Halloween was a blast for me. On Halloween day I was in full gear from about 8 in the morning, all the way to 1:30 AM that night. My suit and gear won me 1st place at the costume contest at work. I was really happy to have won. It was my first time getting 1st place. Above all wearing my gear is all about the fun and reactions. I got off the elevator at work and freaked out one of the upstairs supervisors. She thought I was some kind of cosmonaut :). It took her a second to figure out my costume, she totally thought I was a legit maintenance guy.
Later that night we went to a club to see some live bands. I didn’t win anything there but it was a great night overall. The winner for first place was a very creative fortune teller that in my opinion took the cake. Her head was in a crystal ball and she had a table (complete with lights and working lamp) around her head. I still got close to 100 compliments that night so wearing my gear all day was well worth it.. Well enough rambling check out the pics.
The wife as the ghost of Marie Antoinette, and me in my GB gear.
Local Portland OR Band - Neo Pagan Jazz Bastards with Darth sitting in on trumpet.
Local Portland OR Band - Rainbow and the Kittens
Local Portland OR Band - Strength
I didn’t get many pics of me in gear that night but here’s some pics of my dusty 1 year old Proton Pack, now with a natural weathered look.
As a halloween pic update I just got done with my halloween and sci-fi con outfit for next year - A Logan’s Run Sandman costume. Not really GB related but sure to spark the interest of some classic sci-fi fans. My camera sucks (as you can tell by my pack pics above) but you’ll get the idea. Here is an x-post that I originally put up on Proptopia
I usually dabble in GB props but after a couple years of hauling around a Proton Pack I wanted to try something a little more simple. Since I was young I’ve loved the movie “Logan’s Run”. After examining prop pictures and watching the movie again I got cracking. If anyone wants to take on Logan’s Run props I highly recommend this site: http://www.snowcrest.net/fox/logan/costumes/costumes.html
GUNS:
I built 2 guns out of foamboard, styrene, hot glue, and wood. I built one for me and one for my buddy. I have a smaller house and tools are very limited so I had to make due with what I had. Material costs for the guns (I can make about 4-5 guns with bought materials) came to $19. Check out the pics below.
LIFE CLOCKS:
These were purchased off of ebay for only $3. I had to have them as they look perfect.
FULL COSTUME:
Well, total cost so far to make 2 guns and my costume is only about $40. I got the shirts from a local thrift store and had the pants already. I used $2 worth of felt to do the belt and shirt stripe. The “Gas Caps” on my belt are detailed wooden dowels that were pre-cut and textured that worked perfect. I got a pack of 20 for only $1 at the hardware store.
looks awesome! I remember first seeing your hardware store pack and it was one of the ones that inspired me to be creative and look for stuff that looks good as an alternative in place of the expensive knick knicks we all know of. Those details are all awesome but its cool and fascinating to me other things that can be found that look “close enough” or give a pack a bit more personalized flavor than the 100% accuracy we all sometimes get caught up in striving for. Especially to the average joe who doesn’t know the difference. Don’t get me wrong, I will invest in some of said expensive knick knacks but for now.
Believe me man, I want a completely accurate pack at some point too. I really did enjoy the creativity and all out fun involved in making a reasonable facsimile out of found parts. I’m so impressed with the talent on this board this year. There’s so many great accurate packs out there that make me want to build again, it’s very inspiring. The only thing that I’m not a big fan of on my pack right now is the gun. On the other hand, since it’s a cheap-o hardware pack I feel more comfortable taking it out to the clubs on halloween. Good luck Zack with your future prop building adventures :). It’s a very fun and rewarding hobby to have.
