How do you make the trap doors.


by GBFAN

22 years, 10 months ago

Ok Here it is I have been exsperimentimg with diffrent ways to make the doors for the trap. I have used paint and I have Thought about using a road sign. How do you make that symbol on the trap with the black lines and yellow lines. If anyone knows please respond. I'm am very sorry if some one already asked this. If someone did post this than ECtoman can you just give me the links. thanks.

by DctrPeteVenkman

22 years, 10 months ago

Construction tape…and, yes - check out gbprops.com.

by GBFAN

22 years, 10 months ago

What do you mean construction tape and I also forgot to ask where could you find the foot pedal from. please reply.

by GBVA

22 years, 10 months ago

http://www.gbprops.com

Soon there wont be any need for a props board, lol.

by GBuster084

22 years, 10 months ago

I can help you out with the doors and the pedal. I used thick construction paper, yellow and black. it looks great to me. you could also use spray paint and just tape off the parts that you dont want to paint.

The pedal is fun to make. I used plywood, .25 inches for the 2 boxes and .5 inches for the piece inbetween. For the actual pedal, use .25 inch plywood, then cover it with sandpaper and add strips of balsa wood for the realistic effect. for the spring, i cut a piece of medal from a hangar and bent it in a circular way. i then used a black “book sock” to cover the spring. If you want to add lights, just ask and i'll tell you.

I thought the trap was so much more fun to make than the proton pack. if you have any more questoins, just post and i'll reply.

by Ectoman

22 years, 10 months ago

Check out CPU64's Trap plans, it shows how they really did it: http://www.gbprops.com/ghost_traps/cpu64/

by GBFAN

22 years, 10 months ago

If you could please tell me how to do the lights I would realy apreciate it. thanks.

by GBuster084

22 years, 10 months ago

I dont know anything about electronics but i managed to put a light in the pedal. in one of the boxes i put a 9v battery accessed by a side that comes apart by a simple screw. i then wired a touch switch under the pedal, so when you step down on the pedal, the light is turned on. in the same box as the battery, just put in a small red light and connect everything with wires. I also managed to wire a blinking red light and a 12-bar light at the end of the trap. i am an electronics idiot but i still managed. just post if you have any more questions.

by hawaiiangb

22 years, 10 months ago

yes, follow cpu64's plans. I did, and it looks awesome. No ghostbuster can be without a trap.
p.s. i made the trap before the pedal and one halloween a kid pointed out the fact that i didn't have anyway of opening the trap. “boy the kids are sharp these days.”

by GBFAN

22 years, 10 months ago

GBuster084 Where did you get the 12 bar light from and how did you put it in.