# My new pack.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [June 19, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944 "2011-06-19T16:48:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/41 "2011-10-07T20:25:27Z")
stitches would be a bit of a unnecessary move, lrge plaster and beer will do lol ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/42 "2011-10-10T17:25:43Z")
Noooooooooo! Got my valves from nick today, and thought I had followed the gun plans to the letter, but alas the.base.of the valve is about 4mm bigger than that bit of the gun body! ■■■■ TO MY CUTTING! ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/43 "2011-10-14T07:21:25Z")
Having a problem. Got my stuff from Nick but its jot painting well. Much of the paint is receding leaving big unpaintable patches. However the one valve by happy coincidence has turned out to look like old distressed metal ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/d/0/d0628ccee03a741eb55c8c9685767b29360e1128.jpeg) The other looks like the problem ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/3/2/32f0ba9e849330c2708fb642047ffa8dbf231927.jpeg) Any adice and thoughts welcomed ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/44 "2011-10-14T07:23:06Z")
Did you wash the parts 1st? ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/45 "2011-10-14T09:57:19Z")
d’oh nope - stoopid stoopid!!! cant decide if I like the distressed look of the 1st and should leave it or paint it black to be accurate. The 2nd doesnt have that. Any way back for it do you think Nick? ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/46 "2011-10-14T10:18:02Z")
Heres what id do. Give them both a good scrub with warm water and washing up liquid. Then respray them both with primer. Spray them totally black then once thats dry (and i mean overnight dry) mask off the body abd spray the tops silver. ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/47 "2011-10-14T10:51:37Z")
cheers dude. will get onto this tonight 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/48 "2011-10-14T10:58:24Z")
Not the end of the world if they dont turn out ok, i can always send replacements. ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/49 "2011-10-14T11:13:23Z")
will let you know, but either way they will still be the best looking bit on my pack lol ---
**Author:** ![adsfuse](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/adsfuse/32/5853_2.png) [@adsfuse](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/adsfuse)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/50 "2011-10-14T17:05:27Z")
Personally, I kind of like the distressed metal look of the one Clippard. Would definitely give a unique characteristic to your pack as well. ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/51 "2011-10-16T14:42:25Z")
Worked ok nick cheers, ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/4/f/4fb00505f49b8db066bb3f1932f3ee1dda01289d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/52 "2011-10-16T19:44:56Z")
Awsome! Glad I could help 🙂 Now lets see her finished!! ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/53 "2011-10-23T19:43:08Z")
ahhh ■■■■■! apart from a few little things my pack is now done (still have [bar graph](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/bar-graph) in thower to finish and a few minor tweaks to pack) So tonight I thought this is it, acid test! lifted with frame for the first time…no problems. Lifted with just straps… no problems, was all excited now! put it on my back…no problems. Reached for thrower…■■■■■■ CANT REACH THE THING! then after I put it down I noticed that my [dale resistor](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/dale-resistors) had fallen off GRRR! ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2011, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/54 "2011-11-10T10:40:19Z")
woo hoo, only 2 LEDs away from the finish line. Did a complete gun rewire last night damn I now hate soldering! ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/55 "2011-11-11T07:00:17Z")
gun wiring complete (not happy with my grips tho) ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/1/7/17ff5658c6cc65cc7660ad68f0027500ed7a96d6.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![FossilizedArt](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/fossilizedart/32/3993_2.png) [@FossilizedArt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/FossilizedArt)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/56 "2011-11-11T15:05:55Z")
A very VERY nice scratch-build! What’s the overall weight? (I ask 'cause my scratchbuild is mostly wood too, and it’s definitely taking it’s toll on my back!) Looks great, though-- and believe me, all thoughts of it looking ‘amateur’ go away when you start putting the labels and brass bits and (applicable) weathering on it! :crunch: ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/57 "2011-11-11T19:25:29Z")
thanks FossilizedArt! much appreciated! No idea of the overall weight yet but it hasn’t given me a hernia…yet! 😉 will keep pics coming, although struggling to find suitable acrylic tube over here. p.s. very jealous of you location, was in NY in 1998 and is my most favorite place! Magnus 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/58 "2011-12-02T18:06:02Z")
NOOOO!!! I think the postman knocked over my pack in the shed and has damaged it - THE FKR!!! ARGHH!!! ---
**Author:** ![93b18a](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/93b18a/32/5853_2.png) [@93b18a](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/93b18a)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/59 "2011-12-02T19:46:58Z")
What was he doing in your shed? :whatever: ---
**Author:** ![Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/magnus_tullock/32/5853_2.png) [@Magnus\_Tullock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Magnus_Tullock)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944/60 "2011-12-02T20:58:58Z")
where I live if you are not home the postman leaves a parcel where he can (in an open window, in the shed in the wheelie bin etc..) this time I think he got curious and arsed about with my pack and knocked it over. can never prove it though. no happy all the same [Previous page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/my-new-pack/32944.md?page=4)