# Of color it is? "Flight suit Ghostbusters 1" **URL:** \ **Category:** Uniforms\ **Created:** [October 18, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130 "2005-10-18T23:08:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![max\_gbprotonpack](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@max\_gbprotonpack](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/max_gbprotonpack)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/1 "2005-10-18T23:08:24Z")
They say to me that in the film Ghostbusters 1: “The costumes in the first film to are Gray and Khaki in the second” is true? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Pete](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@Pete](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Pete)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/2 "2005-10-18T23:19:11Z")
In the first movie I believe that the [flight suits](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/uniform) are also khaki. ---
**Author:** ![ecto](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/ecto/32/186479_2.png) [@ecto](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ecto)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/3 "2005-10-18T23:34:02Z")
I believe in the first film the suits are a light gray and appear Khaki because of the lighting of the film ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/188008_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/4 "2005-10-18T23:49:56Z")
Its all really tricky! I can’t remember the final outcome of how it goes. I think they might have been pretty grey / khaki in the first film, and more khaki in GB2. ---
**Author:** ![max\_gbprotonpack](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@max\_gbprotonpack](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/max_gbprotonpack)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/5 "2005-10-18T23:51:44Z")
Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ectobelly](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Ectobelly](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Ectobelly)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/6 "2005-10-19T12:49:25Z")
I know this may sound a bit off the wall, but a few years back, I read somewhere on the ineternet that the uniforms were khaki with a tint of purple… I just finished custom dyeing a GB2 uniform for this Halloween. I bought it from Gibson and Barnes as khaki. I stripped about a 1/3 of the color out of it with RIT color remover. Then partially dyed it grey, then added a tint of purple, and then finally washed a couple of times with some harsh non-bleach soap. I think it came out as close as you can get… On another note. Gibson and Barnes is the company that actually made them for the movies. The lady I delt with (Hillary, she was very helpful). She told me the uniforms were light gray (but obviously they look khaki in some scenes of the movie). She also said that the studio supplied it’s own material, which had a “unique texture.” This would explain the lines you can see in the material, if you look closely… My personal opinion on the color is this, they probably used more than one color, even in the same scene. As many scenes are shot over two or three days, the actors may be wearing a different uniform than the day before. Example, keep an eye on the [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack) shoulder straps in GB2. When Ray and Winston are at the kids party, they are the thick padded ones, but when they walk out of the building they are wearing the thinner ones. The same thing happens with Egon in the “slime wall is pulsing with evil” discussion at the end of the movie… Hope I was some help. ---
**Author:** ![ice11red](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/45deac/32.png) [@ice11red](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ice11red)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/7 "2005-10-21T14:35:01Z")
I always thought they looked more khaki in the first and then more grey in the second one. ---
**Author:** ![dudeurock](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@dudeurock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/dudeurock)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/8 "2005-10-21T14:48:39Z")
well are you going screen accurate?? Screen accurate would be a suit that gives the effect of grey under certain lightning yet kahki in others. Wanna go authentic? its grey. How do I know?? There’s somebody who lurks around these messageboards who’s seen the suits in person and said there grey and if you look at some sites like [screenused.com](http://screenused.com) I believe they say its grey also. Id personally get a kahki suit and give it a small tint of grey 😉 Lighting in movies can be a pain. Such as the mystery of the Indiana Jones fedora..but we wont go there. ---
**Author:** ![Kurisu-Kun](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Kurisu-Kun](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kurisu-Kun)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/9 "2005-10-29T06:45:54Z")
WHAT are you people talking about?!?!?! This is the SIMPLEST question EVER. From the sounds of it you people haven’t even SEEN ghostbusters one OR two. Alright, in ghostbusters 1 they have KHAKI suits. Now in [ghostbusters 2](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/FAQ/ghostbusters-2) for the most of the movie they use the GREY ones, though in one or 2 QUICK scenes it shows them in Khaki. SO GB1 is KHAKI GB2 is GREY Geez.. just watch the movie! ---
**Author:** ![GB\_Dan](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@GB\_Dan](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/GB_Dan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/10 "2005-10-29T12:33:05Z")
Kurisu-Kun- Sorry dude but you are backwards there!!! GB1 had flightsuits that USED to be Khaki, but the studio overdyed them to a **LIGHT GREY** GB2 they had **Khaki Nomex** suits and custom made **Charcoal Grey** suits. And also it sounds like YOU never watched the movie! The only time you ever see them in the Charcoal suits in GB2 is during the montage and when they are playing with the slime and toaster. For any scenes of the other scenes they are wearing the KHAKI suit. ---
**Author:** ![namebrand](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@namebrand](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/namebrand)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/11 "2005-10-29T14:46:56Z")
Just to add to what Dan said, he is right on the colours but the GB1 suits were nomex, and I am pretty sure the GB2 khaki ones were made of tear stop fabric. ---
**Author:** ![ecto\_skywalker](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/97f17d/32.png) [@ecto\_skywalker](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ecto_skywalker)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/12 "2005-10-29T15:27:33Z")
Has any body compared the color, not only on the suits but the whole, from the 1999 DVD release to the 2005 release? I swear the suits look even “greyer” in the 2005 release of GB1 than they do in the previouse ones. And for that matter, the proton beams in the court room scene (GB2) look more red in the '05 release than in the previouse one. I was just curious if anyone else has noticed, maybe it’s just me? But it is possible that the studio performed some kind of color correction proccess when the movies were remastered. ---
**Author:** ![dustin993](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@dustin993](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/dustin993)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/13 "2005-10-29T20:30:37Z")
They even tell you in the first movie “The Boys in GREY dished it out with some pretty pesky poltergeists…”. Now, it may just be me… but I wouldn’t call the Men in Black “Men in Black” if they wore red. ---
**Author:** ![ProtonDefender](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@ProtonDefender](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ProtonDefender)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/14 "2005-10-30T14:41:45Z")
GB1- Khaki w/light grey & purple dye GB2- Straight khaki & charcole/bluish The uniforms in the first one are seemingly plain khaki…the first time someone sees the movie they aren’t looking at the details on a microscopic level, they just assume it’s khaki. In some light, they are indeed khaki, in other light they are grey, and yet again they can come off as grey/khaki/purplish. Here’s some examples…obviously the quality and lighting differ pic to pic, but the difference in color is noticable…also, look closely at the pic of Harold and his stunt-double Tom…side-by-side and their suits are a slightly different shade compared to each other; Tom’s is a bit darker. Straight khaki appearance… ![image](http://www.geocities.com/funk3d/gb1_makingof04.jpg) “Greyer”…closer to the “true” color in this photo. While it is a dark-lit photo, colors are pretty natural in this. ![image](http://www.geocities.com/funk3d/scan077.jpg) Harold & Tom ![image](http://www.geocities.com/funk3d/tom_08.jpg) As far as GBII goes…they have straight khaki for the standard suits, and then charcole and/or bluish suits. The question has been…are the charcole/blue suits the same, but look different in certain light, or 2 dfferent suits, one being dyed a bit nore? Here’s the evidence… Production photo…clearly navy blue. ![image](http://www.geocities.com/funk3d/gb2-3.jpg) And yet…same shooting location/time/etc, but now they look more charcole… ![image](http://www.geocities.com/funk3d/spec24.jpg) Cast pic with clearly charcole suits… ![image](http://www.geocities.com/funk3d/GB2Cast.jpg) Heck, even the elbow pads have different color variatons; some have the darker “inside/elastic” part, while others are lighter…just look at the Harold & Tom pic. I believe they are several suits (obviously), but some weren’t dyed the same amount. In the case of the Christmas pics…I think it’s proof of the dye reflecting differently depending on the light…but hey, you don’t have to take _my_ word for it. ---
**Author:** ![Kurisu-Kun](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Kurisu-Kun](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kurisu-Kun)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/15 "2005-10-31T15:59:34Z")
Alright, first off I do want to apologize for my yelling and all, was very tired, and I tend to do so. So sorry to everyone for my rude behavior, second of all you are right, they don’t use the grey suits much in 2, I did have that backwards. HOWEVER, Ghostbusters 1 suits may have been grey before being dyed… but they WERE dyed and they look khaki. I have seen ghostbusters 1 and 2 more than the collective population of earth has read the bible. Buying a grey jumpsuit, unless you intended to dye it khaki, wich would be pointless when you could buy a khaki in the first place, would just be retarded. Though, I do have a question though… I always forget to look (i get so into the movie, even still) but when they are going against vigo, do they have ghostbusters one patches, or 2? If it’s one then it further proves my point Once again though I’d like to apologize for the yelling. Anyway I’m at school so I gotta go now, (costume contest today ^^) I wish you all luck with your costumes today. ---
**Author:** ![ProtonDefender](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@ProtonDefender](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ProtonDefender)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/16 "2005-10-31T20:25:08Z")
Man, you are _really_ confusing me…they had GB2 patches after the courtroom bust…the only time GB1 patches were seen in the 2nd movie was when Winston and Ray were at the kid’s party. And again…the suits in GB1 were Nomex khaki suits, dyed light grey/purplish…they appear different shades due to lighting and/or variation in amount of dye used for each suit…they probably have about 3 suits for each 'buster, so there’s bound to be a slight difference in shading. ---
**Author:** ![Kurisu-Kun](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Kurisu-Kun](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Kurisu-Kun)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/17 "2005-10-31T21:14:52Z")
Ok, ok.. to clear the confusion on my point, they don’t even USE the dark colored ones in ghostbusters one. So why buy a grey one for a ghostbusters one suit? Just seems pointles. Oh, yeah, incase anyone was wondering, I got second place in the contest. I lost to some guy dressed in a raggidy anne costume… Regardless I won 15 bucks worth of gas But anyway, I’m just saying that in the first movie, the suits look WAY more khaki then grey, especially when compared to the dark ones in GB2. ---
**Author:** ![ProtonDefender](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@ProtonDefender](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ProtonDefender)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/18 "2005-10-31T21:44:03Z")
Yes they do look more khaki than actual grey, but if you put a suit used in GB1 next to a normal Nomex khaki suit, you’d realize they have been dyed…we never said they are “true” grey, but they ARE dyed…the light affects the shading. The only “true” khaki suits are seen in GB2…those are not dyed to match GB1. ---
**Author:** ![dudeurock](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@dudeurock](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/dudeurock)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/19 "2005-11-05T06:31:22Z")
very nice photos Protondefender. I always love to see production photos or photos that arent common such as the production photos you posted. Might you share your resource as to where you found these photos and possibly where I might be able to see more of these photos? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ProtonDefender](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/45deac/32.png) [@ProtonDefender](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ProtonDefender)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130/20 "2005-11-05T17:07:11Z")
Quite honestly, most of them have come from other members over the years on either [ghostbusters.net](http://ghostbusters.net), [ghostbustershq.com](http://ghostbustershq.com), or [gbprops.com](http://gbprops.com). Some of them (such as Ramis & his stunt double) I found by doing different “google image” searches. I don’t have a specific source, but rather resources from the various boards…so if someone is reading this and is the one responsible for the origination of a pic I used, credit goes to you, and thanks for allowing me the ability to reference various parts of the gb universe. [Next page](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/of-color-it-is-quot-flight-suit-ghostbusters-1-quot/130.md?page=2)