# Hello from Dayton, OH! **URL:** \ **Category:** Introductions\ **Created:** [January 1, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/hello-from-dayton-oh/37226 "2023-01-01T19:01:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NPO](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@NPO](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/NPO)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/hello-from-dayton-oh/37226/1 "2023-01-01T19:01:53Z")
Hello everyone, Not good at these, but I’ll give it a try - I’m NPO from the Dayton, OH area. First saw GBs back in 1988 - I was all of 6 at the time. Mom and dad got me the Kenner’s [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack), and me and a couple other kids all had them running through the neighborhood being the GBs. Saw GB2 in the theaters back in 89, and have loved those 2 movies and the 80s cartoon since then. Got in-invigorated when [Afterlife](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/ghostbusters-afterlife) came out and decided to take the plunge and buy a BOK Proton Pack w/Wand in August 2022. It took until mid-December for the pack to finally get here - was definitely not Ben’s fault - the courier system and customs from UK to US is simply atrocious. I have a fair amount of experience in working on old cars covering a wide variety of activities from changing bulbs to swapping/converting transmissions. 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I also love playing and restoring pinball machines. 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I don’t show these photos to brag or “look at me” - more to give some credence to my experiences and background. Guess what I am saying: I have some skills turning wrenches, doing electrical work, etc. - BUT - this is the first movie prop I have ever taken on, so I am quite a “new guy” in this department. Simple things like what glues to use, how to know what components go where, do I sand before priming, what options are there for sound PCBs, etc. I have zero experience with - this is a whole new world for me, so I’ll probably ask every mouth-breathing question you can think of : ). I’ll actually take this opportunity to ask: are there any good start threads or any “go to” threads of a “from scratch” build I can review or reference here? I know BOK has his own FB page (which I am a member of); however, I am eager to learn from others experiences on these forums. I’m constantly searching and looking through threads, and if someone knows of a thread that would be a good reference, I’m all ears and ready to learn! My goal is to get the pack together and fully functional by end of 2023 - we’ll see what happens. Thanks for taking the time to read my intro! ---
**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:** [January 2, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/hello-from-dayton-oh/37226/2 "2023-01-02T13:51:45Z")
![image](https://discdn.gbfans.com/original/2X/6/6f9de0b11521ff3892cc902bb953325882612311.jpeg) I don’t know about anyone else, but those images aren’t showing up for me. ---
**Author:** ![NPO](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@NPO](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/NPO)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/hello-from-dayton-oh/37226/3 "2023-01-02T23:05:53Z")
Copy that, Fritz. I just re-uploaded the image addresses. They should work now! Sorry about that!