# Ghostbusters 2 "Ray Stantz" Semi-hero Proton Pack **URL:** \ **Category:** Proton Packs\ **Created:** [November 6, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490 "2013-11-06T00:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/m_burkit/32/187890_2.png) [@m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/m_burkit)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/1 "2013-11-06T00:50:00Z")
Hello everyone! So, for a long time now, I have always wanted an “accurate” semi-hero pack from the second Ghostbusters film. Everyone (especially now-a-days) tries to build “accurate” GB1 packs, but I’ve never seen anyone REALLY tackle the semi-heros, especially considering the reference we have for them. Well, at the end of last year, I decided I was going to purchase both a fiberglass wand and shell from Nick-A-Tron. Literally the week I made this commitment to start this project, Nick posted a finished pack here in the for sale section! I decided to ■■■■■■ it up because Nick does amazing work over all and instead of building a new pack from the ground up, I would end up having to modify it to where I wanted it. With that in mind, this isn’t so much a “build thread”, its more of a “retrofitting” thread and photo reference for those that may someday want to tackle a similar feat! From here on out, there’s gonna be tons of photos and exposition, so I apologize in advance! **Original State of the pack as purchased from Nick-A-Tron** These photos were taken by Nick before he shipped it over the pond to me in the USA. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Pack1-5.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Pack3-4.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Pack2-5.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_010-5.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Pack6-2.jpg) It was an amazing base for me to begin my tweaking! **Modifications** Cosmetically, the main things I changed around was drilling out all the pop-rivets holding the L-Brackets to the [motherboard](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/motherboard) and replaced them with 1/4-20 machine screws as well as replacing the socket head screws holding the shell to the motherboard with machine screws. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_12\_zps32909b3b.jpg) I ended up having my buddy TJ make a new, GB2 [v-hook](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/v-hook) with the counter sunk slotted screws holding it onto the pack, as well as switching out the [P-Clamp](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/uncategorized/p-clamp) mounted on the [booster frame](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/booster-frame) for a smaller, size 14 clamp. Other things I changed was the [Clippard R-331](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/clippard-r-331) to a R-701 on the pack, a metal [trigger tip](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/trigger-tip) on the wand and real [legris](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/legris) banjos. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_10\_zps63932d5a.jpg) Lastly, I had purchased Franchesky’s Makita battery cover and installed that onto the motherboard over the battery cups from Nick. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_14\_zps375fbe73.jpg) Besides replacing things, I ended up adding some other small details on the pack. The pack I was replicating was the one pack that Ray wore to the birthday party at the beginning of the film, which is currently on display in the Sony Pictures Lobby in LA. The semi-hero packs had numbers scratched into them to keep all the parts together. The pack Ray wore has “#2” all over it, as well as a “12” stamped onto the [ribbon cable clamp](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/ribbon-cable-clamp) on the [cyclotron](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/cyclotron). ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_IMAG2308\_zpsae6a97d6.jpg) **Electronics** Beyond all these cosmetic changes, I feel the biggest achievement of this pack is that, with the help of my friends Chris Tillson and TJ, I was able to source and/or replicate the electronics that were inside the screen used packs! If you noticed in earlier pics of the motherboard of the pack, I retro-fitted Nick’s makita cups to actually work, and the electronics of this pack are working off of 2 Makita batteries! The major difference between my pack and the movie packs is that I’m running LEDs instead of incandescent bulbs and I added sound as well. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_IMAG1350.jpg) My cyclotron lights are being driven by a FC-2 effects board. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Volguus](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Volguus) GB2 Pack\_38702444.jpg) (Screen used pack) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_IMAG1348.jpg) My powercell is wire wrapped by TJ and a replica of what was found in Volguus’ semi-hero pack he purchased off of Ebay years ago. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Volguus](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Volguus) GB2 Pack\_006.jpg) (Screen used pack) In the wand, they had 2 pieces of hardware that not many people know about. The first was the FL-1 board, driving the blinking white [arcolectric](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/arcolectric) lamp: ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_IMAG1170.jpg) The second piece of hardware was what they had used for the bargraph; a Roto-tellite display. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_IMAG1750\_zps4212b3d9.jpg) Both installed in my wand: ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_IMAG1171.jpg) The interior of the screen used semi-hero: ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Volguus](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Volguus) GB2 Pack\_008.jpg) **Comparison shots** And with that, I’ll leave you with some comparison shots followed by just some glamour shots I took on top of it. Thanks for reading my very long post! I hope it helps someone out if they decide to tackle something similar. I would also like to thank Nick-A-Tron, as well as my friends, Noslit, TJ, and Jack Doud for helping me out with this sucker! Also, in case anyone asks: the tape on the [N-Filter](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack/n-filter) is a homeage to Volguus’ semi-hero pack, since his had it for some odd reason. ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Comparison1\_zps296ec1b1.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Comparison6\_zpscef69527.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Comparison4\_zpsd4c9c00a.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Comparison2\_zps2214ca33.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Comparison3\_zps18d810b6.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_Comparison5\_zps62f32b7f.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_2\_zpsc70067c1.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_3\_zps9426e743.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_4\_zpsccdf7415.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_5\_zps30dc93a4.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_7\_zps97caaa97.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_10\_zps63932d5a.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_11\_zpsa0be62df.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_18\_zpsc0669fd8.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_19\_zps6f402477.jpg) ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_14\_zps375fbe73.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/2 "2013-11-06T01:04:42Z")
Can i have it back please? ---
**Author:** ![julz](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@julz](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/julz)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/3 "2013-11-06T01:12:07Z")
Dude4 that is insane! Level of detail… mind-blowing 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Krenzy](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/krenzy/32/5873_2.png) [@Krenzy](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Krenzy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/4 "2013-11-06T01:19:29Z")
Oh yummy! Great work! ---
**Author:** ![abaka](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@abaka](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/abaka)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/5 "2013-11-06T19:22:58Z")
Can I have a pillow to hide my erection please? ---
**Author:** ![legend642](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/legend642/32/9614_2.png) [@legend642](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/legend642)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/6 "2013-11-06T20:01:06Z")
Awesome! Great work! ---
**Author:** ![drjameshouse](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@drjameshouse](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/drjameshouse)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/7 "2013-11-06T20:47:50Z")
Amazing work as always! ---
**Author:** ![m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/m_burkit/32/187890_2.png) [@m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/m_burkit)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/8 "2013-11-08T01:41:07Z")
I just posted this in the Halloween Contest thread, but I figured I’d put it there too! This pack goes really well with my Herringbone Gibson and Barnes GB2 suit. . . ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_2013halloweenparadelastslidefilms-3-L\_zps9e8dda92.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Lewis\_Tully](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/lewis_tully/32/5930_2.png) [@Lewis\_Tully](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Lewis_Tully)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/9 "2013-11-08T01:59:26Z")
Love that pack. Love that suit. Love it. Love it all. ---
**Author:** ![onlyalad19](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/onlyalad19/32/6331_2.png) [@onlyalad19](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/onlyalad19)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/10 "2013-11-08T05:40:15Z")
Nice work Matt. ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_AKA](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/dan_aka/32/5932_2.png) [@Dan\_AKA](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Dan_AKA)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/11 "2013-11-08T06:13:23Z")
Hmm, nice. ---
**Author:** ![abaka](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f04885/32.png) [@abaka](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/abaka)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/12 "2013-11-08T10:49:35Z")
> [@mburkit](#): > > I just posted this in the Halloween Contest thread, but I figured I’d put it there too! This pack goes really well with my Herringbone Gibson and Barnes GB2 suit. . . > > ![image]([http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton](http://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/mburkit/Proton) Pack - Semi-hero\_2013halloweenparadelastslidefilms-3-L\_zps9e8dda92.jpg) That’s not even fair. ---
**Author:** ![m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/m_burkit/32/187890_2.png) [@m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/m_burkit)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/13 "2013-11-08T14:00:10Z")
> [@Dan AKA](#): > > Hmm, nice. Yeah, its some of my best “Dan AKA” cosplay to date! Its uncanny! ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_AKA](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/dan_aka/32/5932_2.png) [@Dan\_AKA](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Dan_AKA)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/14 "2013-11-08T15:22:14Z")
That’s a rad dude! Ladies want to be him, men want to be with him. No, wait… ---
**Author:** ![nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/fbc32d/32.png) [@nick-a-tron](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/nick-a-tron)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/15 "2013-11-08T22:15:11Z")
Im amazed at how good that suit looks! Wow!! ---
**Author:** ![quietontheset](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/quietontheset/32/6192_2.png) [@quietontheset](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/quietontheset)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/16 "2013-11-09T00:45:20Z")
Everything looks great. I like all of the changes made to the pack and the suit is killer. Great job! ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Hawkins](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/alan_hawkins/32/4015_2.png) [@Alan\_Hawkins](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Alan_Hawkins)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/17 "2013-11-09T02:41:53Z")
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**Author:** ![D-RAYMAC](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@D-RAYMAC](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/D-RAYMAC)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/18 "2013-11-11T17:38:59Z")
You have made the pack look even better, which is in no way an easy thing to accomplish. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Venkmans\_Swagger](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/6bbea6/32.png) [@Venkmans\_Swagger](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Venkmans_Swagger)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/19 "2014-09-25T18:31:28Z")
Is it bad that I have 1 of your pack pics as my screensaver? It is BEAUTIFUL ---
**Author:** ![m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/m_burkit/32/187890_2.png) [@m\_burkit](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/m_burkit)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490/20 "2014-09-25T23:25:16Z")
> [@Venkman's Swagger](#): > > Is it bad that I have 1 of your pack pics as my screensaver? It is BEAUTIFUL Thank you! Stupid question, but which photo is it? I do love this pack but there are a couple of people that are in the process of making really accurate semi-heroes right now that are gonna blow mine away in accuracy. I look forward to see them come together! [Next page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/ghostbusters-2-quot-ray-stantz-quot-semi-hero-proton-pack/31490.md?page=2)