My First Pack..

[Miniature_Geek]

So I started working on my first pack. It may seem a bit early but I really need mine ready by the first weekend in October.

I opted to go a more custom route due to a combination of factors, budget, skill, and time. I also wanted to have a thrower that looked more like a gun. Anyway here are the pictures of my work in process.







My cyclotron


This will be modified to look more appropriate.


I also found this gun, I found it interesting and I’m thinking about making it into a slime gun.

[TheBigGuy]

Hmm, interesting! I’m always in support of doing what you can with what you have! I’ll be interested to see the finished product.

[Miniature_Geek]

Don’t know how to post videos in threads, but anyways here is a video of my pack with a coat of paint, more pieces secured and the start of lights. The second half of the video is my proton gun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp5cn_UCJZQ

Edited to add video link

[kind2311]

to post any youtube video here on the forums, copy the youtube address but only the letters that appear after the “=” sign, then paste them into the youtube code here

code looks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

the bolded part is what you want to copy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp5cn_UCJZQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp5cn_UCJZQ

[Miniature_Geek]

Thank you not only for explaining that but also for doing it. Just in case there is any doubt, that is a genuine compliment.

I was going to post the thumb but since it isn’t up I can’t tell if it is really a thumbs up or some sort of sarcastic thumbs up.

[Miniature_Geek]

Got my alice frame in the mail last night, got it attached to my pack today. Here are some photos still some work to do.



[FeinDTacticS]

Its getting there… how many real parts did you buy to make this pack? just the standard alice frame so far seems to be it

[Miniature_Geek]

Real parts would be the Alice frame, a truspec flight suit (it’s in the mail) and a no ghost patch I got off ebay. The outfit is my work scrubs and not part of the costume, I just got so excited to attach the pack to the frame that I didn’t change clothes.

However like I said in the first post I wasn’t going for movie accurate. Since most of my friends around here aren’t real big ghost busters fans they’ll get the idea.

[Miniature_Geek]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6LY9FPEztk

My pack after some more work, lights have been replaced with a strobe set from Big Lots

[xtrmn8r17]

@kind2311

to post any youtube video here on the forums, copy the youtube address but only the letters that appear after the “=” sign, then paste them into the youtube code here

Wow Vinny, Im surprised u actually helped someone out without bashing them… Your so Kind!

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[Miniature_Geek]

So I’ve been rethinking my stance on the thrower. After reading more of the post here and getting a feel for the site I’ve realized that the militarization of Ghostbusting equipment is a bit off. So I did some more research saw a thrower design I thought I could pull off in the thread, http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=11599, and more specifically irricanian’s thrower.

Now irricanian’s thrower is a mighty bit finer than mine, but if I didn’t acknowledge my inspiration I’d be a detriment to the hobby.

First the pack close to completion


Next some shots of my thrower




Now for the next part, I know this isn’t a PKE thread but I feel bad about making another thread. I used the PKE App that I believe one of the members here made, in the thread two people talk about the app but I can’t figure out who made it, since one seemed to have been letting people download it and another had it in the app store. I got mine from the app store.

Anyways I built a shell for my ipod touch out of foam core.







The lights around the edge can flash at two different speeds or stay on.

[jimmy_j_r]

That looks great!

I love the idea you had with the PKE meter using the iphone app.

Keep up the good work and I can’t wait to see it all finished.

[Miniature_Geek]

My complete outfit, sure it’s not 100% movie accurate but my friends and family loved it last night. Like I said I needed it for an event at the begining of the month. I took all the younger kids at the family reunion ghost hunting for little stuffed ghost.