# GB Newbie from Brazil/New Jersey **URL:** \ **Category:** Introductions\ **Created:** [March 20, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498 "2017-03-20T16:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Braz)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/1 "2017-03-20T16:08:51Z")
Hey everyone! I’m from Brazil, but I’ve lived in Cambridge, Mass. during a good part of my childhood. Nowadays, I usually visit family in NJ every summer. So I found GBFANS by searching info on [Proton Packs](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack). Thanks to the creativity and skills of many prop builders, there are a lot of packs out there. Which made me want to make one too. Unfortunately, after getting to know the complexity of building one, I had to take a step back. Especially when it comes down to the lights and sounds. I will probably buy one of the Anovos kits just to get my feet wet. After coming to terms with the fact that building a proton pack isn’t that easy, I had an idea of having an annual Proton Pack Build Workshop, for members who don’t have one yet. I layed down my idea here: > **[Proton Pack Build Idea/Workshop](https://forum.gbfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43105&p=4891546&hilit=proton+pack+build+idea)** > > I think it’s a cool idea but the logistics would be a challenge. The community is spread far-and-wide. As fellow member bishopdonmiguel pointed out, the logistics would be a challenge. But it would be fantastic if it ever happened. ---
**Author:** ![cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpu64/32/104792_2.png) [@cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpu64)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/2 "2017-03-21T00:14:25Z")
Welcome / Ben Vindo! I’m from here, but lived in Brasilia during a good part of my childhood, and​ built my first pack there, around 86/87, I think 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Braz)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/3 "2017-03-21T00:21:19Z")
> [@CPU64](#): > > Welcome / Ben Vindo! > > I’m from here, but lived in Brasilia during a good part of my childhood, and​ built my first pack there, around 86/87, I think 😃 Cool! I live in Brasilia right now! I lived here during different times of my life. I left Brasilia to go to college in Rio in '87. You made a pack here? How did you get the parts? ---
**Author:** ![cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/cpu64/32/104792_2.png) [@cpu64](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/cpu64)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/4 "2017-03-21T12:56:48Z")
There were no parts, I made everything out of cardboard. And only reference I had were the cover of the LP, about 4 pictures I took of the Ghostbusters walking at universal studios an the cartoon that was on TV at the time. So it was a mix of both style packs. ---
**Author:** ![Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Braz)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/5 "2017-03-21T13:35:07Z")
Ah! Do you still have photos of it? What about now…do you have a “real” pack? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fritz](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/fritz/32/10773_2.png) [@fritz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/fritz)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/6 "2017-03-21T14:12:23Z")
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**Author:** ![Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Braz)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/7 "2017-03-21T14:16:56Z")
> [@Fritz](#): > > ![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/3X/4/8/482456e6ad4b278acde94c8b17a63be4a2200d6f.jpeg) Thanks, Fritz! ---
**Author:** ![GhostdogDutchobrien](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@GhostdogDutchobrien](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GhostdogDutchobrien)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/8 "2017-03-30T17:51:19Z")
Hello an Wecome 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@Braz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Braz)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/gb-newbie-from-brazil-new-jersey/25498/9 "2017-03-30T18:18:06Z")
> [@GhostdogDutchobrien](#): > > Hello an Wecome 🆒 Thanks, Ghostdog!