Yes there a still some outcasts in this community who like to be creative with their hobby and dont only put other peoples great work like a revell kit together for the sake of applaud , like “yeah i can drill a hole” or “yeah i can rivet a bracket” ect.
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I don’t think you’d call it a classic, but here’s my first thrower (I think from about 2006). Pretty sure the top knob is a drawer pull I found at Home Depot and the other knobs are coax cable connectors. Made from MDF, foam and PVC. The lights are from a Dollar Store toy.
…and a custom-made v-hook (wood)
I saved most of my first thrower from the late 80s. Here’s the front handle, cardboard tube from a spool of nylon twine, spark plug, a pin from a car door lock under the electrical tape holding the red wire. Side terminal terminal crimped to the wire, and secured to the spark plug nut. At the tip, a regular flashlight bulb that was wired to light up when “shooting”
I didn’t have a lot to reference from for a movie pack, and the RGB cartoons were on tv at the time so I mixed them together eventually.
I have the vhook and a few other pieces scattered around. I’ll try to put them together sometime.
That is an awesome idea, CPU! I would love to see some more from your early work!
The spark plug and light bulb is very cool. Definitely a RGB feel to it.
It was. A labor of love that one, built from scrap steel for halloween one year in a period of about two months worth of coffee breaks at my first job in a steel shop; good times. Due to the nature of it’s construction, it ended up weighing upwards of 75lbs. A lot of liberties were taken due to time constraints. I wish I still had it! I think I still have part of the thrower somewhere, but where I have no idea. :whatever:
Good God man. I remember when you were building that. Holy hell the memories
Awesome pics. I love seeing the old school builds. Even though some of them are rough compared to what’s out there today, they’re all still 1000x better than the hot messes I cobbled together myself when I was younger.
AHA! After seeing the unpainted ones, I recognize your pack now! Yours was the first metal pack I’d ever seen, and I’d only ever seen the unpainted photos. I thought it was just some unfinished pack somewhere! Nice to know it was done… HORRIFYING to know it’s upwards of 75 lbs.
I remember seeing these when I first got interested in prop building! AWESOME!