I'm baffled by the legless roof racks as well. And I'm surprised nobody has questioned them about this either. It's also hard to imagine how the scale of the car or the added electronic features would necessitate this. One other thing I haven't seen them address is how the louvres on the hood and rear door only appear to come with the Base version Ecto-1. They are missing on the Deluxe version, which is fine if you only want to display it as an Ecto-1A, but it means you can't really do the full conversion to an Ecto-1 like they claim you can.
So happy to find someone else that's also bothered by the rear end of this Ecto. The door and back end definitely should be more rounded all over, especially at the top and corners. And the bottom "fin" of the rear quarterpanels clearly goes too far down. The reverse lights also are a bit too small and lack the curve and taper that extends the curve of the rear quarterpanels. And even though this is a toy first and foremost, given how much they've bragged about their attention to detail, I don't understand how this section of the car can be so off, nor do I see how any of these discrepancies could be justified by "playability" features of the toy.
if they had 2 separate cars for like $400 and did the figures as unlocks I probably would have done this. They arent any better than the current ectos they offer to be honest
At around $1,000 cheaper than the Blitzway Ecto-1s, I think this Hasbro offering is well worth it. Yeah, it's not perfect, but nor was Blitzway, and Hasbro is going to have a full year to make changes and improvements to these early prototypes they're displaying. As for whether or not it will back successfully, nearly all of the Haslabs have had a big last day jump in backers.
I decided to back one, mainly because I didn’t want to miss out. That said, I wouldn’t be too disappointed if it doesn’t get fully funded. Hasbro has already provided the Ghostbusters community with some fantastic Haslabs projects.
The haslab team was on with the yhs crew and they said if backed this is not the final product there will still be a ton of work before they ship these just like the pack and trap the back of the 1a will be fixed for sure they are working with ecto builders to be as on point as possible the stickers im sure someone is gonna make high end ones that i will buy and put on im getting 2 and selling off tje extra figs to recoupe some cost
Mattel had the same problem with the WCW Nitro Entrance Stage, which features 6 action figures. The cost was just too high for most people. If Hasbro had just put out the Car, on its own, for $250, it would of been backed to the moon already.
@@thishandle_isnotavailable yeah I agree if they would’ve just put out the cars, they could’ve sold the figures later down the road and made it way more affordable.
Has labs are interesting because they don't take your money until the last day of the campaign. So I actually pledge in every single haslab. But I've only purchased three. After haslab get fully backed I would cancel my order. I think everyone should just go ahead and back these things and then cancel it before they bill you. This way if they have unlockables, everything will get unlocked. And you still would have a month later to decide if you want it or not. It's just simply playing the game that hasbro created
Sadly the "working lights" don't enable the sign to scroll horizontally down the display, which was a big downer in my opinion. For the price, they should have had that working.
I watched a video about the prototype from a convention. They had said the final model will be either as seen now or better. So hopefully there will be minor improvements
In the spirit of Christmas cheer and giving they should have dropped the price down 50 bucks on each one.😂 Im on the fence due to the fact id need 2. They should have made them $220 and $299 respectively. Would definitely be easier to digest.
What I can’t find / buy on Amazon, I’m gonna make myself, too. I don’t have a 3-D printer or all the other high tech end gear, but that’s ok. I wish you the best, bud.
Here in Australia, the price with conversion jumps to an eyewatering $800....plus postage. For a toy, its not worth it considering we got the pack for $1000 here and that was good value for money as we all know. The Two in the Box is $700 here but again, were getting 1/1 scale props with some seriously cool functionality that can be used with cosplay. Like quite a few others I think the next best haslab would have been Ecto Goggles and a Gigameter for sure. I think if Haslab tested the waters with a slime blower theyd probably get it backed. I agree this Ecto is also to inaccurate as well. When the Two in the Box came out I backed it within a week and Im really looking forward to it....when the Ecto came out I really didnt even consider it. But all that being said it would be nice to see it backed for those that want it for sure, therea lots of toy and playset collectors out there. At 9300 odd backers today with 13 days to go, theyd need just on 200 backers a day. Failing a last minute rush, this Haslab at this point is not looking good. I dont blame you for not backing it mate.😊
@@joshtaylor6911 I agree with everything you said. It would be $800 for me as well to display both cars. Just too much, but they got me with that damn Ecto 1a because that car has never been made except in very small scale and may never be made again! Ugh. I think the price should be half of what they are asking easily. I also backed that proton pack and two in the box and those are totally worth the price.
Sadly, I'm losing faith in it backing. Unless they end up doing something crazy. The other unfortunate piece to this, is we gain nothing by it failing. I think its a last ditch effort to keep the line alive. If it fails, I think its a wrap.
Hey there! Fellow Pack and 2-in-the-Box snagger. It's a hard call to make given that the price point is the same as the pack. The comparison keeps popping into my head when I look at it. It's cool that you can turn it into an 'always-on' display but for 400......ehhhhh... That money can be put towards more pack upgrades and more tweaking of the Ghost Trap I got from you so many moon ago, or better yet the damn goggles if Haslab decides to complete the set.
I get what you are saying. I am a fan of the ecto-1 and not as fond of the 1a. So for me, it’s a good deal. This would be my 1st HasLab if it backs. Is it perfect? No. It is in a large scale I collect and will be one of my 3 favorite vehicles in the 1/12-1/10 collection. And yes, I know it’s a little off back should be rounder. But I am ok with that. It’s 90% of what I want. Be well
There was not a huge push for the Louis Tully figure in it's last days to back when it looked like he'd be scrapped (before Hasbro decided to include him anyway). This is why I'm worried the big push everyone keeps talking about and expects to save the day won't happen.
I would guess when it fails to back fully Hasbro will stick out a statement "in the spirit of Christmas cheer and giving" and state we have an additional two weeks only to complete the backing. But they'll make themselves clear (as politely as possible to the consumer lol) that our asses are on the line now and this thing will be cancelled if it doesn't succeed with the extra time. If anyone has hope they give it to us anyway, as they did with Louis Tully, your being EXTREMELY naive lol It ain't good business for Hasbro. If the thing fails it will be so embarrassing for the company. They spent a year developing these and chose not to focus on marketing Frozen Empire.
I hear ya, Ive wanted & been waiting on this car w/ matching scale figures since I was a kid. 40 YEARS, since I was 8. And I agree on the swap-out of Ecto-1 to -1A & the stickers & pieces going off / on the car. Ridiculous. Ithey already made an Ecto-1 to sell, with no swapping, so should just make & keep the Ecto-1A just that. And $400 for that IS too MUCH 💴💴💴💴💴💴💴💴💴💴 Maybe it wouldn’t be IF it was just the 1A. I do like the figures. Also, next to the 2 ECTO’s, the most movie accurate we’ve EVER had. IF they’d fix the ECTO-1A issues, the price could DROP & more room to invest in the 6” figures missing that Diamond Select has. Those are GREAT, but TOO BIG. The ECTO-1A IS also definitely too HUGE & too EXPEN$IVE!💴💴💴💴💴💴. IF you want a 1/12 scale ECTO-1A bad enough, the BEST thing to do is build one yourself. I’m sure you’ll find all you want / need on Amazon, Etsy, EBay, etc., etc. That’s what I’m doing. And I’m sure I’ll love .& appreciate it MORE because I built it. NOT someone else.
Hmm. Been thinking the same thing. Surprised it hasn't funded. Haslabs are costly, And kind of bs funding project, Economy/inflation kind of sucks etc. Well see. I've cut back on collecting big time.. And said I wont do any more haslabs, but did go in on this.. I want to be too hard broken if it didn't back..save money/stress of it...waiting etc.
@@Justinlingo777 thanks! Yeah I remembered about playmobil after I posted the video. I use to have the entire set. Those actually weren’t bad for what they were!
Lol. Obviously not For you. Those dang stickers... And not accurate enough for you. Obviously blitzway is for you... But way out of price range for most.
You guys are hilarious. This thing has no chance of hitting 12K. The project needs nearly 200 backers everyday from here on in & it has only been getting 20 per day for a while. IT'S OVER!!!!
@@MartyMcFly3Your problem is averaging the number of backers per day. That’s is not how to view these crowd fund projects, particularly in the last few days. FOMO always kicks in the last couple of days for these crown fund projects and they often get 2 or 3 thousand backers in the final days.
Love to see you back at it again Brother. Keep them coming, still watching your old DeLorean and all versions of the ecto customization videos.
Thanks! Hope all is well my friend 👍🏻
I'm baffled by the legless roof racks as well. And I'm surprised nobody has questioned them about this either. It's also hard to imagine how the scale of the car or the added electronic features would necessitate this.
One other thing I haven't seen them address is how the louvres on the hood and rear door only appear to come with the Base version Ecto-1. They are missing on the Deluxe version, which is fine if you only want to display it as an Ecto-1A, but it means you can't really do the full conversion to an Ecto-1 like they claim you can.
this is a prototype, so ofcourse those things will be improved
So happy to find someone else that's also bothered by the rear end of this Ecto. The door and back end definitely should be more rounded all over, especially at the top and corners. And the bottom "fin" of the rear quarterpanels clearly goes too far down. The reverse lights also are a bit too small and lack the curve and taper that extends the curve of the rear quarterpanels. And even though this is a toy first and foremost, given how much they've bragged about their attention to detail, I don't understand how this section of the car can be so off, nor do I see how any of these discrepancies could be justified by "playability" features of the toy.
@@chrismcanall9123 couldn’t agree more 👍🏻
if they had 2 separate cars for like $400 and did the figures as unlocks I probably would have done this. They arent any better than the current ectos they offer to be honest
At around $1,000 cheaper than the Blitzway Ecto-1s, I think this Hasbro offering is well worth it. Yeah, it's not perfect, but nor was Blitzway, and Hasbro is going to have a full year to make changes and improvements to these early prototypes they're displaying. As for whether or not it will back successfully, nearly all of the Haslabs have had a big last day jump in backers.
@@ArkadiosTheodulus Yeah, I love the Blitzway and own both of them but I get crap all the time for saying it’s not perfect, it’s far from it lol.
I decided to back one, mainly because I didn’t want to miss out. That said, I wouldn’t be too disappointed if it doesn’t get fully funded. Hasbro has already provided the Ghostbusters community with some fantastic Haslabs projects.
I need that 1A… period.
@@anthwaxmusic ditto!
They might correct the door but the in person look the back door didn’t look like that it might be the angle
The haslab team was on with the yhs crew and they said if backed this is not the final product there will still be a ton of work before they ship these just like the pack and trap the back of the 1a will be fixed for sure they are working with ecto builders to be as on point as possible the stickers im sure someone is gonna make high end ones that i will buy and put on im getting 2 and selling off tje extra figs to recoupe some cost
@@brianwiley8824Hopefully it backs but it’s really not looking good right now
@ghostbusterspluscollector9624 from what i understand international and bulk orders dont get added to the last day i think it makes it tbh
@@brianwiley8824 good to know!
Mattel had the same problem with the WCW Nitro Entrance Stage, which features 6 action figures. The cost was just too high for most people. If Hasbro had just put out the Car, on its own, for $250, it would of been backed to the moon already.
@@thishandle_isnotavailable yeah I agree if they would’ve just put out the cars, they could’ve sold the figures later down the road and made it way more affordable.
Has labs are interesting because they don't take your money until the last day of the campaign. So I actually pledge in every single haslab. But I've only purchased three. After haslab get fully backed I would cancel my order. I think everyone should just go ahead and back these things and then cancel it before they bill you. This way if they have unlockables, everything will get unlocked. And you still would have a month later to decide if you want it or not. It's just simply playing the game that hasbro created
@@Mighty-VizioN just have to get everyone to go along lol
Man, in this Economic climate it's too Risky for me to drop that kinda money for an Item a Good Year out. Also, Just before Christmas? Ouch >.
I hear ya! the timing on these are always bad
Sadly the "working lights" don't enable the sign to scroll horizontally down the display, which was a big downer in my opinion. For the price, they should have had that working.
@@CINEMATTOX yeah that would of been awesome
Shut UT crybaby.
I watched a video about the prototype from a convention. They had said the final model will be either as seen now or better. So hopefully there will be minor improvements
@@michaeltimoney39 fingers crossed!
In the spirit of Christmas cheer and giving they should have dropped the price down 50 bucks on each one.😂 Im on the fence due to the fact id need 2. They should have made them $220 and $299 respectively. Would definitely be easier to digest.
@@tyreewilson2140 I agree that $299 seems much more appropriate for this.
What I can’t find / buy on Amazon, I’m gonna make myself, too.
I don’t have a 3-D printer or all the other high tech end gear, but that’s ok.
I wish you the best, bud.
@@JamesMcCoy-f5c Awesome, thanks you too!
Here in Australia, the price with conversion jumps to an eyewatering $800....plus postage.
For a toy, its not worth it considering we got the pack for $1000 here and that was good value for money as we all know.
The Two in the Box is $700 here but again, were getting 1/1 scale props with some seriously cool functionality that can be used with cosplay.
Like quite a few others I think the next best haslab would have been Ecto Goggles and a Gigameter for sure.
I think if Haslab tested the waters with a slime blower theyd probably get it backed.
I agree this Ecto is also to inaccurate as well.
When the Two in the Box came out I backed it within a week and Im really looking forward to it....when the Ecto came out I really didnt even consider it.
But all that being said it would be nice to see it backed for those that want it for sure, therea lots of toy and playset collectors out there.
At 9300 odd backers today with 13 days to go, theyd need just on 200 backers a day.
Failing a last minute rush, this Haslab at this point is not looking good.
I dont blame you for not backing it mate.😊
@@joshtaylor6911 I agree with everything you said. It would be $800 for me as well to display both cars. Just too much, but they got me with that damn Ecto 1a because that car has never been made except in very small scale and may never be made again! Ugh. I think the price should be half of what they are asking easily. I also backed that proton pack and two in the box and those are totally worth the price.
Sadly, I'm losing faith in it backing. Unless they end up doing something crazy. The other unfortunate piece to this, is we gain nothing by it failing. I think its a last ditch effort to keep the line alive. If it fails, I think its a wrap.
@@NerdAffiliated I agree
Hey there! Fellow Pack and 2-in-the-Box snagger. It's a hard call to make given that the price point is the same as the pack. The comparison keeps popping into my head when I look at it. It's cool that you can turn it into an 'always-on' display but for 400......ehhhhh...
That money can be put towards more pack upgrades and more tweaking of the Ghost Trap I got from you so many moon ago, or better yet the damn goggles if Haslab decides to complete the set.
@@GankbotShuk Hey! Hope all is well my friend. Yeah the goggles would be cool. I made a pair years ago but an upgrade would be nice. 👍🏻
I get what you are saying. I am a fan of the ecto-1 and not as fond of the 1a.
So for me, it’s a good deal.
This would be my 1st HasLab if it backs. Is it perfect? No. It is in a large scale I collect and will be one of my 3 favorite vehicles in the 1/12-1/10 collection. And yes, I know it’s a little off back should be rounder. But I am ok with that. It’s 90% of what I want.
Be well
@@zarnistastudios I am more of a fan of the original Ecto as well but have always wanted a bigger scale Ecto 1a. I really hope this backs for you! 👍🏻
Matty collector tried the same type of 6 inch scale of the ecto1, Unfortunately, it didn't fund. So I'm hoping that F.O.M.O hits at the last minute.
@@bri55118 fingers crossed! 🤞🏻
The colors on the two lightbars aren't correct 😕
My big gripe is that they did not make a gigantic meter for egon for the Ecto 1A version
There was not a huge push for the Louis Tully figure in it's last days to back when it looked like he'd be scrapped (before Hasbro decided to include him anyway). This is why I'm worried the big push everyone keeps talking about and expects to save the day won't happen.
@@seankyle1532 yeah I don’t see a push at the end either, hope I’m wrong
How crazy would it be is we got a Blitzway 1A? Damn, that would be something. Dreamers can dream. Lol
@@Havoc0213 That would be the dreams of all dreams! lol
I would guess when it fails to back fully Hasbro will stick out a statement "in the spirit of Christmas cheer and giving" and state we have an additional two weeks only to complete the backing. But they'll make themselves clear (as politely as possible to the consumer lol) that our asses are on the line now and this thing will be cancelled if it doesn't succeed with the extra time. If anyone has hope they give it to us anyway, as they did with Louis Tully, your being EXTREMELY naive lol It ain't good business for Hasbro. If the thing fails it will be so embarrassing for the company. They spent a year developing these and chose not to focus on marketing Frozen Empire.
I just think for the price, it would be better in die cast rather than plastic. I'm really not liking the idea of a plastic car.
@@michaelcole8196 Diecast would be amazing! but would be even more money. I’m ok with the plastic but not ok with the stickers.
Back it and if you don't want it, sell for what you paid. Someone will grab it after the fact.
True 👍🏻
I hear ya, Ive wanted & been waiting on this car w/ matching scale figures since I was a kid. 40 YEARS, since I was 8.
And I agree on the swap-out of Ecto-1 to -1A & the stickers & pieces going off / on the car.
Ridiculous.
Ithey already made an Ecto-1 to sell, with no swapping, so should just make & keep the Ecto-1A just that.
And $400 for that IS too MUCH 💴💴💴💴💴💴💴💴💴💴
Maybe it wouldn’t be IF it was just the 1A.
I do like the figures. Also, next to the 2 ECTO’s, the most movie accurate we’ve EVER had. IF they’d fix the ECTO-1A issues, the price could DROP & more room to invest in the 6” figures missing that Diamond Select has. Those are GREAT, but TOO BIG. The ECTO-1A IS also definitely too HUGE & too
EXPEN$IVE!💴💴💴💴💴💴.
IF you want a 1/12 scale ECTO-1A bad enough, the BEST thing to do is build one yourself.
I’m sure you’ll find all you want / need on Amazon, Etsy, EBay, etc., etc.
That’s what I’m doing. And I’m sure I’ll love .& appreciate it MORE because I built it. NOT someone else.
look. this stuff is cool but haslabbers want the prop replicas.
@@UnoThatYouKnow yeah, I got the proton pack and the two in the box. Props are cooler for sure.
Yep, should’ve been a haslab for ecto-goggles and maybe the giga-meter from gb2
We wanted ecto goggles and got this 😅
Forget this toy, they nees to make the car from 2016 ghostbusters!
Hmm. Been thinking the same thing. Surprised it hasn't funded.
Haslabs are costly, And kind of bs funding project, Economy/inflation kind of sucks etc.
Well see. I've cut back on collecting big time.. And said I wont do any more haslabs, but did go in on this..
I want to be too hard broken if it didn't back..save money/stress of it...waiting etc.
Those weren't the only ones made you forgot the Playmobil but still
@@Justinlingo777 thanks! Yeah I remembered about playmobil after I posted the video. I use to have the entire set. Those actually weren’t bad for what they were!
@ghostbusterspluscollector9624 never had them myself just know what I've seen in reviews but did look good
The haslab game isn’t worth playing anymore.
Lol. Obviously not
For you. Those dang stickers... And not accurate enough for you.
Obviously blitzway is for you... But way out of price range for most.
@@miragexl007 but I need the 1a in my life! lol 👍🏻
Play mobile had a 1a
@@Crisp-sounds111 I totally forgot about that one. I use to have it. It actually was not that bad for what it was 👍🏻
This guy is a noob. Of course they will hit 12k
Yep. 12k will be passed i think quite easily.
You guys are hilarious. This thing has no chance of hitting 12K. The project needs nearly 200 backers everyday from here on in & it has only been getting 20 per day for a while. IT'S OVER!!!!
@@MartyMcFly3Your problem is averaging the number of backers per day. That’s is not how to view these crowd fund projects, particularly in the last few days. FOMO always kicks in the last couple of days for these crown fund projects and they often get 2 or 3 thousand backers in the final days.
Back it. It is a toy. You sound so down.
Nope it won’t
@@cris2178 don’t think so either sadly