Hi guys new guy here again with a quick question. Has anyone bought the Proton pack kit from Ghost bustin Props? I just saw it today and his slogan is exactly where I am right now, a Buster on a budget so to speak. I did a search on here but didn’t get any results. Which means I probly messed up the search lol but anyway someone let me know and thanks!
I checked out the topic but all that’s going on in it is bickering. Is there anyone one here that has a pic of the pack they made from that kit? While I inderstand the nit pickers who are big on perfect screen looking packs where I’m at one of the good things is that most folks that do any GB halloween stuff either buy that crappy blow up pack, or make something out of a cardboard box. My idea is to get this with a Exoray light kit which I just saw earlier on here and a MMM wand which in my opinion is pure hotness and the wand comes with the decals. Still shooting blanks on a cheap yet good sound kit as well. Keep searching I guess.
Personally, my issue with that site is they call the packs as accurate as possible.
I have not seen or heard of them before I seen Cjays thread.
it is shit, and you could do the same thing for 12.99 not 169.00
It looks like the kit will get you started if you have little time, patience, skill, or money but want a proton pack.
Differant people have differant ideas of what passes for acceptable in their pack and for what doesn’t.
From what I can see with this kit, it’s a good cheap option for a Version 1.0 pack if you don’t mind cutting corners to get a pack in your hands. Most people out there won’t know a pack made from this kit compared to a 2000 dollar pack you bought off Ebay that’s totally screen accurate.
It’s only here among the elitists that you’ll find people who can spot the differances, both subtle and obvious.
So ask yourself: Do I want a car or do I want a sports car? Why do you want a pack? How skilled are you to get it to where you’re comfortable with it? How much do you want to spend? Do you really want to put a light and sound kit that costs more than the pack itself into the prop?
Personally my pack is cheap and my sound and light options are customized and cheap as well, and that’s all I want. I love my pack because I built it from scratch by myself with only a few corners cut here and there, and to me that’s priceless. Even in it’s ugliest earliest stages, people were floored and loved it.
So it’s all about your comfort zone with your pack and getting what’ll make you happy with minimum regrets.
G
don’t get me wrong if I had the time and money I would love to do it from the ground up, but I work from 70 to 75 hours a week running my shop. And I have been looking at alot of the packs that aren’t screen packs but personal idea packs and I like the originality of them. I have already got a buch of stuff I wanna put on it that were not in the movie. But I still would like to know if anyone can tell me how they liked the pack or show me a pic of theirs after buying one of these.
buy a vacuformed pack. that kit is shit. the powercell window is way too large. cyclotron rings are touching. that shouldnt even be sold imho…
No one here has bought one of them, Except for Cjay. Best bet is to pm him and have a chat.
but judging from the pics they are shit. frankie smales drawings of dana look more accurate than this pack.
I saw the Studio Creations shell. It looks great. Just one problem though. All it is is a shell. It’s hollow. This pack has housing for battery and whatnot. I REALLY dont have the time skill and materials to do a Studio pack. Crappy thing about Cincinnati is there really isn’t anyone in this area I have found that can help me with this. So the simpler the better for the moment. That’s the big sale point for me right now. It seems that its just and “insert here” kind of pack. The Studio one doesn’t com with the motherboard or any of that and until I get time money and stuff to build my own I don’t see what other options I have. These guys have this for 199. After doing some searching on here I have found that to get all the stuff this one comes with from people here with shipping and whatnot my total comes to almost 300. Not including electronic. Now if someone else has a PACK kit on here(both internal and external) send me to them. And no I’m not trying to be all matter of factish but I need something I can work on at work. After looking at all the packs showcased on here I almost gave up before starting. Especially you guys who do it from the ground up holy ■■■■ I wish I had that kind of talent. Only tools I have access to is a screwdriver set, solder, glue, hammer. That’s what I’m working with. I talked to Studio via email he said that I would have to do some sanding and stuff to that shell I have no options in that department other than a nail file lol! So for now this seems to be the way to go but as I said if there is a better kit point me there not locked on all the way yet only thing locked is the MMM gun kit and the link on that site to the light kit. No luck finding cheap sound Hyperdyne more than I can ever afford these days. Open to input let me know!
Well, if you talk to Alkaline, I’m sure he could do something with drilling holes, he’s a nice guy. Check out his For Sale topic for his Fiberglass shells.
As for sanding, simple sanding paper and files work fine, along with a Dremel (invest, it will help). And for Electronics, check out either R2DVEO, Exoray, or Protonpix. Each of them offer different light kits for different prices with different features, all about personal preference. As for sound, all you need is a soderless breadboard, amp,speakers and a swtich and order a ReplicaProps sound board. All of this can be easily wired into the pack and gun. If you are going to make a gun using MMM’s Gun Kit, your going to need a drill and threads.
If you have any specifics or questions, feel free to PM me.
solodarkprince i think your missing the point that everyone is trying to make here… buying the bustin props “pack” will cost you more in the long run from having to rework it to make it look decent. check out my pack its a scratch build out of foamboard that cost me $200. just saying that pack looks like a headache and a money pit right off the bat.
Proton Pack ownership is a expensive but enjoyable experience. But If you’re happy with the ghostbustin pack go for it.
Also with a Studio Creations shell, all yours ‘batteries’ can be bolted to the motherboard.
that pack looks like 100% ■■■■. why are you not seeing this. it is far from accurate, even far from being remotely accurate. the studio creations pack is a good way for you to go. it is cheap and will be easy to work with. go buy a drill. you can get them for what, $20? I am about done giving you opinions on this shell as you seem like you have already made up your mind and are refusing to listen.
Look at this
If you think that it looks even remotely similar to flynn’s pack shell
Then you are mistaken. It doesnt, not by a long shot.
i’m no expert but , you’d have to pay me to take that pack and a lot more than the asking price
Now, to be fair, that pack does look REMOTELY similar to Flynn’s. It’s all superficial, granted, but still. It looks about as accurate, if not more so even, than half the packs that people on this board go ape-shit over. Granted, it’s not something I’d buy, but, then again, I’m not a fan of the whole, “look who’s pack shell I bought and painted! Aren’t I so AWESOME!!!” threads that get posted all the time.
Solo, buy yourself a $20 jigsaw, a $50 dremel, a set of screwdrivers, and about $30 in material and build it yourself. You’ll thank yourself in the end, believe me.
Chris
Frankly I’m bored with cookie cutter shell packs.
I don’t even follow those threads anymore.
I’d be much more interested to see what he can do with this shell and if he can correct some of the “in your face bad” problems with it.
G
I’ve seen a lot of this, shall I say, resentment over these types of build threads. A lot of people seem to think that there isn’t any merit of building a pack with a shell (dare I say it? Exactly like the screen used prop!) I for one will be buying a fiberglass shell, and I simply don’t understand why it would be less admirable that to build it from scratch. Like I posted in another thread, not everybody has the space and ressources to built everything, may it be from wood, styrene, etc… I mean, I live in an appartment, so I don’t have a garage or shed any other place to store or work the materials. I’m forced to paint parts in my driveway! Plus, I believe than a fiberglass shell will be more durable in the long run. I know that scratch building is supposed to be cheaper, but for someone (like me) who doesn’t have access to a workshop with thousand of dollars of tools, I don’t really think that’s true.
skimming over mutton heads and seeing you want a ghostbustin prop shell, and how i hollered until i was completely blue in the face to blank stares, im going to have to say you should probably get the studio creations one.
the difference here, is cjay wants to work on a pack, he’s got some tools and he has already made plans to modify this pack into an rgb or game pack. so before anyone decides to get back on their soap boxes understand cj WANTED TO WORK ON HIS PACK and this one got it started.
what you’re trying to do, is get a pack you wont have to do much modification on. you should get the studio creations one. there isnt too terribly much work to do, except sanding, and sand paper is dirt ■■■■■■■ cheap at walmart. all you need is a 150 grit. hell get a sanding block and you’re set. you dont even need a drill, if you have a steady hand you can knock out the holes with an xacto knife or an xacto knife with an xacto saw blade, it’ll take some time though.
there. ignore everyone poopooing about accuracy, and mines betters and all that other bullshit. hell, truth be told i said it many times before, its your money, and none of our business how you choose to spend it.
just be sure you get kingpin’s permission before you do it.
ps. i like seeing that there’s waning interest in shell build threads, and people wanting to see some work on a pack. thats where its at.