I've been a Ghostbusters nut at least as long as I've been into TF, and always wanted a decent proton pack (unlike the old Kenner toy, or the multiple hack jobs I made myself as a kid).

Mattel's prop replicas reignited that old flame, but a movie replica pack would be too difficult and expensive to make myself. So I decided to make one based on the redesigned gear from the Real Ghostbusters cartoon (my other favorite show as a kid).

I started with the gun. The body is scratchbuilt from sheet styrene, and finished to look more "real-world" than the animation model. I'm now working on gathering materials to make the pack itself.

 

80stastic.

 

WOW.

 

Wow this is cool. On the Plus side, if you ever make a life sized shockwave, you have his cannon done

 

Cool! I like the toggle switches and knobs. I wish you well with the rest of your project.

 

Totally!

 

SLO-BLO???   awesome work! Got plans to light up the barrel?

 

friggin sweet. dude, when i saw the pic with the light on, i heard the sound effect in my head, haha.

Amplified Proton Pack sounds on www.replicaprops.com Sound Board 1M - YouTube

great job.

 

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I'll post more pics once I make progress on the pack itself.

 

This rocks hard.

 

Thank you! I forgot to mention that I do plan on adding a lights and sound kit eventually.

 

Very cool! I liked the design of the cartoon proton packs better anyway! Your's looks great. Next you need a ghost trap.

 

Very cool! Love this.

Any plans for a cartoon accurate PKE meter to go with it?

 

Thank you, funny you should ask. I'm doing a cartoon PKE meter as I do the pack. It's small, so it should be done in a week or so. Stay tuned!

 

Looks great man! Make a trap too!

 

Thank you! The trap is on my list too, I'll never take the Mattel version to a party!

 

awesome!
a movie style cartoon proton pack  

 

Thank you. I've made some progress on the pack itself. Not much worth taking pics of yet, but i have the basic shapes made up. I'll post pics when I have something worth looking at. Stay tuned Busters

 

I want instructions. now.