As mentioned in this very informative topic Proton Pack Lineage - Proton Packs - GBFans.com (give it a look if you haven’t. if you have, then give it another look) There was only one thrower shown to have a scrolling bar graph. That makes me think it was never hooked up to a pack. Being a fan of the films props I often wondered what happened to the thrower Egon was working on when the guys get their first call. Is it possible the thrower Egon is working on is the close-up thrower used for the “Heat 'em up” sequence?
I think, for purposes of storytelling, it might have been the thrower that eventually is finished and added to the pack for use by Winston. That’s just my take, though. As far as whether or not it was that particular prop Egon was tinkering with, it is highly possible.
Agreed for the story telling part. It seems like they might have thought “You know we have this wand sitting around doing nothing until a 2 second close up, want to use it as a set piece?” Prop wise, if it was part of what would become a full pack then they might have included more than just a wand.
True, however, think about how much time lapsed in the story between that call and Winston’s hire. That pack could have been at any stage of completion, and you wouldn’t necessarily want to fine tune the wand while it is hooked to the pack and run the risk of an accidental discharge, even if you are certain the power is not on. Same concept as working on anything else that you would want to disconnect the power from, just in case. You see a similar instance with a slime thrower in GB2, as Ray and Egon get the call about Dana’s bathtub.
True enough!
I have been wondering what the hell Egon was screwing because there’s nothing that would make sense for him to be screwing on the right side of the thrower…
Maybe Egon likes to see switches that aren’t really there, like in the elevator scene :3
Oh Egon…
I’ve seen some production photos of Egon working on the trap and proton pack. I wish we could of seen more on the development of the equipment in the movie.
I personally wanna eat Chinese food and drink a Coke (or Budweiser) and work on my thrower just like the Egon 
The thrower Egon’s working on has an unpainted front knob:
In GB1 the hero thrower has all painted gun knobs:
At some point, probably during the refurbishment of the packs for GB2 the hero thrower has the top and forward knob replaced with unpainted versions:
Though the GB1 refurbished hero pack that the hero thrower is currently attached to does not appear to be in GB2 except possibly during the “shooting at the museum” scene. The thrower and pack seem to be consistent with eachother from GB1. The pack the hero thrower is attached to is the only one with a “sunken in” booster plug.
I think the thrower was always attached to the pack. I haven’t done a complete pack survey of the movies (yet) but Pete and Winston swap between the hero pack and the “booster tube drip” pack on the rooftop scene of GB1, in the Sedgewick scenes Pete uses the booster tube drip. Ray and Egon are fairly consistent in what packs they use as well so the full-hero pack was only used in the rooftop scenes where the closeup happened.
I am pretty positive that is only the case for that thrower in particular. Examples…
No paint on the knobs on any of these pics
Ernie’s carrying the hero thrower on the hero pack in this shot, you can see the painted top knob. The shiny bit you see is the washer on the bolt holding the pack to motherboard.
So it’s only Ernies hero with the black knobs?? Honestly I highly doubt i’de see a reflection in that pic. I really wasnt even looking at Ernies in that pic. :-?
All the other gb1 heroes obviously were not painted.
I believe that the Sony lobby Hero Pack and Thrower were used by Louis during the deleted scene when he’s hunting Slimer. Some of the weathering on the EDA and Ion Arm Cap, as well as the extra hole on the Power Cell, all seem consistent. I’m sure this has already been discussed, though…
You guys keep referring to the hero pack like there was only one…
Aren’t all the packs, except for the stunt foam packs, all heros?
And wouldn’t their throwers be hero since they light up?
What I’m getting at is, what’s consitutes a “hero” version?
I see the word hero get used too strictly sometimes.
Not starting anything; just looking for better clarification.
I’m using all of them as an example.
Even stunt packs had lights. They just arent as “flashy” as the heroes. They were basically just an on and off switch and had no sequence to them
Especially in GB1.. Pretty much anything in the main scenes. They had all aluminum fixtures and throwers with all real parts. Everything else were stunt packs.. I could be wrong but common sense tells me the Semi-Heroes with some parts like the Booster Tube did not come around until GB2 as they were casted off a gb1 originals. They were made so the actors didnt have as much weight on the shoulders
I agree 
I hope that helps clarify, and nobody thinks you’re starting anything. This is a friendly discussion 
We’re making a distinction between the close-up thrower and the other throwers on the hero packs. AFAICT all 4 GB1 here packs were essentially the same in build and electronics but one had “upgraded” electronics in the thrower which we’re calling the “hero” thrower as hero props are the “pretty” ones you get to see a close up of. The other “hero” throwers are built the same they just don’t seem to have the same lights setup the few minor cosmetic differences we’re discussing.
Perhaps we should refer to the thrower with the scrolling bar graph as the “Super” Hero Thrower.
I love this idea. +1
at least until the day we can prove whether or not the other heroes did the same thing.. I think it’s time we harass Sony to let us turn them all on. If somebody knows the answer PLEASE SHARE!! We are all ears! 
Cyland claimed all the packs worked the same but never supplied any proof. Until someone can get their hands on both the “hero” hero pack and a regular hero pack to compair we’ll probably never know.
I completely understand the difference between the scrolling thrower and other throwers.
But just how u you used “hero” for two different throwers is where it could get confusing for some.
I like “super hero”