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This is my ghost trap collection. I poured over the Ghostbuster Reference Library site for hours. As per my other post about the trap (and pedal) variations, I have settled on that there are main 5 trap types, with variations amongst them, accounting for between 9-12 different identifiable traps.
The traps are: 1) GB1 yellow rod; 2) the red rod made from a yellow rod; 3) a silver rod made from the yellow rod; 4) a silver rod made from the aforementioned red rod; 5) and a GB2 made silver rod.
The are identified on the reference site as follows:
1) yellow rod: https://www.theghostbustersreferencelib ... -hero-trap
2) the silver rod made from a yellow rod: https://www.theghostbustersreferencelib ... -hero-trap

3) You’ll note that there is also a red rod, but it bears so much more resemblance to the yellow rod, that it didn’t truly become a red rod until the red rod seen in the ballroom. This is the red rod made from a yellow rod:
https://www.theghostbustersreferencelib ... host-traps

4) You’ll note another red rod, but notice how the front knobs are different. This is the trap that was a red rod that became a silver rod: https://www.theghostbustersreferencelib ... host-traps
https://www.theghostbustersreferencelib ... ghost-trap

5) Regarding the 3 GB2 traps on the reference site, the courtroom trap is either a silver rod made from a red rod or a GB2 trap. There are not enough details on it to be certain.
https://www.theghostbustersreferencelib ... troom-trap

The jogger trap is identified to be a GB1 mod.
https://www.theghostbustersreferencelib ... ghost-trap

And the semi hero is not identified, but there are 2 variations therein.
https://www.theghostbustersreferencelib ... ghost-trap

Comparing these 3 traps to the other traps, I was able to identify enough details to come to the conclusion that there is a unique GB2 style that is not a convert.

What I have appreciated most is that both in-universe, as actual props, and the toy bodies these were made from, there is massive differentiation.
Though both trap 1 and 2 are not finished, and I have not made 4 yet, I wanted to share my work.

Trap 5 is a Haslab. To me, this works best as the GB2 trap because it has different dimensions than the GB1 traps.

I have the trap for the 4 trap, which is what I understand to be a Rubies-Walmart trap, as it has the pedal. I have seen 2 variations of this trap: A has the wire from the side of the battery box and B has the wire from the bottom of the battery box. My trap 3 is made from what I believe to be B, but I purchased it already modified. Trap 4 will be variable A. Also of note, is that A has a hollow body, like the pedal-less traps; B has a solid body.

Traps 1 and 2 are made from Spirit pedal-less traps. Both of these toys were also different in the motherboard of the electronics and the plunger mechanism, which opens the door. It is my understanding that A is a European version and B is an American version.

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I can now officially say I am finished with these 4 traps. It was a massive undertaking to get the details as "right" as possible. Some compromises had to be made along the way, but this mostly has to do with the function of the pedal-less traps. Anyone who has taken apart one, knows what it is like to put one back together. I wish I made notes on where I got all the parts, instructions, inspirations, and influences amongst the community, but the joy, and drive, to get the work done made me not even think of that until it was too late.
I am open to feedback, questions, critique, and criticism.
If I can share any of what I learned along the way, that would be the true benefit of this project.