Jay Tigran Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 The Egyptian Ghost IS Blackie!!!! they mentioned on Facebook you can free Blackie from his curse too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Two-Face Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Stunning. Simply beautiful; that is a must-buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacksun1520 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Wow, these are going to be awesome! I loved the cartoon as a kid, and they look spot on. Can't wait to see more. BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slythe Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Sweeeeet. I'll be getting two Blackies- displayed cursed and un-cursed (non-cursed?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawcanada Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) these are genuinely brilliant looking minimates, and are genuinely humbling in terms of nostalgia. Even without the reference pic posted by Jay, these look just as I remember them whilst growing up. Having been just the right age for The Real Ghostbusters cartoons, I can;t fully put into words the emotions these images bring to mind. That said, already having 'had' to spend an absolute fortune tracking down all the ridiculous priced TrU ghosts for the movie line, I simply cannot justify buying any of these whatsoever. I'd absolutely love them all, but know once I start I will not be able to stop, and this is exactly where the TrU deal will well and truly f*ck me over... and I refuse to get involved in that with yet 'another' license. I agree, but as a huge GB and RGB (one of my favourite cartoons growing up) I plan on getting them. However I am dreading the "joy" of having to get all of the TRU exclusives. I hope to get help from here or use LTS, especially if the TRU site stocks them. Otherwise I will fall victim to the scampers on eBay, especally being a UK resident... Guess I'll have to wait and see. Might need to get more of the DVDs to refresh my memory of the various ghosts? Anyone else planning to get dupes of the cartoon GBs and swap the heads with the movie GBs? Edited January 22, 2011 by pawcanada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFiend UK Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 That egypt ghost will be a great monster even for the super hero stuff. I can imagine Mystero conjuring something like that. . On the facebook page click the previous button for a look at the Calico Jack Pirate ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Yeah, I dig that Egyptian ghost the most! But who's Blackie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyd Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Excellent - more detail than I had hoped for. They seem to be going all out on the ghosts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slythe Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Yeah, I dig that Egyptian ghost the most! But who's Blackie? Copy-pasta from Ghostbusters wiki: Blacky is a ghost of a thief that got cursed by an Egyptian artifact, the Treasure of King Tod. The Detective Philip Spade even as a ghost is still trying to solve the case. The Ghostbusters end up working with Spade to get Blacky. Contents 40 years ago, in about the mid-1940's, Blacky was regarded as the best thief by Spade. Blacky was unafraid of the alleged curse attributed to King Tod's treasure and stole it from the Manhattan Museum of Natural History one night. After concealing it underground in the sewers, Blacky was killed and transmogrified by the curse into a giant monster in the motif of ancient Egypt. He was now anchored to the treasure for eternity as its guardian. In the mid-1980's, on a Saturday, Blacky appeared again due to what he perceived as a territorial invasion by construction workers up above. The Ghostbusters were unable to capture Blacky and were separated by animated construction vehicles. Despite several clues left by an invisible Spade, the Ghostbusters decided to go underground without confirmation of the entity's identity. Spade appeared to them and volunteered to go with them. While he distracted Blacky, the Ghostbusters drove the cursed treasure back to the museum. They discovered Tod's exhibit archived down in the basement. Without warning, Peter lifted the treasure himself and returned it to Tod's sarcophagus. Blacky was reverted back to his normal form, now a Class 4 ghost. He thanked Spade for saving him. Together, they peacefully dispersed. In his Transmogrified form, Blacky has shown the power to animate two vehicles by shooting beams from his fingertips. As soon as he leaves the immediate vicinity, the possession expires. The beams can also be destructive in direct combat. He also displayed the power to telekinesis to levitate and hurl rocks at the construction site near the Ghostbusters Firehouse . Blackie/Blacky not cursed: Egyptian Blacky: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery Man Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadsmate Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 40 years ago, in about the mid-1940's, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onyx_6 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 40 years ago, in about the mid-1940's, Maybe because GB is an 80's property? Edit: stupid auto-spell check. Edited January 23, 2011 by Onyx_6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr baghead Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 since every thread needs random speculation: So we know DST can't make an ECTO-1 (I hope this means Mattel will get off it's ass and make a 1:24th one like they've done with the Batmobiles) but does the GB license prohibit *ANY* vehicles from being made? There was an episode called "the headless motorcyclist" which was about, believe it or not, a headless motorcyclist, googles shows the pictures of this ghost riding a black chopper style motorcycle. A vehicle much demanded for use in a certain other line that cannot have vehicles made due to licensing issues. Seems like that could be a good TRU MAX set: Headless Motorcyclist, His bike, and since that's sort of small a variant of one of the four main ghostbusters of their choosing to make it feel like more for the $12 AND be a more enticing buy for casual fans. (the LCS variant would of course be "dusty" and come with a completely different Ghostbuster just so you have to buy two) .... of course if they can't make GB vehicles what so every, oh well, I guess we either don't get this ghost or if we do he and Ghost Rider can hang out on the shelf together and complain about how much walking hurts their paranormal feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmkelly Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 DST said they couldn't make the movie Ecto-1, this is pure speculation on my part, but I hope that those restrictions don't cover the fictional RGB Ecto-1 design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Tigran Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 they've said on Facebook Ecto-1 in all incarnations can not be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulmkelly Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 they've said on Facebook Ecto-1 in all incarnations can not be done Ya, I was the one that asked. Not the answer I was hoping to hear! I wonder what the deal is. Mattel said they aren't doing an Ecto-1 because it would be too expensive, not because they are forbidden to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Tigran Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That's because Mattel owns all the rights to Ecto-1 Mattel owns Hot Wheels, and just after Mattel got the Ghostbusters rights an Ecto-1 was released in Hot Wheels form Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_cbecker Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That's because Mattel owns all the rights to Ecto-1 Mattel owns Hot Wheels, and just after Mattel got the Ghostbusters rights an Ecto-1 was released in Hot Wheels form which, by the way, is a really cool die cast car for that scale. it took a while to get my hands on one of those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Tigran Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 That's because Mattel owns all the rights to Ecto-1 Mattel owns Hot Wheels, and just after Mattel got the Ghostbusters rights an Ecto-1 was released in Hot Wheels form which, by the way, is a really cool die cast car for that scale. it took a while to get my hands on one of those agreed. I think there was 1 ecto-1 to every box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Wow. Beautifully done. I think I actually like the look of these better than the movie versions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MST3KFan Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Seeing the first bits of RGB minimates is so AWESOME. This was what I was waiting for. The movie based ones are good, but there is so much more to explore in RGB in terms of ghosts and character looks. This is a buy ASAP item for me. I wonder if maybe the next box set is going to be Peter, Winston, Louis, and Boogeyman. A boxset with PeopleBusters would be great too. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just posted on DST Chucks Twitter... Sony just approved the paints for the first 2 series of RGB MM. I think these are real cool and can't wait to show them at TF next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Tigran Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Some new news: Justin Brushett I just wanted to say I LOVE what you’ve done with the Ghostbusters Minimates line. And you are really good at answering the questions sent in. I was curious about a couple of things: 1. Did anyone ever think to make a Ray Parker Jr. minimate in the clothes he wore when he & the Ghostbusters were dancing together in his music video? Maybe as an SDCC promo or something like that. 2. With the new Real Ghostbusters line coming, will the uniforms and equipment be remolded for the Ghostbusters themselves. (for example the cartoons didn’t have nametags save for 1 episode and the equipment did look different than the movies) 3.More of a wish than a question: I really hope we get to see the Anti-Ghostbusters from “Citizen Ghost” and the PeopleBusters from “Flip Side”…though I know you can’t comment on future waves and boxsets… just throwin them out there Thanks again for your time. ~Justin DSTChuck: Justin, that’s nice of you to say , I am sure there are lots of others out there that are not too fond of my answers. I have not say we’ve never thought about that and I would think we would not have the rights to it but we’d have to ask Sony to be sure. We’re going to use the same chest piece and packs but the proton wands are all new. We’re going to try and show two series of RGB at Toy Fair, if we do that you will have a pretty good look into the future for the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
undeadpool Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 im more excited about these than the regular GB line! well...the only one im excited about is the egyptian ghost and ninja guy underneath. also i need that egon so i can give his hair to jhonny storm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael McGowan Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Why oh why did TRU have to clearance price out the old GB merch. I swore to myself I wasn't going to buy any of the GB stuff, just RGB... Now I'm resigned to a fate worse than death... Set Searching... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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