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Ideas #006: 21108 - Ghostbusters Ecto-1


Jeff Mack

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In Brent Waller's defense, the red color was very striking and gave the structure a 'brand new' appearance as though it was given a fresh coat of paint. What Sergio Herencias did was better mimic the style from the movies essentially real life with a more worn down & faded look. Also I think orange still is not an easy color to acquire in the brick sizes right for constructing a building whereas red is. Either design choice is a 'win-win' depending on what you would like for your own display. I'm not sure which way to go myself if given the choice as they both look great.

 

He answers a lot of questions on the Aussie Lego forums, happy to chat or answer questions. Maybe should get him an invite into here.

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I wouldn't worry. I didn't hear about a limited production run for the Ecto-1.

I still do not have one of these... should I start to worry? Limited production run?

Martin is right. The Mars Rover was labelled "Limited Quantity" in the catalog. The Ecto-1 didn't have any label that would suggest a limited run. I think it has a limited production run of 2.5 years. TBH all sets have limited production runs....  :shifty:

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He answers a lot of questions on the Aussie Lego forums, happy to chat or answer questions. Maybe should get him an invite into here.

That would be fantastic.

 

I still do not have one of these... should I start to worry? Limited production run?

I don't think the set has that limited of a run. Besides it was just released, we should have time to at least get a couple within the year.

TBH all sets have limited production runs.... :shifty:

Technically, yes. Some are just more limited than others.
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Martin is right. The Mars Rover was labelled "Limited Quantity" in the catalog. The Ecto-1 didn't have any label that would suggest a limited run. I think it has a limited production run of 2.5 years. TBH all sets have limited production runs....  :shifty:

"Celebrate 30 years of ghost-busting action" could in theory imply that it is single year run, similar to speculation for simpsons...

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I still do not have one of these... should I start to worry? Limited production run?

Don't panic, every shop in the UK appears to be selling these and most still have plenty of stock.

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I am just getting back in to building. This set helped bring me back. In addition to TMNT toys, Ghostbusters and Legos were my biggest collections as a kid. I finally picked this up yesterday. It was a really fun build.

Finally got some decent light.

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As many are aware, it was reported the building instruction manual fell apart on many people. It was prob due to glue used and the binding process.

TLG sent me 2 updated books. The revised manuals have wider bindings, slightly less cover gloss, and a different code on the back (ending now in 796 instead of 686).

Attached are pics of two new books and 1 older one.

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The older book is in the middle. Notice even the cover picture has shifted on the new books.

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Sent from an iPhone using the Brickpicker app

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