No not in the movie but in the video game they are since they are on the city’s insurance and since PECOCK or however it is spelled is over them the only logical thing would be that buy now 2013 they should be a division of FDNY or NYPD response teams but that is only my theory being a government employee myself that’s my thinking comes from.
Eh, I won’t deny the fact that you did a good job pulling this together but I can’t say I’m into a ‘formal dress’ for a Ghostbuster in any light. I just don’t see where it fits at all in the imaginary ‘occupation’. We see in the films that when the guys need to be more formal they simply wear one of their personal suits. I don’t really see the idea of a Ghostbuster being celebrated with pins or badges or medals or anything else. They’re a group of guys that perform a highly expensive extermination job. Their rewards are their bi-weekly paychecks.
I would envision a meeting of multiple franchises being held in a big bar where they’re all crowded around one table looking over blue prints and plans while talking about the end of the world, smoking and drinking beer as a waitress has to force her way around the group to take their orders. Not a big ceremony that starts with a Scottish marching band and a medal ceremony.
I may also be in a small minority here, but I also think a costume like this is slightly disrespectful to the men and women who have actual medals and ribbons to display. Fake ones you supposedly earned fighting ghosts comes off as a mockery to me.
Ultimately, good job being resourceful and making the finished product look nice but I think your intentions were a little misguided. I’d suggest an alternative to the regular uniform could be a cool project. Like a one piece jacket that a Ghostbuster can just throw on. I’ve liked the few of them that I’ve seen in the past.
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And books worth of scientific data.
Mockery implies intent, and I’d hardly say he did it specifically to be a dick. And if you’ve read through the thread, you’ll see a few people people suggested moving to fictional medals, and he himself said they were reused from another costume. And it should be pointed out that while they are important to some who earned them, he only has them because they weren’t important to the owner or their family. So, a little perspective. Talk has moved towards replacing them already, pretty much for exactly the same reason you’ve pointed out, so unless you want him to go faster, there’s not much point to calling it a mockery…
And you can’t call his intentions misguided. He had an idea, he executed said idea. You don’t have to like the results, but they’re his results. The work jacket would be a cool project - you should totally do it.
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“Real” in fact was not specific enough. These ribbons, the specific colours are those of military decorations. However these particular ones I am wearing (from another costume) are replicas you can buy for about four bucks. They came in a package and were not awarded to anyone for anything.
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Uh, what? I was stating that I could never imagine a Ghostbuster receiving a medal for a ‘courageous act’ or something. They do their job, most likely aren’t thrilled to do it and then pick up a pay check the following week. That’s it. They don’t stand around, congratulate and honor each other.
Mockery doesn’t imply intent at all. Of course TC didn’t intend to insult real service people because if he did he’d just be a plain ■■■■■■■.
And yes, I have seen the comments about fictional medals and ribbons but, to me, that wouldn’t change my opinion on a ‘dress uniform’. Because the problem isn’t using real medals, it’s the idea that a fake comedy movie about slacker paranormal eliminators are prestigious enough to have a ‘dress uniform’ that apes those of real life service people.
I don’t care what his intent was and whether the medals are fake or (I personally wouldn’t even be able to tell). If I saw this in person my first reaction would be “Okay, that’s taking a movie a little *too *seriously now.” If you want a more formal Ghostbusters option, throw a large logo onto a jacket or do a cosplay of Venkman’s suit. There’s no need to start making fictional medals, ribbons and awards for a fake organization that would never even give them out.
I’m merely giving my opinion. He posted it on a public forum to get a response and I responded. Just because I didn’t like his results doesn’t mean I have to be silent.
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It’s all military surplus, which means:
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it’s cheap
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it’s available en masse
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it’s always available if need for replacements.
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it’s perfect for people wanting a ‘uniform’ without dishing out a ton of money
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IT’S REALLY CHEAP FOR A MOVIE COMPANY TO GET.
The 'Busters just dropped several thousand on a car, car repairs, and a HQ. I’m sure they cut corners where they could, and spending a fraction of the cost on used military gear seemed like a good idea at the time.
So, literally, the ‘military’ theme is only because of cheap, readily available items and not because they wanted some kind of professional look.
(I think we’ve discussed this like a bajillion times on the forum too)
That being said, it’s an interesting idea and looks kind of slick, but I’d like it more if it…well…
Wasn’t so military.
Am I the only person who see’s Tackleberry from Police Academy?
I agree that the dinner dress uniform should be modeled more on a First Responder uniform than that of the military, but with that said, it wouldn’t take much to make those modifications to the uniform that was made.
Military vet here. If they’re ribbons that have been earned IRL, there’s not a damn thing anyone can say that would make me want to keep someone from wearing them. Pretty sure I’ve got a rack or two still attached to my old blues that I’d dust off for something like this.
There’s really little anyone can do if someone wants to wear service ribbons that exist. My recommendation is to try to come up with custom ribbons and see if they match up against anything that already exists. I’m sure there are analogs of ribbons worn by first responders that you could use as basis, especially ones that are metropolitan awards (issued by the city). Would help with the idea that it isn’t so much military as municipal.
As a vet. I also do not see this as disrespectful.
I think it looks pretty cool!
I think it’s pretty neat, and since in the expanded cannon they are becoming more of a public service (via private contract) it stands to reason that they’d eventually be required to attend official events. I’d consider moving it more toward a NYPD or Firefighter’s dress uniform.
Dressed as an SS officer in public? Neo-■■■■ rally or Indiana Jones gathering? Either way, that’s ballsy!
Wearing it in public isn’t an issue. It’s the guys that wear it in private that you gotta look out for.
That uniform looks awesome. It is so Ghostbusters Canada.
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I think you did a great job!
It’s great to see people making an effort and coming up with new ideas 
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Finally got around to completing the custom 3D printed medals.
I had a pair of local cosplayers help out rendering a 3D model from a 2D image and had them printed at shapeways. Painting, mounting, by me. Testors model paint and high gloss clear coat on top to try and make them shine a bit.
Thanks for checking it out!
The uniform looks great and the medals are very cool. I love this kind of custom stuff!
Ghostbusters came from Aykroyd’s obsession with ghosts and law enforcement. The original concept was of a ghostbusting swat team or some paramilitary unit, and the phrase, “ghost cops” is actually seen in the film. There are obvious parallels to first responders or firemen, who use formal attire like this.
So a military or paramilitary style uniform doesn’t seem out of the question to me at all, especially in a theoretical universe of franchises who may do things differently. Different franchises may take the job more seriously or even see themselves as more than ghost janitors. SWAT uniforms or urban commando suits are a little far but yours isn’t supposed to replace the original, just act as a companion to it.
Like my suit, since I’m based in Appalachia, is like the standard suit but a bit more utilitarian and dirty with an above normal influence from folklore and superstition. Sort of a reflection of my culture. Different parts of the world would do things a little differently and that’s fine.
Great work on the uniform. I like it a lot. Its obvious a lot of effort and thought went into it. And it’s classy, which is more than I can say for the Hello Kitty builds.
Well this is all very impressive. I love the no ghost pins on the lapels, that should be standard on all uniforms.
My only thought is that it looks a bit “Starship Troopers”. But hey, that’s not a bad thing, it’s a great film. I just hope you don’t get some idiot cause trouble because they think it’s a WWII German uniform… we all know people have trouble identifying a normal GB uniform, never mind a custom one. People can be dumb sometimes. 
Very nice work on the custom medals. What shade of Testors did you use for for the gold? (I’m a Humbrol man myself).