# Howdy from Florida **URL:** \ **Category:** Introductions\ **Created:** [November 1, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/howdy-from-florida/7240 "2017-11-01T13:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![georgenovak](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/57b2e6/32.png) [@georgenovak](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/georgenovak)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/howdy-from-florida/7240/1 "2017-11-01T13:24:56Z")
I’ve always been a GB fan but never really considered building my own costume. Earlier this year I received two old USAF flightsuits from my military neighbors. My brother-in-law also got one, and he immediately said we have to go as two GhostBusters for Halloween. OK, I said, I’ll see about sourcing some patches and we will build the [proton packs](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) together. Well… to make a long story shorter, he bailed out on me. I started the pack build and got the patches about the time he announced his wife didn’t like the idea. So with 30 days left before Halloween and a half build costume, I pressed on alone. My pack is a variation of Ted’s Dollar store build. [Coming soon | Nerd Immersion](http://www.nerdimmersion.com/dollar-store-proton-pack-tutorial/) I also used a bunch of computer parts, since I’m a network engineer. The entire shell is plastic containers hot glued together and illuminated by interior dollar store halloween LEDs. I painted the whole thing using Walmart generic flat black spray paint for plastic furniture; then spot coated that with Rustoleum hammered bronze metallic. I also used Rub&Buff in a few spots to highlight contour lines. It’s not an exact build but it’s light and compact. Here are the pics, give me a shout if you have any questions. I think I’ve caught the bug and will either build another one or refine this pack next year. Cheers, George ---
**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:** [November 1, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/howdy-from-florida/7240/2 "2017-11-01T14:52:47Z")
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**Author:** ![GhostdogDutchobrien](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/d07c76/32.png) [@GhostdogDutchobrien](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GhostdogDutchobrien)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/howdy-from-florida/7240/3 "2017-11-10T18:35:23Z")
Hi an Wecome 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![doctorevil30564](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/doctorevil30564/32/4052_2.png) [@doctorevil30564](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/doctorevil30564)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/howdy-from-florida/7240/4 "2018-03-30T13:58:37Z")
welcome to the forum 🙂