Hi, new to prop building but as a kid of the 80’s a Proton pack has been on my want list forever! I have the trap, the pke and suit..so now the main tool! waiting on my benofkent kit to arrive but so far have my ALICE frame ready, got my paints ready. Can’t wait!
Very nervous as I’ve never done anything to this scale and its an expensive project to mess up! anyone with experience with a BoK kit drop advice please haha still need to source a Dremel tool and borrow a drill from a friend for the project XD
Great start! I have bookmarked your build thread and I will follow it with great interest.
I too was very nervous when I started my proton pack build. I learned the skills as I went along. I think the key was doing as much research as I could on other peoples’ build threads and asking for peoples’ advice in my own thread.
If you ever get stuck, remember that Ben offers great service on his pack kits… He was very prompt when replying to me on Facebook Messenger.
I’m happy that my build thread is of use to you! That’s correct: I used a Freeky Geeky wand for my build. Nonetheless, Ben’s wand seems quite elegant to put together. I hope you can share some of your progress with us when you get to that phase of your build.
Awesome start mate. I too was really nervous when I built my first pack. Just take your time, use the right tools for the right jobs and you’ll be sweet. Measure 400 times and drill once!! Good luck
its here! rough placement of bits ( yes top left bit is facing wrong way that will be fixed lol) just need to figure out what types of screws I’ll be needing to get it all drilled in place.
got my kit eager to get started just wondering if anyone could help out with one thing I’m trying to work out, and idea what screws I need to buy and where from? video ben linked me showing how to install the tubes needed a 5.5 mm self tapping screw but when looking for those still unsure what ones to get and what ones to buy to use on the bumper. Thoughts? places to buy in the uk would be great help!
Can not for the life of me get this to lay flat even after benofkents very patient advice to me, he said to stop on this bit and will send me out a slightly smaller tube that will hopefully fit in and have car filler to smoothen out.
no this is from me dremeling to try and make my tube fit. Turns out I was sent a tube that was too big and explains why mine didn’t just fit perfectly like others did and per Bens instructions :\ he is sending me out a replacement smaller tube and hopefully can repair with filler fingers crossed
Today I decided all I could really do while I wait on metal parts from Benofkent is to try the most daunting part for me. Cutting holes !
Most tricky was the hole for the hose just under where the crank knob goes as my drill was obstructed by the shell, I had to drill a hole then use a dremel to do the rest. The hole for the Ribbon cable and the hose for the wand I used a hole cutter. First time using one of these so practice was done on cardboard first to find right size. Turned out great in the end so was happy with that!
If you mean the hole for the hose like in above picture, I had to drill a hole with a large drill bit, then largen the hole step by step with a dremel, then I’d turn over the shell and smoothen out the path with a dremel till hose fit in.
Tip : if you do the hole with a hole cutter near the N-Filter for the hose you can use the circle that is left over as a template to draw around on the crank, template can also be used to mark your spot for the ribbon cable too.
Update : Smaller tube arrived with Metal parts etc, ordered some drill taps so I can start making progress. Scary as never done this before and hope I dont mess up!
I had never done tapping before either, I feel like I am a pro at it now. Biggest tip I can give is just make sure you start the tap perfectly straight, then it just goes like butter.
do you have photos / thread of your build?
and what ones to buy to use on the