Ghostbusters Proton Pack Replica

Proton Pack Build

Mostly 3D printed, set out to build this as part of my Ghostbusters costume for Halloween 2015. If you're interested is buying this, it is for sale on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/172096084945?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Original concept before I decieded to just 3D print everything

Powercell

Original Pre-Halloween

This is what it looked like in the process of building

Testing lights

I was trying to chose a good material to diffuse my blue LEDs. Opaque hot glue sticks work the best

What the pack ended up looking like for Halloween

A bit messy because I was pressed on time

After Halloween

I decided to remake the pack to look movie-accurate because I was bothered by how much like garbage mine looked

So I set to work

Cyclotron has lights!

Housing for the Proton Thrower

Or Neutrino Wand if you're that kind of person.

Plastidipped and ready for LEDs

My new design for a proton pack (he said sarcastically)

I ripped everything off the board to start fresh. You can see the microcontroller controlling the lights

My foam and wire foam cutter

Coating the Styrofoam in PVA glue

If I don't do this, the plastidip eats the foam

Seeing what it looked like so far

Repainted all other parts

sanded the motherboard too

Plastidipped the foam and motherboard

Added some details

and some more details

and some more details

and some more details

Stickers!

Lights test

Back with the alice pack

Completed pack

Completed thrower

lights

more lights

Side

Front

With costume