LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 - 75828LEGO®|write a review+ what is playability? Pricing and Purchase Info® Details & SpecsAppropriate for ages: 8 - 14Look for similar items by category:KidsToysConstruction ToysBuilding Sets Customer Reviews of LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 - 75828 We're sorry we can't seem to find the page you are looking for.Welcome to the Kiddiwinks Online LEGO shop We hope you enjoy searching through our website that’s filled with a wide range of LEGO products for all ages and interests. In fact, we’re one of the largest suppliers of LEGO in South Africa and strive to offer our carefully selected products at competitive prices. If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, feel free to give any of our stores a call – you’ll find their contact details below. Check out our News page where you'll find a range of useful tips and stories all to do with LEGO. Turn your LEGO dreams into reality with Kiddiwinks.
Shop 7Palmyra Junction9 Palmyra RoadClaremont Tel: 021 671 4525 Shop G122Blue Route Mall16 Tokai RoadTokai Tel: 021 712 5202 Shop G18Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre39 Carl Cronje DriveTyger Valley Tel: 021 914 0151A few weeks ago, we reported that LEGO chosen the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters as the next LEGO CUUSOO, a line based on submissions from fans. The previously released images were mock-ups, but the company has now released official images along with info on the upcoming set. The “LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1″ will have 508 pieces, retail for $49.99 (US), and go on sale this June. Speaking of LEGO CUUSOO movie vehicles, their Back to the Future DeLorean is now on sale at Amazon for $27.98, which is 20% off the retail price. I picked this up at Comic-Con last year, and it’s a good set, especially because you can make alterations to turn it into the DeLorean from the original, Part II, or Part III. Hit the jump to check out images of the Ghostbusters LEGO, and click here to buy the LEGO DeLorean.
Today’s LEGO review of Palpatine’s Throne Rome, otherwise known as the “Death Star Final Duel”, we’re going to do something different. Instead of just getting up close and personal with all the little bits, we’ve gone ahead and captured a number of emotional, colorful recreations of the most epic scenes from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the film from whens this LEGO set and its minifigures originated. Prepare yourself for the most intense and highly dramatic LEGO review we’ve done so far! Above you’ll get the full view of the set. This “Death Star Final Duel” contains 724 pieces and is recommended for ages 8-14. That’s not going to stop my daughter and me, both of us outside the recommended age range by three years or more! Putting together a set such as this is made all the more enjoyable with a friend or family member. Much of this set is nearly identical on either side. You can (almost) split it right down the middle with the same pieces on either side.
Besides the obvious differences, my daughter and I were able to match one-another’s building as we created this set, both sides at once. While building LEGO sets generally cant help but be a one-person activity, most of this set lets you and a tiny companion learn and build and build while you learn. Once you get to the collapsing platform on the left and the tube on the right, things change. On the left you’ve got a platform on which Luke Skywalker can stand, telling Darth Vader and the Emperor his distain for battle. From there you can knock Luke down with a blow from Darth Vader’s lightsaber with a moving pillar, knocking the whole platform down! Down the center you’ve got an extendable walkway. This walkway, when pushed in, has two bar pieces which lock with clamp pieces on either side of this collapsable design. This collapsable, lockable design is good for moving around, as is often the case when you’ve got kids who want to play with the model in every room of your abode.
At the end of the walkway you’ve got a set of Royal Guards, each with their own handy pike. Also along this bridge is a built-in “Force Jump” launcher for Luke. Don’t attempt to aim – he’s going wherever The Force wants him to go – which is often the other side of the room. Up the main stairway you’ll find two destructible steps. The lever to the right, when pulled, blasts both steps upward and outward. Under the stairs you’ll find plenty of room for Darth Vader to hunt our hero. At this point I should warn you: all the lighting in this article was added by SlashGear, and is not included in the set. Also under the stairs you’ll find a lever which connects to the platform above. Above you’ll find a hole where a Lightsaber can rest. Tapping the lever below blasts the Lightsaber upward, as if Luke had called for it with the Force, just before Darth Vader would stop him from striking down the Emperor. There Luke can stand, gazing at the battle happening above Endor as the Emperor attempts to sway him to the dark side.
There you can witness the madness as well with the Emperor’s reversible head. Luke’s head is similarly reversible. Just as the Emperor brings out the lightning, Darth Vader can bring out the fury, tossing his master down into the depths. Inside this tube is the most difficult-to-place set of LEGO stickers ever placed. If you can get them all correctly attached, we applaud you heartily. Again, the lights you see here were added by SlashGear, and are not included with the set. At the base of the stairs you can recreate the final emotional moments between Luke and his father, newly remade in the LEGO universe for this set. Here Anakin is revealed with the first 2-part helmet ever made for Darth Vader. This set is available wherever fine LEGO toys are sold for a cool $79.99 USD. We recommend you pick up a few colorful LED pen-lights for full effect. Below you’ll find a number of other LEGO set reviews. Let us know which set you’d like us to review next! on Saturday, October 01, 2016 4:45 PM
New subscriber to the magazine and new to the forums! Wanted to introduce myself with a question for my fellow modelers. Recently picked up a skill level 1 Ecto 1 model. Now I swore years ago I would never buy a lvl 1, but I really wanted and Ecto and it was the only one I could currently afford. Anyway, my reason for this post is to ask a couple questions. First off, if anyone has a link for a paint scheme for the Ecto models, preferably using Testors enamels/Model Master paints. Second of all, anyone that has built the Polar Lights Ecto 1 model that would have some tips on getting some more detail to the kit. Would like to get some more detail in the cab, and also if there's anyway to spiffy up the back of the Ecto, maybe get some proton packs in there. And if it is possible to "hinge" the front and rear doors. Thanks for any input or tips in advance. Will keep it going with pics as the work progresses. From: Upstate New York on Wednesday, October 05, 2016 7:21 PM Welcome to the forum!
I'm currently five Ectomobiles into the series, and the Polar Lights and AMT kits can both be detailed as much as you'd like. The original Miller-Meteor had "Flite-Fin" trim, which had a diagonal color break from the front doors to the top corners of the rear nacelles, separated by a thin chrome strip. Inside the fins, the break should be perpendicular to the rear bumper, even with the joint where the nacelles meen the rear panel. You can see some good pics of it in a thread on the RPF here. Gloss White and Guards Red should be pretty close to the correct colors. The easiest way to get a set of proton packs is to locate the Minimates "I Love this Town" set from Diamond Select. Though the characters look like overgrown LEGO minifigs, the packs are well done and almost perfectly scaled to the kit. You'll want the "I Love this Town" set because it's the only one with four removable packs (other sets have them permanently attached to the figures), and it also comes with some traps and a PKE meter.