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yeah im hopingsome ship together, say both 12"ers and both 6" rays. hope i dnt get stung for customs, i didnt last time when i ordered egon
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yeah im hopingsome ship together, say both 12"ers and both 6" rays. hope i dnt get stung for customs, i didnt last time when i ordered egon
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I got mine at Newbury comics. BTW do you think, if you basically removed all the paint from Mattel's sculpt, and repainted it, do you think it would be an improvement? That factory paint leaves a lot to be desired.
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It will definitely improve it, however, I don't think you'll be satisfied. I was hoping beyond hope that a repaint would be enough, but after having it in-hand getting a custom head is the best route.
As has been said all the problems with this figure were problems that were expected. I'm no customizer by any stretch of the imagination but this one is going to be fun. Whether HT or any other company picks up the license I'm glad I picked this one up.
There ya go! It will be fun. And honestly, replacing a body and head sculpt is fairly commonplace even with good figures. The rest (elbow pads and web belt) if fairly simple stuff. The hard parts (pack, trap, outfit, even boots and gloves) are there and solid.
Even if you only replaced the head and body, you'd still have a great representative on the shelf.
A few more pics fresh from the box, no futz. You can see what works and what doesn't (gun switched to correct side for MrE
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No, he doesn't have a boner -- that's his hose pulling.
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Agreed a true type body and changed headsculpt will make all the difference but also when i get this guy those giant dougnut shaped elbow pads have so like got to go an stuff! Lol just noticed something in the first pic above he kinda looks like quentin tarantino.
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Tarantino, yep. Or ^^^^ Van Dyke. Or Nixon. Just not Dan. 
I'm leaning toward going with Vartal's headsculpt for this Ray. But then, someone will have to paint it, and ultimately, that comes to at least $120-130 for this figure total after shipping costs, prior to looking for a half-way decent body and elbow pad upgrade.
Decisions, decisions. . .
Decisions, decisions. . .
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you have a pic of Vartel's sculpts? I ask 'cause I like all of spenser's sculpts except Ray.
Nevermind, I found them. Ray does look good; as does venkman.
Nevermind, I found them. Ray does look good; as does venkman.
$120-$130 for a kick ass GB Ray seems like a good price. Even if HT did one, that's about what it would cost.
'Sides, this is the only option short of building one from scratch, and that'll cost you a lot more.
The real question is: do you want to do this for all 3 or 4... meaning $130 x 4 = $520!!!
'Sides, this is the only option short of building one from scratch, and that'll cost you a lot more.
The real question is: do you want to do this for all 3 or 4... meaning $130 x 4 = $520!!!
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That's of course the kicker with these...I don't think anyone here balks too much at ~$120 for a figure, but in this case most people have to automatically multiply times four. And it's a tougher idea to swallow.
If you take in all the possibilities that people have suggested for improvements...New heads+Paint job+TT Bodies+Flightsuits+Web belt+Boots=$$$. It could be a pretty healthy investment.
Don't get me wrong, this is Ghosbusters! And I'll definitely be investing a bit into making them great, but they cou;d definitely be fairly expensive when one's all finished.
This is definitely a customizer's project, not a collector's out-of-the-box deal like Batman/Joker. You need to spend some money to get these guys worthy of standing on today's shelves.
I went in knowing I would be spending at least as much on improvements as I was on the original figure. I really bought Ray for the pack, the gear and the flight suit.
These are not acceptable figures "as is". But as a base for some of the harder-to-make parts, they're great.
If anyone here got that Century Nicholson Joker, you know what I mean.
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The only thing that screams Mattel are the boots, elbow pads and portrait. Even the body is kind of decent - I really like the shoulder articulation which is just as good as that on a TT. However since I broke an arm trying to get it to bend, I'll be changing bodies. The pack is fantastic and I love the trap too.
And the box - what were they thinking? It's like they never planned for anyone to actually open the thing.
And the box - what were they thinking? It's like they never planned for anyone to actually open the thing.
Yeah, that's the kicker. I can get a couple nice PFs for that price. Still on the fence about it. One thing to think about is that the other sculpts aren't near as bad as Ray. Winston, at least, could probably be fine with his "stock" head.
I guess I'm gonna have to build my own elbow pads -- I can't find anything online that will work.
Anyone have any leads?
Also, as long as I'm asking about parts, is the zipper on the GB boots unique or are there real boots that have that zipper down the side? Likely gonna have to mod that onto some Newline boots.
Anyone have any leads?
Also, as long as I'm asking about parts, is the zipper on the GB boots unique or are there real boots that have that zipper down the side? Likely gonna have to mod that onto some Newline boots.
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