fell apart. Fast forward a few years and now I have tools, hobby things, and disposable income. Wewt!
My pack build will be based on the shell crafted by KnowOnesDesigns. I was going to 3D the entire pack but since my friend and I are both making packs, it would just take too long. After slicing all the files for printing and adding them up, it would take a minimum of 25 days worth of print time, just to fabricate the parts for the pack. That does not include painting, finishing, wiring, and assembly. Because of that limitation, I thought it would be better to find a good shell to work from and then use the printer to print all of the other parts I don't want to procure myself.
The Particle Thrower body and main components will be fully printed, so half of the project will go the way I was expecting. Again, I am working on another Halloween deadline to keep me motivated. Time to get printing.
::EDIT::
I forgot to include the source information for my build:
My pack build will be based on the shell crafted by KnowOnesDesigns. I was going to 3D the entire pack but since my friend and I are both making packs, it would just take too long. After slicing all the files for printing and adding them up, it would take a minimum of 25 days worth of print time, just to fabricate the parts for the pack. That does not include painting, finishing, wiring, and assembly. Because of that limitation, I thought it would be better to find a good shell to work from and then use the printer to print all of the other parts I don't want to procure myself.
The Particle Thrower body and main components will be fully printed, so half of the project will go the way I was expecting. Again, I am working on another Halloween deadline to keep me motivated. Time to get printing.
::EDIT::
I forgot to include the source information for my build:
- Proton Pack - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2479141
- Particle Wand - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2442928