Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy) UPGRADES!

Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Nobby said:
hey according to the movies we're what all self-respecting, athletic bodied 18-year-olds want to sleep with :lol
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I like you. Next time I'm on your side of the pond I'm buying the first round.
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Time for the injector tubes. After a trip to Home Depot and spending $9 I had this -

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Cut the 1.5" PVC tubes down to 6.75"

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Two PVC fittings and some bolts will make my anchors.

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Lay tubes flat on table (Paying CLOSE attention to where we wrote "Bottom")

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Add the bolt to the TOP. Fill with Industrial Grade hot glue. You know... The stuff that you need to get to like 200 degrees to melt. And once you place it, You will NEVER get it out? Yeah, that stuff.

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Bolt... Goes... in the TOP. Arrow points to the... Wait a minute. :confused :facepalm :confused Sometimes I am amazed at how I do smart things only to moments later TOTALLY IGNORE said smart things and do something MONUMENTALLY stupid... Yay me. I'm a winner.

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After a hissy fit I moved to getting the bottoms of the tubes ready. I added some extra styrene so that I could thread in my brass hose barbs.

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Filled the bottom of my anchors with more hot glue.

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Added my bottoms.

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Top plate

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Fake welds. Start to get REALLY mad reading the word "Bottom" and the arrow... :confused

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HEY TIME FOR PAINT!

First silver

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Then black and add hose barbs.

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DONE!

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Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Some greebles from MMM -

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Labels printed on vinyl.

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Mounted the mother board -

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I picked up an Exoray cast bumper for $35. I have made some of the pep ones and they come out pretty darned good, but for $35 this was too good a deal to pass up.

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So here is the pack with all the labels and mounted to the Alice frame -

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So I finally got to do this -

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I'm going to be honest. I came into this thread thinking "Pep? For a Pack? Really?"

You owned this. Seriously. Mind. Blown.

Awesome work, looks very good thus far. I can't wait to see how the thrower comes out!

Once again, awesome job!

Tony
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Double T said:
I'm going to be honest. I came into this thread thinking "Pep? For a Pack? Really?"

You owned this. Seriously. Mind. Blown.

Awesome work, looks very good thus far. I can't wait to see how the thrower comes out!

Once again, awesome job!

Tony
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Thank you! This is my first pep build. Is there something bad about building props with pep files? (noob question)
 
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Mental block on my part. ;) Don't mind me. Plus, I keep forgetting about the fiberglass reinforcement part.

Seriously, it looks awesome. Doesn't matter if it's pep or a fiberglass kit or a vacuform pull. It is a good, solid looking pack that you should be proud of.

Tony
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Double T said:
Mental block on my part. ;) Don't mind me. Plus, I keep forgetting about the fiberglass reinforcement part.

Seriously, it looks awesome. Doesn't matter if it's pep or a fiberglass kit or a vacuform pull. It is a good, solid looking pack that you should be proud of.

Tony
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I wasn't insulted! LOVE the compliments! I'm just new to the whole community here. I have been on GBfans for a year but it's a fairly focused group. This group is a lot larger and it can be a bit mind boggling the scope of stuff you all deal with. (I spent an hour looking at 5th Element props then hopped over to Iron Man builds) And you all have more experience with what works with pep and what does not. Just curious before I embark on another pep build. :)
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Jeebee25 said:
I wasn't insulted! LOVE the compliments! I'm just new to the whole community here. I have been on GBfans for a year but it's a fairly focused group. This group is a lot larger and it can be a bit mind boggling the scope of stuff you all deal with. (I spent an hour looking at 5th Element props then hopped over to Iron Man builds) And you all have more experience with what works with pep and what does not. Just curious before I embark on another pep build. :)
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Best advice that I can give: Use what works for YOU. If using Pep is giving you these results, then KEEP USING PEP!!! If you're more comfortable building out of wood and MDF, use that.

And so on and so forth.

Whoever tells you that you're "Doing it wrong" is, in fact, doing it wrong themselves. Keep on doing your thing. It's enjoying the journey and having an awesome final destination that matters!

And I, for one, am really enjoying this journey!
Tony
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Double T said:
Best advice that I can give: Use what works for YOU. If using Pep is giving you these results, then KEEP USING PEP!!! If you're more comfortable building out of wood and MDF, use that.

And so on and so forth.

Whoever tells you that you're "Doing it wrong" is, in fact, doing it wrong themselves. Keep on doing your thing. It's enjoying the journey and having an awesome final destination that matters!

And I, for one, am really enjoying this journey!
Tony
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Good to hear! One thing I learned from this is the Joy of Styrene. I'm also hoping that the wife will get a job in California so we can move back. THEN! Then I can have a garage, a drill press, band saw and a belt sander. If that happens I want to play with MDF.
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Thrower time!

I rondoed the thrower (I LOVE rondo... SO MUCH!) the one on the right is a reject that I got too thin. I did later re-enforce it and use it for a spare parts build.

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I did get it too thin where the vents go. No problem! More rondo and we are good to go.

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Body work

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Need a vent pattern? No problem, print it off and PRESTO!

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Just one void to fill. But not bad.

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Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy)

Thrower time PART II -

I got the Heavy Props full sound and light kit and needed a clip mount for my bar graph. To the scrap styrene pile!

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Thrower with parts from MMM. I had to grind down that weld I made on the back handle. Looked gross.

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Front and rear cylinders -

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Ready for paint -

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Still need paint on the triggerbox cover.

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Gun track -

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This birds nest you see was an entire day spent pulling the hair I don't have out of my big bald head.

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Pack lights from Heavy Props -

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I needed a foot to mount my Power Cell lights with. Thank God I keep all my scrap styrene!

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That bolt looks like it is touching the board. It's not... But it is close.

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I wanted the Cyclotron lights to have that flat white that the movie ones had. So I sanded my lenses and then used some of the old pill bottle lids that come with my dogs epilepsy meds and popped a LED clip into it.

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Pack and gun light videos -

Proton Pack - First test of Crix lights.. - YouTube

Test of my Heavy Props Proton Pack Gun Light Kit. - YouTube
 
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Last chapter!

I still need to install all the sound components but for the most part she is done. I named her "Lucille".

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Took it to Cyphan and met Ernie Hudson (REALLY nice guy!)

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Got the pack signed

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And Wizards World

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Thanks again for letting me share my build and all the great comments! :thumbsup
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy) **DONE**

That is more awesome than the blossom formerly served at Chili's, man.
Great work.

Tony
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy) **DONE**

Wow. INCREDIBLE build.
And you just showed me how I should mount my Crix power cell lights. Thanks for that!
 
Re: Pepakura Proton Pack Build (Pic heavy) **DONE**

Few things give me more pleasure that watching scratch build threads. The perfectionist in me wants to find flaws. But the fan in me is only seeing Fantastic!!! Congratulations sir!
 
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