Hey all,
I decided as a personal challenge and also out of the need to have a backup pack for new members, that I’d try to build a pack using mostly the foam floor tiles. I say mostly because some plastic as well as a good ol’ cake pan cycloton and PVC are being used in addition to resin fittings. But overall the goal was to build a lightweight pack that was fairly inexpensive and looked good. I have more photos that I’ll have to dig up from my old phone but these give you the gist of where this project is going.
The ridging on the gearbox and powercell along with the cyclotron rings, spacer plating and detailing on the bumper are craft foam.
The plan is to have solid state or very basic light movements in the pack and gun.
Stay tuned for more!
Looking great! I’ll want to see this project completed.
Will you be able to lie on your back with the pack on and say “he slimed me!”? 
Love it, can’t wait to see the next updates.
What kind of a paint are you using? Anything special? This is a great idea, maybe something to add to the project list for when I need a pack that may get bumped around.
Jay,
Just the blue label cheap stuff from Walmart. I opted for flat black since the last few cans of satin black krypton fusion were defective.
Today’s progress. The pack is nearly done.
Sorry for the lack of updates. The pack is finished with the exception of a proper gun hook. He’s more progress shots and finished pics
Welcome to the family!
Overall, this pack was a lot of fun to build and to concoct new ways to make some of the parts. It’s about 80% foam overall the thrower has a foam structure covered in plastic. I’m really happy with it and the best part is, it’s really light.
What guys like you can do with foam is amazing. There are some awesome foam builds on here at the minute and yours is 1 of them. Well done mate
I’m loving these foam builds!
This is excellent. Great job!
Hey thanks guys! I gotta tell you this pack has been a beast for Halloween and cons. It looks great and it’s been a lightweight alternative for one of our guys who’s been having some back issues. All of our belt traps are made from the same foam and I love how lightweight they are. Here’s the best part, now that the SEOGB is in winter build mode, i’m gonna tackle an RGB out of foam. Look for pics soon! Also if anyone needs any tips or tricks that i learned from this build, hit me up!
Very nice… keepnit up… I wanna see a foam trap lol
Ask and ye shall receive…
Well then… excuse me while I change my shorts. Very nice my friend. Your foam builds are amazing
Sycko, I also put in a red blinking led on the battery compartment. I can’t speak enough about the foam flooring method. Obviously it can’t be used in a hero prop capacity but as a stunt prop, definitely. I’ve also kicked around foam goggles
Holy moly. I made a stubs mdf trap and didn’t even put a light. Kudos to you sir. I’d give you a crunch bar for that one. Ooooo foam goggles you say hehe very nice… DOOOOO IIIIT!!!
Biggest problem with foam goggles is there aren’t definite measurements for them. Even the foam RGB traps I’ve built were due to someone building one and releasing the measurements
