diff --git a/src/components/canvases/GhostCanvas.vue b/src/components/canvases/GhostCanvas.vue
index 505ad781..2e1dc16f 100644
--- a/src/components/canvases/GhostCanvas.vue
+++ b/src/components/canvases/GhostCanvas.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,16 @@
     ground,
     grid
   } = createGhostScene()
-  const { ghosts, totalDuration } = await createGhosts(scene, ghostUrls)
+
+  const hasStartedAnimating = ref(false)
+  const hasFinishedAnimating = ref(false)
+  const loadedGhosts = ref(0)
+
+  const { ghosts, totalDuration } = await createGhosts(
+    scene,
+    ghostUrls,
+    loadedGhosts
+  )
 
   let longestGhost = ghosts[0]
   for (const ghost of ghosts) {
@@ -73,17 +82,15 @@
     directionalLight.position.y += 50
 
     ground.position.copy(center)
-    ground.position.y = 0
+    ground.position.y = -4
 
     grid.position.copy(center)
-    grid.position.y = 0.01
+    grid.position.y = -4
 
     if (IS_DEV) {
       stats = new Stats()
       document.body.append(stats.dom)
     }
-
-    animate()
   })
 
   onUnmounted(() => {
@@ -92,10 +99,7 @@
   })
 
   const animateDrawing = () => {
-    const elapsedTime = clock.getElapsedTime()
-    currentTime.value =
-      longestGhost.ghost.frames[0].time +
-      (elapsedTime / totalDuration) * totalDuration
+    currentTime.value = clock.getElapsedTime()
 
     while (
       currentFrame < longestGhost.ghost.frames.length - 1 &&
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@
     const hasNextFrame = currentFrame < longestGhost.ghost.frames.length - 1
 
     if (hasNextFrame) animateDrawing()
+    else hasFinishedAnimating.value = true
 
     controls.enableZoom = true
     controls.enableRotate = true
@@ -156,16 +161,51 @@
 
     requestAnimationFrame(animate)
   }
+
+  const onStart = () => {
+    if (hasStartedAnimating.value) return
+    hasStartedAnimating.value = true
+
+    animate()
+  }
+
+  const onReplay = () => {
+    clock.startTime = 0
+    clock.elapsedTime = 0
+
+    currentFrame = 0
+    currentTime.value = 0
+
+    for (const { geometry, material } of ghosts) {
+      material.visible = false
+      geometry.setDrawRange(0, 0)
+    }
+
+    onStart()
+  }
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <div>{{ formatResultTime(currentTime) }}</div>
+
+  <div v-if="!ghosts" :class="$style.preloader">
+    Loading {{ loadedGhosts + 1 }} of {{ ghostUrls.length }} ghosts
+  </div>
+  <div v-else-if="!hasStartedAnimating" :class="$style.preloader">
+    <div>{{ ghostUrls.length }} ghosts initialised</div>
+    <div>Following the white soapbox</div>
+    <button @click="onStart">Start Replay</button>
+  </div>
+  <div v-else-if="hasFinishedAnimating" :class="$style.replay">
+    <button @click="onReplay">Replay</button>
+  </div>
+
   <div ref="containerRef" :class="$style.container"></div>
 </template>
 
 <style module lang="less">
+  .preloader,
   .container {
-    z-index: -1;
     width: 100%;
     height: 100%;
 
@@ -175,4 +215,22 @@
     right: 0;
     bottom: 0;
   }
+
+  .container {
+    z-index: -1;
+  }
+
+  .preloader {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    justify-content: center;
+    place-content: center;
+    align-items: center;
+    text-align: center;
+    gap: 1rem;
+
+    button {
+      cursor: pointer;
+    }
+  }
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/modals/GhostModal.vue b/src/components/modals/GhostModal.vue
index 2e98cb40..1a8a9fc0 100644
--- a/src/components/modals/GhostModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/modals/GhostModal.vue
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   </button>
   <div v-if="isOpen" :class="$style.modal">
     <h1>Ghost Explorer (ALPHA)</h1>
-    <button @click="onClose"><icon-x /></button>
+    <button :class="$style.close" @click="onClose"><icon-x /></button>
     <ghost-canvas :ghost-urls="ghostUrls" />
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       height: unset;
     }
 
-    button {
+    button.close {
       position: absolute;
       top: 1rem;
       right: 1rem;
diff --git a/src/utils/three/createGhosts.ts b/src/utils/three/createGhosts.ts
index edcc312f..c5cbebec 100644
--- a/src/utils/three/createGhosts.ts
+++ b/src/utils/three/createGhosts.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import {
   Vector3
 } from 'three'
 import { STLLoader } from 'three/examples/jsm/loaders/STLLoader.js'
+import { type Ref } from 'vue'
 
 import soapboxUrl from '~/assets/models/combined_soapbox.stl?url'
 
-interface GhostInstance {
+export interface GhostInstance {
   ghost: Ghost
   points: Vector3[]
   curve: CatmullRomCurve3
@@ -23,7 +24,11 @@ interface GhostInstance {
   soapbox?: Mesh
 }
 
-export const createGhosts = async (scene: Scene, urls: string[]) => {
+export const createGhosts = async (
+  scene: Scene,
+  urls: string[],
+  loadedGhosts: Ref<number>
+) => {
   const ghosts: (GhostInstance | undefined)[] = []
 
   let totalDuration = 0
@@ -38,6 +43,8 @@ export const createGhosts = async (scene: Scene, urls: string[]) => {
       )
       ghosts.push(undefined)
       continue
+    } else {
+      console.log(`Ghost ${index} uses version ${ghost.version}`)
     }
 
     totalDuration = Math.max(totalDuration, ghost.frames.at(-1)?.time ?? 0)
@@ -85,6 +92,8 @@ export const createGhosts = async (scene: Scene, urls: string[]) => {
 
     scene.add(line)
 
+    loadedGhosts.value++
+
     ghosts.push({
       ghost,
       points,