# Paul's Foamcore Packs **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [August 6, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941 "2010-08-06T03:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lordgilpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/lordgilpin/32/3982_2.png) [@lordgilpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/lordgilpin)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/41 "2010-09-17T22:40:32Z")
You’re welcome dude… It really does look fabulous. ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/42 "2010-10-04T16:10:51Z")
Small update: Finally got the [injectors](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/injectors) put on. I used two wooden dowels (not as heavy as you think) and decided to use an L-bracket for the support just in case. I moved the bolt from the top to the side so that it won’t interfere with the label. Filled the top hole up with a bit of glue. Blurry pic, I know. And I also attached the [booster frame](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/booster-frame) I received from Colin (Multimediamayhem). A great item! So here’s where we stand: I’m a bit afraid of the spray paint eating away at the (potentially) exposed foam. I think I may use some black, craft paint and brush that on the exposed areas (I believe Gareee recommended this). Once the exposed areas are painted, then I’ll prime and paint the whole thing. Thoughts? Opinions? ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/43 "2010-10-04T19:44:11Z")
And so our first coat of paint is done. It looks god awful in my opinion in the photos due to the reflection of the sunlight, but in person it looks alright. Will do a second coat tomorrow. I’m using Krylon H2O latex paint as Gareee has mentioned in another thread. Thoughts? Opinions? ---
**Author:** ![cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpu64/32/104792_2.png) [@cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpu64)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/44 "2010-10-05T05:24:00Z")
First coat, or first can? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![lordgilpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/lordgilpin/32/3982_2.png) [@lordgilpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/lordgilpin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/45 "2010-10-05T07:03:06Z")
It looks a bit glossy but waiting to see the endgame… > [@CPU64](#): > > First coat, or first can? 😃 HAHA\> I don’t have the patience for light coats either… It’s an epic struggle to keep from overdoing it. Did you do a heavy coat Paul? ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/46 "2010-10-05T19:18:12Z")
I did a MASSIVELY heavy coat, haha. It went on really thin, and I said the hell with this! Here’s the second coat drying in the sun. I am MUCH more pleased with the finish now. Thoughts? Opinions? ---
**Author:** ![gbrob](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ba8739/32.png) [@gbrob](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/gbrob)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/47 "2010-10-05T19:32:44Z")
That’s nice right there… ---
**Author:** ![KCGhostbuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a9a28c/32.png) [@KCGhostbuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/KCGhostbuster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/48 "2010-10-05T19:46:16Z")
Very nice. ---
**Author:** ![lordgilpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/lordgilpin/32/3982_2.png) [@lordgilpin](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/lordgilpin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/49 "2010-10-05T22:28:53Z")
Looks good man, MUCH better- lol… Is this pack for THIS Halloween? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/2X/c/c5b3f4ae5c26d244057cd203721288eccc8b8ad6.png) [@system](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/50 "2010-10-05T22:40:59Z")
Nice job, i love Krylon paint. ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/51 "2010-10-06T00:53:32Z")
> [@lordgilpin](#): > > Looks good man, MUCH better- lol… > > Is this pack for THIS Halloween? Thanks for the kind words, coming from you it’s a major compliment :). This pack is just something for my father and I to work on. Never really had specific plans, but I do plan on having it done in the next month (sans lights). ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/52 "2010-10-07T04:49:25Z")
And now with some wires and whatnot… ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/53 "2010-10-07T12:11:25Z")
If you want to knock back some of that shine, just use some high grit snadpaper, and lightly sand some areas. I really prefer the resulting dull coat. Also if you just paint a few areas with thin small bits of that cheap walmart brush on craft acrylic paint, it will also dry with a duller sheen. I did that on our gun handles, and it adds an interesting texture variation. ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/54 "2010-10-25T02:21:44Z")
Thanks for the advice Gareee, but I kind of like the semi-glossy look. Some more progress. Had to disassemble the pack to add some things. Glued the red lenses in the [cyclotron](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/cyclotron). You’ll also notice a ball of tape on the end of the hose. That’s how I connected the last hose and it worked. I just run the hose in, stick on a helluva lot of tape so it forms a ball, then leave it. It’s easy enough to remove and secure enough to keep the hose in :whatever: You’ll also notice a small piece of plywood on the upper right. I had to put that in to have something for the screws from the [ribbon cable clamp](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/ribbon-cable-clamp) to sink into. It all looks kinda messy inside… But looks great on the outside! Also received my ALICE frame in the mail, so I painted her up and attached her to the [motherboard](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/motherboard). Soooo close to being done! Thoughts? Opinions? ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/55 "2010-10-25T16:16:44Z")
Maybe its time to add weathering? It looks You just need a quickie gun and you have something relatively complete for halloween. Believe me, the casual observers won’t notice inaccuracies at all, and they will just be amazed. Have you come up with a [bumper](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/bumper) solution yet? ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/56 "2010-10-25T18:20:17Z")
I’ve got to weather her that’s for sure. I added the [N-filter](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/n-filter) today using some ‘No More Nails’ glue, so I gotta wait for that to dry before I keep going. I’m thinking for the [bumper](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/bumper) I will just buy one in the future. I already have a complete pack and gun with lights for Halloween, this one is just for giggles, so no real rush. I have a gun kit from MMM that I am slowly working on. Again, not in a big hurry, so it will probably be some time before it’s completed. ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/57 "2010-10-25T19:49:29Z")
Check your measurements and the bumper’s before ordering one. You might find, that like our packs, that available bumpers just do not fit at all. ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/58 "2010-10-27T19:56:41Z")
A little more progress. Attached the [gun track](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/gun-track) today (much thanks to Colin from MMM for the part) and glued on the [N-filter](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/n-filter) last night. Only thing left to do, besides the [bumper](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/bumper) and shock mount, is to paint a few things on the pack. Here’s where we stand: ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/59 "2010-11-03T14:17:55Z")
Built a new stand to display her. And here they are. Still a little work to do on the pack itself, plus finish the gun, but no rush. ---
**Author:** ![Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ee7513/32.png) [@Paul-Butt](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Paul-Butt)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941/60 "2010-11-04T22:22:31Z")
Did some more work today. Touched up the paint around the [n-filter](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/n-filter) and finished it up. Also painted the top of the scratch built clippard. I added some weathering, not much, but enough for my liking. I’m waiting on a shock mount and a [bumper](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/bumper) from kcghostbuster to finish up. Can’t wait! And here’s where we’re at. Almost done! [Previous page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/pauls-foamcore-packs/29941.md?page=4)