Hello everyone, TR-12221 here again. After finishing my Medic bucket, I turned to the medpack and now I am pleased to share with all of my future brothers and sisters what I have so far. As always, criticism (both positive and negative) is accepted and appreciated. It takes time to look at the pics and then write a comment, share your knowledge, and for both of these I am grateful.
Here are the components: The base is a used hardshell backpack purchased on E-bay for $30. It was in rough shape, which I really didn't mind. Other components are a piece the furniture attachment of a Hoover WindTunnel vacuum cleaner, an old lab timer, a hand transfer pump and the top of a discarded gel transfer unit for Western Blot from a biotek lab.
The transformation starts with a coat of Rustoleum Grey Primer on all of the components:
Followed by a coat of Rustoleum Metallic Dark Steel:
Some toothpaste was added for damage/weathering and the first coat of paint that will match my Mando medic bucket build (
http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=70095.0) which was Rustoleum Glossy White.
Medpack was then washed (to take the toothpaste off), taped and another layer of toothpaste added to prepare for the second layer of paint, Rustoleum Glossy Red.
The next sequence of pictures shows you the advancement of putting the components together. I added the bottom part of an egg slicer (as a vent) and painted the transfer pump's hose black as well as the vacuum cleaner piece.
And this is before I start the weathering process, which will follow a similar treatment as the bucket. If you ask me what each component actually is, I would welcome your imaginative input...just be mindful of the engineering gaffes that I have already made when the explanations of each component is made.
Hope you all like what you see, and if not...hopefully your comments will make it look even better. This is not the finished Medpack yet. I will continue to update.