![]() You'd never be able to tell it can do all that at a glance, making it a fun conversation starter as well as a display piece. Seeing an unsuspecting visitor's reaction to all this is really wonderful. The circular siren light at the front also has a secret function twisting it will turn the wheels. Last but certainly not least, rolling the ECTO-1 along will cause the instruments on the roof to spin just like they do in the movie. This releases a mini Ghost Trap on wheels, and even though the handle for doing so is a bit finicky, the mechanism as a whole works remarkably well. Secondly, you can pull a tab at the back that lowers a ramp where the boot should be. While the overall design is similar, you're getting bonus features like a pop-out gunner's seat and usable ramp for the Ghost Trap with this one as well. ![]() This version dwarfs the original, and while that means it doesn't include any minifigures (they wouldn't be to scale), it's also more detailed. How does the new Lego ECTO-1 hold up against its older and cheaper counterpart, now retired? For starters, it's a lot bigger. Its reveal was one of the coolest moments in Afterlife, and that makes seeing it replicated here so seamlessly a tick in the win column. To start with, pressing a hidden button on the side pops the 'gunner' seat out of the car via metallic 'pistons', ready to bust some ghosts. But the real party tricks will make you feel like a kid again, playing with their new toy on Christmas morning. Yes, the doors all open and the wheels move. The Lego Ghostbusters ECTO-1 is surprisingly interactive, and that's where it goes from 'good' to 'great'. However, putting it on a pedestal and leaving it there would be a shame. Will make you feel like a kid again, playing with their new toy on Christmas morning You could spend quite a while happily drinking it all in. Multiple rust-effect stickers give it a detailed but not overly-busy appearance, too. There's so much to see here, and no space is wasted peek through the window and you'll find a proton pack along with a containment unit in the back, while popping the hood reveals a 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor engine. Even seeing that iconic white chassis take shape panel by panel is a delight.Īs you'd expect, that makes it a superb display piece. A lot of care has gone into this ode to the Ghostbusters, and it's evident in every brick. None of this is 'necessary', but that's why it's special. Whether it's discovering that the steering wheel actually works or the doors can be opened, there's something satisfyingly tactile and interactive about this set. It's really cool even mid-way through the process. ![]() When it's finally done, the Lego ECTO-1 looks incredible. With its undeniably unique siren signaling its arrival to a packed New York street, this is what made the Ghostbusters' Ecto 1 such an icon.A lot of thought and fun extras have gone into the Lego ECTO-1 (Image credit: Future) Yet, bucking the trend of needing to be a sexy high-performance car with breathtaking lines, or a tire smoking muscle car that needs to be driven hard, one movie car proves that both loveable charisma and a cheeky character can outweigh power and prestige. On the flipside, it can make a seemingly lackluster film truly superb with cool muscle cars usually being picked to feature in a movie and not, let's say, a poorly maintained late sixties Cadillac Sentinel Ambulance in white with a blaring siren. More often than not, a starring role in a film can catapult a car to stardom. From the likes of the Mini's in the Italian Job through to the modified menagerie of JDM cars featured in the Fast and Furious movies, sometimes the cars become bigger than the films they feature in. The hallowed silver screen has given us some true four-wheeled icons, whether it intended to or not. ![]()
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