![]() ![]() ![]() The 1/43 scale rendition stands up well against Hot Wheels’ 1/18 scale version.įor more information visit: To see a video of the 1/18 scale model click here. Just remember, don’t cross the streams…it would be bad! Finer points such as the floppy radio aerial and “Call us… we believe you” slogans all ensure a correct rendition, which would be a worthy candidate for any fan of film-related models. Interior detail is also attentive, with good seats, Proton Pack rack and other gear. The remaining body panels on our sample all displayed good opacity. White paint is notoriously difficult to apply without the under-colour showing through, but Hot Wheels has done a creditable job here, with only slight bleed-through on the bonnet ‘spine’. A very fine addition is that of the photo-etched metal mesh grille at the base of the bonnet/hood. One also quickly notices the dainty light clusters within the tail fins which are also dutifully rendered. At the rear, the car’s red step with anti-slip texturing is splendid. In particular, the three light banks display enviable detail and correct colouring. Moulding standards are very high on the plastic parts and vivid colours emulate the kit seen on the film vehicle. The digital display boards are faithfully reproduced and mounted in the right places they flank an already very busy area, with communications dish and a host of phantom-foxing paraphernalia. It’s just that there’s an awful lot to cram in on a vehicle such as this, and Hot Wheels has done well. There’s an almost slavish attention to detail but that’s what we discerning collectors expect. In model form, the Ecto 1 has already been released but now Hot Wheels has given us the updated vehicle from the sequel, in 1/43 scale. Three cars were actually built – two for the films and one exclusively for the Universal Studios theme park. Obviously not as cool as Steve McQueen’s Mustang in Bullit, but easily as, if not more, daft than the car used by the Blues Brothers, Ecto 1 and its 1A version won an army of fans. New gadgets included a digital announcement board on either side of the roof while the logos were also updated.Īutos in Hollywood films often become as famous as their human co-stars, and Ecto 1 was no exception. Its story involved the spirit of Vigo the Carpathian, a 17th century tyrant, being trapped in a painting on show in a New York City gallery… and his efforts to return to life.īesides a return for the main characters, the sequel also allowed further modification to Ecto 1, which by then was known as Ecto 1A. The imaginatively titled Ghostbusters II, again helmed by Reitman, took five years to reach cinema screens and garnered mixed reviews from critics. Ghostbusters was a box office smash and grossed $13.6 million on its opening weekend in the US… so a sequel was inevitable. In the film, the barge-like vehicle was bought for $4,800 and ‘renovated’ by Stantz in his converted firehouse home-come-headquarters. ![]() ![]() Ironically, Cadillac also sold the basic vehicle as a hearse, which seems fitting considering the Ghostbusters’ storyline!Ĭonverted by Universal Studios, Ecto 1 sprouted bizarre and outlandish ghost wrangling gear, such as Proton Packs, Ecto Goggles and a variety of traps. The script surrounded oddball parapsychologists Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz and Egon Spengler who, after losing their respectable university jobs, set up a paranormal extermination service.īut besides the film’s main actors, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, the other star was the highly modified 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance, named Ecto 1. The catchy theme tune, sung by Ray Parker Jr, seemed to stay in the charts forever and spectral characters such as Zuul, Gozer the Gozerian and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man delighted audiences. Who ya gonna call? That was the questions on the lips of filmgoers in 1984 with the release of director Ivan Reitman’s amusing spook-hunting movie, Ghostbusters. PRICE £74.99 LIMIT NOT SPECIFIED SCALE 1/43 REF NO X5495 ![]()
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