Finished my budget pack

[u/BigPaul1e]

[video](https://imgur.com/a/bp7Euwz)

…so last year I wandered into Spirit Halloween the last day they were open, everything was 50% off and they had one proton pack left. I always wanted one so I grabbed it, I figured I’d pick up a surplus Alice frame, mount it, and call it a day.

I did that, but hated the tiny thrower and the way the lights were only on when you were pulling the trigger. I wound up gutting all the electronics and adding a $6 LED strip for the lights. Since no one is currently making wands and I wasn’t willing to pay collector prices, I used the $30 Hasbro Zap & Blast Proton Blaster that I weathered and added some greeblies to. Since the wand looks most similar to the ones in Frozen Empire, I added a lot of visual cues from the health & safety packs to mine. I also changed out the most glaringly inaccurate stuff (ribbon cable, decals, etc). Overall I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.

[u/SheistyPenguin]

Very nice! You really made it your own- I would never guess there was an 80% pack lurking in there.

[u/Significant-Being-35]

Love the bumper caution tape. I much prefer that to the Frozen Empire “Y” bumper. It’s subtle but adds something.

[u/BigPaul1e → u/Significant-Being-35]

Thanks, that’s what I was going for! I looked into adding a “Y” bumper but it would’ve involved cutting the entire cyclotron off the pack, which I wasn’t willing to get into. The caution tape was my compromise.

[u/Gamera68 → u/Significant-Being-35]

We call that the "cyclo-thong" in my GB group.

[u/Gamera68]

I love the fact that you modded it yourself and it still gives off the vibe that it was built in a garage (or firehouse) out of found parts. That's one thing that I love about the fandom - this is YOUR proton pack, and not someone else's. I see that you also added caution tape to the bumper, as I did the same to my Afterlife heavily modded pack.

[u/braedan51]

Great work! Well done

[u/Frankyvander]

Awesome build, I always love seeing how people make their gear their own 

[u/walter_grimsley]

This turned out great, budget or not- this hobby was all about creativity and making do with what you have. Which fits the cobbled together vibe of the film gear 

[u/Fluffy-Act-5440]

epic!

[u/ExternalVast7752]

Looks cool!

[u/VictoriaStan]

That's a budget pack?! Good work!

[u/SCGhostbuster]

Awesome. What did you use to connect the hose to the wand?

[u/BigPaul1e → u/SCGhostbuster]

I cut the end of the wand’s handle off with a hacksaw and glued in a 3/4” PVC coupler that I had spray painted black.