Over the past weekend, I reported that HasLab’s Proton Pack crowdfunding campaign had passed its first stretch goal. Class One unlocked the hose that will connect the Spengler neutrona wand to the proton pack. Today Hasbro revealed what awaits us if the remaining three tiers are unlocked.
What’s up first? Mini-Pufts! Yes, these little jerks cause many issues in the movie, and you’ll get a batch of the creatures if Class Two is unlocked. The Minis will act much in the same way the already included slime will. They’ll get draped over the pack.

HasbroThe Mini-Pufts will have interchangeable parts, like the Plasma series figures. This tier will be unlocked after 11k backers chip in. We’re currently sitting at 9,718. These numbers are climbing faster than I thought they would. I’m impressed.
Class Three is the Spengler Special, and it’s the least spectacular unlockable in the bunch. This package includes a 16-page notebook that belonged to Egon, complete with “hand-written” notes. Accompanying this notebook are some stickers themed after the 1984 film and Afterlife.

• We’re making history with this movie-inspired prop replica, scanned directly from the Ghostbusters: Afterlife Proton Pack hero prop! (Yes, Sony Pictures Consumer Products let us play with the real thing!)
• Out-of-this-world tech features lights, sounds, AND a motor for active roleplay and re-creating iconic scenes!
• Two modes of play include lights and sounds from the 1984 classic film Ghostbusters and the upcoming 2021 Ghostbusters: Afterlife movie. Did we use supernatural sorcery? Nope, we just included a switch!
• Modular and lightweight, this scientific wonder is the closest you can get to strapping a real nuclear particle accelerator to your back (and much less dangerous)!
• Have we mentioned that this Proton Pack is compatible with the Ghostbusters Plasma Series Spengler’s Neutrona Wand (sold separately)? Because it is! The Proton Pack features a metal V-hook bracket that connects to the metal V-hook bracket on the bottom of the Neutrona Wand. Level up your cosplay game by stowing your wand on your pack when you’re not actively bustin’ ghosts!
• Scary good screen-accurate details include the booster, power cell injectors, bumper, shock mount, and more! Oh, and yeah, you can open the cyclotron and explore its inner workings for the very first time. Seriously, if you don’t fund this Ghostbusters HasLab project it may be a decision that haunts you forever!
• The Plasma Series Spengler’s Proton Pack was designed to be compatible with the ALICE system LC-1 Field Pack Frame and includes connection hardware.

I’ve been keeping an eye on the progress of HasLab’s Proton Pack campaign. The original goal was funded in just about a week, but that didn’t mean we would be getting everything needed for a complete unlicensed nuclear accelerator. Now, with over 9,200 backers, Class One has been unlocked, and we’re one step closer to having a full-on replica.
Why was it so important to get to this first tier? Well, the pack itself doesn’t come with a particle thrower. Nor does it come with any way to connect the thrower to the proton pack. So, basically, for the $399, you were getting the pack itself, and that’s it. So, even with the original goal met, there’d be no way to connect the two parts.
Sure, there would be plenty of ways to do this thanks to modders and the aftermarket community, but I would have personally felt cheated. So why produce the pack, make the neutrino wand separate, and then have no way to connect them officially?
Over the weekend and after the successful release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife in theatres, the first goal was exceeded by more than 200 backers. This leaves three other goals unlocked, but Hasbro has yet to announce what is included, aside from the fourth goal being a stand for the replica.
Hasbro has not acknowledged the first unlock yet, but we’ll see that this coming week before Thanksgiving, probably.