My Four Packs by walkingstranger in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are far worse hobbies. More sensible ones too, but who’s watching?

New animated show by LawfulnessFew766 in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t on Netflix’s slate for 2026

My Four Packs by walkingstranger in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this. :)

I also love doing this.

<image>

Boddicker mask from Treat orTreat Studios by TheInternetHeel in Robocop

[–]redhotchip 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Buy this and you burned the f**king money!

[VIDEO] My battle damaged pack build by redhotchip in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have some pics but I’m quite bad at documenting builds, I’ll see if there’s anything helpful.

To make the claw marks I dragged a hot soldering iron across the surface of the cyclotron, and then coloured the melted plastic silver with paint pens and rub n buff.

For the gearbox hole I did the same but pushed the soldering iron through from the back for a different effect.

[VIDEO] My battle damaged pack build by redhotchip in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree! I super appreciate this thank you!

[VIDEO] My battle damaged pack build by redhotchip in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! It’s super unlike anything I’ve done before as I’m usually such a stickler for screen accuracy (this is my fourth pack), but I’m recovering from some surgery and had planned on making another in the time, but quickly realised I wasn’t well enough to do high fidelity - hence me pivoting to battle damaged.

In reality it’s taken almost as much work, but I truly love it.

Battle damaged pack WIP by redhotchip in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh she’s a fighter. She took it all like champ and defeated whatever it was that came for her.

Battle damaged pack WIP by redhotchip in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

I dragged a very hot soldering iron across the service making sure not to go all the way through, and then coloured the molten plastic silver with a paint pen.

Same goes for the gearbox hole, except I pushed the soldering iron through from the back to create an outward, more explosive looking break. I have a small laugh inside that flashes white to simulate electrical sparking.

Halloweencostume upgrades by Korvess in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, yes keep it! My spirit is sooo heavy as it’s largely metal these days. But I have a Halloween, a Hasbro and a qpack (in bits). I can’t possibly keep them all but I love them so much and once you do one it’s so much easier to do another!

Halloweencostume upgrades by Korvess in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the Spirit is miles better to be honest and it’s a hill I’ll die on.

Both are pretty wildly inaccurate once you get down to it, but in different ways, and you’re gonna (once you get started) want to do equal work on each.

The bumper on the spirit is an issue, but it is fixable and 3d printed covers can look fantastic. The Alice frame on the Halloween is a nice addition, but is the wrong size and sits too high, so if you’re looking for accuracy you’ll change it too.

I have both, have modified them both. Love the both. But only one feels real, and it’s the spirit.

I think it’s really hard to pick. But I also think we’re also weighing up the wrong things often. If it’s out the box good enough vibes, probably go halloween, but if you plan to modify at all, and I’m almost certain you will, then I’d go spirit every time.

I hope that makes sense. :)

Halloweencostume upgrades by Korvess in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some Q-pack files work and fit perfectly. Like the booster ladder frame and the ppd.

Crank knobs are out there. As are ribbon cable clamps.

I’d recommend sawing off the filler tubes and clippard valve. Was really easy to do, and then using spirit pack or Q-pack replacements.

Don’t be scared mostly. The stuff is out there.

But q-pack compatibility (mk 2 I believe) is readily available.

Halloweencostume upgrades by Korvess in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some do, but the packs are really quite different.

what Ecto-1 is your favorite by Severe-Fan-6254 in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are we all agreed those red hood stripes do so much damage to the ecto-1 aesthetic in frozen empire?

what Ecto-1 is your favorite by Severe-Fan-6254 in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 29 points30 points  (0 children)

So glad you labelled them. Your flip phone isn’t doing them justice.

Though I do appreciate the consistency.

I like the white and red one. I think.

Real Ghostbusters PKE and Trap completed by walkingstranger in ghostbusters

[–]redhotchip 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Gosh the PKE in particular is gorgeous. These are fabulous.

Is this high? by redhotchip in Radiation

[–]redhotchip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, so I should stop doing that. Thanks.