#Ghostbuster ecto 1 lego set manual#

That said, I like the design of the packs and the printed element is a nice little bonus. The Proton Packs are pretty hefty and make it pretty difficult for them to stand if they’re not secured in on studs.

It seems that LEGO is finally able to replicate the same shade of neck with minifigure heads, a very notable improvement when it comes to torso printing!Įach member of the Ghostbusters team comes equipped with a Proton Pack aka “unlicensed nuclear accelerators” which are strapped to their backs. I really didn’t expect this much detail paid to each torso but it’s very very appreciated and makes each minifigure feel extra special. On closer inspection, I also noticed that they also each have slightly different belt designs. Looks as if they saw a ghost, heh.Įach Ghostbuster has a unique torso bearing a name tag with their initials on it as well as their first names printed on the back. Another delightful surprise is alternate faces with the usual “scared” look. They could have phoned it in with generic uniforms and torsos but they instead went the extra mile to give us unique versions of each Ghostbuster. Taking a closer look at the minifigures, I have to say that LEGO have really outdone themselves with the amount of detail squeezed into the torso designs. The stand also helps keep them from falling over from the weight of their Proton Packs. The minifigures come with their own custom Ghostbusters stand, complete with yellow and black stripes, which allows them to be displayed with relative ease. It’s a wish come true for me, finally having a minifigure version of Bill Murray – a celebrity that fans have been wanting to build out of LEGO for a long long time. Peter Venkman with the weakest representation being Dr. LEGO did an exceptional job capturing the likenesses of Dr. Introducing the cast of Ghostbusters, now immortalised as LEGO minifigures.

#Ghostbuster ecto 1 lego set manual#

One of my favourite bits in the manual is the inclusion of classic quotes from the cast members of Ghostbusters in different pages of the manual.

It makes for very interesting reading, particularly learning about the design process which spanned Brent Waller’s initial LEGO Ideas submission to how LEGO designer Marcos Bessa and graphic designer Adam Corbally modified the model to ensure that it met LEGO’s standards of stability and offered a good building experience. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the instruction booklet, which also contains a few pages devoted to introducing builders to the Ghostbusters cinematic universe, characters and model designers. The instruction manual is another highlight of the set – a beautiful 100+ page booklet. I like the box and will most likely use it to store the parts when I eventually disassemble the set. The set is built from a lot of tiny pieces, so it’s not that difficult finding what you need as the elements used are fairly distinct. Interestingly, the plastic bags are unnumbered which is quite an uncommon occurrence these days.

Lifting up the flap reveals the contents of the set and the instruction manual. It looks fantastic, with a yellow and black striped border trimming surrounding the box flap as well as the new LEGO Ideas logo featuring prominently in the bottom right corner. The LEGO Ghostbusters set is the very first fan-voted set released under the LEGO Ideas banner (formerly CUUSOO) and comes in some really cool packaging that’s feels a lot more premium than regular LEGO cardboard boxes. Fingers crossed.ĭo you have a paranormal LEGO situation on your hands? Find out below if Ecto-1 lives up to the hype or whether it’s a ghastly letdown. I recently interviewed Brent Waller where he shared some insight into the creation of one of cinema’s most iconic vehicles which also included some interesting photos of early prototypes.Ģ1108 LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 went on sale online on 1 June 2014 on for AU$69.99 ($49.99 in the US) and should be available in Australian retail store (s?) later this year. The brainchild of designer and massive Ghostbusters fan, Brent Waller (pictured below in his Ghostbusting getup), Ecto-1’s release was accelerated to coincide with the Ghostbusters 30th anniversary. Last week’s package, was a little more special than usual containing one of my most anticipated sets this year – LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1.Įcto-1 is the 6th LEGO Ideas set, joining an illustrious group of fan-voted and LEGO-approved creations such as Minecraft, Back to the Future Delorean and NASA’s Curiosity Rover. The anticipation that builds from days (sometimes weeks) of waiting for my LEGO to arrive usually means that my excitement levels are off the charts. One of my favourite things in life is seeing a parcel on my doorstep when I get home from work.