Nerd Affiliated
Archer
Builder perspective on reference, weathering, and knowing when a prop needs your own fingerprints.
Next episode / August 5, 2026
Archer brings the build debate to the bench.
Charlie sits down with Archer from Nerd Affiliated and The Real Nerd Busters for a conversation about flight suits, weathering, proton packs, electronics, HasLab upgrades, Ghostbusters: Night Shift, and whether “movie accurate” should really be the final word.
Upcoming episode / August 5
Screen accuracy, shop reality, and making it yours.
Archer joins Bench Tested for a builder-forward conversation that goes past recreating what is seen on screen. From flight suit weathering to proton pack electronics and HasLab upgrades, this one digs into the tension between reference accuracy, available tools, and personal creativity.
Nerd Affiliated
The Real Nerd Busters
Flight suits
HasLab upgrades
Night Shift
The Real Nerd Busters
Community craft
Collaboration, available tools, and why modern builders have more ways than ever to make something real.
Build table
Packs, electronics, and upgrades
From proton pack details to HasLab upgrades, the episode gets into the practical choices behind the gear.
Video signal / Archer preview
See the shop energy before the episode drops.
Archer’s world sits right where Bench Tested likes to live: build choices, prop obsession, Ghostbusters community energy, and the fun of pushing past “close enough” into something that feels personal.
Current episode / Now streaming
The Green Haired Ghostbuster episode is on the feed.
Before Archer’s episode drops, catch the current Bench Tested conversation with Luke Ellis about the Green Haired Ghostbuster community trading card project, fan collecting, and how Ghostbusters groups connect through trades and mailboxes.
Now transmitting
From the Bench Tested archive
Builders who moved the conversation forward.
Past episodes are a working record of the makers, designers, and film craftspeople shaping the gear and the community around it.
Fabrication / Design
C&A Prop Design
Purpose-built props, design thinking, and the practical craft behind turning reference into something real.
Maker / Problem solver
Nomake Wan
Creative fabrication, fearless iteration, and the builder mindset that keeps the fandom evolving.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ben Eadie
A film-maker’s perspective on design, fabrication, and bringing Ghostbusters hardware back to the screen.
Why Bench Tested hits different
Fandom meets actual craft.
This is where builders compare notes, screen-used details get examined, and the small decisions behind great gear get the time they deserve.
01 / BREAKDOWNS
Prop-first episodes
Packs, traps, wands, electronics, and the details most people miss.
02 / SHOP TALK
Builder interviews
Honest conversations about process, tradeoffs, failures, and breakthroughs.
03 / PRODUCTION
Screen-informed
Design thinking and behind-the-scenes perspective from people who know the work.
04 / COMMUNITY
No filler
Fan-savvy discussion for listeners who care about substance over empty hype.
Built with the community
Good work travels further together.
Bench Tested is powered by the makers, shops, and organizations who build with care and show up for something bigger than themselves.
Workshop supporters
Back the people behind the work.
Independent makers keep this side of the fandom inventive, useful, and wonderfully hands-on.
Community causes
Fandom that shows up.
Celebrating organizations that turn shared enthusiasm into real-world good.
Ghostbusters Give Back
Charity and outreach efforts from across the Ghostbusters community.
Starlight Children’s Foundation
Bringing joy, comfort, and support to hospitalized kids and their families.
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