Ghostbusters by Mattel

Got news today that my 12" Egon and 6" Winston have shipped. YAY!!!

I got the 6" Egon sent to me a few days ago form SpideyLad and it's just the most amazing toy ever! I really want to open them up and play but they're destined for the wall :csad:
 
When's Venkman out? Did I hear May? Is that right?

May, yes. And its slimed Venkman, as in more slimed then Egon was.

My friend came over the other day and was like, why do you only have 3 ghostbusters? And I had to tell him don't worry, I'll have all 4 in 5 months! He was confused.

Also, my Winstons leg is super warped. sucks.
 
Why Venkman´s figure will be release next year? Anyone know it?
 
They announce when a non-slimed Venkman will be available?
 
Why Venkman´s figure will be release next year? Anyone know it?
They're getting released quarterly, to extend the lines length. Unless they are going to do cartoon versions and ghosts there isn't many figures they can do.
 
Well they have GB2 varrients they could do, then a futher set or "normal" clothes guys like Peter in his big coat and Egon in lab coat and such... Also Ray and Winston with slimeblowers, Viggo, Gozzer, Terror dogs, Dana, etc...

The line could go on much further and since they're giving up Peck then they're clearly not that fussy about what they actaully bring out so come on ghosts!!

*cough*GB2boxsetforxmas2010*cough*
 
Ok, the Egon figure is excellent, looks like Harold Ramis. The Winston figure is the best in likeness, you can clearly see it's Ernie Hudson. The Ray figure on the other hand, is very poor in likeness. It seems they based it on a cartoon version of Dan Akroyd, or his stunt double. It's pretty obvious it's the worst of the bunch, but, if you're a diehard fan like me, you'd buy it anyway. Unfortunately, he's unavailable on MattyCollector.com. I wanted it, so I chose to pay $20 for him. Since he is no longer that price, for those who didn't buy him on the site may have to pay more in order to get him. I personally don't think he was worth a $20 price tag, but it's up to you if you want to pay more than that for a mediocre figure at best.

I'm worried about the Venkman figure. I saw a prototype of him at Toyfair and again at ComicCon, and it looked silly. I'm hoping changes have been made before his release in May. If not, I'm sure I'll buy it anyway, just for the sake of having them all.

My suggestion to Mattel is, lower the prices on the Ghostbusters line, given the fact you're really only paying for new head sculpt, and in Ray's case, a very poor head sculpt. Same body. Same hands.
 
You know what I would love? A 4 pack of the guys at some point. That way I could have a set to display and a set to MOC and a cheaper price than eBay and doubling up on Matty...

I'm also interested on how they plan on keeping the 12" line going since there's 4 guys and the picture on the box side has 6 parts...
 
The line could go on much further and since they're giving up Peck then they're clearly not that fussy about what they actaully bring out so come on ghosts!!

*cough*GB2boxsetforxmas2010*cough*

What?! No more Walter Peck? Shenanigans!!
 
March, apparently.

really?

oh well, i heard it's gonna be just the Walter Peck figure which i have no interest in

just want my 6" Venkman figure, and 12" Winston & Venkman already to complete my collection

i had heard that Mattel also wants to make figures based on The Real Ghostbusters animated series. that would be sweet!
 
Double post...

But since it's here I shall say that my Egon and Winston finally arrived Friday there. They really are brilliant toys. I'd still love to be able to walk into a toy shop, not that those really exist in the UK anymore, and pick up an entire wave in one big swoop rather than wait ages and ages and ages to get them all.

Anyhoo... I had a lot more trouble getting Egon out of his box than I did with Ray. Partly due to the box being assembled slightly differently and partly cause of the big plastic coated metal strap being in a stupid place. But once that was out the real fun began! Unable to hold the PKE successfully in either hand lead to my old friend blue tack arriving to save the day!

On the accessories front it's the same as Ray apart form the lack of goggles and the afore mentioned PKE. The pack, belt, wand, walkie-talkie and suit are still as amazing as on Ray. Only problems I say are that the hose running form the pack to the wand was wrapped up and won't stay where I want it, it keeps moving and making the wand pop off. The other thing is the spring loaded PKE, which while a nice idea, I'd have rather the ability to move it so Egon wasn't constantly picking up mass amounts of energy.

Once again the decission to keep the 6incher MOC has kicked me in the arse with a figure I am really wanting to open and play with. Not take out and stand on a shelf, not play about until I find a pose I like, but actual play play with. I really want to, but I can't. Since I've not opened it the best I can say is it looks like Ernie Hudson, but more plasticy than when I met him. Which now I think about it is another reason I wish these had been mass market off the peg toys, and avaliable two years ago... Totally could have gotten it signed...
 
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Once again the decission to keep the 6incher MOC has kicked me in the arse with a figure I am really wanting to open and play with. Not take out and stand on a shelf, not play about until I find a pose I like, but actual play play with. I really want to, but I can't.

Yes you can, dude. Have fun.

And according to your link, there will be a non slimed Venkman. YES!!
 
No, I'm keeping the 6inchers MOC cause they look really nice. If all the packaging had been like Egon then I'd have broke them out for a quick play, but no...
 
It would appear that Peck has been moved back to May...

Disaster? Doomed line? Bit of a balls up? You decide!
 
according to the matty-collector FB page, Peter is coming out April 15th.
 

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