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A Ghostbuster Proton Pack replica costume prop I built for a client recently. The main body is a vacuumformed shell, mounted on a wooden board. The pack is 85% accurate to the movie packs (had to cut some corners to keep it under the clients budget.)I have a tutorial up on how I built the black shell casing for my proton pack. You don't have to vacuumform the shell like I did, you can just make a semi hollow wooden shell, sand the wood grain smooth, then paint with 3-4 layers of black paint (flat black or satin.)
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A lot of people ask what all goes into a proton pack, and below I have listed the items needed to assemble one of my 85% accurate proton packs. Generally the parts alone run from $500-$900 for one proton pack.
-MAIN PACK-
GBPP shell Casing (vacuum-formed, resin cast, or fiberglass)
Flat Plate Motherboard (custom trimmed to shape)
Clippard Valve R-701
Raytheon Crank Knob
Spectra Ribbon Cable
Dale Rh-50 resistor
Dale Rh-25 resistor
Sage resistor
Clippard Brass Elbows x 3
Legris straight Connectors x 2
Legris Grey Elbows x 3
Shock Mount Bellow
Split Loom .50 inch - short x 6
Split Loom .50 inch - med 1
Split Loom .75 inch - med 1
Split Loom .75 inch - long 1
Riser Tubes - 1.25 pvc x5.25 x 2
Injector Tube x 2
HGA Pipe/End-caps 2.37 x 2.5 dia.
Flat Head Socket Screw x 2
Booster Frame
Ribbon Cable Clamp
Socket Head Screw -sml x 4
Socket Head Screw -lrg x 4
Ribbon Cable Plate
PPD Cylinder - 1.25x3.2
Brass Rod (ion arm) .25x8.0
Aluminium Ion Arm Plate
Blue Power Meter Window
Black Box .5x2.25x1.17
Blue Hose .25 in. O.D. x 4
Red Hose .25 in. O.D.
Red Hose .156 in. O.D. x 3
Yellow Hose .156 O.D.
Power Meter Lights
Power Meter Light Casing
Cyclotron Lights
Cyclotron Light Casing
Alice Pack Frame - black
-PARTICLE WAND-
Clippard Valve R-331
Legris Banjo Elbows x 2
Clippard Hose Barbs x 2
Gun Heatsink
Curled Knob Top
Curled Knob Front
Double Circle Greeblie x 3
Small Circle Greeblie
Toggle Switch x 3
Button Switch x 2
Light - White x 2
Light - Orange
Light - Grill
Orange Cap
Gun Hook Assembly
Grip x 2
Plexi-Rod Ring
Particle Wand EndPipe shape #1
Particle Wand EndPipe #2
Particle Wand EndPipe - Opposite # 1
Underside Aluminum Riser Plate
Green-hose Cylinder
Green Hose 1
LABELS and DECALS
- MAIN PACK -
Warning - For Continuedβ¦
High Pressure - HGA
Warninng - For 043β¦
Danger High Voltage (red)
Filler Plug & Air...
Caution Hot (metallic)
Clippard R-701
- PARTICLE WAND -
Wiring Diagram
Danger High Voltage (metallic)
Danger High Voltage (sml)
Intensify
Activate
Red Triangle
Small box 1
Small Box 2
5 Circles
SlowBlo
Clippard R-331
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Don't buy... BUILD!!!! Β
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Easier said than done but I will give it a try when I get the chance.
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Cost of movie grade with lights and sounds my number is 0458778272
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A Movie Accurate Proton Pack would cost $2800.00 USD plus shipping cost to your area. Movie accurate takes mad amounts of time to build.
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Currently (Nov. 2012) I offer a rough-cut vacuumformed Proton Pack Shell for $85.00 (USA) or $114 (international).
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ah okey do u sell any other ghostbuster parts and thxs do u want to see my gb porjects.
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Currently I do not offer any other GB parts.
Sure, send me some links... I would love to see your GB Projects.
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these are in the desing sketches now i am currently working on the trap designs.after my convention ill hit u up for the proton pack shell.let me know what u think of these designs btw.
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Oh, my, interesting. Is that a GB Helmet.... for some sort of Paranormal Investigative Armor or something?
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YES u got that righ its ment for incounteing ghost and going to ghost worlds but being protected ,it has a built in pke meter,ecto googles,radoi,and all things need for tracking & identifiying ghost .
did u like the proton pack design working on the improve trap as well.
all the gear i am making for the armor will be made for my GB costume.oh the armor is ment fit over the normal jump suit. and the armor will be TRGB color scheme.
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Finished, ready-to-wear?
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Yes,Finished ready to wear.
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From time-to-time I make proton packs for people. generally an 85% accurate Proton Pack, like the one seen here, is $950.00 plus shipping cost.
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Cool I'm Building one myself link:[link] It's alot of fun!
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Awesome!
Do the lights work?
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What are the inaccuracies? I haven't researched the differences.
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The shell itself has some measurement issues with the boxy looking shapes, and the rib numbering is wrong on the Top box and the Left (Blue power meter) box. There is no Aluminium plate with brass rod attached to the top of the Ion Arm. I have a copper tube sticking out of the Ion Arm wall where all that should be, so at least I attempted to have something there. The particle wand is missing the Mounting plate on the bottom of it,a s well as a couple detail pieces on the front grip. The cyclotron bumper shock is the wrong size. It should be much smaller in diameter, and taller in height. Couple more minor things as well, but those are the main details.
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I gotcha. Still, it looks fantastic. One of these days, I'll do a 100% accurate pack.
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I encourage you to take that on! Nothing is as awesome as finishing a Proton Pack to your level of expectation... Nothing!
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I don't doubt that one bit.
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I like the results... makes me want to do it myself, but parts going anywhere between $500 and $900 is still a bit hefty, but I guess if I wait longer, it'll only be pricier...
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It does add up quick, but the project is so worth doing if you are a GB fan and love owning movie props.
The good thing about the GB Proton Pack is you can build it in stages. Start off with the Alice Frame, the main pack Shell, cut out the window holes, add the colored cables, and then add more parts over time. You can spread the cost over a year or two and not notice the impact as much as you would plopping down a huge chunk of money all at once. (Like what you'd do for a Stormtrooper/Darth Vader armor)
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That is so true... thanks for the advice, I'll keep that in mind and my first GB Proton Pack will be worth doing for sure... I probably will begin with small parts collected from around the world and finish with the big pieces (the more costly ones that is)... I copied the list of the material you put and have it here next to me. Every time a part arrives, one less to find and once the list is complete, time to build
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could you make me a shell how much would it cost
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Check the side bar on my GB Proton Pack tutorial page. Prices will fluctuate as the price of plastic fluctuates, so this page will have the most up-to-date price.
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Dude that is awesome! Do you have any extra that you build? I would like to buy one please.
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It I build one, it would not be finished quickly. Usually a proton pack takes me 12 weeks to assemble.
I am always selling the black shells of the Proton packs to fans, but rarely build a finished pack. Usually they cost $950.00 plus shipping, and that dissuades most buyers.
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$950.00?! Don't you have any already made that you could sell for less by chance?
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$950.00 is the going rate for an 85% accurate pack. What is 25+ hours of any ones time worth, plus the material costs ($250-$500 depending what one may already have on hand)
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I'm sorry to ask you this again, but where can I buy it again on what site?
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I would recommend checking out ebay.com right now , for purchasing a GB proton pack. Quite a few are up there and at a good price. During the rush up to Halloween (Oct 31), it's tough to find a proton pack for under $1600, but during the winter months a lot of people need the extra cash and will sell their proton packs for any amount.
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How much would you charge for a 60% accurate version? Or do you ONLY do 80%. I have been wanting one for years and digging through blueprints for months online. I have been to EVERY site imaginable, but lack the means or the mechanical know how 
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Yeah, that does not really give me enough time to make the pack. Usually a proton pack takes me 12 weeks to build, so even at 60% accurate (probably leaving off the Ion Arm, PPD cylinder and a few particle wand greeblies) would take me 6-7 weeks, and that leaves little/no time for shipping.
60% accurate pack would cost around $800.00 plus shipping.
-Jeff
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It only takes time, patience and determination to build one for yourself. Time is more relevant to these costuming projects than money.
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that is so right
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Hey man, 2 questions, 1 can you possibly make a list of parts you used? But Im looking for like 100% accurate with the lights and sounds etc.. and 2, How much did it cost? I want to make one or pay someone to make one for me, I want one sooooo bad!!!!
My email is r_biberhofer@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Rob
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Rob,
I'll list the parts in the Photo description now (if it will take the long list). As for the cost... For a 100% accurate pack, look to spend $500-$900 on parts alone, depending how accurate you want to get acquiring all the identified "real-world" items. Resin cast copies keep the final price lower.
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Very nice work on this proton pack 
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I am working on a 100% finished proton pack tutorial right now. I already have a basic tutorial on how I made the black case that makes up the main part of the proton pack. That's here... [link]
I guess my firs tip would be to collect as many photos of the real GB proton packs as you can. Not fan made proton packs, but the Movie used ones. GBfans.com has some of the best reference photos on their site, buried in the equipment section.
Once you have the photos, print them out and compile them into a 3 ringer binder, this way you can easily reference them as you build your pack. Going back and forth to your computer/laptop to look at reference gets to be a pain, but that's just my take on it, maybe there are better ways t scroll through the images quicker than what I know of.
Reference photos are the biggest hurdle to start you on your journey.
Message/Question me back and Ill give you some more tips as I think of them.
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Thank you very much
this helps me out a lot
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May I hear instructions on how to make this?
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