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My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: September 3rd, 2021, 1:40 pm
by hawkbatsquadron
The journey so far...
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So, I figured, what the heck...
Fresh out of the box:
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After some modifications:
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Add one Spengler wand...
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Paint and tear down...
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Add new parts and details.
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The finished pack:
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This was my first build and I'm really happy with the results, I used a few of the tutorials online. The paint was textured black Krylon and the silver was dry brushed to simulate wear and tear. I used the Moby Signs 80% sized die cut label kit and Frankengeek Laboratories light kit, V-Hook and Motherboard kit. The alice frame was from Rothco and some of the 3D Printed parts were from Great Scott Props. BenofKent did the aluminum bumper I had to replace after snapping off the plastic one. I may try a full sized pack in the future, but for now this is good...

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Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: September 3rd, 2021, 6:09 pm
by Double T
Nice work, bud!

Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: September 8th, 2021, 10:10 am
by hawkbatsquadron
Thanks Tony, I used all of the tricks I learned doing other costumes over the years.

I probably should have gone for the full sized pack, but I'm still not sure how much use this will get, so this will have to suffice for now.

Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: September 12th, 2021, 9:28 am
by darthbuster
Thanks for posting. Really nice work, 🙂👍

Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: September 19th, 2021, 8:07 pm
by hawkbatsquadron
Thanks, I can't figure out how to post a video of the light mod, but here's a link: Video
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Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: September 20th, 2021, 1:19 pm
by faerfaron
Is that Krylon Fusion All In One textured spray paint or their truck bed liner? Looks good!

Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: September 21st, 2021, 9:10 am
by hawkbatsquadron
Thanks, I used the black textured Krylon Fusion. It looks really good when it dries.
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Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: October 2nd, 2021, 11:30 pm
by hawkbatsquadron
Please ignore the Tardis in the background...
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Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: October 13th, 2021, 1:36 pm
by hawkbatsquadron
I wasn't looking for anything more than ambient Proton Pack sounds.
Add one Bluetooth Pager/Speaker from Bumpboxx, an SD card
And a sound file...
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Video LINK for sounds: Poor man Proton Pack sounds

I can clip the pager to the Alice Frame or my belt. The Spengler wand has the rest of the sounds.
The loop is an hour. Then it plays the Ghostbusters theme song and repeats.

Re: My Rubies/Spirit pack modification

Posted: December 28th, 2021, 9:54 pm
by hawkbatsquadron
Final modification to my Spirit pack conversion was putting the original wand back on.
I'm saving the Spengler Wand for the Haslab pack. Just waiting on a few toggles for the activation box.
I'm quite proud of how this turned out...
Fresh out of the box:
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Now:
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LINK:
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