Although I love my little Rubies setup, a full size pack with all the bells and whistles is where true Ghostbuster happiness is found. I’m going to switch my focus towards a full sized pack. I was planning on doing the whole wand light and pack sound kits, but I think I’m happy with the way everything turned out. At this point, I’m happy with the sound emanating from the wand. I know a lot of people have opened up the Spengler wand, tied into its speaker and routed it to the pack, but I’m just not ready to do that yet. The Spengler wand hooks in using the same type of plug, but I didn’t wire anything up as the wand itself handles all the sound. I didn’t like the way the electrical tape looked on the end of the extra afterlife cable, so I removed the tape and cleaned up the faux plug a bit to make it more presentable. The connector I chose fits prefect in the stock hole, so no additional drilling or modifications was needed. I added a small four pin quick release connector at the bottom of the pack which allows the four wires needed for the Rubies wand to remain functional when connected. The new v-hook setup strengthen the mount on the inside of the pack, as the Spengler wand is much heaver than the Rubies version. I first swapped out the 3D printed v-hook setup I was using with a standard Dixie® Cup bracket that would accommodate both wands. I wanted to be able to swap out the Rubies wand I use for display, and the Spengler wand I’ll be using for my costume. □īelieve it or not, I still have a few other things I’m going to add before I can call this one complete. Since I upgraded to the new sound board, I didn’t need that tiny little speak any longer. I added a large frosted LED for the shutdown affect, which flashes through the holes where speaker used to sit. It’s amazing to me how much support there is out on the world wide web for these things. I replaced all the stock stickers with weathered versions I found on Etsy. I added a few extra buttons to disable the continuous hum, and also switch between single pack and dual pack (slime) mode which were currently only accessible via a jumper on the sound and wand circuit boards. I took my time and made all my cuts with care which resulted in a job well done. The sound upgrade wasn’t much of an effort and I had no issues with the install, but the wand upgrade required a lot of cutting and drilling to fit all the lights and electronics. It wasn’t like I didn’t have any extra time on my hands since everything is still closed. So, after thinking I was done with any more major mods to the Ghostbusters pack, I changed my mind and decided to do the wand and sound upgrades. Until them, “We have the tools, We have the talent…” I’m hoping it’s a ghost trap, or preferably an updated PKE Meter that also doubles as a ghost taser as seen in the Afterlife film. Hasbro teased us Ghostbusters fans by hinting that they may be offering up another item later this year. Although the Hasbro pack is not as authentic as these more expensive options, it’s definitely good enough for me and well exceeded my expectations. Until Hasbro produced this beauty, the only option was to gather up all the parts, assemble, paint and install all the electronics yourself, or pay someone thousands of dollars to build a pack for you. Owning a full size Ghostbusters Proton Pack has been a dream of mine since first seeing the movie way back in 1984. Of course I’ve made a few little modifications to bring the beast closer to the actual movie prop, but this thing is pretty darn cool right out of the box. Here’s a quick video of the pack in operation. This is truly unexpected as the original wand was created as a stand alone item, with no plans at the time to create the entire pack. They both work together and the pack actually responds to the actions of the wand. The pack connects to the previously released and awesome Hasbro Ghostbusters Plasma Series Spengler’s Neutrona Wand which I had already purchased way back in 2020. Well it’s truly hard to believe that even with all the Covid related delays and supply chain issues, the good folks at Hasbro managed to get this out earlier than expected. They needed 7,000 backers to proceed and they received over 19,000 eager Ghostbusters fans with the product scheduled for release in spring 2023. I ordered this bad boy way back in 2021 when Hasbro offered it up via the Haslab crowdfunding platform.
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