1" would be about right.
I have mine at 2". PC, I think 1" would be too thin
I feel 1" is too thin for my application. My pack isn’t exactly the Sears Tower either (I think it’s about 2" too, though the N Filter will be a bit taller, obviously). I just held it again in my hands again, and it is a reasonable size. A little tall, yes, but I feel it’s within tolerance.
In addition to the need for space for electronics and the inner curved piece, one of my mantras for prop building from comic books or animated features is to bring the item in question into the real world. To me, having the extra thickness gives it a certain bulk that suggests it is actually a miniaturized proton pack. We don’t know what the inner mechanics of it look like, especially because these things aren’t real, so I see no rhyme or reason for the need for it to be a pancake, when all that was requested by Winston was that the proton packs be smaller.
I certainly enjoy discussing these types of things in a constructive manner, and it really does mean a lot to me to know that so many of you are interested in my prop, it really does. But I feel it’s starting to be a nitpick session about something that’s too far in to start over. I’m not saying you guys aren’t being constructive or helpful (you are!), but I’ve stated several times that I’m confident in my measurements and have given my reasons why. Respectfully, would you guys mind if we just agree to disagree for the time being? We can tear it apart later when I’ve made more progress. 
I cant find my tape measure to get a measurement. but here is a couple shots of mine with a standard SD card for scaling
coolio!! it just looks taller than that I guess. but I think 2" is about perfect
I raised my bumper a bit cause there are 8 cyclo lights on this pack and damnit, I wanna see all 8 lights when I finally get electronics in. lol. I guess I should mention that the cake pane I used is 2". not sure what the overall is. I know the wood I used is 1/4" (motherboard/bumper/) but thats about all I can remember
it looks like I have posting A.D.D. hahahahaha
lets look at the name tag as a reference for dimensions:
after a quick search here for “nametag dimensions”, the dimensions of it are 4 3/4" x 2", exact cut and paste.
taking your image in the first post, you can see its almost 5 1/2" wide by 6 7/8" and the depth of the “nfilter” is 2" where you can see by being next to the name tag on the right
lets assume that the nfilter is 2" because the side of the nametag is 2"
http://www.gbfans.com/image.php?url=/images/equipment/plans/stefan_3.jpg
if we look at thsoe plans, the nfilter is 3 5/8, so thats 1 5/8ths off of the ■■■■■■■■■■■■ picture, you could get away with saying the top of the cyclotron on the ■■■■■■■■■■■■ pack would be anywhere between 1 1/10th and 1 1/2". you could go as far as 1 3/4 to make it ease of dimensions and pleasing to the eye.
im not nit picking your build i think its great, but what im doing is giving you a better eye for the dimensions if you’d like it. this is where i would start if i were making my own.
sorry, but I disagree with comparing and scaling to the full sized proton pack, its just not the same. you’re not taking a 1:1 and bringing it down to a 1:18; these are two separate props. I also dont think that comparing it to the name tag is a fair assessment either; comics arent exactly proportionally scaled
Gotta agree here.
This is a comic book. The artist might just be drawing a rectangle for the name tag. If the focus of the panel isn’t on the name tag, he’s likely not to put as much effort into drawing it adequately/accurately. And I’m pretty certain he’s not going to be measuring his drawing out with an engineering scale and calipers for an insignificant detail like that for the panels in question, and particularly for the art in question. I find that basing entire dimensions off of something small like that is also likely to get you into trouble over all. If you equate the measurement of something small on something that is also small, the larger overall item in question could be effected greatly if your measurements are even slightly off. So again, keeping in mind the huge variation in comic book art panel to panel, I chose to get my measurements based in an overall, all-in-one chop-shopped manner.
Agree to disagree? You measure your way. I’ll measure my way. Kapeesh?
i think the two of you are missing the point. im using the nametag with known measurements as a reference to get the measurements for the ■■■■■■■■■■■■ pack, and using the pack measurements as a guide for things missing measurements to compare to.
i understand its an entirely different pack. one goes on your shoulder and is considerably smaller than a regular pack. to even mention that, was absurd.
after all,
there were questions in measurements, and i was illustrating a way to do it.
tell me you didnt just say that. lets just forgett that if we have measurements for a known rectangle, it would be much easier to figure out the measurements of something we need measurements too.
i think your heads a little too big for your body pal. good luck with your build and your ego.
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I’ve been trying to respectfully play down the issue, trying to get you to stop what ever it is your trying to accomplish. I know you’re trying to help, and I appreciate that. But I never asked for it, and I feel you’ve been trying to cram it down my throat out of some sense to correct some wrong i have made despite the fact that I don’t seem to be catching on. It’s not very appreciated. I also don’t appreciate you telling me that i have ego issues. It was very uncalled for as I’m just trying to defend my methods.
If you don’t agree with my methods, you were never obligated to post in the first place. If you don’t Iike it, don’t like my methods, or just don’t like me, just don’t post. Any further posting on this issue and I’ll consider it harassment.
Good day to you, sir.
yeah, Im not gonna debate this anymore. you scale it the way you want to; its your opinion.
wow calm down… its a freaking prop. people offer constructive criticism all the time. if you dont like it then ignore it. no one said that you had to act on the advice
for those that like the nametag idea, i noticed my math was wrong,
the top two name tags would measure out to be 9 1/2" inches, while the side 2 and a 1/4 tags would be 10 1/4" - 10 1/2"
back to a captain ego’s disappearance when learns he cant sell it here.
Charger, I like where your ideas are going… and I’m also liking torsoboy’s take. Perhaps it would be best if you made your own thread about the math/dimensions of the ■■■■■■■■■■■■ Pack (we really need to come up with an unofficial official name for this thing) as to not hijack Torso’s thread and/or cause anymore unneeded arguments.
Awesome, I have to say it’s insanely cool anyone is making these, found out via the traffic on my sketches. i not so secretly hoped someone would but i don’t like to get my hopes up so i didn’t.
So intense dispute about size there. Just so you guys know, i was never that exacting in the drawing of the markIIZ’s, so there’s probably a inch or two of slack and it’s all made up anyway. - but if i measure my own arm and eyeball it for where the main unit should start - just above the elbow - to the top where the N-filter sticks out, i get 14inches. I like the look of torsoboy’s main unit, it’s a bit deeper i think than i imagined it, the over all hight is about right but the cyclotron i thought would be about half as thick and mounted over some of the other gear [that you would not actually see] but in the end, whatevers! very cool you’re making it. Really interested to see how they look and so far no one has started on the lower half yet?
hmmm?
keep it up! When you get it done and suited up post photos and i’ll put them up on my blog happily!
ok, seeing some of the other packs people have made was a little mind blowing, should be working but shirked my duties to doodle for a bit after reading about folks trying to work out how to set up a harness for it, not sure if what i had in mind would work but here’s that and a side view showing more details.
mark IIZ details by Sadax Golum, on Flickr
Awesome salgood! Thanks for sharing that and taking an interest in the fans. 