The Belt Gizmo w/ holster, fobs, and radio antenna were scratch-built. As for the Motorola holster, I got a set of four holsters on eBay for $15 shipped; the seller clearly didn’t realize the value of what they had (I think they were listed as “old radio cases” or something)…
I have these printed at Sam’s Club on their “photo board”, which is an “RC semi-gloss photo board”. It’s relatively easy to cut with an exacto knife and is pretty durable; my GB1 gizmo has taken some abuse, including several cons across the midwest and even a trip to Hook & Ladder 8 in New York. As crazy as it sounds, it’s a sturdy belt gizmo made of essentially… paper.
I’ve used this stuff on several other projects and have occasionally gotten caught in the rain without any damage.
Of course, you can always just print it out as a 4x6 and glue/seal it to a sheet of plastic.
Oh wow, I didn’t realize that was just paper there, that’s pretty impressive! I figured you’d glued it to some styrene or something. I will definitely be using your template, it’s really top notch. Still haven’t decided if I’ll go with your RC posterboard or gluing it to styrene like I did with my GB1 belt gizmo
Both methods are really sturdy; my very first GB1 gizmo was a 4x6 matte photo glued to a piece of plastic from a DVD case, and it has yet to start peeling off.
Awesome lookin’ stuff! Instead of transferring my belt gizmo from belt to belt, I decided to make a GB 2 belt gizmo, too. Yours looks awesome, man! Hope mine looks nearly that good. The belt looks incredible! Great job!
I agree. I don’t like putting my GB 1 on my GB 2 belt… Just doesn’t feel right. I got one of Nick A Tron’s kit, so it’s actually gonna be more of a hybrid, but it’ll definitely be more of a GB 2 belt gizmo. Again I say, Great job!
Sorry to raise an old thread but I love your GB2 gizmo and thank you for the high res pic - I’ve ordered some on photo paper and planning to mount it on plastic… will be my first attempt at building a prop!
Any chance you could post a pic of your GB2 gizmo out of the holder? Pretty please!
Thank you for the kind words on my GB2 gizmo. Even though it’s not as realistic as a Sanyo circuit board, it makes for a fun detail on a GB2 belt configuration. You should definitely post some photos of your build - I’d love to see it.
I’ll have to make a mock-up first to get the bowing right; it’s kind of hard to illustrate in a 2-D, front view drawing. The belt slats are drawn at 3", which isn’t accurate, but looks much better than trying to stuff the oversized belts into smaller slats, as seen on the screen-used belts.
I’ve been meaning to post this for some time now; this is my redesigned GB2 Belt Gizmo template based on one of the stunt versions worn by Dan Aykroyd.
