- September 25th, 2011, 1:02 am#347246
I'm just going to create the body of this thread, and update it as I have time, but I thought it might be valuable to some newbies or even "Halloweenies" to share my recent proton pack build story. My first pack! Here's a list of parts, the people I bought them from, the experience as a buyer and eventually some pics... as of Sept 24th, my pack is 95% complete w/ functional lights and sound.
A few things I've learned:
1. dont expect person A's parts to mate up to person B's parts
2. MANY prop sellers make parts to order, so be patient and dont expect your parts to ship right away with many sellers
3. research, research, research
4. rivetting is easy
Big thanks to EricHunter for getting me parts quickly and being up front and honest, and also for the time on the phone!
EricHunter (from eBay or KC Ghostbuster), great guy, took time to talk to me, fast shipping, clean resin parts:
semi completed gun (I'll eventually build my own maybe, but after a little work this gun looks amazing) 225
resin HGA
booster frame
bumper 75
crank knob
ion arm
shock mount
Crix; great guys also, fast shipping:
soundboard 40
Tyger, great mate from UK
2 keyfobs 26
ectolectibles (ebay) fast shipper, as described
"spray painted welding goggles" with cheap stickers 50
Phish4Dinner: friendly on the chats, fast shipper, nice fella
smc elbows 10
tubing kit 7
misc screws 2
m25 resistor 4
m50 resistor 5
Cullen: speedy shipper, gave me some cool free stickers:
sticker set
Bobs Prop Shop: really cool dude, loves what he does, LOCAL for me:
"Universal Studio" pack shell required some clean up, but after painting and assembling, looks great (does NOT fit MMM motherboard) 200
Multimedia Mayhem: Collin is great, LOTS to offer, shipped within about 10 days of the order, high quality parts:
MMM Motherboard 90
PKE holster
leghose kit
cable clamps
orange hat
booster tube
filler tube
injector tubes
LED cliplights
gloves
"P" clamps
Jupiter Electronics: fast shipping, NICE lights:
Pack lights 90
light lens kit 25
GBfans.com/AJ: what can I say.. he's the boss:
splitless loom 6
clippard elbows 12
clippard ion arm elbow 4
sale ph25 resistor 7
Umori Bawar/ Dimensional Fabrications:
aluminum gun ears
froisted gun tube
"banjo"/nycoil fittings
gun tip adapter
gun shook and clip
Brian Parks, great service, fast shipping:
dry rub transfers 18
Carls Electronics:
Canakit amp for sound board 20ish
starbaseatlanta (ebay): fast shippers:
SPENGLER tag 7
B2B auctions on eBay (new order, parts pending):
ion arm
Zombie Amusements: fairly good communication, this guy is busy though, still waiting for parts (will review once received):
pack bumper 60
thrower knob 20
GB1 Ribbon Cable 30
Gun Trigger 20
Dixie Cup Brackets 5
pities2004 (ebay) seems like a nice guy, but sent my box parcel instead of Priority, so instead of 2-3 day delivery... well its been 22 days since it shipped and im still empty handed and out $345. somehow the wrong zipcode was on the box making matters worse
Since this photo, I have mounted the pack to a green ALICE pack frame (will paint tomorrow) and fixed crooked injector tubes (mostly anyway). Just waiting on ribbon cable, thrower tip, ion arm, ion arm cap, crank knob, pack lenses for lights, bumper and shock mount.
A few things I've learned:
1. dont expect person A's parts to mate up to person B's parts
2. MANY prop sellers make parts to order, so be patient and dont expect your parts to ship right away with many sellers
3. research, research, research
4. rivetting is easy
Big thanks to EricHunter for getting me parts quickly and being up front and honest, and also for the time on the phone!
EricHunter (from eBay or KC Ghostbuster), great guy, took time to talk to me, fast shipping, clean resin parts:
semi completed gun (I'll eventually build my own maybe, but after a little work this gun looks amazing) 225
resin HGA
booster frame
bumper 75
crank knob
ion arm
shock mount
Crix; great guys also, fast shipping:
soundboard 40
Tyger, great mate from UK
2 keyfobs 26
ectolectibles (ebay) fast shipper, as described
"spray painted welding goggles" with cheap stickers 50
Phish4Dinner: friendly on the chats, fast shipper, nice fella
smc elbows 10
tubing kit 7
misc screws 2
m25 resistor 4
m50 resistor 5
Cullen: speedy shipper, gave me some cool free stickers:
sticker set
Bobs Prop Shop: really cool dude, loves what he does, LOCAL for me:
"Universal Studio" pack shell required some clean up, but after painting and assembling, looks great (does NOT fit MMM motherboard) 200
Multimedia Mayhem: Collin is great, LOTS to offer, shipped within about 10 days of the order, high quality parts:
MMM Motherboard 90
PKE holster
leghose kit
cable clamps
orange hat
booster tube
filler tube
injector tubes
LED cliplights
gloves
"P" clamps
Jupiter Electronics: fast shipping, NICE lights:
Pack lights 90
light lens kit 25
GBfans.com/AJ: what can I say.. he's the boss:
splitless loom 6
clippard elbows 12
clippard ion arm elbow 4
sale ph25 resistor 7
Umori Bawar/ Dimensional Fabrications:
aluminum gun ears
froisted gun tube
"banjo"/nycoil fittings
gun tip adapter
gun shook and clip
Brian Parks, great service, fast shipping:
dry rub transfers 18
Carls Electronics:
Canakit amp for sound board 20ish
starbaseatlanta (ebay): fast shippers:
SPENGLER tag 7
B2B auctions on eBay (new order, parts pending):
ion arm
Zombie Amusements: fairly good communication, this guy is busy though, still waiting for parts (will review once received):
pack bumper 60
thrower knob 20
GB1 Ribbon Cable 30
Gun Trigger 20
Dixie Cup Brackets 5
pities2004 (ebay) seems like a nice guy, but sent my box parcel instead of Priority, so instead of 2-3 day delivery... well its been 22 days since it shipped and im still empty handed and out $345. somehow the wrong zipcode was on the box making matters worse
Since this photo, I have mounted the pack to a green ALICE pack frame (will paint tomorrow) and fixed crooked injector tubes (mostly anyway). Just waiting on ribbon cable, thrower tip, ion arm, ion arm cap, crank knob, pack lenses for lights, bumper and shock mount.