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By Mike Verta
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Less than a month ago, my 7-year-old discovered and became obsessed with the original Ghostbusters - so much so that he wants an all-GB X-Mas.

Challenge accepted. Last week I picked up a Spirit proton pack, and did a flurry of online research and Amazon-ing to try and get this pack together before a work project will have me tied up 'til the Big Day.

I knew I wouldn't be able to learn all the ins-and-outs of a proton pack in that time, much less acquire all the skills to mod this correctly, and of course, now all I see are 1000 inaccuracies :) Still, with but a handful of adjustments left, I thought I would post my work-in-progress - I think it's going to be alright for a first pack.

But all of this is just a prelude to saying thanks to all you guys for providing me with such an amazing and comprehensive set of resources, ideas, stories, and inspirations. Starting in the new year, I'm going to further my education in preparation for doing my own full-scale hero build. So I'll be around, believe me :)

And now, the work so far:
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For those interested, here's what I've done thus far:
Removed all original stickers
Repainted gold/silver bits with Testors metallics
Flat black shell repaint
Silver wash/wiped off
Graphite stick bangs/scratches/edges
Dry brushed edges
Applied upgraded decals
Replaced ribbon cable
Added cable clamp/screws
Added wand red wire
Replaced cyclotron and powercell "windows" with Lexan
Added taillight tape to cyclotron portals
Added ion arm
Mounted Alice frame
Weathering/blending pass for decals
Entire pack dirtied with Fuller's Earth and cleaned

Still some things to do/correct but it's getting there.

Thanks again, so much, for all your contributions to this site!

Best,

_Mike

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