Holy crapola, lots of awesome stuff coming out soon. A few weeks ago at the The Nurnberg Toy Fair Hot Wheels unveiled some pretty slick Ecto-1 replicas. There are going to be two versions, a 1/18 and a 1/43 scale. A few years back, Joyride had released a die cast Ecto-1 that was 1/21 scale and roughly 20 dollars (depending on where you got it). The 1/18 scale coming out in September will be $115, so we can expect a much higher quality collectible. Lots of moving pieces and such.
Moving slightly forward in time to the 2011 New York Toy Fair. Of course the booth I was most interested in hearing from was from Mattel. They were showing off some figures we’ve seen before, like the Retro Action Real Ghostbusters. And lots of new stuff:
• Movie Masters twelve inch Ghostbusters 2 Winston and Venkman
• Egon in lab coat with the Library Ghost
• Vinz Clorth with a few different heads, Terror Dog shell, collander, pizza and a glass jar of popcorn
• Club Ecto’s Marshmallow covered Ray Stants
• Ghostbusters 2 Winson with a slime blower
I am pretty stoked about all these. The 12 inch two pack is a bit pricey considering most already own Venkman, but to make up for that it comes with a boat load of accessories. I’m really excited to see all of these and review them. Thanks to Proton Charging for letting us know about this super cool stuff.
Also thanks to Toy News International for getting these super sweet shots.