The Proton Pack Section Index Thread

jackdoud · December 29, 2011, 10:26pm

The purpose of this thread is to highlight important or useful threads that have been posted in the Proton Pack section as well as examples of builds using a variety of materials.

The threads have been grouped based on the general parts used but are otherwise in no particular order or importance. This is by no means a complete list. If there is a thread that you think should be added to this list, post a link and a mod will add it if appropriate. We will clean up the thread as a whole when needed.

Some items in the listing may be repeated.

This is not a mistake - some items fall into two or more categories, and have been placed under multiple headings so they’re easier to find.

If you find that a thread listed below has missing pictures or for any other reason is no longer valid please let us know.

Thanks to Some_Guy and ProtonCharger for helping to aggregate some of the initial list.

Pack Builds

Fiberglass Shells

janderson0719’s Build: bigi71 shell, GB1 pack JPA/Franchesky parts

parksdesign’s Build: bigi71 shell, GB1 pack

pchrisbosh1’s Build: bigi71 shell, GB1 pack, R2Devo Lights

mburkit’s Build: V1 Zombierepellent Shell, JPA parts, GB1 pack, Proptronics lights, Replica Props sound

c05ta’s Build: Zombierepellent Shell, Crix lights and sound

Namssorg’s Build: Alkaline Shell, GB1 pack

aceblackbelt’s Build: Alkaline Shell, GB2 pack, Jupiter Lights

StaggeringElk’s Build: Alkaline shell, GB2 pack

Undrtkrbob’s Build: Alkaline shell, GB2 pack, aluminum parts by JPA35 and Momeraths24

KagaSakai’s Build: Alkaline Shell, GB1 pack, Proptronics lights

Filandrius’s Build: Alkaline Shell, GB2 pack, Exoray lights

Pdred1985’s Build: Alkaline Shell, GB1 pack

mcFly’s Build: Alkaline Shell

Stroudy’s Build: Sevv Shell, GB1 pack

Tyger Cheex’s Build: Sevv Shell, GB1 pack

jt001’s Build: Venkman71 shell

ecto1321’s Build: Venkman71 shell, Proptronix lights, Crix sound

Libtechinit’s Build: Venkman71 shell, GB2 pack, Exoray lights, Crix sound

ThrowingChicken’s Build: Javamonkey Shell, GB2 pack

Vaccform Shells

mburkit’s Build: Austin Shell, Hyperdyne lights

Ferrariracerjv7’s Build: D-42 shell, GB1 pack

D-42’s Build: D-42 Shell

sbonse’s Build: D-42 Shell

bjz’s Build: Studio Creations shell, GB2 pack

djskinny’s Build: Studio Creations shell, GB2 pack, Crix lights and sound

Eugene Speed’s Build: Studio Creations shell, GB2 pack

Styrene/PVC Shells

bigi71’s Styrene Build: JPA parts

wm6929’s styrene Build: Protoncharger’s Pepakura Plans

mburkit’s Styrene Build: GB2 pack

PeteVenkman_Jedi’s Styrene Build: GB1 pack

WeeMadHamish’s Styrene Build

hooker’s Styrene Build

fixxer’s PVC Build: Nick-a-tron parts, GB2 pack

Ecto-Wes’s PVC Build

MDF/wood Shells

PLURKLE 20J’s MDF build

Mr.Spider’s MDF build: GB2 pack, Proptronics Lights

Crix’s MDF build: GB1 packs, Stefan Plans

Kingpin’s MDF build

Svee’s MDF/Dibond build

Magnus Tullock’s Plywood build

Astyanax’s Low-Budget mostly-Gagnon (Paranorman) Scratch Build (pic heavy)

Paper Shells

Protoncharger’s Pepakura Pack

Metal Shells

CPU64’s Aluminum Shell

Mat’s Steel Shell

Foam/Junk/Other

lookatthemonkeys’s Build: foamcore/styrene, Norm’s Plans, GB2 pack

portugueseGB’s Foamcore/Plywood Build

lord gilpin’s Foamcore Build: Stefan’s Plans

hyperguyver2 Foamcore build

GeistKopf’s Foamcore Build

Paul-Butt’s Foamcore Build

nonagon’s Cardboard Budget Pack

crx2fast 's Cardboard Build

postmortem01’s CNC’d Foam Buck

Jamie Young’s Foam Mat Build

gdonovan plywood/junk Build

Full-Roaming-Vapor’s Junk Pack

Gareee’s Junk Pack

Bradester’s Dollar Store Junk Pack

Thrower Builds

Aluminum Throwers

Filandrius’s Build: CPU64 Thrower, JPA35, Umoribawar, Exoray lights

mburkit’s Build: CPU64 Thrower, Proptronics lights

c.fago’s Build: CPU64 Thrower

aceblackbelt’s Build

janderson0719’s Build: Umoribawar Thrower

Resin Kits

slime me please’s Build: MMM Gun Kit Build, Exoray Lights

Mr.Spider’s Build: MMM Gun Kit Build, proptronix lights

aceblackbelt’s Build: MMM Gun Kit Build

StaggeringElk’s Build: MMM Gun Kit Build

jt001’s Build: MMM Gun Kit Build

ecto1321’s Build: MMM Gun Kit Build, Proptronics lights

Undrtkrbob’s Build: ThrowingChicken Gun Kit, JPA35, Momeraths24

throwingchicken Thrower V2.0 Build Thread

throwingchicken Thrower V2.5 Build Thread

throwingchicken Thrower V3.0 Build Thread

Warrenzo’s Build: Nick-a-tron kit

**Styrene/PVC Builds **

jackdoud’s styrene Build, Elite plans

SLAAARGH’s Styrene Build, Stefan Plans

WeeMadHamish’s Styrene Build

fixxer’s PVC Build: Nick-a-tron parts

Ecto-Wes’s PVC Build

Wood Builds

valentino_42’s Plywood build

lookatthemonkeys’s MDF build

Other

nonagon’s Cardboard Budget Thrower

Nicholszz’s Pepakura Paper Thrower

ProtonCharger’s Pepakura Paper Thrower

Other Packs

Videogame Packs

Dark Jedi 1500’s Build

mburkit’s Build

RedVirtue’s Build: R2Devo lights & Jupiter Electronic lights

Austin’s Build

machina28’s Build

irrelevanttomfoolery’s Wii Pack

zacharybroyles’s Wii Concept Pack

JackIvyGB’s Wii Concept Pack

RGB Packs

ThePinkGhostbuster’s Build

EGB Packs

Ectoman_913’s Kylie Pistol

Tainted Love Packs

Azuran’s Build

Anthony Cannon’s Build

LascielsShadow’s Build

torsoboy’s Build

keoni’s Build

Hello Kitty Pack

FunkPunkTwang’s Epic Build

Scaled Down packs

lillie450’s Build

KCGhostbuster’s Build

Vincenzo330’s Kenner Mod

JoeLuna33’s Kenner Mod

JoeLuna33’s Build: RGB Pack

ThePinkGhostbuster’s Build: RGB Pack

Techniques

Pack Casting

vincenzo330’s Example

Exoray/Venkman71 Example

General Discussion

Demon Vice Commander’s Example

Thrower Casting

KCGhostbuster’s Example

ThrowingChicken’s Example

Bumper Casting

KCGhostbuster’s Example

Wiz-GB008’s Example

Vacforming Packs

D-42’s Example

KCGhostbuster’s Example

Veneered Metal

Technique by ThrowingChicken

Fake Weld Lines

Technique by CPU64

Motherboard Attachment

Technique by kind2311

Motherboard Creation

Technique by vincenzo330

Pack Texturing

Technique by pchrisbosh1

Paint Discussion

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24891

DIY GB1 ribbon cable

Technique by Javamonkey

Technique by BlkMesaHero

Technique by Phish4dinner

Technique by niceshootintex

Thrower Heatsink

KCGhostbuster’s Scratchbuilt Heatsink

Extending Barrel Tip

Technique by mburkit

Technique by protoncharger

General Discussion

Shock Knob Construction

Metal Bellows discussion

Mr. Spider’s Washer Build

Peterlb’s Washer Build

Scratchbuilt Bumpers

ThrowingChicken’s Build: Styrene/MDF

Mr. Spider’s Build: MDF/Plywood

Protoncharger’s Build: Paper/Resin

Alkaline’s Build: Wood

Booster Tube Battery Compartment

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26848

GB1 Alice Frame Spacer

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24650

Booster Frame Construction

Technique by Nick-a-tron

Technique by jackdoud

Technique by pchrisbosh1

SMC to Legris Elbow conversion

Technique by Spengler28

Pack displaying

General Displaying Options

XxEctOxX’s Omni Pack wall mount

Advice for noob builders

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28610

Part Discussions

Updates to Stefan’s plans

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9307

Studiocreations Shell Discussion

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=30510

Ribbon Cable Clamp Dimensions

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9495

PPD discussion

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22020

Thrower plans

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26375

Labels/Decals

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22666&hilit=labels

Metal Parts list

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25357

Master Parts list

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16866

Master Screw list

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28546

Genuine Heatsinks

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28259

Clippard Hose Fittings

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27150

Clippard Valve Placement

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=32031

Legris & Nycoil Banjos

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26455

Display Power Supply

Flash Bulb Discussion

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22914

Reference Material

Volguus’s GB2 semi-hero pack

Screenused pack seen at UK Convention

thegreatgalling’s Sony Lobby Pictures

Vincenzo330’s Sony Lobby Pictures

Production Pack Comparisons

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28595

Thrower lights Discussion

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19673

Thrower Switches discussion

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18358

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19085

Ray’s “yellow lights” on the Power Cell Explained!

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5404

Electronics

Lights

r2devo’s PIC based pack circuit

jackdoud’s analog pack circuit

Interceptor9C1’s quickie pack lights

Martinus’s Arduino code

Syco54645’s Arduino code

jackdoud’s analog thrower circuit

BSjohnson’s Game Pack Lights

Maniac221’s Jupiter Electronics Combo Tutorial

Original FC2 Effects Board info

Sound

mburkit’s Replica Props chip Tutorial

Amplifier distortion help

zeta otaku’s MP3 player hack

nolatron’s Dual sound boards

Martinus’s Arduino code

Syco54645’s Arduino code

tatawaki’s Arduino code

Changing Hyperdyne sound files

aceblackbelt · December 29, 2011, 10:44pm

This is great! A one stop shop for everything one would need to know about building.

chibigear · December 29, 2011, 11:03pm

Now this IS great! Just wish that this had been available when we began our quest for ghostbusting.. Would have made this project MUCH more easier and faster..

Thanks for everyone involved on this!

KCGhostbuster · December 29, 2011, 11:12pm

Many thanks -what a great contribution to the community.

kingpin · December 29, 2011, 11:33pm

Wicked! In the run up to Pack #2, I was gonna start digging the forum for extending barrel tutorials… and now you’ve got them all grouped together in a nice neat list. Awesome, thanks Jack!

cowbybill · December 29, 2011, 11:38pm

Thank you for putting this together I’m planning on starting a new pack this year and this will be a valuable reasource!

JoeLuna33 · December 30, 2011, 5:06am

Hey Jack! Thanks for including a couple of my builds. Its awesome to think that one of my threads could help some one out with their own build.

RedVirtue · December 30, 2011, 5:58am

Thanks Doud for including my PDS Pack. I hope others find it useful! This is such a great idea and I’m going to find this thread very helpful soon.

If it helps you any I used R2Devo lights and Jupiter Electronic lights.

I was actually planning on making some upgraded modifications to this proton pack in the near future. I was wondering if necro-bumping the thread should be an option, or if I should start a new thread all together. The upgrades would mostly revolve around a slime booster tube upgrade and changes to the gun. I don’t mind starting a new thread, but I do like the thought of keeping everything in one thread. You’re call.

jackdoud · December 30, 2011, 2:07pm

Generally the unwritten internet rule is, if you started the thread you can bump it. I’m a fan of keeping everything of a similar topic to one thread myself.

RedVirtue · December 30, 2011, 3:51pm

Right on. Glad we see eye to eye. Just wanted to be sure. If things come together I’ll continue posting in the thread with the updates.

Stroudy · December 30, 2011, 5:51pm

Cracking thread, as has been said one stop shop. Well done Doud.

Tyger_Cheex · December 30, 2011, 7:08pm

Very flattered to be featured with my build… more than happy to offer suggestions and/or advice to anyone who needs it. There are things I’d probably do slightly different if I ever built a 2nd one but nothing major!

janderson0719 · December 30, 2011, 7:16pm

Maybe this thread should be added to the parts discussion…

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26455

MODERATOR: Link Added, thanks!

Skyknight · February 1, 2012, 5:06pm

I vote for sticky this!!!

Edit

Ups, it’s already done. Sorry, my bad. It’s a great thread and links some of the most awsome builds I’ve seen so far.

Namssorg · February 12, 2012, 6:34am

It would be great to have a section that’s all the templates people have created.

I linked to a 3" N-filter hole template I made when I was building my N-filter, and it was pretty popular. It’s just kind of buried in my thread.

I also made a list of McMaster-Carr links for lots of pvc/plastic tubing that is the correct size, if anyone finds that useful. Kind of the plastic version of Vincenzo’s metal parts shopping list. http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25357

bonked · March 7, 2012, 3:50pm

wasn’t there a cardboard pack made by realghosthunters or something?

aceblackbelt · March 7, 2012, 4:50pm

I have my cardboard pack build but its not added to the list above yet.

http://www.gbfans.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28861

S-Mart_Ash · March 7, 2012, 6:52pm

Wow this is an AMAZING list!!!

Thank you very much for including the Hello Kitty Pack

Bradester · April 9, 2012, 8:29pm

I wouldn’t consider mine a “junk pack” given its looks and how popular that thread is/was :-o

Libtechinit · November 26, 2012, 12:50am

I’m definitely humbled to have my build thread included here!

This thread is great and has answers to just about every question you could ask when starting a pack build.

Nice work putting it all together in one spot!