Slime Blower (from Ghostbusters II) project COMPLETED!!!

Equipment Slime Blowers
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Ghostheads,

Just to report that I’m starting a crazy project, that will be difficult (I know), but is not impossible.

Me and Adrian Ribeiro (Vice-President and founder of Paranormal Labs.), a real mechanical engeneer, are starting our Slime Blower project.

We plan to make it as technical as possible, respecting engeneering rules and in hope to have a prototype at low costs, and planning to offer it in a near future, to other franchises and ghostbusters worldwide.

But before we could offer it, we need to develop it. So, the first step is to get as many informations as possible, to create the AUTOCADproject (with the correct measures and scales). We are working in this step right now.

If you (or someone you know) already have it done, please, e-mail me the AUTOCAD’s file (at [email protected], because this will help us a lot (and will save us many time!)!

I already draw the 4 views (front, back, right side and left side) of the Slime Blower’s backpack in CorelDraw!, as a vector.

This is what I did in CorelDraw.

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Now, we are exporting the file from CorelDraw to AutoCAD, to add the correct measures of each piece. Then I’ll make the slime blower gun’s 4 views, again using CorelDraw!, to export it to AutoCAD.

The second step will be the production’s part. We will develop the materials to make it as light as possible (specially because we plan to offer it and the shipping costs of heavy equipments are terrible expensive!!!).

We are planning to offer our slime blower with and without lights (at customer’s choice), since we have another engeneering (now an electronic engeneer) to make the electronics.

In a second moment, after we complete this Slime Blower project, we will develop many others electronics, as Proton Pack’s lights and sounds, Proton Gun’s light and sounds, PKE’s electronics and many more. Always making it with the best price, with no profits!

By the way, I’ll post some images, drawings and everything else that could help others to complete their Slime Blowers, as soon as we win the steps in this projects (different from most people, who don’t share their knowledges…).

My drawing is the result of a compilation of projects, from Slimer7’s, Christphern’s and Norm’s (all plans found here, at GBProps.com and Christphern’s additional drawings found here, who I thank you all. Without your projects, I (and many other guys as well), couldn’t run our projects. Thanks a lot pioneers!!!

Cross your fingers, my friends! This project will be very difficult… But we will win!!! 8) :wink:

Thanks!

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Just a quick update, guys!

Here is the 1st drawing of our Slime Blower’s gun. This is it’s right side view!

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Now I need to complete the other 3 views (top, bottom and left sides) and export it all to AutoCAD.

I guess we are running to the correct direction… :lol:

Hope you all like it.

Thanks!

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AWSOME!!! make sure to put a lot of progress pics up tk

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Hey TK-194, I want to know how is your project? give us some update :wink:

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Guys,

As soon as I get some news, I’ll post it here.

My mind is not so organized right now, guys, since my grandmother (my mom’s mother) passed away today, at 6PM (local time).

She died peacefully, in her bed (she was living with us since my grandfather passed away on April, 2005).

Sorry but but it is 8PM here and we are all still shocked. I’ll go back to the project in the next few days.

If you could, I would ask anyone to make a pray in her memory tonight.

Thanks you all

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Sorry to hear about your grandmother. My prayers are definitely with you and your family.

Darrin

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very sorry to hear about your grandmother…you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers

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Hi there ghostheads!

Just a quick update. Life is coming back to normal (if you didn’t know, my grandmother passed away last week, on March 16th).

And, with the “normal” life we are returning to our Slime Blower project.

For now, I have these updates:

  • Project and drawings step complete! We have all the plans here, complete with all the measures (no plans available out there offers all the measures!).

  • I’m starting to produce the pack itself right now. We found a way to make it **REALLY **light and we are estimating we will have it with between 12 to 15 Kg (about 26 to 33lb.).

  • Slime gun has it’s project and drawings complete as well and we are starting to make it too. We are estimating to have it complete with up to 5Kg (about 11lb.) when complete. But remember it will have a shoulder strap.

We are starting to make the 1st prototype.

Next steps to come:

  • Painting the blower

  • Find the best/lighter hoses

  • Make and add the adhesives (black/yellow stripe / “No Handle” adhesive, etc…)

  • Fix the blower to the alice frame

  • Take photos and upload them here, to hear your feedbacks

  • Report the costs to offer the blowers worldwide. :slight_smile:

So, guys, keep the fingers crossed! We are working hard here, to make the best replica we can.

Thanks and keep posting your feedbacks.

See’ya!

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i cant wait to see pics!! it sounds AWSOME tk!

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I’m sort of a newbie around these parts, mainly looking for ideas and information on the props for a Ghostbusters costume for Halloween this year. I would like to express my deepest condolences for the loss of your grandmother, TK-194. I lost my grandfather last week, too, on the same day. His funeral is on the 22nd.

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Ok, Ghostheads!

As you all requested, here is another update.

Now I’m showing the Slime Blower’s main tank. It is in it’s raw color, but it will give an idea from the final product’s replica quality.

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Let me know what you all think.

Thanks!

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How much does that weigh?

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Well… :roll:

Will you believe me if I say it is 1.6Kg (about 3.52lb.)? That’s this tank’s weight.

See’ya!

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NICE!!

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:smiley:

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What is that thing?..like, what are you using for the main tank.

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It’s slime time!

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Hi there, folks!

Although, I will post seldomly (every week I have less free time), I decided to join the slime blower discussion list.

TK and I work together on the Paranormal Labs… As TK (Vinicius) has already told you, I am the “nerd” Mech Engineer behind the blower design and dimensioning.

As for the your doubts regarding the material used on the cylinders and the manufacturing processes, I would like to reveal them only after we have sucess on the project… Engineers don’t like to reveal designs details while they are not certain if they work or not… As soon as they do work, we will let you know!

The only thing we can tell you right now is that, if we are sucessfull with the current design and manufacturing process, our guess is that the “Slime blower + Alice Frame” will weight less than 10 kg. So, it will be as light as a proton pack.

Just a curiosity remark: the measuring system used in Brazil is the SI (International System), so the blower design I am working on has all

dimensions according to SI and not to Imperial/US Customary Units.

Cross your fngers!

Drika,out!

“Bursting make me feel good!”

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Hi there Ghostheads!

Now you all know the genius behind Paranormal Labs… :lol:

Well. Here comes another update.

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These are the boxes we have below the green tubes.

Again, let me know your comments.

See’ya soon!

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Hey TK-194 your doing an awesome job on that slimeblower. Can’t wait to see how the rest comes out. :smiley: