- January 5th, 2023, 9:27 am#4976252
I also think that the trap and even the OG packs as they appear in Afterlife are different enough (Even the OG packs were outfitted with the Ion arm and crank gen switches, as well as the newer light sequence) with the weathering to differentiate them from the '84 & '89 packs from Mack's if there's a licensing issue for HasLab to re-utilize much of the tooling, molds, electronics etc from the Spengler release, and I feel like a run of those would do as well if not better than the Spengler pack/wand. Run a campaign as a full set for $599.
TobinsGuide wrote: ↑January 5th, 2023, 2:12 am I've also been thinking a lot about other Ghostbusters Haslabs that could be run. I think one of the better things I can come up with (aside from another Proton Pack) is that it should include a belt gizmo, since there's never been a mass produced belt gizmo. I'm not saying that should be the whole thing but maybe a viable campaign would be to do everything on the belt.I think the full belt set is probably the best way to continue on goodwill with the older fans.
Prop radio with holster, belt, Ghost Trap, Ghost Trap holster, PKE Meter with holster, and Belt Gizmo. Tier goals for keyfobs, leg hose with connectors, gloves with slime sample. Maybe around $400? I think that's a decent value IF the PKE Meter, Radio, and the Trap are super-screen accurate (with pedal) and full featured. Maybe you need to throw in Ecto-Goggles to justify anything over $400. I suppose you might get up to $500 if the PKE and Goggles have Afterlife gimmicks and the Trap is REALLY decked out.
There is essentially an advantage to selling the belt with everything on it in one go. You get the holsters with things they holster. The holsters can be done in a single run to actually match, which is harder to do across different runs. Things like the keyfobs and belt gizmo, not normally viable on their own, get viability from being bundled. The belt can actually be designed to port in the hose in a hidden way, which no retail pistol belt would have.
I think a 1984 or Afterlife Venkman pack would do well. It just might not do as well since there are so many direct fan-made alternatives and it risks losing (or upsetting) some Spengler set buyers who settled for the Spengler set or are doing their own conversion. I'm not saying it wouldn't still massively fund. It just might do fewer final units and generally be less interesting/novel.
I also think that the trap and even the OG packs as they appear in Afterlife are different enough (Even the OG packs were outfitted with the Ion arm and crank gen switches, as well as the newer light sequence) with the weathering to differentiate them from the '84 & '89 packs from Mack's if there's a licensing issue for HasLab to re-utilize much of the tooling, molds, electronics etc from the Spengler release, and I feel like a run of those would do as well if not better than the Spengler pack/wand. Run a campaign as a full set for $599.