Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Ghostbuster Props
I've been making Ghostbuster packs and kits for the last couple of years, but haven't ever built one for myself. I figured this was the year to change that.
We hit a big party this year, so these pics are literally from where I dropped the equipment when we got home. The pack lost part of the ion arm and the PKE meter lost the display facing -both easy repairs.
The thrower is built from my resin gun kit. I added a hook for hanging it from my belt and it made an incredible difference. Very secure, I didn't have to hold the gun, and made for very easy access when I wanted to show it to someone -or point it at a ghost.
The trap holster is wood -the rivets are non-functional, I'm thinking about molding it so it can be reproduced as a kit. The trap is from my resin kit with a last-minute addition of flashing lights (came from a Dollar Store yo-yo).
The PKE meter was a 2-day build from a lint brush. The wings were originally going to light up, but I couldn't get the wiring to fit (and I had trouble with the electronics). The display has a blinking LED and the wings are functional (they move up and down).
The clippard valves are resin and I find it incredibly difficult to get the transparency-based labels to stay adhered -anyone else have this problem? The LED indicators on the PKE are actually angel hair pasta noodles colored with markers. I lost quite a few of them during the party. I kept the hole in the handle of the PKE (from the original lint brush) and looped a tie strap through it so it can be easily attached to my belt (worked like a charm).
This is the first pack where I haven't rigged my own lights -it uses Proptronix's kit, which I highly recommend.
We hit a big party this year, so these pics are literally from where I dropped the equipment when we got home. The pack lost part of the ion arm and the PKE meter lost the display facing -both easy repairs.
The thrower is built from my resin gun kit. I added a hook for hanging it from my belt and it made an incredible difference. Very secure, I didn't have to hold the gun, and made for very easy access when I wanted to show it to someone -or point it at a ghost.
The trap holster is wood -the rivets are non-functional, I'm thinking about molding it so it can be reproduced as a kit. The trap is from my resin kit with a last-minute addition of flashing lights (came from a Dollar Store yo-yo).
The PKE meter was a 2-day build from a lint brush. The wings were originally going to light up, but I couldn't get the wiring to fit (and I had trouble with the electronics). The display has a blinking LED and the wings are functional (they move up and down).
The clippard valves are resin and I find it incredibly difficult to get the transparency-based labels to stay adhered -anyone else have this problem? The LED indicators on the PKE are actually angel hair pasta noodles colored with markers. I lost quite a few of them during the party. I kept the hole in the handle of the PKE (from the original lint brush) and looped a tie strap through it so it can be easily attached to my belt (worked like a charm).
This is the first pack where I haven't rigged my own lights -it uses Proptronix's kit, which I highly recommend.
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