So one of the last major modifications I need to make to my shell is the removal of the cast in N-filter. The plan is to attach a more accurate aluminum one in its place.
My questions is: How were the original N-filters attached to the screen used hero shells?
I’ve seen threads before talking about this topic but none of them touch on how the original screen used packs went about this. I found the following results that came close:
pchrisbosh1’s build didn’t really touch on how it was attached and I’m not too big a fan of how others have gone about it thus far.
From the looks of the Ramis pack, it seems the N-filer may have been epoxied on to the plate. This could have easily been a quick repair though and not how it was originally mounted.
I remember Chris saying that his theory was that the nfilter metal was too thin to weld or at least he didn’t want to risk welding his own nfilter without ruining it. so epoxy was used to secure the plate to the nfilter and then more to secure the nfilter onto the cyclotron itself.
There are 2 ways it could have gone from how I look at it.
the metal is too thin to weld and they decided to epoxy a plate to the inside of the nfilter rather than welding one, as well as using alot of epoxy to glue it to the cyclotron, then jammed it in place to dry, possibly riveting it in place from the inside of the shell after the epoxy had dried. Chris built up a flat area on the cyclotron itself for the plate to sit nice and flush, then riveted it in place. Then put a ton of epoxy on the inside of the nfilter and glued it in place over the riveted metal plate.
they welded the plate inside the nfilter and then then placed it on the cyclotron and drilled holes from the inside and riveted it in place. They could have used epoxy as well at the time? Then the nfilter broke off due to wear and tear or being bumped (maybe the welds were quite weak) and they then put a ■■■■ load of epoxy inside and glued it in place again.
I might sound like I’m blowing smoke here but this is how I see it.
The plate riveted to the shell was spot welded to the inside of the n-filter. At some point during production it got hit pretty hard and broke the welds.
The way it was made, it wouldn’t take more than a bump from the bottom to the face edge of the n-filter to break it off or at least bend it.
Instead of re welding the plate, which would burn off the paint, (and require a re-paint which would be noticeable on screen), they use some 2 part epoxy and glue it back on, which eventually gets knocked out and lost at some point after the movie is finished. Hence no need to repair the damage.
