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Toy Fair 2018 : Diamond Select Ghostbusters

Writer: Mephitsu
Mephitsu
Feb 19, 2018
2 min read

One of the new reveals from the Diamond booth was the next few series of 7" Ghostbusters Select figures. With Series 6 about to hit stores we can now see Series 7 and 8 in the flesh, made up of figures from the Ghostbusters II mvie.

Series 7 will be made up of Janosz Poha and baby Oscar (not sure why the spelling is incorrect on the card), Egon in darker GB suit, Winston with Slimeblower. Series 9 includes Winston and Peter in darker suits and Ray with Slimeblower and alternative "possesses by Vigo" head.

Egon and Peter look to be repaints from the first releases, with some amended equipment including Egon with the new PKE meter. Winston appears to have a new head sculpt.

The final two series of this second batch will be Real Ghostbusters based, and we saw all 6 releases for this in the flesh.

The Ghostbusters are essentially re-using the movie figure bases with cartoon style heads attached and appropriate colouring on the suits. While this is OK, it doesn't scream animated for me and falls somewhere in between that doesn't feel quite right? They do have a nostalgia value, but whether they will be everyone's cup of tea remains to be seen.

We are also getting a Slimer figure. This looks to use the original body but includes three new heads with more animated styling particularly around the eyes. The final figure is brand new and is what appears to be a 8" (approx) Marshmallow Man. I am guessing this is a nod to the original Kenner toys where Mr Stay Puft was just a head or so taller than the Ghostbusters for play value.

Whatever you think of Series 9 and 10 and the Real Ghostbusters styling, you will need to purchase all 6 of these figures to complete your Ghostbusters firehouse facade that runs as a build-a-diorama through series 6 to 10. The Real Ghostbusters figures are not expected until 2019 so we may see some more tweaking when they next roll these out for display at SDCC 2018.


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