![Ghostbuster Proton Pack laying flat on a table in a dark room](https://i0.wp.com/richardwarrender.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Ghostbuster-Proton-Pack-at-night-e1462281013595-1-e1462281371565.jpg?fit=700%2C271&ssl=1)
I decided to go as a Ghostbuster for a fancy dress party recently. Of course all Ghostbusters need fully working Ghostbuster proton packs complete with animated LED displays and electroluminescent glowing wires, so here are the details on how I built mine. It took about 3 or 4 evenings to build and involved Arduinos, lots of hot glue and over 92 LEDs! It is just a shame I missed out on the best fancy dress award that night because it looked ‘too realistic’!
![Ghostbusters-pack-in-dark](https://i0.wp.com/richardwarrender.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Ghostbusters-pack-in-dark.jpg?resize=700%2C933&ssl=1)
The Ghostbusters proton pack lit up in the dark