# \[Ben Workshop\] Haslab Proton pack modd.

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**Category:** Proton Packs\
**Created:** [September 6, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ben-workshop-haslab-proton-pack-modd/7342 "2023-09-06T20:06:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ben-workshop-haslab-proton-pack-modd/7342/1 "2023-09-06T20:06:48Z")

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hello

as i said in my introduction i’m modding my haslab [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack).

sorry it’s a pics heavy post…

@ the beginning, I only wish to add some real tape on the false one, and other simple modds.. but finally i began to change more and more things.

I have changed all the tubes and cable to real ones, also the cable holders, the pneumatic and hydraulic connectors…

each time i tried to make it simple but i had to take the proton pack apart almost every time lol.

I have started three months ago.

first thing was to change the big cable holder for a real one

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/a/1/a1d13c32599573a01a414ad3127c0b139f1bdc81.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oL77VD)

Then change the big hose tube and make a rotation point so it can be easier to handle.

I’ve bought a more flexible hose but it’s less accurate then i took the plug on the wand side apart.

it wans quite easy in fact.. changed the inner tube for a steel one and i’ve made a ring so the part holding the hose will spinn around it everything is held in place with epoxy glue

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/0/9060ac2f441186eb51c843bdf4bf868f46b37a47.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oL4cfx)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/c/b/cbc827143d528314c1c6d49623e43a1efbe8d957.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oL9cJX)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/3/93de17a3654a81604d168130b0c77d0759125934.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oL7ev7)

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I tried to make the same change on the other plug but i failed.

then changed the screws on the ladder

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/9/d98a4964072b4a74a1d8a0c520989414cd3e2865.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oM55i9)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/e/e/ee0aac6704854a35574094f177fb156ef69d3ce0.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oM3rcP)

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[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/4/d4e24c021a2d2f69dffe08fb389ad88771310c73.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oM4z1d)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/4/5/459097493d0a91f7ad8a47595a3106489a1bc2ca.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oM5a6A)

after that i have decided to change the rubber cables .. so i took them away, fill the gap with putty.. sanded and repainted (nato black from tamiya) with a semi gloss varnish , then a matt one and weathering using “zebracier” a sort of rub and buff paste.

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/d/9d26e9de2ef7ef76d4a9ca127870d927e3e3f749.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oLYBmh)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/4/8/48f09c94ffd1adc69f5529b39b0e5936218fd324.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oM3rc3)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/7/97815a6e0df3c54807ad733c12e758767423dd78.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oMoDMk)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/f/f/ffbd9ed809079fe39670bf377f62cd255dff6423.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oMqDao)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/e/e/eed42a4244d077a72fc636ff16bcadaa7deea297.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oMh9yr)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/7/3/7326965900201c84e20dfabd7b2b0def92e6e32d.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oMADKr)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/6/f/6f74d8d9c393497559e5752ad99b978115ff3b21.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oQEzt1)

Then I changed the false gaffer tape on the wand…

well as you know there is a large cap.. so printed a part found on the web..adjust it to reduce the step between the piece and the handle of the wand.. glue it with epoxy, then cover it with a military camo tape (olive Drab)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/5/35dfb005a4b38c3d99b5d611362db9d7f7dfc105.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oMADKm)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/0/f/0fa82155ad6ccebf637a397c858bf11fdafc9df2.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oMAfpn)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/5/8/58c060709a43173fb301ac156fc65c53fd71d0ef.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oMHC2u)

Then the tubes/cables and cable holders, etc…

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/7/f/7fbf9b86299c6233fbd3b36a79ceaebe96651934.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oQnUnY)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/f/df23ed1ab2e6a78de5831292666ca53b650b4e37.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oQKWjf)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/0/8/0899a8b208ea2aa96b6f937a971cc73de192a9a1.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oTupr5)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/b/7/b778ac9704912cc3cb50b60560a74a1f16f26dfa.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oTtYpZ)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/7/4/74818612789fa52993711ecd22a0678ca78a31a2.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oUj67w)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/5/7/57788964fdfd40a375175affe35384cf2e84a65a.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oUj68d)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/f/a/fa9326036fbe5a18997a6d4c243080cd621ba9f1.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oWjeTA)

I also add real [dale resistors](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/dale-resistors) (still have to cover the holes on the [ion arm](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/aluminum-welded-ion-arm) 😉 )

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/f/9/f9d195afdae44b55d7c5497a54c2ec1e94716fc2.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oXvyBh)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/1/815245aa4ce7792a28170bae253c8ff3c01547a0.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oXzDX6)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/0/4/04870399e6576bd98849cf19d7648628f43d34f8.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oXAHhG)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/0/a/0a72758a03036cb1aad655d7f4fbe43dd02854ec.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2oXyCoU)

juste receive a heatsink .. then… fill the holes, primer, paint and weathering.. i’m wainting for the right screws.

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/1/f/1f38aac82c43694ef14792d3be9e08b11fadc6a8.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p188SD)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/8/0/80d8ab6c63fb66c78e5971a1030812427de4782e.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1dnQ6)

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[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/9/5/9583ea39f9621b6fa81e9e0333af03269c852edc.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1dnYs)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/a/3a4a0a236f8b6e94e5d30973333e23d6b3bf22be.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1cc5j)

I also add a “keep alive” board from frutto 😉

that’s where i am today .. hard to resume three monthes of work ..

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/f/3f116a38752818fa1dc25bfc9ee492a7b09a1224.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1ny4L)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/e/3eef0b1183f7a19b1b8378e48cadb61807515da2.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1jyh3)

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/2/6/26a0df2edf70f15158fa71fd018a860fa9fb6f8c.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1q57E)

still have to make a real weathring job on it and i can say it’ll be finished then 😉

EDIT : resources

for the collored tubes : gbfans shop

for the dale resistors : gbfans shop

for the cable hoses : non split cable loom 12 and 20 mm OD for the pack, found them on amazon

for the hydraulic connectors : GBfans shop for the elbow, local shop for the straight ones.

for the pneumatic connectors : sourcing map elbow 4mm OD / 1/8PT connectors on amazon

mili camo tape : mil-tec camo tape olivre drab on amazon

spiraled cable holders: PG7 cable holders on amazon.

[Yellow hose](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/yellow-uniform-hose): GBfans shop

black tube : 10mm OD fuel hose on amazon

Cable hose between the wand and the Pack : spiraled tube for garden/pond 19mm OD on amazon (not accurate but really more flexible)

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**Post date:** [September 7, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ben-workshop-haslab-proton-pack-modd/7342/2 "2023-09-07T18:44:59Z")

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just receive the screws 😉

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53170761321_57aa01b93d_m.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1w3Ua)

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53170957259_47c1be5390_m.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1x49p)

it’s perfect.

I have to find the CI and the coper wires and it’ll be done 😉

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**Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ben-workshop-haslab-proton-pack-modd/7342/3 "2023-09-11T10:33:32Z")

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I added the greeblies on the heatsink.

I took a 1.5mm² mono filament electrical cable.

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53175820431_1afd6d9288_n.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1XYNc)

I shaped it and glued it with cyano

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53175820436_c19077767e_n.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1XYNh)

Then I used 0.88mm diameter evergreen rods for the smaller ones.

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53175820426_d1ec196c28_n.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1XYN7)

Et voila back in place.. my M4 screws are too big, i’ll replace them with M3 ones.

I still have to find and glue the IC chip

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53175230982_1e3c180dae_n.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p1UXzh)

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**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ben-workshop-haslab-proton-pack-modd/7342/4 "2023-09-12T01:43:08Z")

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Looking great! I didn’t plan to do much with mine, either, and somehow… LOL

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**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ben-workshop-haslab-proton-pack-modd/7342/5 "2023-09-12T05:48:51Z")

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Thanks 😉

As they said: we know when we start… but not when we will finish lol

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didn’t have time for the paint and weathering of the pack .. but i worked on the base.

two hours work to make the repaint 😉

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53230387930_baaee6553e_m.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p6MDP9)

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53230387920_4bdd3a5e70_m.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2p6MDNY)

grey primer then white one, tamiya yellow paint overall , then masking before spraying black paint ..matt varnish and weathering with zebracier (sort of rub and buff paste) 😉

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I finally tested the Adam Savage weathering method lol .

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53444171927_2d313fe596_m.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2pqFmm8)

[![image](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53445098551_7b87f1327d_m.jpg)](https://flic.kr/p/2pqL6Np)

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i still have to put the chip on the heatshield .

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Finally decided to modify the [Ion arm](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/aluminum-welded-ion-arm).

drilled two holes in the base, fill with polyester putty, then drilled at the right diameter (8mm here) , made a bevel before the first layer of primer 😉

for the screws i cut the heads so it’ll fit perfectly

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/f/b/fb1938c9f0e6fdb3472d8aa137cdcc46fa90dd7c.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2pqZ6jf)

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[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/f/d/fdaa2cd5e1eedbbc6d5bb0b2a76b62529c2aec28.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2pqY9xk)

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Then i use the “nato black” paint from tamiya as base, a layer of matt varnish before weathering using zebracier (kinfd of rub and buff )

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/b/b/bb3fb0c3ab46afcff5f9e193bfe81eab3386710c.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2pqZ6iP)

a last layer of varnish and i glued the screws in place

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/4/e/4ec8885d5218dc62566975510961f154acc3e817.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2pqSKJ3)

Just have to put it back to its place 😉

[![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/7/b/7bcca9ebc202f343a6a6e995e9270dfefe28f3a5.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2pqZB96)