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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #50 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:30pm	Print Post
	January 15, 2017 Since I’ve had NO luck in finding aluminum bar stock, I just ordered some online. I had to get a piece that’s 48 inches long -- which won’t fit in the mailbox! -- but I’ll have enough for four packs and some left over. I have some sheet stock in my browsing history on Amazon that I’ll order when I have an idea of how much I’ll need. The “tie downs” I ordered arrive but are pretty heavy. If I can find something else I’ll use it instead.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #51 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:31pm	Print Post
	January 16, 2017 I joined another FB Ghostbusters group yesterday and the owner/admin has the same attitude toward the “haters” that I do so I think I’ll get along there fine. One franchise holder mentioned that his uniform was a Dickie’s work shirt -- in the appropriate color -- and I have to agree that a shirt and pants is easier to get into and out of than the coveralls although if you’re going for the “authentic” look, the coveralls are the way to go. Still, I’m toying with the idea of working up a set of “duty” uniforms to go with the “tactical” coveralls. I’d just need to get more name patches -- not hard -- and some more “no ghost” patches. I could probably use the smaller patches I have for that....


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #52 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:34pm	Print Post
	January 17, 2017 Discovered this evening that the “green light” and the little red light next to it on the gun box are real lights and not just decoration. Also there are only TWO digital displays on the pack, not three like one guy on GBfan has put on his. I watched very closely and in the “night” scenes, only the top and bottom displays were lit. I also suspect that the four flexible braided steel hoses I bought aren’t going to work. I watched the Battle of Times Square again and the hoses connecting the packs to the guns are much more flexible than these hoses and while they are very similar in appearance to what’s used in the movie, they are too flexible to be steel. The stupid dipsticks only looked at photos of the display packs and didn’t see the movie to see how they worked. Something else to be added to the household “parts cache”. On the plus side, I’m pretty sure I’ve found what I need for the tip of the proton guns.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #53 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:35pm	Print Post
	January 18, 2017 Skywise got a good look at what’s connecting the proton pack to the proton gun and identified it as “wire sheathing” which is available in hardware stores. I found something suitable online at Amazon but I want to get it “in person”. It probably as some tubing inside it to give it some “body” but that’s easy to find too. NOW all I have to do is figure out what to do with four braided steel dishwasher hoses. I’ll think of something........


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #54 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:36pm	Print Post
	January 19, 2017 Bummed. I was going to order GB coveralls for Skywise and the girls tonight. I went to Amazon and they are “sold out” AGAIN. [grrr....] These new uniforms must be VERY popular since they keep selling out of them. Melissa McCarthy won “Favorite Actress in a Comedy” at the People’s Choice last night and the announcement of the news set the trolls off again. sigh I bitchslapped a couple of them but mostly I just hid their comments. I’m not at the top of my game right now and if I’m gonna be busting trolls, I want to be at my busting best!


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #55 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:36pm	Print Post
	January 24, 2017 They announced the Golden Raspberry/Razzie award nominations yesterday and much to the chagrin of the manbabies Ghostbusters didn’t get a single nomination. hehehe Apparently one has to pay $40 to nominate a film and the haters didn’t put their money where their mouths have been. It is apparently MUCH easier to downcheck a YouTube video and talk trash on facebook than it is to “follow through”. An online movement has already started to convince Sony that there is strong interest in a sequel. I hope they listen. I’ve just ordered some parts for our packs that I KNOW I’m not going to find in the stores. They are a bit expensive -- especially when you need 8 sets (2 sets for each of 4 packs) -- but I get a little break on shipping by getting then all at once and if it turns out that the US’s new trade policies drive the prices up, I’ll be ahead of the game. I’m keeping an eye on the GB coverall listings on Amazon and I’m prepared to order the minute they become available again. They’re made in Asia so the price will probably go up but the quality is good and they aren’t something I’ll be able to make easily so I’ll bite the bullet and get them ready made. I suspect that they make up a bunch in advance, put them up on Amazon and stop taking orders when they run out. Then they repeat the cycle once they’ve made up more stock so I’m “lying in wait” for them so I can get my order in fast.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #56 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:37pm	Print Post
	January 27, 2017 Another shipment of proton pack parts arrived yesterday and I think I have enough different parts to get started on the first of the four reboot packs I’m going to build. Since I don’t have a deadline, I’m going to take my time and do it right which is good because while I copied some code from a thread on GBfans, I want to UNDERSTAND it which means studying Arduino every chance I get. I probably won’t really “get” it until I download the complier and start working with it but I learned COBAL back in the day -- as well as several other now extinct computer languages -- so I’m confident that once I get into it, Arduino will make sense. The fact that I’m considering making a few changes to the lighting for the packs -- which may require new code -- has something to do with it too! I haven’t decided yet if I’ll add sound. If I do that will require a sound file, speakers, more code, a power source and more wiring. This would be damned difficult to do “old school” but with Arduino and the advances in miniaturization it should be considerably easier. I’ve also made a few modifications to the pack design which I’ll be figuring out as I go and carefully documenting for future reference. They are small things that don’t make a difference onscreen but would be noticeable “up close and personal” and I SWEAR if a Ghostbusters prop exhibit ever opens at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, I’m gonna be there photographing the hell out of the whole thing with special attention being paid to everything from the reboot! The photos from the San Diego Comic Con have been helpful but the photographers missed some important areas. Now I need to do an inventory of what I have and how much and clear off some workspace which will probably take the weekend. Yes, I’ll be working in my kitchen and it is a tad “cluttered”.....


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #57 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:38pm	Print Post
	January 28, 2017 More parts arrived today -- D-rings with fasteners -- and once again they are too large and heavy for the pack. sigh At least if we ever need to REALLY tie something down, we’ll be prepared...... I enlarged a pic of the D-rings on one of the “fan” packs and while it isn’t immediately noticeable, a mending plate with something under each screw was used to fasten the D-ring on. Extra work for me but at least that will be a quarter pound of weight saved on the pack. Later: I watched the Times Square Battle again looking for something else and found that, yes, there is a third digital display on the pack. I guess I WILL be using the 3 display wiring diagram after all, I’ll have to modify it since I don’t intend to put the power switch where the writer did. I STILL haven’t figured out where the Adafruit Trinket goes but I think it’s in the middle which is why it is so bright. I’m also thinking that the toggle switches on the Plasma Ignition Chamber turn on the gun and set the power rating. The Ghostbusters could have used those switches during the battle without it showing up on camera. The red button remains as the trigger for the gun. The diagram I have doesn’t include the proton gun -- at least I don’t think it does -- so I’ll have to figure that out too....


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #58 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:39pm	Print Post
	January 29, 2017 I was able to get a couple of small copper fittings and some vinyl water tube for the packs today at Rural King. I bought 25 feet of tube which “should” be enough. I also picked up some 16 gauge wire in white, 30 ft. I don’t know if that will be enough so I’ll pick up some more the next time we’re there. It is difficult to have too much wire. I’m still looking for the right shade of blue...


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #59 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:39pm	Print Post
	January 31, 2017 1:23 am Just fired off a registration to Ghost Corps to get an official registration certificate. I didn’t have a lot of info to give them but I was able to give them everything that is required. 6:57 pm I saw a facebook post by a guy who is building a 3-D printed reboot ghost trap. He’s working on a prototype and wanted to share and I don’t think he planned to making the file available but given the response he’s been getting he may change his mind. I know “I” would certainly love to get the file or even one that’s been printed up. It’s another one of those things that was probably scratch built in the movie’s prop shop and figuring out how to build one without those resources or even decent plans or pictures is nearly impossible. So, yeah, I’d buy the file or a completed one if/when it’s available. I’m also looking for a “no ghost” poster which fortunately, they still make. I want to make a nice sized sign and/or flag for the franchise and having a poster that I can use to make a pattern will save me a LOT of work, headaches and eyestrain.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #60 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:42pm	Print Post
	February 1, 2017 I’ve been paging through the “Missing Manual” for iMovie and have discovered that it works with green screen footage. It even tells how to make an inexpensive, reasonably portable green screen. This is a good thing since bits and pieces of a Ghostbusters short film script have been rattling around in my head and I started putting them in a word doc tonight so I can have SOME PEACE! It’s all very general since I have no cast and no budget but I AM getting the dialog out of my head. I’ll probably start a “prop list” and maybe what stock footage we might need -- maybe I can find a suitable dvd -- I already have a couple of “Halloween” sound effect cds that might be useful.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #61 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:43pm	Print Post
	February 3, 2017 I ordered what I need to make belts for the proton packs yesterday. My uniform came with a belt but it’s tight on me and once I thread it through the pack’s kidney pad, it will be too tight. It will fit Moonie though so I’ll only need to make three and I ordered enough belting -- which is hard to find in the right color -- gray -- and width -- 2 inches -- and hardware to make between six and eight belts. I’m going to make them adjustable so that will help too. Today, since I canNOT find it anywhere, I ordered a 39’ spool of plain, 12 gauge aluminum wire. I hate ordering online -- I’d rather pay cash -- but I can’t buy what I can’t find in the stores. So, more shipping charges and credit card interest. Later: I sewed the franchise patch on my uniform this afternoon. It was a trial to get started - the material is hard to get a needle into -- but once I was about a third of the way around, it went pretty quickly. I ordered the patches with no iron on backing on them so I didn’t have to struggle with that and my hand feels fine. The next thing will be to shorten the legs and reposition the reflective stripes. After that.... I get to move the thigh pockets up above my knees..... I found instructions for building a “spud rifle” out of PVC that could be dressed up to look like a kickbutt ghostbusting weapon ‘cause blowing up your vehicle to close a portal not only deprives you of transport, it makes your insurance rate go up! Plus, there are replacement costs and if you still owe on the destroyed vehicle, well......


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #62 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:44pm	Print Post
	February 5, 2017 I found and copied some “instructables” for Ecto-goggles. I need some pictures from the movies for reference but the copies made from the instructables look pretty good. As usual, I’ll combine the best features from the instructables and add my own touches. I also picked up a box of assorted nuts since I’m going to need extras once I start assembling the pack. This way, I won’t have leftover machine screws.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #63 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:44pm	Print Post
	February 6, 2017 Well, I went forth and looked for images of ecto-goggles and found the absolute BEST instructions for making them! I may already have some of the parts in my PVC cache. So I’m all set except for some speciality “odds and ends”. I’ll need to find some welder’s goggles at one of the big box home improvement stores for the base but there’s a nice selection online at Amazon if I can’t so that’s one piece of gear that I’ll be able to add to my GB kit without too much trouble or expense. I’m going to start the alterations to my uniform today, minor ones since I want Skywise to eyeball the pant length before I start cutting them off but removing the reflective stripes -- after I note how far up from the hem they go of course! -- can be done before any cutting. I’m pretty sure that the lower stripe is where I’ll need to cut off the pant legs!


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #64 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:45pm	Print Post
	February 7, 2017 I got the reflective bands off today and I have the legs pinned up but not cut. I discovered when I measured the inseams that one leg is a half inch shorter than the other. I also discovered that the reflective stripes on the legs weren’t the same distance from the hem and that there was a ¼ inch difference in the space between the stripes. I’ll have to decide which measurements to use.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #65 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:45pm	Print Post
	February 8, 2017 I’m jotting down the dialogue for a GB fan film, mainly to get it out of my head since I have neither a budget or a cast at the moment. I’m even being vague about “locations” too since I don’t know what would be available if/when it was needed and I’m trying to figure out what could be done in the way of special effects and “stunts” with minimal risk and expense. I still need a cool title but the story is taking shape. Later: The “weapons specialists” that carry the spud gun “proton blaster” won’t need special packs. I figured out how to switch out the regulation proton guns for the blasters. Thank goodness for “modular” parts!


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #66 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:46pm	Print Post
	February 10, 2017 Bummed. I ordered a book entitled “Movie Special Effects”. No other information other than the publishing date was available on Amazon. Given the title and the age of the book, I thought it was a book on how to do “practical” as opposed to CGI special effects and ordered it. I got the book today. It ISN’T about how to do special effects, it is a collection of biographies of men who DID special effects. I’ve yet to find a detailed “how you can do it” in it anywhere. Thank goodness I didn’t spend a lot on it! Later: I was poking around eBay looking for “car sized” Ghostbusters “no ghost” vinyl decals -- which I found -- and on a whim, I looked for uniforms and found a BUNCH -- including a match for the one I bought for myself. They’re more expensive but they’re the same thing. Plus, I can order them “custom made”, send them a bunch of measurements and NOT have to do the alterations on the new ones that I’m having to do on mine. You can also get boots which I “might” get later. You can have them custom made which I would have to do.-- women’s sizes only go to 10 but I’m hesitant to buy footwear that I can’t try on first.....


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #67 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:47pm	Print Post
	February 11, 2017 Skywise approves of the Ghostbusters uniforms I found so a “measuring party” is in our immediate future. He’s also enthusiastic about making a GB fan film. He made Super 8 films (way) back in the day and I don’t think he’s ever lost his love for it. I have him pencilled in as “Director”. The dialogue for the script is shaping up nicely and I’m trying to do things with a minimum of locations/sets since I don’t know what we’ll have available when the time comes. STILL need a budget and a cast but I’ll figure out how to get those.....


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #68 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:48pm	Print Post
	February 12, 2017 I ordered one uniform tonight but couldn’t see how to send the measurements for the “custom made” uniform I ordered. Fortunately, the vendor got in touch and I sent her the measurements. Then I tried to order two more and eBay’s software started giving me ALL KINDS of attitude so I sent her another email, told her I needed two more uniforms, gave her the measurements for both and told her that if she could put the order through that way to go ahead and use the same credit card information. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed that uniforms for Skywise and the girls are ordered. I also ordered a couple of “custom” position patches through Amazon tonight. I’ll order another from a different vendor tomorrow after I’ve checked the spelling.... I’m getting ideas about how to do things for the fan film so I’ll be starting a word document and file folder to keep track of them.
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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #69 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:49pm	Print Post
	February 13, 2017 12:42 am WE HAVE A TITLE!! You can even SING it! South Central Indiana Ghostbusters Case # 549473 Ghosts Are Busting Out All Over! I heard from the vendor and all the uniform orders when through and are presently being worked on. YAY The impossible to find aluminum wire showed up yesterday so that’s one more thing I can check off my proton pack parts list....


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #70 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:52pm	Print Post
	February 14, 2017 Blowing things up with a proton gun is gonna be tricky.... Moonie is hard at work designing Class V Free-roaming vapors for the fan film. We’re gonna need a LOT of them..... We “could” get a bunch of patches tomorrow. According to tracking they’re in Indianapolis. So tomorrow or Thursday at the latest. Might get the SFX book I ordered this week too.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #71 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:53pm	Print Post
	February 15, 2017 The patches arrived today along with the gray buckles for the belts. All I need now to make the belts is some bright/neon/safety orange double fold bias tape. I hemmed the pantlegs on my uniform today. I may do one over since my sewing machine decided to be temperamental and the results weren’t as neat as I’d like. The real downer came when I discovered that the reflective strips that I’d carefully removed and saved aren’t long enough. [smiley=grrrr]. The legs are tapered rather than straight so they lack about an inch of being long enough. Sooooo, I went to Amazon, found something close to the same width and ordered it. Another delay. I would have put another patch on my uniform [FOUNDER] but the Queen decided to park herself on my uniform -- which was fortunately UNDER a protective cover -- so that idea was out. I DID get to mix up my first trial of Home-Brew Ecto-Cooler which is CONSIDERABLY healthier than the original since it is ALL fruit juice -- the commercial stuff is only 10% juice -- and only three ingredients: orange juice, tangerine juice and lemon juice. Four if you count the food coloring necessary to get the right color. Mine might be too green. I couldn’t find my blue food coloring so I used the green but that should be easy to correct in the next batch if I’ve gotten the flavor right. I have Skywise and Moonie test it when he gets home. If not, we’ll drink this batch up and I’ll try again.


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #72 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:54pm	Print Post
	February 16, 2017 The color was wrong but the flavor of the Home Brew was nearly spot on. I need to adjust for the bitterness so the next batch will contain a small -- very small -- amount of baking soda to neutralize that. I get that right and we’ll have an unlimited amount of Ecto-Cooler whenever we want it. I’ve worked up a table of ingredients that goes up to 3 quarts. TAKE THAT, COCA COLA!!! We made a special effort to get to Hot Topics for patches and posters. No joy. They no longer carry either of those things. So after I pay for this month’s Ghostbusters stuff, I’ll order the posters I want from Amazon. I’m not sure about getting more patches, the last batch of 4 inch patches wasn’t embroidered correctly so I may wait a while before I try again.. Later: I’ve found out what my shoe size is in Men’s shoes and I went looking at Ghostbusters boots with the “made by the costume department” boot covers/shin guards. They are expensive and at least one reviewer said not to order them if you have heavy calves -- which I do. So I’ve been looking at various vinyls for something I can make the boot covers/shin guards out of without buying combat boots that don’t fit. The boots used in the movie are mid calf to knee high lace ups which gives me a bit of “wiggle room” as far as my calves are concerned and the boot covers will cover up the lacing. The part that goes around my leg will be fairly easy. I’ll just put on the boots with the pant legs tucked in, lace them up comfortably and start measuring. Then make a pattern. They zip up -- I’m assuming a heavy separating zipper -- and putting that in might be tricky but what will REALLY be tricky is the shin piece that goes down the front with the reflecting stripe on it and what looks like silver buttons or snaps on the sides. I have a few -- very few -- pictures of what was actually worn in the movie although I’ll be looking for more. The only time the shin guards were worn was in the Times Square battle sequence and the filmmakers didn’t spend a lot of time looking at the characters’ feet! Oh! And Amazon says I’ll have the reflective tape I ordered on Saturday. We’ll see how THAT goes.....
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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #73 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:55pm	Print Post
	February 20, 2017 The reflective tape did NOT arrive. Amazon has managed to lose it. They told me if it hasn’t shown by Thursday, contact them for more options. I don’t WANT a damned “option”! I want what I need for my uniform!! Speaking of which, Skywise and the girls got their uniforms today. Unfortunately, I can’t get ANYONE to try theirs on to see if it fits. I “think” I know which one is Moonie’s and I’ve guessed as to which one is Skywise’s and which is Spirit’s. Given that they’re coveralls, I’m having to go by the length of the legs. I found out yesterday that the eBay vendor I got the proton pack backplates from has ended the listing so I’m going to compose an email and tell him that if he has another offering, I want to reserve three -- two to make up and one to have “in reserve”. That’s the problem with things like this. You really CAN’T count on them being available when you need them. That’s why I’ve been ordering “4” of a lot of the hard to find parts. I just wish I’d have ordered 4 backplates back in November!


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Penthesilea Forum Administrator Offline Warrior Queen, DarkLady, Phoenix, Ghostbuster Posts: 47422 Location: The Castle..... Joined: Jun 21^st, 2006 Gender:	Re: Ghostbusters 2016 and..... More trouble...... Reply #74 - Apr 12^th, 2017 at 5:57pm	Print Post
	February 21, 2017 The special effects book I was expecting arrived today and THANK THE GODS it actually HAS the information I want -- how to do “old school” special effects that don’t require a computer and special software. Any fan films we end up doing will require some CGI -- for the ghosts and proton beams -- but we’d want to do as many effects “old school” as we can. So yeah, Skywise and I will be going through it with an eye to figuring out what is “doable” for us. Looking around the various Facebook pages dedicated to GB, I have to wonder at the fans who are determined to recreate the look and tech of the early 1980’s -- like Ray and Egon wouldn’t be updating their equipment whenever possible. There is actually a market for 3D printed 1980s Motorola walkie-talkies because working ones are no longer available and they HAVE to have “screen accurate” walkie talkies. Talk about being stuck in the past! I prefer the reboot even if the proton pack is a BEAR to source and assemble! The reboot packs look like they could actually work -- even if the ones in the movie look “weathered” -- and the Ghostbusters have up to date tech, like computers and the internet. Eventually, my outfit will be tricked out with a walkie talkie with a shoulder mounted mike and a body cam (I’ll be making a slight alternation to the proton pack straps to accommodate them) and there will probably be headlamps and if I can figure out how to combine them with Ecto-goggles, so much the better!


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