My pack so far. Rushing to get it done. Got 38 hours! YAY!
So, I have some of that foam board stuff for the Spacer…what kind of paint should I use to paint it? And what kind of glue to mount it?
Things to do tomorrow before noon (then work):
Buy Pan for Cyclotron
Rule out holes in Pan
Rule Out Gunmount
Rule Out EDA
The whole thing will be assembled by thursday night and painted friday morning early (around 4am).
Wish me luck.
Watching these late pack assemblies is, like, the best reality TV ever.
Next year GBFans should hold a contest. Best pack from scratch in 48 hours.
GOOD LUCK, MAN!
Wow. Thats ballsy. I thought I was a procrastinator. I started building mine a few months ago, and I have been working on it steady since. I am still cutting it close.
Good luck to you sir.
38 hours, he’s making stuff out of wood, and he’s got the ion arm’s width wrong.
This can only end in tears!
I started with more than you have there to make a temp pack and it still took me a day and a half! Don’t forget the paint needs to dry. 
Be sure to put a few coats of housepaint on your foam generator, and do NOT use any spray paint on it except krylon h20.
Housepaint will give your sync generator a plastic “skin” that’s pretty tough. you could do that after halloween though, since yer tight on time, and the paint takes 1 hour to dry between coats. Putting a fan on it will help alot, and also keep the temperature warm enough for the paint to dry quickly. (It dries MUCH slower in colder temps.
OH MY GOD HURRY HURRY HURRY!!!
Lookin good so far. With this time frame size issues are negotiable.
this is like a car stalled on train tracks, and you hear the whistle in the distance…
is it done? did the car get off the tracks?
It will be done by 6pm which is perfect. Im running out now to grab a few more things mostly the real parts and drill them in. But yeah, my wand my brother made at his job from aluminum! So he and my sister are mostly to credit with helping me. It certainly wasnt a solo effort. It would have been done by now if I didnt have to do stupid things like go to work…I hate work…
SO, yes the pack was completed in time to make appearances at two parties. NO it isnt screen accurate but I got a ton of complements and no one seemed to notice. Here’s the pics:
My jacket in it’s natural state. This thing is SHINY! I didnt know I could take the hood off to make it more authentic as a flight jacket.
So now Im going to be making a screen accurate pack as one of my three costumes for next year. Yes, I take Halloween seriously, it’s my birthday.