Mr.Spider
Sr Member
Well it's that time again,when I throw sanity out the window to complete another scratch built proton pack, why build another ?
..... I have no idea, i have a perfectly good vacuform shell sitting in the corner atm, why not start with that you ask ? Well plain and simple, I started this one first, so there : P
Actually mostly because the vacuform will be my video game pack, complete with everything, which will be unveiled at Dragoncon this Sept.
This pack will actually be my work pack for when the Palmcoast Busters have our gigs, and its first outing will be at Megacon in March .So this new pack will mix and match some fun little details from both the GB1 and 2 packs,as well as some RGB elements. what might that mean ?....you will have to wait and see ; )
As for the build itself, i learned a lot from my first build, and so we begin.
First , let's take a look at the first pack, made from plywood ( not a good idea ) I used mostly resin parts ( not that there is anything wrong with that, they look great ) but if I have a choice of metal over resin, i will go with metal. spacer plates and sync circles are foamboard, any tubes you see are pvc
this will be a ref of sorts so we can compare the old and the new.
now onto what I have of the new, i had originally had most of these parts built, but I needed to still build the EDa and PPD parts ,as well as the cyclotron.
this pack is built from MDF ( 1/4 and 1/2 ), and will be sanded smooth using a belt sander and then coated in mod podge,sanded again and then primed.
Here we have the remaining parts being built and glued ( and my dinner )
Here is a rough assembly of all the parts, the sync still needs to be gutted as well as all the parts a final sanding before mod podging , and all that will take place this weekend.
updates tomorrow : )
questions, comments, concerns welcome
..... I have no idea, i have a perfectly good vacuform shell sitting in the corner atm, why not start with that you ask ? Well plain and simple, I started this one first, so there : P
Actually mostly because the vacuform will be my video game pack, complete with everything, which will be unveiled at Dragoncon this Sept.
This pack will actually be my work pack for when the Palmcoast Busters have our gigs, and its first outing will be at Megacon in March .So this new pack will mix and match some fun little details from both the GB1 and 2 packs,as well as some RGB elements. what might that mean ?....you will have to wait and see ; )
As for the build itself, i learned a lot from my first build, and so we begin.
First , let's take a look at the first pack, made from plywood ( not a good idea ) I used mostly resin parts ( not that there is anything wrong with that, they look great ) but if I have a choice of metal over resin, i will go with metal. spacer plates and sync circles are foamboard, any tubes you see are pvc
this will be a ref of sorts so we can compare the old and the new.
now onto what I have of the new, i had originally had most of these parts built, but I needed to still build the EDa and PPD parts ,as well as the cyclotron.
this pack is built from MDF ( 1/4 and 1/2 ), and will be sanded smooth using a belt sander and then coated in mod podge,sanded again and then primed.
Here we have the remaining parts being built and glued ( and my dinner )
Here is a rough assembly of all the parts, the sync still needs to be gutted as well as all the parts a final sanding before mod podging , and all that will take place this weekend.
updates tomorrow : )
questions, comments, concerns welcome
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