My Real Ghostbusters PKE METER

Equipment PKE Meters
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I’d like to share with everyone my massive Real Ghostbusters costume undertaking! Made over the course of 7 MONTHS, from January to July 2011, I built enough equipment to arm five Real Ghostbusters (the fifth being Janine)! I used many screen shots from the series, as well as the production prop sheets included in the DVD special features as reference, and used the movie Pack guides posted on this website (thanks, guys!) as a basis for measurements. My buddies and I cosplayed as the Real Ghostbusters at Otakon 2011, and let me tell you, the response was AMAZING! Why the Real Ghostbusters? Well, it’s not as commonly seen as the movie Ghostbusters! Plus, I thought it fit into the theme of an anime convention nicely! And also, I had gotten the DVDs for Christmas and was inspired lol. So, without further ado, here are the progress pics AND the end results of my PKE Meter!

The beginning

Painted!

Almost done!

Finished!

The push-button REALLY lights up the antennae!

As you can see, the antennae can move up and down fully, and can be pushed down into the meter, just like in the show! The antennae locks in place via neodymium magnets.

Here’s the Proton Packs: My Real Ghostbusters Equipment PROTON PACKS - Proton Packs - GBFans.com

Here’s the Ghost Traps: My Incredibly Epic Real Ghostbusters Equipment GHOST TRAPS - Ghost Traps - GBFans.com

Here’s the uniforms: My Real Ghostbusters Uniforms - Uniforms - GBFans.com

Here’s the Spectro-Visors: My Real Ghostbusters Equipment SPECTROVISORS - Ecto Goggles - GBFans.com

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That actually looks pretty good for a cardboard prop! I really like the fact that you can detract the wings into the base!

CK

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thank you! and i had to do it! not only is it accurate, it makes it a hell of a lot less cumbersome

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God damn that room is a mess.

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Haha seriously! And clean your fingernails too!

Seriously though.

But nice prop. Good job.

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like nintendo maybe?

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hey, 5 packs, 5 traps, a pair of goggles, and a PKE don’t get made without making a mess and getting your figernails dirty :angryvigo:

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And the unmade bed and clothes hanging out of the drawers? But I digress.

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If I had made a mess like that in my house growing up, I’m pretty sure my parents would have literally killed me. Brought me back to life, and then killed me again.

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Sweet RGB props!!

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is that your room you sleep in? O my ghosh!!

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“That’s the bedroom, but nothing ever happened in there.”

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