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Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: March 5th, 2020, 12:17 pm
by Sploinker
Hey all,

I was watching the latest One Day Build on Tested.com and while Adam walked through his shop I noticed something interesting:
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Here's a closer look:
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Looks like the Cyclotron "cover" has been removed to show the internal workings of the pack - including a white light that looks to fade in and out. I feel like I've seen this opened cyclotron version before but I can't seem to find it.

I do know Adam had Jason Reitman over to his cave for a visit...so...could Jason have given him this?

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: March 5th, 2020, 12:27 pm
by RHansen
I think you might be onto something, there is a wrap or something on the handle of the wand, and the ion arm has some additional pieces sticking off it too. Definitely a pack design I haven't ever seen.

For those interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgCJeoDNmYU

You can see it at 39:23

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: March 5th, 2020, 4:40 pm
by Theoderic
Just have three words for this:

OH. MY. GOSH.

I'm kinda stunned - just WAY beyond the capacity for rational thought - this surely is one hell of a find.
Thanks for the hint; hav been watching lots of Adams videos, but that poker table i would've missed, cause it doesn't appeal to me that much, but that's definately kinda drive-by-sensation, i have to let that set a moment.

Awesome! So the question if there will be any (probably better) Savage-packbuild in the future, is probably off the table, since - well... who need's to build one fine replika, when you got the real deal right at you cave, i quess?

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: March 6th, 2020, 8:56 am
by andrewbrittain
Hmm interesting... It has the old front grip tho, not the new afterlife shotgun grip.
Really nice to see an open cyclotron.

And its not this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLMVkgkfX8U&t=163s

This new one has the offset spengler clippard on the HGA. and a black crank knob.

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: March 7th, 2020, 1:20 pm
by err404
It reminds me a bit of the proton pack in the containment unit room in GBVG with the open cyclotron. Though the details underneath different.

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: March 7th, 2020, 5:47 pm
by Paco
do you have a screen cap of that?

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: March 8th, 2020, 11:03 am
by Kingpin
Sploinker wrote: March 5th, 2020, 12:17 pm I do know Adam had Jason Reitman over to his cave for a visit...so...could Jason have given him this?
There's nothing yet to suggest that, it's likely just a new build Adam has been assembling himself.

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: March 8th, 2020, 12:12 pm
by Coover5
Adam does build cases for himself and others. Might be for a video of him making a case for Sony. Giving that pack away, if screen used in Afterlife, would be a $5k gift at least. That would be pretty generous.

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: August 23rd, 2020, 10:49 pm
by MikeS1
Kingpin knows something we don't ;)

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: August 25th, 2020, 12:20 pm
by Lowberg
I do know for a fact he purchased a Nick-A-Tron kit maybe 2 years ago. I remember Nick posting about it.
That's probably what he's finally getting around to.

I noticed a new shell too on one of his videos in the background:
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Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: August 27th, 2020, 5:41 am
by abaka
You're correct that Nick did send him a shell...but he never paid for it, Nick sent it as a goodwill gesture.

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: August 29th, 2020, 11:49 am
by TheLegendOfMart
Kingpin wrote: March 8th, 2020, 11:03 am
Sploinker wrote: March 5th, 2020, 12:17 pm I do know Adam had Jason Reitman over to his cave for a visit...so...could Jason have given him this?
There's nothing yet to suggest that, it's likely just a new build Adam has been assembling himself.
Ben Eadie the Afterlife armourer was in Adams cave before lockdown showing off his foam chainmail. A friend who sells clippards, tubes, etc.. said Adam bought a load of parts from her and I asked Ben on twitter about a potential pack build and Ben said he was at Adams shop for a week and that the chainmail was filmed in a day.... so take from that what you will.

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: July 28th, 2021, 11:38 pm
by Sploinker
So my new theory is that the pack with the open cyclotron is for a "YouTube" video that may or may not appear in the new movie. Adam has hinted that he made a video for the film but isn't sure we'll see it as he doesn't know if it made the cut. The video in the trailer is titled "Savage Science of the Proton Pack"
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Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: July 29th, 2021, 4:44 am
by Q-man
I think your right he has also said in a video he would love to see a build if the inside, and wants to build a new one that looks like it could really work.

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: August 3rd, 2021, 12:19 pm
by LtPinkerton

Re: Adam Savage new Proton Pack?

Posted: August 3rd, 2021, 5:06 pm
by Kingpin
With the clearer shot in the video, as well as the annotation in the preview image, it seems safe to conclude Adam's Pack isn't something that'll be appearing in Afterlife... A custom design that'll feature in a future build log.