GhostRider 505
New Hunter
I guys and gals,
I'm new to TDH, been working on my Fett Costume since September 2004. Pretty much done with it (...but are you really ever done??)
Here's my second attempt to upload photos to TDH - my home made jet pack. The thrusters are not yet attached...but that will happen this weekend.
Construction materials include:
2.5 inch thick pink insulation foam board
3 inch dia cardboard tube
2 inch dia cardboard tube(s)
two foam cones from local craft store (missile parts)
two foam ball from local craft store (for tops of side cannister-tubes)
Basic construction is all pink foam. I basically ripped the pink foam into sheets that were 5 inches wide, and about 1/4 to 3/8" thick, and about 24 inches long. This is VERY easy to do on a bandsaw, using a 1x4 as a fence. Then, I gathered a bunch of reference photos from TDH, sketched up the shapes, and started cutting out the foam. Glued it all together with yellow carpenters glue and tooth picks. Then, a layer of newspaper and glue over the entire jet pack to protect it from the spray paint. Spray paint (Rustoleum) eats foam!
The missile is made from pink foam, 2" cardboard tube, and foam cones. It's removable for easy of storage and transport, it slides into the 3 inch tube.
I was looking tongiht, and realized I forgot to add the fins to the head of the missile - I'll do that soon... just a couple pieces of 1/8 aircraft ply should do the trick.
My other hobby is building and flying GIANT size radio control airplanes - airplanes with 100+ inch wing spans. Creating this jet pack was a nice change of pace and fun.
Total time to construct the jet pack was about four hours (not counting glue drying time). Applying the paper mache covering took about three hours (an hour over three nights). Painting took another two hours - mostly masking.
Sure, it's not as "accurate" as a $300 fiberglass kit you can buy, but it only cost me a total in materials of $12 to build. Oh, I had to buy a two cans of spray paint.
I made sketches and patterns of most of the parts. Some of it, I just fudged to look ok. If there's enough interest, I could sketch up the patterns I did make with some dimensions.
-GhostRider 505
I'm new to TDH, been working on my Fett Costume since September 2004. Pretty much done with it (...but are you really ever done??)
Here's my second attempt to upload photos to TDH - my home made jet pack. The thrusters are not yet attached...but that will happen this weekend.
Construction materials include:
2.5 inch thick pink insulation foam board
3 inch dia cardboard tube
2 inch dia cardboard tube(s)
two foam cones from local craft store (missile parts)
two foam ball from local craft store (for tops of side cannister-tubes)
Basic construction is all pink foam. I basically ripped the pink foam into sheets that were 5 inches wide, and about 1/4 to 3/8" thick, and about 24 inches long. This is VERY easy to do on a bandsaw, using a 1x4 as a fence. Then, I gathered a bunch of reference photos from TDH, sketched up the shapes, and started cutting out the foam. Glued it all together with yellow carpenters glue and tooth picks. Then, a layer of newspaper and glue over the entire jet pack to protect it from the spray paint. Spray paint (Rustoleum) eats foam!
The missile is made from pink foam, 2" cardboard tube, and foam cones. It's removable for easy of storage and transport, it slides into the 3 inch tube.
I was looking tongiht, and realized I forgot to add the fins to the head of the missile - I'll do that soon... just a couple pieces of 1/8 aircraft ply should do the trick.
My other hobby is building and flying GIANT size radio control airplanes - airplanes with 100+ inch wing spans. Creating this jet pack was a nice change of pace and fun.
Total time to construct the jet pack was about four hours (not counting glue drying time). Applying the paper mache covering took about three hours (an hour over three nights). Painting took another two hours - mostly masking.
Sure, it's not as "accurate" as a $300 fiberglass kit you can buy, but it only cost me a total in materials of $12 to build. Oh, I had to buy a two cans of spray paint.
I made sketches and patterns of most of the parts. Some of it, I just fudged to look ok. If there's enough interest, I could sketch up the patterns I did make with some dimensions.
-GhostRider 505
