New Ghostbusters Figures

[Mesa]

Re: Mattel Ghostbuster figures Mattycollector etc..

I thought it was being discussed here:

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49166&highlight=ghostbusters

 

[Adoptedscot]

Re: Mattel Ghostbuster figures Mattycollector etc..

I will merge this with the existing thread discussing it:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49166&highlight=ghostbusters

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[Dash]

Let's hope they look better than the Indy 4 12-inch figures.

Amen to that.

 

[Kuzeh]

Check post #452...

 

[Mesa]

On ebay already

https://cgi.ebay.com/Ghostbusters-Dr-Egon-Slimer-exclusive-SDCC-2009_W0QQitemZ130305623993QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1e56d207b9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A4|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A200

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[teabelly83]

THANKS GUYS

 

[karamazov80]

Ghostbusters Minimates packaging shot.

 

[Kuzeh]

Cool!! !

 

[klocket]

Ok, I am sure this has been "discussed" here already but i will say it all anyways...

Don't you think it would be wise to make sure they have the likeness right secure before they show us anything?...i mean what if we get Egon, Ray and Winston and then by that point Venkman is some generic "similar to but not quite" Bill Murray headsculpt?...what then?...i am sure Bill will ok it at some point but there is always that "what if?"

Also, I really don't know why every one has the "ego" rumor in full force...how do we know what happened to him in this whole GB world...maybe we should get real facts before we bash Bill Murray.

Finally, the bottom line is 4H cannot sculpt a real person to save their lives...although their sculpts are recognizable they are FAR from accurate sculpts, the people all look like Mezco Stylized Cartoons (case in point Indiana Jones)...but It's only when they are trying to capture a likeness, their DCUC and MOTU is good because you can take liberties on the look and base it on previous stuff but if they were to sculpt say a Michael Keaton Batman or a Christopher Reeve Superman for the movie masters line...forget about it, you'll get cartoons.

I am not sure why everyone hypes 4H to the 'enth degree...they are good, but they are far from great...

I hope they bother to give them all individual bodies, rather than giving us the DCUC treatment...they all looked different and to make Ray as thin as Egon would be just plain BS...

all in all i am looking forward to this line...but i don't think we need all these other characters...because if that's the case it will probably be 2012 before we get all four 'busters...due to the "inbetweens" they will spit at us...

M.

 

[klocket]

oh and what about the "Left handed" thing?...the 1/6 Ray is holding the proton gun in his left hand...none of them held the blaster with their left hand...i am not knocking "lefties" but holy crap it's a simple reference thing...i know you can switch hands but the left hand on that sculpt is in the right position for the for where it is on the gun, it would look weird to switch it...if they don't fix this simple thing, i will never buy them.

 

[JohnFromCincinnati]

Ok, I am sure this has been "discussed" here already but i will say it all anyways...

Don't you think it would be wise to make sure they have the likeness right secure before they show us anything?...i mean what if we get Egon, Ray and Winston and then by that point Venkman is some generic "similar to but not quite" Bill Murray headsculpt?...what then?...i am sure Bill will ok it at some point but there is always that "what if?"

Also, I really don't know why every one has the "ego" rumor in full force...how do we know what happened to him in this whole GB world...maybe we should get real facts before we bash Bill Murray.

Finally, the bottom line is 4H cannot sculpt a real person to save their lives...although their sculpts are recognizable they are FAR from accurate sculpts, the people all look like Mezco Stylized Cartoons (case in point Indiana Jones)...but It's only when they are trying to capture a likeness, their DCUC and MOTU is good because you can take liberties on the look and base it on previous stuff but if they were to sculpt say a Michael Keaton Batman or a Christopher Reeve Superman for the movie masters line...forget about it, you'll get cartoons.

I am not sure why everyone hypes 4H to the 'enth degree...they are good, but they are far from great...

I hope they bother to give them all individual bodies, rather than giving us the DCUC treatment...they all looked different and to make Ray as thin as Egon would be just plain BS...

all in all i am looking forward to this line...but i don't think we need all these other characters...because if that's the case it will probably be 2012 before we get all four 'busters...due to the "inbetweens" they will spit at us...

M.

Bill will ok it at some point = 2012

 

[YoNoSe]

I don't think they would have moved on it unless they were assured Murray would be cooperative. He may be more difficult or picky about it but I doubt it'll be too long.
If they did move forward without knowing BM would approve a figure then this will be just about the biggest disappointment of my toy collecting career.

 

[yruh8n]

Ok, I am sure this has been "discussed" here already but i will say it all anyways...

Don't you think it would be wise to make sure they have the likeness right secure before they show us anything?...i mean what if we get Egon, Ray and Winston and then by that point Venkman is some generic "similar to but not quite" Bill Murray headsculpt?...what then?...i am sure Bill will ok it at some point but there is always that "what if?"

Also, I really don't know why every one has the "ego" rumor in full force...how do we know what happened to him in this whole GB world...maybe we should get real facts before we bash Bill Murray.

Finally, the bottom line is 4H cannot sculpt a real person to save their lives...although their sculpts are recognizable they are FAR from accurate sculpts, the people all look like Mezco Stylized Cartoons (case in point Indiana Jones)...but It's only when they are trying to capture a likeness, their DCUC and MOTU is good because you can take liberties on the look and base it on previous stuff but if they were to sculpt say a Michael Keaton Batman or a Christopher Reeve Superman for the movie masters line...forget about it, you'll get cartoons.

I am not sure why everyone hypes 4H to the 'enth degree...they are good, but they are far from great...

I hope they bother to give them all individual bodies, rather than giving us the DCUC treatment...they all looked different and to make Ray as thin as Egon would be just plain BS...

all in all i am looking forward to this line...but i don't think we need all these other characters...because if that's the case it will probably be 2012 before we get all four 'busters...due to the "inbetweens" they will spit at us...

M.

When I was at NYCC I saw the head guys from Mattel talking to Tom and Joshua Snyder and looking at the heads they had on display at the booth they shared with Reelart Studios. Several years ago Joy Snyder did a very good Bill Murray as a one of for Toyfare Magazine. There are several 2nd and 3rd generation recast of that head floating around. Hopefully Mattel will bring them on board for some of the Movie Masters line they are doing. Joy has sculpted many 1/6th scale portraits for Scifimetropolis, Executive Replicas and Amoktime, as well as 100's of Mego scale heads for Robot Chicken.

 

[grinningsmile]

6in, 12in, mini-mates.....i'm just jacked that i'm finally going to be able to buy figures from one of my all time favourite films, i cant wait to start seeing more pics as they're unveiled, i'm loving egon, sure he's a little cartoony, but if i wanted a lifelike sculpt i'd be petitioning hot toys to get on it lol.

 

[theghostinside]

6in, 12in, mini-mates.....i'm just jacked that i'm finally going to be able to buy figures from one of my all time favourite films, i cant wait to start seeing more pics as they're unveiled, i'm loving egon, sure he's a little cartoony, but if i wanted a lifelike sculpt i'd be petitioning hot toys to get on it lol.

yeh i think we should start a petition for hot toys to make some ghostbusters figures. i would love to see ray with a cigarette that could hang out of his mouth. dont think that will happen with mattel.

 

[Mesa]

Can someone post in BIG Bold type when the first figure will be available for preorder? I have no idea when to be near my PC. Or will this be a SDCC exclusive initially?

 

[sladesuperagent]

When I was at NYCC I saw the head guys from Mattel talking to Tom and Joshua Snyder and looking at the heads they had on display at the booth they shared with Reelart Studios. Several years ago Joy Snyder did a very good Bill Murray as a one of for Toyfare Magazine. There are several 2nd and 3rd generation recast of that head floating around. Hopefully Mattel will bring them on board for some of the Movie Masters line they are doing.

I like Joy's work, but I'm still not sold on the Matty Machine doing these proper in 1/6. I'll still buy them b/c it's all we got, but I'd shell out well over a grand to have the cast of Ghostbusters done RIGHT in 1/6 scale--with electronic packs, terror dogs, an Ecto-1--the whole shebang. I refuse to believe HT isn't talking about the possibilities right now. And now that Murray is playing ball, I think the chances are better than ever.

 

[lerath666]

just wondering. am i the only one who's tired of all the " yeah, that's nice, but hot toys could do it better" stuff present ANY time anyone OTHER than Hot toys makes a new product announcement?
Yes, we know they could, thank you for pointing out that the grass is still green, the sky is still blue and jason Phoenix is still gay.
the fact is, they did NOT get the liscense, mattel did. We know VERY Little about wht they will look like outside of the mockup shown at NYCC. we know the proton pack lights up. we know the details on the pack looked very nice. I've seen the sketched designs from the magazine scans of their figure body, and let me just say WOW, it's extremely innovateive as far as 1/6th bodies go.
Could hot toys do better than Mattel is likely to do? Very possible, But Not at the 60$ apiece price tag we're getting them at from Mattel.

Let's give mattel a Shot at entering the "1/6th Collectors Market" and see what they can do BEFORE we compare their johnsons to hot toy's.

closing thought. Any news YET on when these are going up?


Edit: I'd Like to add that i'm not attacking, nor decrying anyone for thinking hot toys could do a better job, it's just, talk like that has really started to irrate me over the past few months, and i needed to vent.
This is a bold new venture for any company, i'd like to see what they can do.

 

[Darren Carnall]

just wondering. am i the only one who's tired of all the " yeah, that's nice, but hot toys could do it better" stuff present ANY time anyone OTHER than Hot toys makes a new product announcement?

actually I've been tired of that for some time now. People seem to compare everything to Hot Toys amazing quality... whilst forgetting that one thing might cost £50 and the other thing costs £150.

That means better materials, more time spent of costuming, more money paid for better sculptors... etc. Of course HT stuff looks better!

Not everyone can afford HT figures (I only have one so far, Robocop - and I got that in a sale for £50) - so lets accept what standards other lines and ranges are at, and acknowledge them for what they are within that price range

 

[lerath666]