- November 30th, 2008, 12:01 pm#82596
I was just looking at the GB1 and GB2 trap reference photos, and I noticed that the dowels on the side on the GB2 trap seemed much closer together than on the GB1 trap. On further inspection I also determined that the danger sticker was closer at the top and the bottom to the bolts than on the GB1 trap. This led me to believe that the GB2 trap may be shorter than the GB1 trap.
However, I then realised that the GB2 trap photos were of a stunt trap, which would explain the differences, and decided to cross reference the GB1 trap with stills of the GB2 trap from the movie.
Those stills revealed that the dowles were the same distance apart on both the GB1 trap and GB2 trap. But I noticed another difference. Look at the knobs on the front of the two traps:
The right front round and square knobs have switched places! Also, the right square knob doesn't have the little silver tab on the top of it.
And here's another thing I noticed... The hero trap from GB1 differs slightly from the one used in the Slimer scene:
The top left knob is silver, not black!
And one last thing I discovered while stepping through the GB2 courtroom scene:
Notice how the right side door of the trap lifts first?
Well I just happened to be looking at the shape of the doors earlier today and I noticed for the first time on the GB1 hero trap reference photos that the doors have a lip on the edge of them which interlock. And to interlock properly, one door has to close first, and the other open first.
And when I saw that one side opened first I thought, "Hm... I wonder if they kept that lip I saw earlier on the GB2 traps." and lo and behold, as you can see in the third pic, they did, but it's reversed! The lower lip on the GB2 traps is on the left door, while on the GB1 trap, it was on the right!
Well, on these traps anyway. Who knows if all the traps were the same or not.
[edit]
Oh and one more thing I just noticed. The GB2 traps have screws on all four corners of the aluminum side plates, while the GB1 traps only had screws on opposing corners!
However, I then realised that the GB2 trap photos were of a stunt trap, which would explain the differences, and decided to cross reference the GB1 trap with stills of the GB2 trap from the movie.
Those stills revealed that the dowles were the same distance apart on both the GB1 trap and GB2 trap. But I noticed another difference. Look at the knobs on the front of the two traps:
The right front round and square knobs have switched places! Also, the right square knob doesn't have the little silver tab on the top of it.
And here's another thing I noticed... The hero trap from GB1 differs slightly from the one used in the Slimer scene:
The top left knob is silver, not black!
And one last thing I discovered while stepping through the GB2 courtroom scene:
Notice how the right side door of the trap lifts first?
Well I just happened to be looking at the shape of the doors earlier today and I noticed for the first time on the GB1 hero trap reference photos that the doors have a lip on the edge of them which interlock. And to interlock properly, one door has to close first, and the other open first.
And when I saw that one side opened first I thought, "Hm... I wonder if they kept that lip I saw earlier on the GB2 traps." and lo and behold, as you can see in the third pic, they did, but it's reversed! The lower lip on the GB2 traps is on the left door, while on the GB1 trap, it was on the right!
Well, on these traps anyway. Who knows if all the traps were the same or not.
[edit]
Oh and one more thing I just noticed. The GB2 traps have screws on all four corners of the aluminum side plates, while the GB1 traps only had screws on opposing corners!