We’ve Got The Talent!

Ghostbusting takes a myriad of equipment. Much of the equipment, like the iconic Proton Pack, come in different variations between different movies and cartoon versions. You will find most of this equipment and more when you come visit us at our convention booths. The Massachusetts Ghostbusters takes pride in making many of our props from scratch or modifying existing commercial options available. Here are some of our best builds.

  • A sculpture of a green, monstrous creature resembling a combination of a frog and a dinosaur, with an exaggerated open mouth, large yellow teeth, and red eyes. It has a menacing expression and is holding a snack in its right hand, with a white brick wall as the background.

    Slimer!

    Our latest build, Slimer was created by David and Steph, with some assistance from Jeff. Entirely 3D printed, David purchased a 3D model, painstakingly printed out his 20+ individual pieces and constructed him. Hand finished and painted by Steph and David.

  • A person dressed as a ghostbuster standing in a parking lot next to a proton pack equipment on a white vehicle decorated with Ghostbusters logos and a Massachusetts Ghostbusters logo.

    Brie's Ecto Mobile Lab 1

    Our own Ecto! Featuring fun details and a custom roof rack. Keep an eye out for this beauty speeding around to analyze spectral specimens!

  • Close-up of a mechanical device with various wires, hoses, and electronic components on a workbench, with labeled plastic storage drawers in the background.

    The Betty Pack (Version 3)

    This pack was completed in 2015 by Chris Sullivan. Fiberglass shell, aluminum motherboard and resin wand. A blend of GB1 & GB2’s best parts with smoke unit. Over the years she’s appeared a various cons and events. Throughout “Betty’s” life she’d had considerable upgrades and rebuilds to make her last longer and stronger. Today her internal circuitry has been rewired and her wand fully rebuild into a hybrid of resin, aluminum and 3D printed parts by Chris. She’s called “Betty” after the early 1900’s pin-up model and Ram Jam song “Black Betty.”

  • A red fire alarm control panel with switches and buttons mounted on a white brick wall. Two indicator lights, one red and one green, are situated at the top of the panel. The panel contains a large red handle at the bottom. There are electrical components and wires visible at the bottom of the setup, with some monitoring equipment underneath. Steel pipes with protective cages are connected to the panel, one with a red light and the other with a green light. A warning label is on the panel, and the ceiling above shows exposed metallic beams.

    David's Containment Unit

    Built from PVC board with working door and lights, you'll see this often at our convention booths. David fabricated this with the intention of being free-standing so we could transport it to different events without being anchored to a wall.

  • Four men dressed as the Ghostbusters stand in front of a Ghostbusters-themed police car with ghost busters logo, at an outdoor event with other people and buildings in the background.

    Dave's Frozen Empire Jacket

    You're going to see some of our group sporting the super-posh red jacket shown in 2024's Frozen Empire. That's all thanks to this guy, who's wife just happens to work as an amazing seamstress! They researched the coat before the film premiered, and custom designed the jacket template, sourced material, insulated for Massachusetts events, and have made several of them on commission. We hope to see even more coats at our events in years to come.

  • A wall-mounted toy assembly resembling a fictional mechanical robot, with blue, red, silver, and yellow parts, pipes, and lights.

    Jeff's RGB Pack

    This is a full-size, 3D-printed RGB equipment set. The files are freely available on Patreon through Ghostbusters Gear with some custom designed parts mixed in. The goal of this project was to go as much from printer-to-pack as possible. Everything except the yellow tubing is 3D printed with no smoothing or painting. The electronics for the pack are Arduino based found on the Patreon page, and the electronics for the Neutrona Wand are a custom Arduino program that incorporates lights AND sound as a stand-alone prop.

  • Person dressed in a Proton Pack costume from Ghostbusters, complete with detailed electronic and mechanical components, at an outdoor event with cars and other people in the background.

    Steph's Afterlife Pack

    A scratch-built 3D printed pack and wand, complete with lighting and sound kit. This build started as an '84 pack, but as photos were released ahead of the 2021 movie release, I decided to change it to our group's first Afterlife pack. This pack is unique, proving that it's possible to finish and paint 3D printed parts to look distressed and realistic.

  • A black and yellow metal device with red handles and a digital display on a tiled floor, connected to cables and a red connector.

    Jeff's GB1 Ghost Trap

    This is my first prop and the inspiration to get into Arduino programming. The files were found on Thingiverse from user Countspatula. The trap body and pedal are 3D printed and minimally post-processed. I used some caution stripe tape on the doors and painted the gray and red details. The Arduino program mirrors the trap sequence from the Sedwick hotel trapping slimer. The trap has the same light, sound, and door motion sequence.

  • A person dressed as a firefighter in tan uniform with reflective stripes, wearing a badge, carrying a backpack with equipment, and holding a tool, standing indoors at an event with booths and other attendees in the background.

    David's 2016 Suit

    Custom-made 2016 flight suit

  • Person dressed as Ghostbusters with proton pack, surrounded by other people in costumes on city street.

    Real Ghostbusters Pack

    Another 3D printed pack. David made this one for one of his daughters after she outgrew the mini cartoon back. Finished and painted with some realistic distressing, it's a beautiful blend between the cartoon world and real life. Final size approx. 80% scale.

  • Close-up of a person wearing tools and electronic equipment attached to their belt, including a device with wires and components, and a coiled wire.

    Dave’s Belt Gizmo

    Dave’s custom built Belt Gizmo has many unique features. It is crafted from an aircraft circuit board, resin printed nixie tubes, and a multitude of scrap electronic components. LEDs and a bar-graph give life to the gizmo and illuminate night events. This gizmo attaches to its secondary board with a coil cable, and to Embergale’s pack itself through a magnetic quick release. The design intent behind this Belt Gizmo was to give more purpose and character to the iconic costume addon and to integrate a design similar to Adam Savage’s “Attenuator”, showing this device is monitoring and regulating what is going on with the Ghostbuster’s equipment.

  • Person wearing a Ghostbusters proton pack on their back in an outdoor parking lot with other people and buildings in the background.

    Dave’s Shandor Mine Reclamation Pack

    Dave aka [EMBERGALE]’s pack started as a Haslab Proton Pack based on Phobe Spengler’s Proton Pack as seen in Afterlife. This pack has been updated with custom styling, an always-on bypass, internal battery pack, modified “snack door” for easy charging, and a cable to connect to the custom belt gizmo. The design intent behind the pack was to represent a pack that was scavenged from Shandor Mine and The Dirt Farm and restored to working condition, but still sporting a lot of the distress and damage.

  • A vintage white car designed as a Ghostbusters vehicle, equipped with ghost-catching devices on the roof, parked indoors with blue curtains and empty stadium seating in the background.

    Ecto 1A

    Ok, this one isn't exactly ours, but we can't help bragging about our friend's Ecto! Several of our members helped him fix and modify it. You can see this beauty rolling around Taunton, at local parades, and usually at Boston FanExpo and Rhode Island Comic Con. By the way - he does private events and photoshoots! Check out our FAQ page for contact info.

  • The image shows the interior of a flight simulation cockpit or control panel with various electronic equipment, wiring, and components installed. The photo is taken from a person's perspective, and their feet are visible at the bottom of the image, standing on a wooden floor with a red and white rug nearby.

    Site Box

    Using a construction site box is a great way to store not only a Proton Pack, but a Ghostbuster’s entire compliment of equipment and uniform. This makes it a great way to move equipment discreetly.

  • Colorful toy building blocks shaped like musical instruments, including a blue guitar, a yellow guitar, pink trumpet, and teal saxophone, arranged on a wooden floor.

    Fright Features Props

    Get your hands on these life-size Fright Features Props. These props are based on the toy line from the early 90s and recently re-released. Jeff took a micrometer to each toy and took every measurement needed to make a 3D draft of them. These models were then scaled up, modified for 3D printed, 3D printed in PLA+ material, assembled, smoothed, and painted. These props are a Massachusetts Ghostbusters exclusive.