Ghostbuster Proton Pack....

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Well, today is my sister-in-law's 40th birthday party and she's organised a 80's themed fancy dress thing. I could have gone as anything ESB/ROTJ but that felt like cheating. Can't think what prompted it, but I decided Ghostbusters. The proton pack was always going to be a challenge as I did want a semi-screen accurate one. This guy seemed to have the plans:

http://www.gbfans.com/wiki/Stefan_Otto%27s_Prop_Plans

I don't think I had an expectation as to how long it was going to take, but I think it ended up taking me 8 full days to create the below pack. It's not 100% to the plans, but is about 95%. It isn't quite finished but it's good enough for a fancy dress party! Would have liked to add some weathering to it, but too late now. Unfortunately I blew out on the Neutron Wand as I simply ran out of time. That I will get around to, but god only knows when. Looks seriously complicated.

The pack lights up, too Think my total spend on it was around £70. The costume cost the same again as I wanted the right jumpsuit and that along cost £57 from Germany.

I have to say, it has been AWESOME fun to make. Wish I could have the time and start again as I learnt a lot from my mistakes and have an idea of what materials to use. I had so much fun I wouldn't mind doing it full time.

Wife thinks I'm nuts. She has a point.

 

[Michael Sith]

great build, looks super that.

Have to get a vid up of it lit up, our wives think we are all nuts...par for the course :wink:

 

[grinchy]

that's a brilliant build, allways wanted a proton pack, and yours looks great! really impressed

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Thanks, guys. It went down a storm at the party which was a good one. Out of 90 odd people the only duplicates were a pair of Bananamen. Although one appeared to have an extra prop banana placed somewhere most inappropriate.... :shock:

The pack survived the night brilliantly. It got knocked every few minutes as somehow folk failed to see it despite the lights! I also bounced it off a couple of walls and doorways, too. Nothing to do with the Guinness Next day revealed some minor paint loss (have it the weathered look I was after!) and a small amount of damage to a foam part which is easily repaired with filler and more black paint.

Michael, will stick up a photos of it with lights over the next couple of days. Thought I'd taken one but I hadn't.

Grinchy, words of praise from the prop master himself carry extra weight: I am now officially chuffed with it

Over the next week I'll also stick up some photos of the competed outfit. I wasn't sure it would look any good due to lack of goggles, wand and other screen used props but overall, to all but a GB fanboy, it was looked pretty good.

 

[theforceuk]

That looks amazing! Does it work? :lol:

Glad it whent down well at the party.

 

[indianawars]

Bravo fella. What a fantastic job you did on that. I only wish I had half the talent and patience to complete something like this.

 

[Joe]

I'm a huge GB fan Simon so this is amazing! Have you got a pic of you suited up? You must have been the tallest Ghostbuster ever

 

[chiffy]

I love seeing stuff like this mate! I think its the same build as a fella i know whos just sent me a video of his finished and he has sound aswell. If i can get the vid up i will.....

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Theforceuk, Damien and Joe, thanks fellas : ) I'll get a goofy looking photo up later. Doesn't show the pack specifically but I am wearing it so you can see the rest of the outfit.

Chiffy, I would love to put sound on this thing! I see the kits are available stateside but lacking over here. The lighting kit alone is £40 and for a bunch of LEDs that's way too much. I did my own thing with those cool LED strips for less than half that and it works for me. Would like sound though....

I have just bought an Alice pack from ebay so can now get this properly mounted on a movie accurate frame as oppose to my British 58 webbing, which was not designed to carry such weights and was quite uncomfortable. Added another £42 to the bill but that doesn't bother me. It's so close to being done it would be a sin to stop short. All the hard work's been done, after all. Looks like I'll end up buying a set of prop ecto goggles as done by Matty as I just can't find the right base to make my own. Still want to make the wand but I'll have to see if that's even practical.

 

[chiffy]

Theres a pair of matty ecto goggles on the bay at the moment for £70 with 1 bid, bargain as theyre around £200!

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

Thanks Chiffy, got them in my watch list

I had won a wand on eBay.com for only £107 but he wanted to send it via GSP which took that price to £170! He wasn't bothered about cancelling the sale as it went too cheap. Still on the look out for one, though.

 

[indianawars]

My proton pack at my wedding :lol: :lol: As you do...