"DR SMITH" - GHOSTBUSTER PROJECT 2008 - BELT CIRCUIT GIZMO BUILD
PLEASE DO NOT email me asking me to build one of these for you - I run my own business and simply do not have the spare time. I also didn't particularly enjoy building this one as I'm certainly no prop-maker - I'd not want to do it again. I'll happily give advie on the build and where to get stuff from though.
For the belt circuit prop that the GBs wear on their belts, you need to replicate a 1980s SANYO ICC 808D or a Minolta Minolcom calculator circuit board. These things are rarer than rocking horse shit now, and go for $$$$ when they appear on eBay (which is rarely).
Here are all the dimensions - use these to draw a paper template on graph paper, then use that template to cut out a base board on some stiff plastic:
For the belt circuit prop that the GBs wear on their belts, you need to replicate a 1980s SANYO ICC 808D or a Minolta Minolcom calculator circuit board. These things are rarer than rocking horse shit now, and go for $$$$ when they appear on eBay (which is rarely).
Here are all the dimensions - use these to draw a paper template on graph paper, then use that template to cut out a base board on some stiff plastic:
- Max width of the board is 95.5mm
- Max height of the board is 147.6mm
- Overall width of the edge connector is 72.6mm centered on board
- Left edge connector is 44.9mm
- Right edge connector is 24.7mm
- Height of edge connector is 9.8mm
- Side indents are 2.3mm deep
- Side indents start about 49.3mm from the bottom (not including the edge connector) and are about 40.9mm tall
- The exposed glass part of the gas-discharge displays is about 25.7mm tall and 10mm wide
- The white chips are 23mm tall by 16.5mm wide (excluding legs) Metal window cover ones are about 1m thick while the non windowed ones are 2mm They are elevated off the board give or take 3mm
- The black ICs are 20mm wide by 12mm in length and 3.9mm tall, they are elevated off the board give or take 1mm
- The pillow shaped IC in the bottom right is 30.6mm by 12.5 and 3.5mm thick.