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Photo Credit: Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters

While attending a signing event at this year's Arkansas Comic Con, Ghostbusters: Afterlife actor Logan Kim, decked out in his Podcast uniform from the film, was presented with a special gift: A full-size, fan-built replica of the Spengler Proton Pack prop from the movie.

The project was a substantial collaboration: built by Austin Young, organised by the Yes Have Some Podcast and the Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters, with contributions and collaborations by noted community members Matthew Burkit, Cole Funseth, AJ Quick, Charles Fincher, Kris Karlsson & Mike Seiders among others.

This presentation follows in the footsteps of the 2008 project to present original Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson with his own Proton Pack replica.

Full video from Yes Have Some Podcast is here:

[jonogunn]

Wow! I’d love to see that pack in action

[Demon Vice Commander]

This was a fun project; casting the shell in the middle of February was challenging, but I made it work - it just cured very slowly.

[mrmichaelt]

This was a fun project; casting the shell in the middle of February was challenging, but I made it work - it just cured very slowly.

Nice. Were you there in person when Logan got the pack?

[Demon Vice Commander]

No, I wasn’t there at the con. I remember Austin saying that he needed the shell in hand by the middle of February, and I was able to get it cast, shipped, and in-hand on February 14.

[jonogunn]

I’m not familiar with the faces of the known gbfans members who created this. Who’s who in the video?

[tobycj]

I’m not familiar with the faces of the known gbfans members who created this. Who’s who in the video?

The guy in the baseball cap is Austin Young, the three in the car are the YHS podcast folk, and the lady with curly hair at the con is a friend of Austin's/ fellow member of the franchise he's in

[d_osborn]

I was able to get it cast, shipped, and in-hand on February 14.

Valentine's Day. Bummer.

I like in Arkansas and HATE that I had to miss out on this.

[Venkman1984]

Matt is that the pack you posted on YouTube or did you make one for yourself?

[mburkit]

Matt is that the pack you posted on YouTube or did you make one for yourself?

No, the pack that is on my YouTube channel is my own Afterlife Pack. The electronics are slightly different. I am lucky that I just wrapped up that project. The only video on YouTube (that I know of) of Logan's pack is on the Yes Have Some podcast channel which is what was linked in the original post of this thread.

[Pseudodonn7]

Hey, Central Arkansas Ghostbusters co-founder here! We had a booth at this con and we noticed Kim had the pack on Sunday! We were wondering who had gifted him the pack when the news blew up all over the net!

I dunno if THC was at our booth but we really appreciated what they did for Logan.

We had given both Logan Kim, and Tara Strong who was also at the con, honorary membership into our local franchise and patches. And while this gift definitely overshadowed ours, it was a treat to share in and witness the event secondhand.

Anything to get Arkansas and our con out there, I say, is awesome!

[Spectregater]

One of our members was there and gifted Logan Kim his Ecto goggles during the panel.

[RealGhostbusterJay]

I watch Graig and the gang for toys stories often however it's always great to see them get back on the GB train for things here and there and Logan I'm sure will treasure it as he did keep the flight suit...He might not be in future films for GB so I don't blame him for wanting to have a pack weather a gift or not. It's great that Austin and the others including AJ and others here helped. Great work all around.