- April 30th, 2026, 5:40 am#5009079
Inspired by Ed Spengler’s ultra detailed approach to his Spengler Pack (viewtopic.php?t=51799), and also inspired by all those who made specific character packs, like Chris Bosh and MBurkit, I decided to modify my Spirit full size to an ’84 Spengler. I’ve been doing the same mods to my Haslab wand to make it an ’84 Spengler.
Compared to Ed, I wanted to go with a “used” Spengler.
Initially, my goal was to keep it as simple as possible, by adding a screw here, some paint there…but you all know how this goes…the first round of simple things makes the next round simple…and the more we pore over the details, the more we see…
19 years ago, I built a pack (you can find it here: viewtopic.php?p=31638#p31638). With the work on the Spirit/Spengler, I decided to make my old one an ’84 Venkman. I’ll make a post on that when it is finished. I’ve seen a few people that made ’84 Venkman’s, but there are differences, and since my pack is made of resin and vacu-form plastic, I am not sure how much I can actually safely modify.
Once I finish these 2, my intention is to get the new Fun pack and make that a Stanz. And, boy-howdy, to get a hold of an Anovos (yeah yeah, I know, I know) Super-Hero, I’d only be missing an ’84 Zeddemore…
Now, with any Spirit, great screen accuracy requires a great deal of disassembly and reconstruction.
So, to keep this simple, I tried to work in phases and to keep it simple along the way.
I am almost finished with phase 1.
As of now, I am awaiting some light caps and the push button for the trigger box. I made a backing for the trigger box, and have to cut and install a fake green lever. I am also waiting for the light bar cover, and will replace the upside down sticker next to it.
I am also working on making the vacuum pump base longer; bending the ion rod; placing tape for wires at end of wand, fabricating a ring for the back of the rear cylinder, and a square base for the filter plug.
The yellow sticker near the vacuum pump is upside down, and obviously there are areas needing touch up paint.
After I took my photos, I did another deep dive, and noticed the following:
I changed the location of the F1 sticker on the wand rack.
Ed’s # of ridges 87-89- i have 64 and the tube needs to be longer, so I will replace with a longer split loom.
I noticed the placement of the mounting screws on the bumper are possibly not correct.
I am questioning the location of the placement of the mounting screws on the underside of the cyclotron.
I am unsure if there is both a Phase 3 and 4, but there is at least a phase 3, which involves the disassembly of the pack, the purchase of items, and the subsequent de-and re-construction. But that is outside my scope of time and budget right now.
I am not driven to make this Spirit pack 100% accurate, because of the work and cost involved; but rather for any ghost-head to see it and go: “Wow! Great job at converting the Spirit into an ’84 Spengler!”
At this point, I am looking for critique, feedback, and advice on what to endeavor to change as part of phase 2, 3, and 4; what to accept as-is as a limitation of the Spirit pack; and what I missed along the way.
Of note, I did not utilize any reference photos that were not from GB1 nor from other packs. I relied more on Ed’s packs, and all the other great info on these forums.
Phase 2:
Clean up ribbon cable insert ring
Bevel wand end trigger
Bevel wand banjos
Beveled edges on PPD
Beveled edges on slo-blo box
Remove weld off injector tubes
Making the PPD pimples less prominent
Cutting holes and placing 2 screws in the crank knob
Add filler around bottom bumper spacing after gluing
Add weld to wand top knob and wand handle
Fabricating a mounting plate for the injector tubes.
On the wand, I’m going to paint the red button black and look for a clip-lite to cover the black button.
I’d like to add the wand zip tie is thru a hole in the bottom, but there is no room for this because of the placement to the grip.
I want to figure out how to cosmetically add 3 screws for bottom plate of the wand, but there isn’t room.
Any advice on these 2 things is greatly appreciated.
Phase 3 and 4 include lighting the wand, if not all new sound and lights for the pack and wand. I’d like a more accurate ribbon cable and grip covers.
I know the Spirit pack can be enhanced with different fixtures, knobs and tubes and such, but there are also larger cosmetic issues, like the HGA and bumper. And adding a motherboard, top of motherboard foam, Alice frame, and, if possible, location of where the hose comes out from the body.
Please, go for blood. Any way you can help me make this better is a testament to this community.
If you'd like additional photos, please let me know.
I know we all can’t be active on every post, and I’m sure you all can appreciate that not everyone can always be a part of your journey. But any help along the way is always appreciated.
Thank you!
Compared to Ed, I wanted to go with a “used” Spengler.
Initially, my goal was to keep it as simple as possible, by adding a screw here, some paint there…but you all know how this goes…the first round of simple things makes the next round simple…and the more we pore over the details, the more we see…
19 years ago, I built a pack (you can find it here: viewtopic.php?p=31638#p31638). With the work on the Spirit/Spengler, I decided to make my old one an ’84 Venkman. I’ll make a post on that when it is finished. I’ve seen a few people that made ’84 Venkman’s, but there are differences, and since my pack is made of resin and vacu-form plastic, I am not sure how much I can actually safely modify.
Once I finish these 2, my intention is to get the new Fun pack and make that a Stanz. And, boy-howdy, to get a hold of an Anovos (yeah yeah, I know, I know) Super-Hero, I’d only be missing an ’84 Zeddemore…
Now, with any Spirit, great screen accuracy requires a great deal of disassembly and reconstruction.
So, to keep this simple, I tried to work in phases and to keep it simple along the way.
I am almost finished with phase 1.
As of now, I am awaiting some light caps and the push button for the trigger box. I made a backing for the trigger box, and have to cut and install a fake green lever. I am also waiting for the light bar cover, and will replace the upside down sticker next to it.
I am also working on making the vacuum pump base longer; bending the ion rod; placing tape for wires at end of wand, fabricating a ring for the back of the rear cylinder, and a square base for the filter plug.
The yellow sticker near the vacuum pump is upside down, and obviously there are areas needing touch up paint.
After I took my photos, I did another deep dive, and noticed the following:
I changed the location of the F1 sticker on the wand rack.
Ed’s # of ridges 87-89- i have 64 and the tube needs to be longer, so I will replace with a longer split loom.
I noticed the placement of the mounting screws on the bumper are possibly not correct.
I am questioning the location of the placement of the mounting screws on the underside of the cyclotron.
I am unsure if there is both a Phase 3 and 4, but there is at least a phase 3, which involves the disassembly of the pack, the purchase of items, and the subsequent de-and re-construction. But that is outside my scope of time and budget right now.
I am not driven to make this Spirit pack 100% accurate, because of the work and cost involved; but rather for any ghost-head to see it and go: “Wow! Great job at converting the Spirit into an ’84 Spengler!”
At this point, I am looking for critique, feedback, and advice on what to endeavor to change as part of phase 2, 3, and 4; what to accept as-is as a limitation of the Spirit pack; and what I missed along the way.
Of note, I did not utilize any reference photos that were not from GB1 nor from other packs. I relied more on Ed’s packs, and all the other great info on these forums.
Phase 2:
Clean up ribbon cable insert ring
Bevel wand end trigger
Bevel wand banjos
Beveled edges on PPD
Beveled edges on slo-blo box
Remove weld off injector tubes
Making the PPD pimples less prominent
Cutting holes and placing 2 screws in the crank knob
Add filler around bottom bumper spacing after gluing
Add weld to wand top knob and wand handle
Fabricating a mounting plate for the injector tubes.
On the wand, I’m going to paint the red button black and look for a clip-lite to cover the black button.
I’d like to add the wand zip tie is thru a hole in the bottom, but there is no room for this because of the placement to the grip.
I want to figure out how to cosmetically add 3 screws for bottom plate of the wand, but there isn’t room.
Any advice on these 2 things is greatly appreciated.
Phase 3 and 4 include lighting the wand, if not all new sound and lights for the pack and wand. I’d like a more accurate ribbon cable and grip covers.
I know the Spirit pack can be enhanced with different fixtures, knobs and tubes and such, but there are also larger cosmetic issues, like the HGA and bumper. And adding a motherboard, top of motherboard foam, Alice frame, and, if possible, location of where the hose comes out from the body.
Please, go for blood. Any way you can help me make this better is a testament to this community.
If you'd like additional photos, please let me know.
I know we all can’t be active on every post, and I’m sure you all can appreciate that not everyone can always be a part of your journey. But any help along the way is always appreciated.
Thank you!
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