- May 18th, 2019, 10:18 am#4918158
So I found the Spirit proton pack earlier this year. Always wanted to build a pack. Told the wife it was for my son's halloween costume. (I'll loan it to him for the day) 2 months and $500 later it's done. Figured I'd share seeing all the info and inspiration came from here.
Flat black paint job with Rub'n buff weathering. Yellow EL tape and electrical tape for the hazard tape, ghostlab42 spirit light kit, soundboard, vent relay, and cosmetic kit, Jupiter electronics .75 scale wand light kit, and a AutismTeddy metallic sticker set.
I replaced all the tubing with 1/4 clear vinyl and ran chasing EL wire inside and used air fittings painted gray in the body.
It's powered by a 12v power pack that I added a remote switch and charging port to.
I used some scale resin parts from GBHQPartsDepot and hot glue to simulate weld beads.
I cut knurling into the knobs added extra screws and threaded rod to the air valves. 3D printed hat lenses from Benofkentprops and wand bracket from BusterProps.
I used a modified .75 scale Jupiter electronics wand kit (Only available in amber. I changed it to yellow.) and a dual led flasher circuit to add more animation to the wand. (Right after I made this post I discovered the ghostlab42 wand kit not to mention the rest of the upgraded kits. I pierced mine together. Dang it!
I cut down an Alice pack frame to better fit my son. It's still too big for him.
Over all, for a wall piece, I think I nailed it.
https://youtu.be/kvTsFAs03Pg
Flat black paint job with Rub'n buff weathering. Yellow EL tape and electrical tape for the hazard tape, ghostlab42 spirit light kit, soundboard, vent relay, and cosmetic kit, Jupiter electronics .75 scale wand light kit, and a AutismTeddy metallic sticker set.
I replaced all the tubing with 1/4 clear vinyl and ran chasing EL wire inside and used air fittings painted gray in the body.
It's powered by a 12v power pack that I added a remote switch and charging port to.
I used some scale resin parts from GBHQPartsDepot and hot glue to simulate weld beads.
I cut knurling into the knobs added extra screws and threaded rod to the air valves. 3D printed hat lenses from Benofkentprops and wand bracket from BusterProps.
I used a modified .75 scale Jupiter electronics wand kit (Only available in amber. I changed it to yellow.) and a dual led flasher circuit to add more animation to the wand. (Right after I made this post I discovered the ghostlab42 wand kit not to mention the rest of the upgraded kits. I pierced mine together. Dang it!
I cut down an Alice pack frame to better fit my son. It's still too big for him.
Over all, for a wall piece, I think I nailed it.
https://youtu.be/kvTsFAs03Pg
Last edited by iamroguesniper on August 6th, 2020, 9:04 am, edited 21 times in total.