Custom Ghostbusters Lego City

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Ghostbusters International are 4 days from the official Ghostbusters ECTO-1 Lego with mini figures going on sale. What does one ghosthead and custom Lego builder do to pass the time while the rest of us wait? Build..a…Ghostbusters…Lego City!

I’ll let that sink in for a moment or 11.

Olive Seon, (Flickr) pretty much created a version of Lego NYC that is very reminiscent of Stay-Puft headed to the Shandor building. Not that he really needed too, as Olive is no stranger to building global (size) landscapes. And Stay-Puft, yeah WOW, that’s a bit bigger then Diamond Select Toys.

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To see more of Olive Seon’s custom Ghostbusters Lego City and other builds, check his albums on Flickr.

Photo Sources:Olive Seon

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First Showing Takes A Better Look at Ghostbusters ECTO-1 Lego

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First Showing provides a better look at the upcoming Lego ECTO-1 with Ghostbusters mini figure set. With comparison pictures of Brent Waller’s (Facebook album) ECTO-1, which was built to inspire 10,000 + ghostheads and Lego fans to vote for Lego to consider and produce an actual consumer version.

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Here’s a closer look at the box. How cool is that artwork? Hopefully Lego provides it as an included poster.

First Showing also includes Brent’s video taking a more “in depth” look at the set he helped to get licensed and produced.

The official and only Lego ECTO-1 set will be released on June 1, 2014 at a retail price of $49.99 USD. Perhaps less depending on the retailer site or store.

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Jackson Gee & Ross Hughes RGB Art

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Calgary artists Jackson Gee and Ross Hughes created this piece of The Real Ghostbusters art.

It feels like his inspiration came of course from the series with a mix of comic art from Legion which was penciled by Steve Kurth and inked by Serge LaPointe. Original website text in French.

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Here’s what Jackson said about the piece:

The Sandman was kinda scary. This cartoon was one of my faves of all time. Pen and ink by me colour done by the Ross Hughes.

Photo Source: Jackson Gee

WWE’s Zack Ryder On Toy Hunter

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Unless you know me and/or are my friend on Facebook you may not know I’m a wrestling fan. I was a kid during WWF’s Rock N Roll era of wrestling, kinda moved away from both WWF and WCW in the early ’90s. A friend and because of the “Immortal” Hulk Hogan initially brought me back during the mid ’90s (not right from Bash At The Beach 1996) when the nWo formed. I’ve pretty much have been a fan of various wrestling organizations ever since. Good bad or indifferent I watch current WWE and TNA/Impact Wrestling programming weekly. If TNA founder Jeff “The Chosen One” Jarrett gets Global Force Wrestling going, I’ll check that out as well. It all depends on what’s going on in my life.

Unlike ghostheads Paul Rudoff and Jason Fitzsimmons I don’t usually need to collide Ghostbusters and Professional Sports Entertainment Wrestling. Good enough. 😀 It’s fun, my sites aren’t about talking about famous people being into Ghostbusters or famous wrestlers showing their support globally with their wrestling gear. It doesn’t go un-noticed.

When I read Zack Ryder was buying Kenner Ghostbusters toys, I probably should have contacted him as friends and visitors to Ecto-Containment know I own a lot, not everything Kenner The Real Ghostbusters related. I read Zack Ryder bought something I own, written about, and has meant a lot to me, it felt like a good time to talk about Ghostbusters and a little wrestling.

Plus because 1 person cares I use to watch Toy Hunter for multiple reasons during season 1. What Ghostbusters and Kenner fan didn’t love an early episode when Jordan Hembrough bought mint Kenner toys from former Kenner employees?

Which brings us to this week when WWE’s Zack Ryder appeared on Toy Hunter recently buying a MIB Kenner The Real Ghostbusters Ecto-Charger Pack. Unlike Zack Ryder I’m not famous outside of Ghostbusters fandom, though I probably could be on a collecting reality show and no one is going to find or have a MIB toy for me to buy. For that reason I bought my MIB Ecto-Charger Pack (blog post) off a popular auction site.

Maybe its the condition of the toy or the fact Zack Ryder has to be in a higher tax bracket then me. He paid a lot more then I did, something tells me it wasn’t about the monetary amount.

Woo Woo…

Click here (WWE’s site) to view Zack Ryder’s appearance on Travel Hunter.

Photo Source: Travel Channel/Toy Hunter

Stay-Puft Lego Man

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Brent Waller, who invented the Cuusoo Lego’s 30th Anniversary Ghostbusters playset is back with a new Ghostbusters Lego Cuusso idea.

Ray use to roast Stay-Puft Marshmallows at Camp Waconda when he was a kid. Thirty years later because of Ghostbusters I use to make Stay-Puft out of marshmallows and tooth picks. During Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary now I want to build Mr. Stay-Puft out of non edible white, blue, and red Legos.

It can’t happen if we don’t support Brent again and buy the official Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Lego set with mini figures due this June. Once the campaign reaches 10,000 votes Lego will harmonize the universe and make a decision to move forward with this.

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The follow up to my Ghostbusters: 30th Anniversary Project, The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man!

He may looking cute and friendly but this is no mere chunky sailor. As the physical manifestation of the Sumerian demonic deity Gozer he stands over 34cm (13 inches) tall and is a formidable sight to an minifig in your LEGO city.

He has articulated Arms, Legs, Head, Feet and Hands.

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If and when this is successful Brent would like to see three new mini figs be included. Hopefully Walter Peck can have a mini fig variant which is covered in sweet marshmallow! 😀

Photos Source: Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man Lego Cuusoo

Ecto-Containment Photo Of The Moment

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Friends and ghostheads Ronald Giameo and Carol Jacky set up a photo shoot using Ron’s recent upgraded Firehouse, ECTO-1. and new Diamond Select Toys 24″ Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man bank.

Pretty sweet right?

Photo Credits: Carol Jacky

Now James Van Hise The Real Ghostbusters Starring In Ghostbusters II Deleted Art

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Ghostheads have known for years that Ghostbusters II has enough deleted scenes to make a feature out of. For example, a scene where Louis Tully in the Firehouse sets a trap (um just about literally) to catch Slimer because the overgrown ghost ate his lunch. Louis uses a proton pack and damages a ceiling or wall.

One of the cut scenes from Ghostbusters II involved the ending. For the unfamiliar the guys were able to finally get paid for saving the city if they promise to put Ms. Harbor Chick 1990 back together. How this would have been accomplished and what cost is anyone’s guess. While part of that wasn’t necessary, honoring the Ghostbusters and showing Lady Liberty was. We only get a glimpse in the closing credits. This scene was longer with the guys talking about their nationalities and receiving a key to the city.

That scene was in enough drafts that the artists at NOW (Ghostbusters Firehouse) created what was to become pages 28-30. At the request of Columbia Pictures, the comic ending was removed. As James Van Hise would bring up, the studio wasn’t around to “make” them remove the deleted Ecto-1A crash scene. Which we only see part of in the Ghostbusters II montage.

Ghosthead Alex Newborn has proof art with a personal letter from James Van Hise. Alex shared scans from his collection at Ghostbusters Fans on October 1, 2011. With his permission I’m sharing his scans today NOW 😀 that all three Ghostbusters II issues are complete.

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Besides what would have been the final ending to Ghostbusters II, you can see that NOW used the final Statue Of Liberty panel to close out the comic story.

Original Source: James Van Hise

Photo Credits: Alex Newborn

 

Ronald Giameo’s Kenner ECTO-1 Mods

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After Ronald Giameo modded and upgraded his Kenner Firehouse it was time to restorehis  Kenner ECTO-1.

Painted and added lights to my old toy from childhood into a collectors model for my adulthood enjoyment.

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For all build and progress pics and a lot of related pictures, check out Ronald’s Facebook album.

Photo Sources: Ronald Giameo

Ronald Giameo’s Kenner Firehouse Mods

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Ronald Giameo who began to become a friend after building his version of The Real Ghostbusters proton pack last summer has taken on a new project. Kenner‘s The Real Ghostbusters Firehouse. He’s updated, painted, and added parts to the first series hero figures HQ.

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Fore more build pictures and action shots check out his Facebook album.

Photo Sources: Ronald Giameo

Ghostbusters Lego Firehouse Cuusoo

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When Sergio Herencias created a custom Ghostbusters Firehouse, ghostheads didn’t entirely know he would submit it to Lego Cuusoo for support to eventually be seen and evaluated by Lego themselves. In a pretty similar fashion, its how the 30th Anniversary Ghostbusters Lego ECTO-1 set was approved and to be produced this year.

Press Release:

I present you, my Lego Ghostbusters HQ Custom MOC built.

Thanks to Brent, Lego brings the GB Ecto-1 Set. I thought to myself- why not built the appropriate HQ.

I decided to built a hybrid between GB1 & GB2 and add more extras and details, lights, sound and other stuff.

The Floors(levels) are removable. Therefore, you had many freedoms for the interior and everything is easily accessible. I have already started the design concepts of various accessories and furniture.

Lego Parts approx. 3000
Total production time: approx. 20H

height: 38cm – length: 33,6cm – width: 17,5cm

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30th Anniversary: Hardee’s Ghostbusters II Banner

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Note: Originally appeared at my personal site, iRich.

This past weekend a ghosthead I know of in England was showing off his latest Ghostbusters collectible, Kenner’s Ecto-Plazm. While talking about it, someone thought it was a “tub” of ice cream. I didn’t make the immediate Ghostbusters related connection. It wasn’t long before I was remembering that in a way there was a time people could buy ‘Slimer Sundaes’ from American fast food chain, Hardee’s.

Before everyone knew Ghostbusters II wasn’t going to be as good as Ghostbusters (“Oh, that’s harsh Rich.” – Everyone born between 1984 to 1989) Columbia Pictures, Coca~Cola, and Hardee’s put major bank into cross promotional tie ins. This isn’t a slight against Hardee’s as the restaurant chain wasn’t and isn’t close to where I live. If I’ve ever eaten at one, its been about 17 years. I have no idea why the Coca~Cola/Columbia Pictures consortium chose Hardee’s over perhaps fast food chains that sold over a billion burgers or makes burgers your way. I can’t imagine Hardee’s had more franchises then the clown king. See what I did their?😀

I didn’t have a clue about the movie/food cross promotion until my twenties. I don’t remember how I first heard about it. I do remember that a ghosthead (whose fortunate enough to own just about every ghostbusters dot extension) was showing off a Hardee’s Ghostbusters II banner. I knew if it was ever possible I wanted to own one.

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