# My First pack build **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [October 30, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924 "2008-10-30T08:35:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/unscrew/32/5914_2.png) [@unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/unscrew)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/1 "2008-10-30T08:35:58Z")
Hi Everyone. I’ve been on this forum for a while, and have been gathering notes, info, design, and inspiration. Today I finally got up the gumption to start my build. I figured the [Cyclotron](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/cyclotron) was a good place to start designing I plan on vacuum forming with styrene, so don’t jump on me for using metal 🙂 I’ll keep everyone updated as I go… ---
**Author:** ![GhostGuy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@GhostGuy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GhostGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/2 "2008-10-30T12:55:00Z")
I don’t know if you’re going for an accurate pack or not, you seem to be since you have a good cake pan and you’ve measured everyhting out… But the washers aren’t layered like that on the real packs. There’s only one washer at each location. And they’re washers will different outer diameters, the bottom ones being slightly smaller. Just an FYI. If you’re not trying to make a screen accurate pack then no worries. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/unscrew/32/5914_2.png) [@unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/unscrew)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/3 "2008-10-30T17:25:26Z")
Ya, I realized that. 🙂 I wanted to make it 100% screen accurate, but I live in a small town and our local True Value only had: 1 1/4 inch inner diameter, with the wrong outer diameter(too small). Then they had washers with 2 7/16 washer with a huge inner diameter. If I would have went with the bigger washer it would look very awkward. The lights would have been huge and ridiculous looking. So I decided to stack them. I think it looks cool. Hope I’m not the only one 😉 I figured, this is my pack and I will make little changes so I can tell its mine. But don’t worry, it’ll look 99.2% like the original. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![enchanted\_unicorn](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@enchanted\_unicorn](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/enchanted_unicorn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/4 "2008-10-30T17:44:16Z")
> [@unscrew](#): > > Ya, I realized that. 🙂 I wanted to make it 100% screen accurate, but I live in a small town and our local True Value only had: > > 1 1/4 inch inner diameter, with the wrong outer diameter(too small). Then they had washers with 2 7/16 washer with a huge inner diameter. If I would have went with the bigger washer it would look very awkward. The lights would have been huge and ridiculous looking. So I decided to stack them. I think it looks cool. Hope I’m not the only one 😉 > > I figured, this is my pack and I will make little changes so I can tell its mine. But don’t worry, it’ll look 99.2% like the original. 🙂 damn, you beat me, mine is only 96.3% accurate. ---
**Author:** ![unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/unscrew/32/5914_2.png) [@unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/unscrew)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/5 "2008-10-30T18:02:29Z")
> [@enchanted unicorn](#): > > > [@unscrew](#): > > > > Ya, I realized that. 🙂 I wanted to make it 100% screen accurate, but I live in a small town and our local True Value only had: > > > > 1 1/4 inch inner diameter, with the wrong outer diameter(too small). Then they had washers with 2 7/16 washer with a huge inner diameter. If I would have went with the bigger washer it would look very awkward. The lights would have been huge and ridiculous looking. So I decided to stack them. I think it looks cool. Hope I’m not the only one 😉 > > > > I figured, this is my pack and I will make little changes so I can tell its mine. But don’t worry, it’ll look 99.2% like the original. 🙂 > > damn, you beat me, mine is only 96.3% accurate. We’ll see what my percentage is when I’m done. 🙂 I bet it will be a little less than what I estimate. ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/6 "2008-10-30T18:04:09Z")
Accuracy doesn’t matter to me.. so long as it’s close, and looks good, that’s all that matters.. plus so long as you have that GB attitude, you’ll be fine! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GAVAL](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b9bd4f/32.png) [@GAVAL](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GAVAL)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/7 "2008-10-30T18:35:18Z")
Only 92% percent here! Owned by you both! DOH! ---
**Author:** ![unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/unscrew/32/5914_2.png) [@unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/unscrew)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/8 "2008-10-31T06:47:38Z")
Went to the hardware store, and got MDF. Going to mock up the spacer, hopefully tomorrow…!!! ---
**Author:** ![unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/unscrew/32/5914_2.png) [@unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/unscrew)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/9 "2008-11-03T17:45:27Z")
Have a question… Norms Plan’s show that the top end of synchronous generetaor, is shorter than Stefan’s, and it also dips in slightly. Which would you guys recommend? Norm’s: Stefan’s: I’m leaning toward Stefans, because his is the more complete set of plans, and is the one I’ve been following so far. ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/10 "2008-11-03T19:56:31Z")
I went with level.. Norm’s plans are great 'step off" points, but do leave much to be desired. ---
**Author:** ![GhostGuy](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/9fc29f/32.png) [@GhostGuy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GhostGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/11 "2008-11-03T21:09:33Z")
If you look at Planet Hollywood NY image #35, it looks like there could be a notch there. The box that the gun hangs from does overlap that corner a bit, and to do that you’d either have to notch that, or notch the box. Personally, I’d notch the box, at the end, if you need to, because then you don’t need to worry about how high on the pack the box has to sit to line up with the other boxes later… it won’t make a gap there, or require the hole to be widened. ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/12 "2008-11-03T21:32:23Z")
Actually, now that I look at it again, I do have notches on our packs… the notch is where the corner of the gun mount is. I’d leave it un notched during base fitting, and then see how your gunmount is looking, and notch it for it’s placement. Something we found, is that the gunmount height, and it’s distance from the mb as well are very important when you want to reach back and grab the gun handle. Our gunmounts were too deep to actually mount the gun hanger in thier ends, so we had to move ours closer to the MB so we could reach our throwers. ---
**Author:** ![unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/unscrew/32/5914_2.png) [@unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/unscrew)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/13 "2008-11-04T18:30:28Z")
This is what I came up with… I’m gonna trace it later start cutting soon. ---
**Author:** ![unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/unscrew/32/5914_2.png) [@unscrew](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/unscrew)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/14 "2008-11-08T05:56:50Z")
Very rough Cuts. Did it with a jigsaw this afternoon. I’m going to start sanding tomorrow, and I’ll glue it up and see where I’m at. ---
**Author:** ![gbrob](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@gbrob](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gbrob)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/15 "2008-11-08T07:19:45Z")
Nice! You could do it that way (cutting wood circles) for the [cyclotron](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/cyclotron) too if you don’t want to use a cake pan. Either way is cool tho. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![staticbuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@staticbuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/staticbuster)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-first-pack-build/28924/16 "2008-11-08T07:50:33Z")
looks good bro! keep it up!