- November 5th, 2020, 4:07 am#4941791
I have an LC1 frame for my GB2 pack. What straps are accurate for that combo?
robvadercosplay wrote: ↑December 13th, 2021, 8:36 pm Can anyone tell me if this ALICE frame (linked below) from amazon would be ok to use on a pack?It depends on how the HasLab Pack is being designed to accomodate an A.L.I.C.E-style frame. If it'll allow you to mount it without drilling through it, then you'd probably be alright... If you have to drill through it however...
Kingpin wrote: ↑December 14th, 2021, 2:42 amrobvadercosplay wrote: ↑December 13th, 2021, 8:36 pm Can anyone tell me if this ALICE frame (linked below) from amazon would be ok to use on a pack?It depends on how the HasLab Pack is being designed to accomodate an A.L.I.C.E-style frame. If it'll allow you to mount it without drilling through it, then you'd probably be alright... If you have to drill through it however...
The HasLab Pack might not present the same issue because it's lighter, but more than a few fans have found with the after-market A.L.I.C.E. frame replicas that they snap easily once they've been drilled through as they're just not built to the same standard as the LC-1/LC-2 frames.
Mathew_impact1 wrote: ↑January 16th, 2022, 3:28 am Yes, just hop in the DMC time machine to 1989. That's when I bought my lc-1 with straps for $20 plus tax.Haha I wish, but ok. Was just curious if there were really cheap options but I suppose not. Thanks.
VenomSymbiote wrote: ↑January 16th, 2022, 6:21 amYou might be lucky and find one that cheap at an army surplus store, I've certainly seen folk get that for that much before.Mathew_impact1 wrote: ↑January 16th, 2022, 3:28 am Yes, just hop in the DMC time machine to 1989. That's when I bought my lc-1 with straps for $20 plus tax.Haha I wish, but ok. Was just curious if there were really cheap options but I suppose not. Thanks.
tobycj wrote: ↑January 16th, 2022, 12:39 pmI'll look around. Really I just tossed out a number. If their normal price is just around the 50~ range then it is what it is. Figured I'd ask to make sure since the links in the original post are dead.VenomSymbiote wrote: ↑January 16th, 2022, 6:21 amYou might be lucky and find one that cheap at an army surplus store, I've certainly seen folk get that for that much before.
Haha I wish, but ok. Was just curious if there were really cheap options but I suppose not. Thanks.
robvadercosplay wrote: ↑December 13th, 2021, 8:36 pm Can anyone tell me if this ALICE frame (linked below) from amazon would be ok to use on a pack? Just ordered the haslab pack and would like to get the ALICE frame soon before they jump in price yet again, and/or are no longer available for a while. Thanks!Worth bearing in mind that this is literally the one used in Afterlife - same frame, same straps
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KD3GTE/?c ... _lig_dp_it
I got my Rothco yesterday. I wonder if there's a way to wether the straps so that they're lighter green and more... 'fluffy' looking like in the film. Sandpaper and a boil wash?Punished Props on You Tube has a video on distressing and weathering straps featuring Ben Eadie.
Mac1701 wrote: ↑January 27th, 2022, 9:55 amAh thank you! Just seen thisI got my Rothco yesterday. I wonder if there's a way to wether the straps so that they're lighter green and more... 'fluffy' looking like in the film. Sandpaper and a boil wash?Punished Props on You Tube has a video on distressing and weathering straps featuring Ben Eadie.
Ecto-Roboto wrote: ↑May 1st, 2022, 9:36 pm Hi Alice frame experts, I'm looking at a very clean LC2 frame and wondering which brand it is because I heard most replicas break easily.Would you be able to post some photos of the frame and straps?
Ecto-Roboto wrote: ↑May 1st, 2022, 9:36 pm Hi Alice frame experts, I'm looking at a very clean LC2 frame and wondering which brand it is because I heard most replicas break easily. The straps say "Happy Penguin" and the frame is stamped "PTS US". I want to be sure it's strong enough for a Mack's Factory pack before I purchase it. Cheers !Pics as Kingpin has suggested would definitely help but going off of your description alone, those are generally marks of quality and an indication that the frame is genuine military issue.
Kingpin wrote: ↑May 2nd, 2022, 4:45 am Would you be able to post some photos of the frame and straps?
RedSpecial wrote: ↑May 2nd, 2022, 2:40 pm those are generally marks of quality and an indication that the frame is genuine military issue.This one caught my attention for those reasons, but I don't know much more. It is very clean compared to what I usually see and looks sturdier.
RedSpecial wrote: ↑May 2nd, 2022, 4:52 pm If the frame in the image is the exact one you'd be getting then it's a great example of a genuine complete LC-2 setup in what looks like beautiful, unused condition.Awesome! That's all I needed to know, thanks a lot !
Great find
VenomSymbiote wrote: ↑May 3rd, 2022, 12:40 am I'm curious. Do they not make genuine ALICE frames anymore or is there just a ton of knockoffs now? Seems like there's a lot of concern when buying one. Hopefully I can find a decent one whenever the Haslab pack is released because I'd rather not go with a rotcho one even if those were what was used in Afterlife. I didn't mind using them for my spirit halloween packs but I'd rather go with something sturdier for a much more expensive product.Production has stopped although they can be found at surplus vendors with LC-1 frames being a rarity over the more commonly found LC-2.
RedSpecial wrote: ↑May 3rd, 2022, 7:00 pmI never noticed they were making replica frames here. I'll have to pick one up whenever the Haslab pack releases! Thanks for the heads up. I'm sure they're great considering they're made by fans, but has anyone picked one up who can give their thoughts on how good it is? Though from what Adam Savage's video on the pack said it should be about 15 pounds so I doubt it'd be of any concern.VenomSymbiote wrote: ↑May 3rd, 2022, 12:40 am I'm curious. Do they not make genuine ALICE frames anymore or is there just a ton of knockoffs now? Seems like there's a lot of concern when buying one. Hopefully I can find a decent one whenever the Haslab pack is released because I'd rather not go with a rotcho one even if those were what was used in Afterlife. I didn't mind using them for my spirit halloween packs but I'd rather go with something sturdier for a much more expensive product.Production has stopped although they can be found at surplus vendors with LC-1 frames being a rarity over the more commonly found LC-2.
Very recently though both GBfans and Nic Farnsworth have started to produce very high end LC-1 replicas which are of equal quality to the originals
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