Hasbro Ghostbusters

Otomofan said:

Personally, I don't understand the nostalgia for the Real Ghostbusters.

I guess if you never had them as a kid, they'd be desirable.

But I did have them as a kid, all of them, and even back then, I remember being extremely disappointed. I didn't want goofy, weird cartoon figures, where Ray was fat and Egon was tall and lanky and had weird white hair. I just wanted toys that looked like they looked in the movie. But they didn't make those, so I settled for what I could get.

The proton stream effect was one of the dumbest, laziest things a toy company ever did. Instead of having the stream detach, it's permanently attached the wands. So when they put the wands on the backpack, which should have been a cool feature, they looked like morons cause they all had these giant streams going straight up. Not only that, it made the wants attach upside down.

Eventually, my brothers and I just said screw it, and cut the stupid streams off. They made much better toys after that.

We didn't have the firehouse, but we had the Ecto 1 and that was and still is a great toy. We had "Green Ghost" and Marshmallow Man too, but didn't get too deep into the line after that. I think I had the Fright Feature Ray, cause I wanted a version of him with the goggles, but of course, those were molded to his head and he had no hole for a proton pack. I don't know what those designers were thinking. They had an opportunity to make great toys but they cheaped out so many times.

I'm much more excited about the movie toys. That's what I've wanted since 1984; not those goofy colored toon versions.

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K1LLJOY said:

If you ever wanted one of the most iconic movie vehicles but didn't have the space for the Blitzway 1/6 one, now is the time.

Tomy who ran the Kickstarter for the DeLorean has said they looked at the Ecto-1, but described how much bigger and more complicated than the DeLorean it is and they didn't think they would produce one.

Mattel tried to produce a 1/12 scale Ecto-1 eleven years ago and failed, and nobody has attempted one since then.

If they reach their goal of 12,000 everyone will get a free GB2 Tully figure, so make sure to preorder early, you will not be charged until after the deadline of November 29th.

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Stanlore said:

i've been monitoring the backers. I'll get the deluxe if Tully is included.
Actually a pretty good deal, 4 ghostbusters with slime blower options, tully, slimer, and library ghost.
7 figures with an Ecto 1 / 1A for 400 is a good deal to me.

Probably still get it if we don't get Tully. Limiting myself to just one and display the GB2 car. Just has more lights and flash to it. Be a shame to not use it. Have plenty of other Ecto-1's... can live without it and save another $325. Glad i didn't buy the last Ecto-1 they made. Looked cheap.

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Buttmunch said:

Tully only gets unlocked if the 12,000 goal is met within the first two weeks. If they don’t meet it in time, he won’t be included, which will likely kill the entire campaign based on the missed early bird offering Marvel Legends had with the Engine of Vengeance.

The campaign actually ends at 11:59 pm Est December 2, which I is went funds are collected but not before.

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Buttmunch said:

Better to back now to help unlock Tully and cancel later if you change your mind or Tully doesn’t get included. Too many people have the wait and see approach on these things when the best way to get something unlocked is action early in the campaign.

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Rambler said:

Yea, this is a pretty easy pass for me. Mainly the cost (which in the grand scheme of things is not that bad) and the space. I would love to get both. Good luck to all those wanting this!

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