Easy & Low-cost Proton Pack Ghostbusters

This can be mostly made with recycled/ repurposed items from around the house/ shed. I think homemade is always best. For a cheap creation, work with what you have got rather then getting bogged down trying to exactly replicate the original - that will cost you a fortune!

Hot glue gun. Assorted scrap electrical components - wires, circuit boards, valves, gauges etc. Carboard box. Black spray paint Old backpack. Plumbing tubing. Plastic tubs lids etc. Kitchen roll tube. Black duct tape. Plastic clip. Led strip lights

I started by covering completely a cardboard box ( from a Lego set in this case) in masking tape to cover up artwork. Using components salvaged from a waste electrical recycling bin and some assorted plastic lids, I started by arranging them loosely to best resemble something that looked good. Once happy I hot glued everything in place except the black and red plastic lids and any component that looked good unpainted.

Pack was given a couple of coats from a matt black spray can and allowed to dry

I placed an old backpack inside the box and made some slits in the back. The straps were fed through and adjusted to suit

Hot glue in place the rest of the components. I wound together some old wires and printer connect cables which I glued between the electrical components. I added a pressure gauge to the top. The wand was made using plumbing tubing, a hose connector, an old scrap instrument I found and a carboard kitchen roll insert covered in black duct tape. I glued on a clip to hold the hose on the side. I printed off some ghostbuster/ radiation related pictures from a google search and attached them

I wrapped a strip of led lights around the tubing of the wand to add something extra for trick or treating in the dark. I also made a very basic pair of ecto goggles by spraying an old pair of safety goggles green, then hot gluing on a hose connector and old camera lens.