If there's somethin' strange in your neighborhood
Who ya gonna call?
(Ghostbusters!)
If it's somethin' weird an' it don't look good
Who ya gonna call?
(Ghostbusters!)
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| source: google |
I'm an 80's kid so this movie (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989) are my favourite. I even still remember some scene from their animated series. Gosh, those little things that bring back memories. I missed my old Ghostbuster toys.. my favourite is the marshmallow man =(.
Its 2015 now. Almost 30 years later, now we can have these guys in Lego! Have you bought their Lego vehicle Ecto-1 set number 21108? Its still new, Lego released this set in 2014.
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| source: http://legogenre.com |
The very first imitation of these figures are made by Xinh. I don't have the box because my friend who did the order decide to save on shipping cost lol. I got this set of 4 at RM10 (USD3).
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| source; aliexpress |
This is how i got em'. Each figure with their Lego parts sealed in individual packaging.
Before we continue to the Lego figure, let me introduce to you the main character of Ghostbusters:
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| From left: Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz |
The assembled figures. Their initials are printed on the front torso.
You can build 4 proton pack using parts supplied with the minifigures, 2 radios, 4 neck brackets and a ghost trap.
Assembled figures with weapon/accessories: (I lost one of the radios when i took this photo)... thanks to little gremlin in da house - my 2 little kidos)
Let's compare them with original Lego on the right:
1. Peter Venkman
2. Egon Spengler
3. Ray Stantz
4. Winston Zeddemore
The printing is great, and the plastic is good. Fitting of the hair piece, head, arm, hip and legs are excellent (except my Winston Zeddemore because his head is a little bit loose).
Hey, do you notice the head is dual sided faces just like Lego? OMG. Now, it's not only Decool who make dual sided faces. Other Lego set that Xinh imitate are those buildable figures of Super Heroes, Chima and Hero Factory. So these average Lego size minifigures are their debut. I found their catalog. This is not their first imitation. [i will upload the catalog later]
Other thing you might notice now is their name printed at the back of the torso. Xinh purposely print different name from the original figure (I doubt there's printing error because those words are very clear) and they even change the Ghostbuster logo. Does this mean Lego or owner of Ghostbuster cannot take legal action against Xinh because of these difference? Smooth...
What's next, Xinh? Back To The Future Lego figure maybe?
[update] someone ask me how's the proton pack compared to the original build by Lego. Turned out Xinh is being too stingy with lego parts. >_<. In this set, they only give parts for lower part of the proton pack. The original Lego proton pack should look like this:
So, to have the exact same build with Lego, you need 3 more parts:
You may download the instruction at lego.brickinstructions.com or refer to this printscreen:
…and here's the instructions given by Xinh on their pamphlet for your reference:
[update] someone ask me how's the proton pack compared to the original build by Lego. Turned out Xinh is being too stingy with lego parts. >_<. In this set, they only give parts for lower part of the proton pack. The original Lego proton pack should look like this:
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| Inset: Proton Pack by Xinh |
So, to have the exact same build with Lego, you need 3 more parts:
- 2x Black Plate, Modified 1 x 2 with Clip on Top - code 92280
- 1x Black Tile, Modified 1 x 2 Grille with Bottom Groove / Lip 2412b
You may download the instruction at lego.brickinstructions.com or refer to this printscreen:
…and here's the instructions given by Xinh on their pamphlet for your reference:
