Thought I better on a trap to finish my suit off ready for Halloween. As I not got the time to build one from scratch I thought I would update a Kennerghost trap for this year and build a screen accurate one for next year.
Purchased a trap off eBay the other week. Not in the best of shape some stickers were pealing off and the handle was missing.
Firstly took the trap apart which was difficult as all the screws were rusty and the heads were no good so had to drill the screws out. Painted the 2 main parts of the trap using black plastic paint which I got from Homebase for £9. Can be sprayed straight on so no primar is needed
For the trap doors I used some 3m tape the black and yellow stripe tape. The stripes are a little big for the size of the trap but this will see me by for Halloween
Are you removing the door opening mechanism? I wanted to do the same thing with the switch and LED but they kept the doors from opening or closing. I ended up gutting the switch and just using the threads and the toggle lever.
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I was going to keep the doors shut as they didnt seem to open when i first got the trap. The trap will always be on my belt anyway. the switch and led is really close to the mechanism. the doors still open by hand.
Also painted the piece next to the trap knob black as well. Originally I was going to do it red but I ran out of red painted. I may still go and buy some and change it
Either way, you go, I used GOOP and a TON of the stuff to gel up the inside U shape, and then put the handle on. Let it sit for a day or so and when its painted, it gives a pretty decent “weld”
Cut the corner off the large danger sticker that is on the motherboard of the pack as I don’t require this sticker as I have the gb2 batteries fitted, to use as the bar graph.
Then added a few stickers to the side knob for detail. Cut a strip of white from off the corner of the sticker and a red triangle out of the large danger sticker
I love it man.. my one and only criticism is the doors… a single yellow stripe looks kind of wonky. With the amount of detail you’re putting into it, it would almost be a shame to let that one bit spoil it all
See if you can mask them and paint them with thinner stripes, maybe?
I almost wanna get my hands on one of these traps!
If I have time before the weekend I will mask off in the original positions on the doors and paint and paint them as you say it does look odd. If I don’t have time then I will leave the tape on and sort out after Halloween.
Used this to place over the existing yellow hose on the trap.
Purchased dia 15 mm metal wardrobe rail to use for the handle. Cut to length to suit my hand with enough for fixing.
Bolted the other half of the Dixie cup bracket to the trap that came with my trap holster.
Screwed the trap together and added a few spare stickers next to the switch and on the side of the trap. Will add the danger ones as soon as I get some printed.
Excellent conversion. Well done. Glad to see you took IPv6Freely’s advice on the doors- it really completes the piece and gives it a great finish and compliments the rest of the detail work you put into it.
Cheers for the comments. Really glad I painted the doors. They look so much better than with the tape. Really please how it turned out. Will get some picks up tomorrow of it attached to my belt.
