Hi guys im new here and wanted to share my foam build proton pack ive always wanted one since i saw the film 30years ago, I remember as a kid making one from cereal boxes and getting told off from mum for stealing bits from the hoover lol, Now im on a bit of a budget and cant afford to make one as accurate as some of you guys and got the bug to make one when a friend on facebook (Joe Scrivens) made one from wood, I wondered if it was possible to make one from foam ive made lots of props from foam from ironman armor to stormtrooper armor but never anything like this, So i thought i would just jump in the deep end and give it a go and this is what i have so far.
Now looking online for an Alice pack frame i couldnt find one cheap they was all going far over £40 so i thought i would have ago at making one of them as well i found the mesurements online and i had some plastic pipe in the shed .
i could find any cheap green straps and had an old rucksack laying around so used that petty there black but i dont think they look that bad.
Now when i came to making the gun i wanted to put electronics it the whole pack and if i made the gun from foam it wouldnt be that stable and i wouldnt have much room inside so i made the gun from sintra and it came out quite nice.
and this is where im at today all the electrics are fitted in the gun (ive never seen so many cables in such a small place it took me all day to wire it up and im just waiting for some clear plastic pipe coming for the end i couldnt find the top hat lights so ive found something similar they should be ok we will see when they get here . Over all im really happy with how its turned out.
i made the grip from rubber bicycle grips cut in half they worked really . sintra is so easy to work with once you get it stuck i find you need to use really good quality super glue once stuck it files really easy to get rid of the sharp edges and you can heat it to bend it as well i made this from sintra as well not ghostbusters i know but just shows whats possible with sintra.
its absolutely amazing what you guys can accomplish, you did an awesome job! and I love that it reminds me of the foam stunt packs used in the movies. well done!
OK Ive finished all the lights and the thrower is now all finished, Ive gave it another coat of paint and refreshed some of the labels Ive also replaced the weight on the bumper and the hose as i wasn’t happy with how it looked im just now waiting for my sound board then i think i want to work out how to make it vent
Great job! I’ve been working with sintra for my thrower as well. Wish I’d known you could heat it and bend it! Would’ve saved me some troubles getting the curve in the gun box! I will however use your idea of bicycle grips for the handles!
