GB1 Ecto Goggles

UltimateGBfan · July 25, 2009, 10:57pm

After many different goggle builds ranging from Welding Goggles to a failed scratch built Frame,I am happy to say that I am now the proud owner of one of gb_dan’s great Goggle Frames.

The casting is great,every little detail that is present on his original frames are present in his casting,he did such a great job of molding and casting it,and I would love to grab a second pair from him in the near future.

Anyway,on to the pics:

Before anyone asks about the one metal snap while the others are resin,I was contacted by Dan about it,the middle snap had a bad air bubble in it and he replaced it with a metal one for me,I had originally planned on replacing the resin ones with metal snaps anyway so it all worked out great in the end.

Geordi · July 25, 2009, 11:55pm

They look great,

I cant wait to get my hands on my one,

keep us informed on how you get on

UltimateGBfan · July 26, 2009, 12:11am

I will probably be getting the stuff for the lenses and straps tomorrow,meaning I should have these done relatively soon.

MrSpider · July 26, 2009, 4:40am

Ahh beautiful, can’t wait to get mine… this way I won’t be blinded by stray Lvl 3 Meson Collider bursts

UltimateGBfan · July 26, 2009, 4:41am

Hey you know me,if it moves I blast it,and you can guarantee that it will stay dead with a Lvl 3 Meson blast.

MrSpider · July 26, 2009, 4:48am

Planning on going completely screen accurate or add in some lights and a little custom work ?

UltimateGBfan · July 26, 2009, 1:41pm

Screen accurate all the way.

lordgilpin · July 28, 2009, 12:08pm

Those do look great- Can’t wait to see how you do with them!

UltimateGBfan · July 30, 2009, 1:56am

Got a lil work done on them,not much cause I haven’t gotten the stuff for my lenses and straps yet.

Dan did all the trimming and sanding for me,DO NOT and I repeat,DO NOT PM Dan about trimming and sanding the frames for free if you are on the regular list,if you wanted it for free you should have gotten in on the Pre Order,you guys should be more than able to sand and trim these things yourself.

Here are my frames all primered,knobs are outside drying still:

Hope you guys enjoy.

MrSpider · July 30, 2009, 2:48am

Looks Grey-t so far ! HA ! Oh *tear , I crack myself up sometimes.

UltimateGBfan · July 30, 2009, 2:58am

You just enjoy yourself too much,you know that right?

MrSpider · July 30, 2009, 3:19am

So do the ladies

Back on topic though… How do you plan on attaching the lenses to your frame, i’m wondering about the best way to go about this.

UltimateGBfan · July 30, 2009, 3:20am

Me and Dan were just throwing ideas back and forth about this exact topic after he dropped his goggles and his lenses popped off,I’m thinking about slipping through the Lense plate and gluing them from behind.

MrSpider · July 30, 2009, 3:43am

i think , to preserve the lip base and length of the lenses, why not keep them in front of the lens plate with a small slip sleeve with a lip from the back… like pvc going into a coupling,( even three screws through the lens lips, though not screen accurate ) Not sure I explained that as well as I should have… Here…

UltimateGBfan · July 30, 2009, 3:53am

Way ahead of you on the idea,it will have the exterior surface lip base and the normal length,the exterior lip will be added after the lense is slipped through the faceplate.

I’ve given this alot of thought.

gb_dan-1 · July 30, 2009, 12:50pm

Mr.Spider I think you’re onto something… I’ll be doing that myself!

Ryusui · July 31, 2009, 4:17am

Please keep us updated on this. I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out how to get those suckers secured tighter than Fort Knox.

UltimateGBfan · July 31, 2009, 6:42am

You got it Ryusui!

UltimateGBfan · August 14, 2009, 7:00am

Small update,almost there,just gotta get the straps and shes done besides a lil tweeking.

MrSpider · August 17, 2009, 2:26pm

I like em , Top notch sir !