Ghostbusters costume

[deathproof]

Finished!

Probably could have had it done a couple of nights ago but I was a little weary and took some time off.

The positron glider is just cardboard from a Diet Coke 12-pack with pieces of plastic covering it and a couple of lengths of PVC. The colored "wires" are just painted aquarium tubing. Interesting, the black plastic conduit sleeving that connects the glider to the pack is pretty much exactly the way the original packs were built, including strips of electrical tape every few inches along. That was just by accident but I noticed that's how the props were built when I was studying a closeup of the movie version.

Positron glider unpainted:




Painted with accessories:





Backpack with tubing added:




I did actually get a piece of thicker tubing like the movie version has but decided against using it.



Backside of the pack, showing the bolts and strips of plastic used to hold the backpack straps on:



The final step was to paint the bolts and plastic black, which I just did.


Other side showing straps:







Final product:



I used velcro to hold the positron glider onto the side of the proton pack which is how I'll leave it most of the time except for posing for photos. If I do take it off I'll need to be a little careful not to peal off the velcro or damage either piece.



I'm going to wear the whole thing to work tomorrow and then go to the Halloween party afterwards. If I can get some decent photos of the whole costume I'll post them.