I'm starting a new project for one of my costumes. Ecto Goggles from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters.
The Ecto goggles are first seen in the movie worn my Dr. Raymond Stantz, and were also seen being worn briefly by Dr. Peter Venkman and Dr. Egon Spengler at varying points in the movie.
Here's a screenshot of Ray wearing them (also seen HERE):
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Now unlike my normal builds, I'm not going for ~100% screen accuracy on this one. I know, sad really, but I don't feel like trying to get my hands on a pair of the original AN/PVS-5a Night Vision Goggles to modify for this build, so I'm going with a fully 3D printed prop, with my own twists to the original design.
And speaking of the original design, I'm using files that were designed by a fellow Ghostbusters costumer and GBFans forum member Corey "crycrk" Drake. His files can be found on Thingiverse HERE.
What alterations, customization, and modifications will I make to the original movie and/or 3D files? You'll just have to see as I go along. But trust me, I have my ideas...
But for now....ONWARD TO PROGRESS!
My first few parts have been printed out. I started with the front face of the goggles and some of the knobs so I had something to play with while the other parts were printing. I've already begun the finishing process of some of the smaller parts with their first coat of filler primer. I've also added small bolts to the underside of the knobs to make sure they're much more sturdy when attached to the frame later.
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That's all I have so far. I'll make sure to keep posts updated on this thread as I go along, but if you want progress that's posted right away, feel free to go "like" my Facebook page CDWorks, or if you have a Twitter account, follow me on Periscope at @emile1138 as I will be occasionally live broadcasting the printing and the finishing of different aspects of this build
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