HAPPY HALLOWEEN SEASON!
I've been a dabbler in 3D printing for a while, but this Halloween season I got a bug in my brain about printing a movie-authentic 1:1 scale Ghostbusters Proton Pack. It turns out there is a set of free online files for doing this!
https://github.com/mr-kiou/q-pack/tree/MK4
Little did I realize just how long such a print would take... I think the total print time is estimated at over 180 hours... well, I've been running my 3D printer (a FlashForge Adventurer 5M) pretty much non-stop hoping to get everything printed in time for Halloween.
I also have been getting an education on other movie-accurate costume pieces like the "coveralls" worn by the Ghostbusters in the first movie are actually a kind of aviation/navy "flight suit!"
https://www.amazon.com/Propper-Cotton-Twill-Flyers-Coverall/dp/B0CGVQSBMH/
One of the most difficult pieces of the costume is the ninja-turtle-esque "elbow pads" from the movie. Which I learned were actually certain volleyball kneepads that aren't manufactured anymore! But the Internet has various alternatives that mix with some DIY to make them pretty close to the originals.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JHCVVV6
Etsy also has a ton of people making various stuff for the Ghostbuster fan community like the patches for the uniform and custom-embroidered name patches too.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4561678458/custom-ghostbusters-name-tag-no-ghost
Really... I had no idea what I was getting into when I entered into this fandom at a more-then-cursory level. lol!
There's even more stuff I'm still missing for the authentic look... like the UTILITY BELT! Not sure yet where best to source this...
Anyway, back to the 3D printing. There are tons of parts to print and keep track of and then you have to ASSEMBLE them properly... this was making me nervous, so I built a Three.js visualizer for the entire assembly that highlights the various parts and lets you track whether they've been printed, are being printed, or are still "to do."
One of the really cool things is that it allows you to do an "exploded" view to see, in detail, how the parts are supposed to assemble together in the final build.
I made the code open source if you want to join me in the world of Ghostbuster 3D printing or if you're already in the world and want to contribute suggestions or changes to the project!
https://github.com/pestoforce/q-pack-build-visualizer/
GitHub also allows you to post a working version of your code, so you can play around with that here:
https://pestoforce.github.io/q-pack-build-visualizer/?assembly=pack
Here's a YT video showing it off if you're too lazy to click the above link:
It's been a long time since I've gone all out on a Halloween costume, and I know this is somewhat generic, but that fits my personality just fine! :-)
What are your plans for Halloween? Dressing up?
--Nick
P.S. If you want some fun this Halloween, check out our game "Trick or Treat Adventure" on Steam! It's on sale for the Steam Autumn sale and also for the big Steam Scream event!
