- June 21st, 2022, 1:57 pm#4970919
Here's a thread in which I'll document the build of a Benofkent Props Proton Pack I've decided to build for an acquaintance, Wes Cronin. We're both members of the Portland Ghostbusters. I scratch-built my Proton Pack in 1984, as documented here https://shawnmarshallmakes.com/1984-proton-packs/.
Wes bought this kit in 2015 but got stuck. Initially I was just going to help get the Heavy Props electronics sorted out, but as Wes gave me the whole kit back in 2019 I thought it would be a fun distraction from reality to just build the whole thing, pro bono. I hope to get it done in time for a screening of Ghostbusters that the Portland Art Museum film program (PAM CUT) will be holding on July 29. My other goal is to put as little money into completing the prop as possible, so I'll be using a lot of whatever I have kicking around.
6/14/22 My first task was disassembling the parts Wes had already glued onto the main shell with E6000. It took 2-3 hours using acetone and careful prying with a sharp putty knife to remove all of those parts.
Wes bought this kit in 2015 but got stuck. Initially I was just going to help get the Heavy Props electronics sorted out, but as Wes gave me the whole kit back in 2019 I thought it would be a fun distraction from reality to just build the whole thing, pro bono. I hope to get it done in time for a screening of Ghostbusters that the Portland Art Museum film program (PAM CUT) will be holding on July 29. My other goal is to put as little money into completing the prop as possible, so I'll be using a lot of whatever I have kicking around.
6/14/22 My first task was disassembling the parts Wes had already glued onto the main shell with E6000. It took 2-3 hours using acetone and careful prying with a sharp putty knife to remove all of those parts.