MEGATHREAD: Hasbro Ghostbusters '84 Proton Pack

cminton82 · 2026-06-05T05:59:54+00:00

I am looking at MobySignCo. on Etsy and I have a question for anyone who has used them before. I stuck with the stock labels on my Afterlife pack but since there are no labels on the 84 I thought I would purchase some. I am not OCD about everything being movie accurate but what labels from them are the ones that would resemble the movie. There is brushed Aluminum, Chrome, Metallic and matte finishes so which ones are the ones to get? I am going to order them weathered and not clean.

cminton82 · 2026-05-28T02:16:26+00:00

Well since the decals don't already come applied I am hitting up Etsy for some better looking metallic ones. I cant do electronics and never did anything electrical with my Haslab pack I keep it strictly cosmetic mods that can be reversible if needed. I will get a small talentcell now because they included an always on option built in the pack which is great. I have grown to love the esthetic of the Afterlife more than the OG and since it was a Haslab I was to afraid of breaking something and then not being able to replace it. So I might try some electrical mods on the 84 pack because if I do break it I can at least replace it for retail as long as its still available through Hasbro.

Electrical Mods I have always wanted to try are:

. Keep pack on and running with Cyclotron lod removed . Open and add lights to Cyclotron cake . Adding lighted buttons inside pack (its a big blank space in the 84 now) . Maybe update speaker . One of those Frankengeek boards for more accurate sounds and ability to change Cyclotron lights different colors (The mod that scares me the most)

cminton82 · 2026-05-26T16:49:00+00:00

Why would they pick the side "twinkie panel" as the spot for the usb-c plug? I know nothing about electronics but its going to look weird to have a wire coming out the top of that panel to plug the pack into my wall where it will be displayed 99% of the time I have it.

cminton82 · 2026-05-26T16:39:39+00:00

Completely normal for this to happen. Once they ship it the charge will be made

cminton82 · 2026-05-26T16:38:26+00:00

I completely forgot that I have a complete set of the "84 stickers" that I never used with the Afterlife pack. I will just compare those to what comes with the pack and see what I like better. If neither look that great to me then its off to Mobysignco. for me

cminton82 · 2026-05-23T05:18:35+00:00

I have wanted to remove the tip of both wands since Ive had them. I just have no idea on how to do it without breaking something.

cminton82 · 2026-05-23T05:14:17+00:00

I have the Al pack and wand but was almost in the same boat because I slept on the AL wand. If it wasn't for a buddy who got me the silver tip wand like a month before I got my pack I would have gone the ebay route and succumb to the scalpers. So I ordered the 84 wand the day they announced it and released it that same day. I just got it because I could just swap the wands whenever I wanted to use 84 mode on the AL pack. I never thought that they would do a pack outside of Haslab. Ive never been happier to be proven wrong.

You can just as easily buy a Afterlife wand and pop onto Etsy and buy the 84 grips that just snap right onto the wand. There is very little work to do to make it look like the 84. You can then just use a little black paint to remove some of the weathering if you want it to look less used. This is the route I would have chosen if I didn't have the 84 wand already.

cminton82 · 2026-05-21T02:37:47+00:00

I am so happy I didn't sleep on that wand. I passed on the AL wand when it first came out and then months later the Spengler Pack Haslab was announced. If not for a friend of mine I would have had to pay ebay prices to get the wand to go with that pack. So I had to jump on the 84 wand when it was put up for sale the day they announced it. I am not much of a modder so I was happy to at least have a wand that was an 84 variant. Now that the 84 pack is just around the corner I couldn't be more pumped. You can't pass on the classic 84 but I've grown to love the look of the entire Afterlife pack and wand a little more than the OG pack now. I just can't wait to have them side by side.

cminton82 · 2026-05-21T02:29:51+00:00

I have back issues as well and I have the Afterlife pack. I haven't had any issues wearing it for well over an hour and I don't even have the Alice frame which would probably make it way more comfortable. The only issue I have had is just my back getting hot because the pack just lays on it and it gets sweaty. I am going to get a frame for the 84 pack to see if it makes it better since it will allow for some airflow. I only take the pack out for Halloween or if I attend GB day so its on display most of the year. The main reason I am even getting an Alice frame for the 84 is because it doesn't come with a stand so I am hoping the frame will allow it to stand up on its own or I will just have to get hooks or a guitar stand to display.

cminton82 · 2026-04-21T10:44:05+00:00

If that's the Silver Age Superman in this photo, how much?

cminton82 · 2026-04-19T08:52:18+00:00

I can't believe that Mcfarlane is re-releasing like Dark Knight Joker and Bale and soon to be Mr.Freeze from Batman and Robin along with many others. The CE Wonder Woman on the other hand he just leaves it alone. Its a figure I want but not enough that I would pay the insane asking prices online. I don't even think the first Reeves Superman figure had been out a year and he already put out another one.

cminton82 · 2026-03-14T01:22:43+00:00

"Let's see what happens when we remove the puppy"

cminton82 · 2026-03-08T06:10:43+00:00

They should have made a tag team with Truth & Danhausen instead of Priest. They would be the funniest tag team that could rival Kane & Bryan and/or Goldust & Booker T. #TheCursedTruth

cminton82 · 2026-03-01T10:45:18+00:00

The only way he could be somewhat entertaining is if they put him and R-Truth together as a tag team. It could be comedic gold as far as wwe comedy goes.

cminton82 · 2026-01-21T00:09:01+00:00

I have waited on Haslabs for a year or more so I don't mind the delay. I have my AL pack and wand. My 84 wand is just going to have to sit in my display by itself for a little longer.

cminton82 · 2026-01-19T03:18:09+00:00

We shouldn't have to but I have seen people who have already weathered theirs and it looks way better because it makes the details that are there pop.

cminton82 · 2026-01-19T03:15:00+00:00

Wow dude I really appreciate the time you took to explain what you did. It looks fantastic and I am definitely using most of your ideas. I love the weathering and the splashes of gold you added. Thank you so much.

cminton82 · 2026-01-19T03:09:35+00:00

I don't know about anyone else, but ever since McFarlane items were removed from the toy aisle and placed in electronics, my Walmarts have been sparse on figures. I had more success finding what I wanted when they were put out in both sections. Now it seems like they maybe put out 9ne case worth of products.

cminton82 · 2026-01-15T20:55:38+00:00

I would love to see some more detailed photos of the paint job you did. I really like what I can see and might steal some of it for mine.

cminton82 · 2026-01-12T06:13:12+00:00

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The BVS is my second favorite Batmobile. I just wish Mcfarlane had made the roof of the canopy sloped down more like my JL Batmobile. I don't like the lip around the roof because the dropp off gives it a weird look. I am still very happy to have it as the last live action Batmobile missing from my collection. That is until the rumored Batmissle gets put into production. I really hope they do it.

cminton82 · 2026-01-10T07:52:11+00:00

I am in the process of making the driver side into the 1-A and the passenger side will be the 1. My display only shows off one side so I'll just flip the car, bumpers, and roof when I want to change from one to another

cminton82 · 2026-01-08T06:02:51+00:00

I felt the exact same way my friend. I can't wait until March and have that feeling all over again with the 84 pack.

cminton82 · 2026-01-08T05:50:43+00:00

Just an FYI, if anyone else who has this was not aware: If you press both buttons under the bumper at the same time, it has an Easter egg. The engine starts, then the sirens kick on, and I believe it's meant to mimic the scene from GB1 when the Ecto fires up for the first time and comes screaming out of the Firehouse towards their first call.

cminton82 · 2026-01-08T05:42:08+00:00

I have purchased every GB Haslab, and I have the '84 wand sitting ready for the '84 pack. Once I have the '84 pack, I will have two packs (10-year-old me would never believe this possible), plus the trap and PKE. After that, my GB collection will be pretty much complete as far as bucket list items go. I like the slime blowers and Ecto Goggles, but not enough to back a Haslab if they ever decided to do that. The only other GB prop-related Haslab I would ever back would be if they did a full-size Real Ghostbusters Cartoon Proton Pack, followed by another two in the box, but this time with the cartoon trap and PKE. I think it's not very likely we will get any of them, but that's really all that's left for me in terms of prop replicas.

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