This 3D Printable Ghost Trap from Ghostbusters is just what you need to clean out all of those pesky spirits and spooks that are haunting your home. The trap was designed by My Mini Factory user Phillip Avery using TinkerCad and it is so detailed that he even included the trap’s weld marks.
In the flick, once a ghost was put in the trap, it could not be re-opened without releasing the restless, and probably ticked off, spirit. Sort of how people feel when they buy a certain brand of 3D printer and need to buy over-priced proprietary filament cartridges that can jam the machine they are supposed to be optimized for. In the films, capturing a ghost was a three-step process that required the use of operator-worn Proton Packs and these ghost traps were activated by a button attached to a long cord or wire.
The first step is “Zap ‘em”. Ghostbusters simply need to fire a Proton Stream at the haunting spirit until they have reduced their P.K.E. reading sufficiently to be contained. The second step is “Cap ‘em”. Ghostbusters switch their Proton Stream to a Capture Stream, which, when done properly, will hold the ghost in place long enough to get a trap under them. And the final step is “Trap ‘em”. The ghostbuster slides the trap over to the ghost where the trap doors can open and pull the ghost inside of it, securely enough to be transported to the main storage facility.
The extremely detailed model was based off of a similarly designed prop “Sean’s Ghost Trap Plans” from a Ghostbusters fan site. Avery also used photo reference of the “hero” trap from the same website. The trap that he created is scaled to size, and the main ghost cartridge is accurately removable from the outer frame. The trap doors will also swing open, and the cartridge is held in place with a working catch switch.
You can download the files for free from MyMiniFactory. And you can see all of Avery’s 3D printable designs on his MyMiniFactory profile page, including a rad “Multi-Pass” prop from one of my favorite, ridiculous action/sci fi movies, The Fifth Element.
