so between MLK day on monday and a snowstorm here in the east yesterday, I wasnt sure when I was going to be getting my package from the Capt. I decided to leave work around 3pm yesterday on account of the weather and decided to check the post office on the way home, even though I didnt expect to have anything. Well low and behold I open my mailbox and inside was the golden ticket! actually it was a yellow card but that means they have a package for you inside. I went in, gave the hairy armed lady my ticket and she gave me this large but lightweight box. carefully I put it in the backseat of my car and headed home, hoping to avoid any accidents because of the snowy road and therefore a crushed Rookie figure.
luckily I made it home without any problems. tended to my dog, ate a snack, found my camera. I cleared off my table and set the box out and started cutting the packing tape. Capt did a great job of making sure the figure box that contained the Rookie was well packed and secured with lots of bubble wrap and foam peanuts. once I removed the custom "The Rookie" white shipping box from the cardboard box I opened the white box and began pulling out the custom packing foam that secured the figure and its accessories. Capt even thought to write "THIS SIDE UP" in large letters on one of the foam sheets inside. unfortunately I didnt see that note until several minutes later and therefore as I slid the foam out of the box several small pieces slipped out onto the floor, dangerously close to one of the floor vents for my furnace! I immediately found a flashlight and started scrambling around on the floor making sure I found all the pieces. once everything was tucked back into its spot in the foam, I got a good look at the figure and the accessories.
Capt posted some pics above of the box and the foam with the figure/accessories, so I wont post any of the "opening box" pics I took - but he took those photos before he added his super secret accessory (which is AWESOME) which you will see below. so before we get to the EPIC figure, let me go over the incredible accessories the Capt skillfully created...
first up, we have a sheet of 6" scale Proton Pack/Goggle/misc decals that the Capt provided for me to apply to my other Mattel figures, very thoughtful! next are the 2 GB logo bases. the first being modeled after the "updated" 3d-style no-ghost logo created for the recent GB videogame. instead of paint I believe the Capt used a printed out version and applied it to his custom logo resin base, which resulted in air bubbles but once the Rookie is standing on it, its not that noticeable. the other base is made of the same material but with felt on the bottom and hand painted. I like it better then the VG logo base, but Ive never been very fond of felt so when I order more of these from the Capt I dont need the felt attached. next up are 2 different versions of the Ghost Trap. the basic but very detailed trap that the Rookie starts out with at the beginning of the game, and then the "super trap" you eventually acquire by buying upgrade parts for it throughout the game. I sent the Capt many screenshots of the equipment used in the game and he did not disappoint. the trap is nearly identical to the one in the game, and some time I will put up some side-by-side pics for all the equipment just to show how much time and effort went into this endeavor. and then there are 2 "flat" pke meters, in the same style as the one used in the game. both have "activity" decals on them (tjhe wings open one has "full paranormal activity" and the closed wings one has "normal/low activity") and screen-accurate paint schemes, but one has open wings and can be held by the Rookie, the other has closed wings and a peg and is meant to hang from the Rookies belt (via a small hole on the Rookies belt, very clever) also the awesomely detailed ecto goggles (better pic by the Capt above) an extra head with a slightly "meaner" expression and a bag of what appears to be extra goggle straps (small black rubber bands) for if/when the ones on the goggles snap?
and the secret accessory the Capt was working on? a SLIME STREAM ATTACHMENT!
very cool and very clever, the white tip slips into the end of the slime blower nozzle (pics below) I was suspecting something like this but it turned out better then I thought it would be!
I took literally about a hundred photos last night, alot of them didnt come out good (even though I have a new $160 camera) but here are some of the ones that came out okay...
(there might be some dupes, Im having problems with imageshack today)
I plan on taking many more in the days to come, more "artsy" with backgrounds etc which I will post here
many many thanks to the Capt for this amazing creation. pictures do not do this figure justice. it is a piece of artwork and I feel like I've "invested" in something wonderful and one of a kind, the only one in the world! it has been a long journey (of which Im sure the Capt is glad is over!) and we can only expect to see great things from Capt in the future! Capt just put me at the top of the list for each project you've got going on cause you know I will be there! do you have any parting words in regards to the Rookie figure project?
Guess that really was a nice job I did. 
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