www.TK560.com Forum Index www.TK560.com
Vacuum Forming, Movie Prop, Sci-fi and GIjOE Forum
 
Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages

Log inLog in  RegisterRegister


Profile  Search  Memberlist  FAQ  Usergroups
Troopers on the 'Scare'

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    www.TK560.com Forum Index -> Costumes & Equipment
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
jegner
Site Admin


Joined: 30 May 2003
Posts: 2144
Location: Texas, USA

PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:10 am    Post subject: Troopers on the 'Scare' Reply with quote

Well, there was a downtown Halloween carnival, and we had a small band of troopers from 'The Last Garrision' fan film attend. Here are some pics, from TK652,

http://picasaweb.google.com/herbertmidgley/ScareOnTheSquare102806




Jim
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address
crashmann
Guru


Joined: 27 Sep 2005
Posts: 501

PostPosted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, very nice group there!

I didn't do much today, just went to work in Washington DC as usual...




Next year I'm going to have lights and sound Smile

Charlie
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger
jegner
Site Admin


Joined: 30 May 2003
Posts: 2144
Location: Texas, USA

PostPosted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Nice! Very Happy
One of these days, I'll need to do a GB proton pack!

Thanks for sharing the pic.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address
crashmann
Guru


Joined: 27 Sep 2005
Posts: 501

PostPosted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't forget to follow the link embedded in the text... Or just click below:

http://tk386.com/ghostbusting_on_capitol_hill

Folks had a hard time identifying my getup until they got behind me and took a second look. Then I got a lot of "Who ya' gonna call?" as they recognized my getup.

I was a little concerned about how the officers would react, but I approached everyone with a smile and was first to say "Howdy! Anybody see any ghosts around here?!?" I think they were disappointed when my pack went through the X-Ray machine, since there was nothing to see inside!

I've got a few more people interested in working up Ghostbusters costumes, so we can have the whole crew next year!

Charlie
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger
drcrash
Guru


Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Posts: 705
Location: Austin, Texas

PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The vacuum forming challenge is going to be the hearse.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
drcrash
Guru


Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Posts: 705
Location: Austin, Texas

PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got any in-process pictures of making the proton pack?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Stomper
Master


Joined: 01 Oct 2005
Posts: 473
Location: Woodburn, Oregon USA

PostPosted: Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Charlie, those pictures sure bring back the memories from when I was stationed at Ft. Mead where the NSA is!! The last time I saw the "Crapitol" Building was in '86 and it had scaffolding all around the dome for restoration.
_________________
Tony Krewson
FEAR... is not my god!!
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
crashmann
Guru


Joined: 27 Sep 2005
Posts: 501

PostPosted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the compliments!

I've got some video of us forming the base boxes for the backpack. It's made of two pieces, the round cyclotron, and the upper boxes. Initially, we tried making one piece molds, but couldn't release them from the plastic. Then we got smart and made the mold from separate parts held together with wood pegs. After the plastic is pulled, you remove the riser, and then separate the components.

Here's the cyclotron buck made from stacked MDF:


Here's a photo gallery with pictures of the bucks and the pulled parts:
http://tk386.com/ghostbuster_backpack_boxes/

Then a gallery showing a bunch of components added to the shell:
http://tk386.com/aws/ghostbuster_backpack_basic_shell/

And even more components added:
http://tk386.com/aws/ghostbusters_backpack_with_components/

We also pulled the goggles on the table:
http://tk386.com/aws/ghostbuster_goggles/

But have since gone to a pre resin product with a squish mold (no pictures for that...)

I'll need to build a much bigger table to vacuum form the Cadillac! Apparently those vehicles are very rare, and folks in the Cadillac collectors community get really bent out of shape when they hear someone has converted an original into an Ecto-1!

There's no more scaffolding around the Capitol dome, but there's plenty of other construction going on. There's the green pole barricades that surround the entire Hill complex. Then the half-a-billion dollar Capitol Visitors Center project that has gone way over budget and schedule. Whoo-hoo, go government!

Charlie
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger
drcrash
Guru


Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Posts: 705
Location: Austin, Texas

PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow. That's really impressive. Great job.

How much thinning are you seeing with those rectilinear sides of the proton packs?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
crashmann
Guru


Joined: 27 Sep 2005
Posts: 501

PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The sides are definitely the weak spot on the pack. Vertical surfaces and sharp corners are the bane of the vacuum forming process, and lead to over-stretched plastic. When we pull the upper boxes, that is the only mold on the platen, so there is plenty of plastic to stretch and cover the sides.

Fortunately, we add so much stuff to the pack (the L shaped ribs, plates around the cyclotron) that they help to reinforce the thin areas.

Charlie
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    www.TK560.com Forum Index -> Costumes & Equipment All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

phpBB "skin" by DewChugr


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group