After little debate with myself I’ve decided that I’m going to go ahead and plan my Thrower Build.
Currently I’m using my Matty Wand with my pack. As much as I love it I think it would be awesome if I build a screen accurate thrower with sound.
My proton pack has a jackdoud light kit for the Power Cell/Cyclotron. I do not have any plans to replace this kit but would love to find a wand light kit that could work with it.
I’ve been doing the math and browsing the GBFans store and decided that it would be more affordable for me to purchase a Throwing Chicken GB Neutrino Wand kit and pick up some of the smaller items (LEDs, hat lights, etc) here.
I’m looking at the Light Kit and Amplified Sound Board from the GBFans store. For members that have used these kits how has your experience been with them?
After building my proton pack I feel that I have gained some useful build experience but still lack some of the wiring skills.
Thinking a head to the barrel lights, barrel extension and hooking up the sounds to a speaker these could be the biggest challenges for me. But then I remember I felt the same way about the N-Filter construction and, well, look out that turned out.
I plan to read a lot of threads to prepare myself for this build.
I will vouch for the TC kit and gbfans light and sound kit. They both are top notch!!! The TC kit is flawless and super easy to work with. The gbfans sound and light kit is plug n’ play easy!!
ThrowingChicken kit and GBFans electronics… a match made in prop building heaven. I am using that set-up in my GB2 semi-hero build, I have almost finished the thrower portion and everything fits perfectly. Cannot say enough good about both kits.
As I continue to read and study thread I noticed that a lot of people have the barrel arm twist. This is something I’ve seen becoming more common but I’m wondering if builders who use this method eventually incorporate it into the barrel extension. But sometimes I see others having it twist and nothing more.
I’m doubtful I’ll have mine twist but didn’t know if it is more of personal preference than accuracy.
The twisting handle is screen accurate to the hero throwers. If you go with TC’s thrower kit then it has the ability to do this. TC even provides a video on his YouTube channel which details how to have a rotating handle. The barrel extension is done using the green tubed lever, again this is accurate to hero throwers. FreekyGeeky.net has an excellent pop mech and it is based on the screen used pop mech’s that have been seen by users on this forum. Good luck with your thrower build
If I am not mistaken, it was only the Stantz thrower that twisted because of a lose bolt. That being said, most of the guys that build the aluminum throwers add that feature OR give you the option. My FreekyGeeky aluminum thrower has the feature standard but I did not add that to my semi-hero thrower. I am pretty sure in the “make em hard” scene, its only one thrower handle that actually twists.
I have his first gen extension system, and i love it. It was a bit tedious to set up but works great. His new version looks even better and easier to set up so you wont be disappointed!
I spoke to RJ a few days ago. Once he’s done with the pre-orders, he’ll be hitting the store pretty hard. He said he’s close to shipping out orders if he hasn’t already.
I opted for his new “rubber band” pop mech. I’ll let you guys know how well it works on my pack build.
