New Ghostbusters Figures

[teabelly83]

damn Kuzeh
u beat me to it lol!! yeah the pic of the ray 12" looks like the prototype too to me!!

i do think tho that the figures wud have looked cool in a type of neca cult classics style bubble.

 

[egoing]

Egon packaged:


I don't like the design at all... looks like a cheap knockoff...
even Neca's was better

and he back:


The worse thing about the back is that it's showing a pic of 12" 'Ray' that looks exactly like the crappy prototype...
What a hell Mattel??

I'll have to disagree this is much more elaborate packaging than NECA ever did. The NECA packaing was a basic heat sealed clam shell. The Mattel package is designed after the Shandor Building, where they fight gozer at films end.

 

[teabelly83]

I'll have to disagree this is much more elaborate packaging than NECA ever did. The NECA packaing was a basic heat sealed clam shell. The Mattel package is designed after the Shandor Building were they fight zuul.

yeah true, it is a cool idea. im still excited to see this up close if i canget 1! and i knw the neca figures are simple packaged but i kinda like it personaly.

 

[Kuzeh]

I'll have to disagree this is much more elaborate packaging than NECA ever did. The NECA packaing was a basic heat sealed clam shell. The Mattel package is designed after the Shandor Building, where they fight gozer at films end.

I know that, but it's poorly executed IMO...
the shell might be innovative but the graphic designs sucks...
and looks huge for the figures... as a whole, the design is poor...
specially when compared to the MOTUC one...

 

[teabelly83]

yeah Kuzeh, the 1 thing that stuck out at me was the size. there seems to be alot more space around the fig, the bubble shell seems alot bigger then say the neca stuff again, then theres was smaller, more compact etc.

 

[MrStayPuft]

Any idea when these will be going up for sale?

 

[teabelly83]

3rd of august i think at midday, check the gb fans site gbfans.com, ithink they posted it on their last week.

 

[JediMike71]

The Mattel Ghostbusters packaging looks fine to me. Yeah, NECA's design was great, and back then I was DYING for Ghostbusters figures of the guys and it never happened with NECA sadly. But I will buy all of these figures from Mattel.

I'm hoping that the likeness improves on the Ray head sculpt between now and release in September. If not, I'll still buy it, and the other three 12" Ghostbusters figures. I'm just so happy a company is FINALLY making them!

Even though if Hot Toys made them....whoah...wouldn't that be nice?

 

[Indiana Fett]

The Mattel Ghostbusters packaging looks fine to me. Yeah, NECA's design was great, and back then I was DYING for Ghostbusters figures of the guys and it never happened with NECA sadly. But I will buy all of these figures from Mattel.

I'm hoping that the likeness improves on the Ray head sculpt between now and release in September. If not, I'll still buy it, and the other three 12" Ghostbusters figures. I'm just so happy a company is FINALLY making them!

Even though if Hot Toys made them....whoah...wouldn't that be nice?

True that. As for the head-sculpts, I never expected them to be that great anyways...that's why we have such amazing talents on this board like Spenser doing WAAAAAAY better sculpts. Get these repainted, add them to the Mattel 12" figures, add a little weathering and voila! 4 AWESOME 12" Ghostbuster figures!

(although HT ones would have been REALLY nice! )

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59065

 

[teabelly83]

yeah altho being a ghostbuster nut that i am, i saw alot of things that could have been improved on that 12" proto fig we saw, the costume wasnt totaly accurate, as wasnt the proton pack, but thats what i hope to achived with my custom set. but i will be buyingthe mattel stuff!! be cool to have the 12" pack that lights up!


anyidea if mattycollector limits how many ucan order?? cos when they release the 6 and 12" figs, i want to try get 2 of each, 1 to open and 1 to leave boxed

 

[SilentSurfer]

Damn, that mattycollector site sucks nuts. I didn't try very hard, but I couldn't find anything about Ghostbusters in any of the obvious areas. WTF? Do they not want to sell these, or what?

 

[SilentSurfer]

Hot Toys needs this license in a bad way.

 

[galactiboy]

Looks like the Pack and gear are nice... but the rest of the 1/6 figure may be subpar. But, luckily there are some great resources available for the rest

 

[The Ween]

Damn, that mattycollector site sucks nuts. I didn't try very hard, but I couldn't find anything about Ghostbusters in any of the obvious areas. WTF? Do they not want to sell these, or what?

The only figure they'll show is the SDCC Egon.

 

[Darthy]

Hot Toys needs this license in a bad way.

I agree but it seems that it won't happen in the near future ...

 

[karamazov80]

Got some Ghostbusters Minimates yesterday. I am in love

 

[lerath666]

Hot Toys needs this license in a bad way.

likely won't happen, EVER, considering how long it took Matty to get the licenses.


on the plus side, for 60$, these are gonna be a steal.

 

[Deckard]

Got some Ghostbusters Minimates yesterday. I am in love

Did you buy them online or find them somewhere?

 

[Kuzeh]

Got some Ghostbusters Minimates yesterday. I am in love

Those look sweet!!
i was thinking about doing the same and displayed them with my Ecto-1...
They look great together!!
Are they out in stores now?...

 

[karamazov80]

Did you buy them online or find them somewhere?

The first 4 pack is available through Previews, so comic shops and online retailers have them. The 2 packs are available at Toys R Us and eBay (you can pre-order wave 2 from their website now). I didn't show pics of these two:

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DMC11189&mode=retail

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DMC11187&mode=retail

I'm psyched about the library ghost. The 2nd box set will have evil Stay Puft, Gozer, Winston, and Ray. I have no idea what Winston is doing in this picture