Is it possible the packs were repainted just before shooting started?
The reason I ask is the Omni pack looks far too glossy on the magazine cover to be a fresh satin finish.
If they started off with a gloss finish but were then repainted in satin while some components were left in situ instead of being detached to be painted separately, that could account for the washers etc being black.
There’s also some evidence of overspray such as here on the tubing in the PPD on the Ramis hero that could suggest a hasty repaint at some stage.
Although that could just be from a touch up prior to GB2
I may be way off base mind you but it could explain some of the eccentricities we’re seeing.
There’s evidence of overspray all over the place on each proton pack. Off the top of my head I know that the super hero has overspray on the top orange hat light and on the white decals on the gun track. So it’s entirely possible.
I would say it’s also possible that the OMNI is satin with super bright lighting making it look a lot shinier than it really is, but it’s damn near impossible to confirm or deny that aspect.
One thing is for sure, none of the packs were painted flat except maybe the stunt packs.
Satin paint has a bit more sheen as soon as it’s applied and usually needs a couple days for it to wear off. Given the six week schedule that they had to design, build, and ship everything to New York, I wouldn’t be surprised if the paint was still wet when they photographed the Omni.
It is with great reluctance and regret that I’ve had to remove some of the reference photos from this thread.
Unfortunately it has become apparent that Neil (Venky for those not in the know) has misrepresented the nature of the photographs he’d provided of the Super Hero pack, despite plastering them with his watermark, they would appear to be the digital property of Aaron Mack. Aaron has explained that Neil never had his permission to share these photographs, and because of that, I have little choice but to remove them.
Is there any chance someone could illustrate the findings above with less… controversial images? Even some basic pictographic sources would be helpful as the text really strongly refers to the images and it’s hard to understand the points raised.
These are the posts made to Facebook that were then copied to the fan forum to make this thread. You should be able to see these whether you have Facebook or not
I’ll have a look and see if I can find anything. Unfortunately some of the photos were of the Pack with the shell removed, and only a few people from the community have ever had the privilege to see that, so alternate photos are like gold dust… If not hen’s teeth.
I would agree that the HGA is shorter on the other packs; as the top of the Allen Head bolts sit flush with the gun box. I believe they did that so the gun would sit better on the pack without getting snagged on the HGA.
I’m going to have to check the HGA I have waiting to be installed on my next Pack, see if it’s got the Superhero configuration of how close the elbow pieces are to each other, or the wider gap of the regular Hero packs.
Does anyone know how far the booster tube sticks up above the top of the shell? I’ve seen a pic on the reference library of a side-on shot measuring the ion arm rod and the top of the tube is just in shot, looks about 1/2" but I’m not sure.
