REVIEW: Mezco's $300 Ghostbusters action figure box set

[@MasterDaveo]

Bet they look great outside the diamond select firehouse diorama 👍

[@julianneal8964]

I'm 35 and thought I was done wit toys.....I WAS WRONG!

[@vincentvanbro475]

Got mine a couple weeks ago. Absolutely love them. Found them at my local comic store and they gave it to me for $270. Only thing I could have asked for mezco to have done better would be double jointed elbows, an led light in slimer would have been mad awesome, hollowed out proton beams, and cigarette smoking head sculpts XD

[@fercha2312]

nothing beats the blitzway version

[@artofgarduno]

for 2k no thanks lol

[@jellowpy9243]

Blitzway 1/6th scale should be in everyones Ghostbuster collection.. and you need Ecto 1 1/6th scalw by Blitzway as well

[@GhostbustersNews]

J ellowpy While I really like the Ecto, but the sizing is a bit much for me, especially since I’m doing the massive Ecto build from Hero Collector. Regarding the Blitzway figs, I love the detail in the outfits and gear, there’s just a few things that have pushed me away.

[@prestonbruno2288]

So I don't know if you noticed this but when you look at Dan aykroyd's alternate face for Ray you mentioned the Sedgewick hotel scene but if you look at his lips there's a little divot there I think he needs a little plastic cigarette to go in his mouth I know smoking is bad I'm a smoker I regret it but it does look like there's a spot for a cigarette get a toothpick and break it until it's about the right size and then paint the front half of it white and then put a little red Speck on the tip

[@bashcrash9148]

Preston Bruno This is a tremendous idea.

[@adlaihowe9764]

They look great they should have given Ray his cigarette dangling off his lip from when he first saw Slimer.

[@bashcrash9148]

The headscans have that 3D printer cartoony look to them. Makes them look too young. However, the proton packs and attention to detail on the accessories are second to none. Love the reviews, love the channel.

[@calvinriley3292]

Thought of buying the Diamond Select figures! Honestly, $300 bucks is a steal considering the eBay prices I've seen. The flipping pack lights up. I'm sold.

[@wilfredorosado3607]

NECA toys would have given us way more realistic & accurate faces at a much lower price point

[@freepremium5886]

Yeah, keep those fragile neca things away from me

[@nerdman5367]

They’d break when you took em out of the package

[@havocdogg]

That Spengler is the Library ghost face. I've heard many people say that Egon never made that face but he totally did. The one accessory we didn't get that we should have is a Twinkie.

[@saturncrush]

I was really looking forward to these. But nothing is touching the Blitzway verison.

[@Tommymang]

True!

[@marknoble854]

saturncrush blitzway is the top dog of them all when it comes to nailing the likeness of their statues

[@saturncrush]

Mark Noble True. But even Diamond select nailed the head sculpt better. Does anyone know if hot toys did a version.

[@david94134]

saturncrush agree.

[@DRDINGBOBBLE64]

@@saturncrush hot toys has never even thought about doing Ghostbusters to my knowledge. I think it was just Blitzway and (the slightly better with Peter and Egon) Soldier Story

[@MarshallMadeCollectibles]

Love the set I got, I picked mine up off of Amazon Prime like a month ago and they were only $259.99 which made it an easier pill to swallow, but who am I kidding I would have still paid $300 for the set. Even the tin package is beautiful.

[@bpo1975]

They're far superior to the Mattel and Diamond Select versions by far. And while they don't match the detail of the Blitzway versions, I like their 1:12 size better (vs. the 1:6 size that Blitzway uses) and they're of course, far cheaper.

[@Certified-lacmac-moment]

I never thought a video talking about slimer's dumpy could be entertaining but here we are

[@justiceuk]

I'm looking for a Slimer for my Plasma series display. Would you recommend this Mezco one?

[@Priority_One1216]

Do you know when they will be available again for purchase? Just went on the website for mezco and they are sold out

[@scaryboi2897]

Very detailed for being such a small scale

[@GodParticleZero]

They look nice except for those huge zippers. I would have done a fake zipper and just have it close with hidden snaps or something

[@HSCollectibles]

It was painful to plunk down $300 when I purchased mine but glad I did it. Loving them in my collection

[@Playitstraight44]

Usually Mezco does a fairly descent job on likeness, but I think they are well off on each one of these characters. And with the technology they have today to 3D scan, thats really unacceptable at that price point.

[@108Stars]

I am no action figure collector, I just watched this because I was looking for what figures are out there for decoration. I wasn't that impressed with the faces of the new Afterlife figures so I wanted to check out older ones. But these ones are really barely recognizable. Honestly, if he wasn't in a Ghostbusters suit I would not have guessed this was supposed to be Bill Murray. Around the 7 minute mark where the Mezco is put inbetween two others for comparison, I think both of the others resemble Murray a lot more. And so does the new Afterlife figure. The others don't look great either. I don't understand how the review was so positive concerning the heads.

[@allmusicfan88]

Nice review Jason!! These are nice. Though I just thought, for such an expensive set, that each ghostbuster would have come with a ghost trap. And, they should have made the ghost sniffer so Peter could hold it in hand....Kind of a bummer there.

[@specialk3357]

Got them for $250....would take them anytime over the Hasbro Plasma Series for $100 less. More accessories/proton beams/size 😂.

[@chrishuxhold5271]

Those Ghostbusters figures look great.

[@jonathanencarnacion8184]

You got a ghost playing with Winston on the shelf @ 16:46 jk Thanks for the tour! That set would be so cool to have :)

[@steffimaier7297]

The amount of details in those tiny clothes is amazing. And doing tiny doll clothes can be very difficult too. Usually the most expensive parts on dolls are the clothes. And on top of that the paint job. They don't look like a massproduct to me, so I would say the price is fair for those.

[@scotttobekidding4611]

After much deliberating, finally got round to buying these. Wow. They are really something. Displayed all together they are epic. I do find it hard to get them to say upright on the stand though due to their weight. Anyone have any tips? But that's my only gripe.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

@7:40 I used to think that was called "A TECHNICAL" because that's what Peter told Dana it was in the film lol 😂

[@NicholasNathaniel7]

I collect Hot Toys so this whole set for $300 is 🔥 your review was outstanding and I’ll definitely be picking them up to add some Ghostbusters to the collection! You have collection btw!

[@ChunkyLover53]

Would the packs work on the Plasma Series or would they look too big?

[@daveyvalor2610]

Mezco brought it to another level with this set. I am impressed. Easily worth 75 per figure.

[@prao4166]

Great review. Totally agree with your assessment of expressive heads options versus personality.

[@DRDINGBOBBLE64]

So, just as a smidge of correction as an action figure fanatic. The Joker figure is not by any means "new" it is roughly 2 years old, but it was the first to use the buck. These figures came out a month or 2 before the 2nd joker figure.

[@GhostbustersNews]

Ryan Hobgood I thank you for the info!

[@emotionaladolf9969]

Just seen Ecto 1 in my small hometown of Fort Macloed today! they are filming a car chase scene today and tomorow! Ecto 1 looks like it had a couple upgrades!

[@abusername1270]

Definitely the paint apps hurting the head sculpts.theyre too flat, probably why earnie stands out at the top.great video love the fanfair.

[@TheSouthernAlbertaRedneck]

That was AWESOME!!!. Thank you so much. I love your channel.

[@davidz2016]

I agree about peter. The head is disappointing. The rest is awesome. I love the set . I think it is worth it skimmers teeth are cool .

[@robdcollector2808]

..wowww...im impressed! I still have my 12" Ghostbusters from matty collectable!

[@GESSO217]

I'm calling it now, the scalpers will have the figures individually sold no less than $300 each.

[@Fluffysleeptrain]

What Stay Puft Marshmallow man do you have the Mezco figures with?

[@kyleeric1506]

It’s the Neca version. I wondered the same thing myself lol and looked it up back when this video came out....insanely expensive.

[@gbjanuary]

The eyes on B M look odd to me but still love the figures.

[@salvation7362]

Idk what you're talking about because that Venkman figure looks exactly like Steve Guttenberg. GG Mezco, you nailed it!

[@GhostbustersNews]

Salvation73 One step closer to having the Three Men and a Baby figure set I’ve always wanted.

[@horrorhound8564]

Fantastic set ! Definetly worth the price point.

[@monchie989]

I saw it! I saw it! I saw it! Zeddemore moves @ 16:44

[@robertmarkold3408]

JUST GOT MINE $450 AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS WHO CARES WORTH IT FELLOW COLLECTORS 🤪

[@Mandalore2280]

like how at 16:47 Winston moves by himself...clearly a ghost :)

[@9833000]

Your Winston is possessed, he moves by himself at 16:47 ;)

[@roughy762004]

can you illuminate slimer with light-up stand?

[@GhostbustersNews]

Yep! Will most likely wire something through the base/up into his bottom peg.

[@nogood3232]

Great review. Just stumbled across the channel and glad I did.

[@JasonCleeveJAFC]

Really look cool and awesome figures 😎👍

[@roughy762004]

where did you get those display cases?

[@GhostbustersNews]

IKEA!

[@DRDINGBOBBLE64]

The Detolf from IKEA, i have a couple to house my various action figures... and yes, my Mezco one:12 collective Ghostbusters!

[@bashcrash9148]

So...ended up getting these bad boys on clearance at a local comic shop for $220. I have a love/hate relationship with them. First, they look AMAZING on display. The attention to detail is fantastic. However, I do find the hands and proton pack waist strap to be quite frustrating when trying to pose the figures. The hands popped off constantly and the waist strap would come undone. I also had to glue an elbow pad strap back on because it ripped off. Overall, I’m happy with these. It’s weird they used the “bootleg” Ghostbusters logo without the chin though. Does anybody know why?

[@hobbiesnorth4440]

Great review and love your Ghostbusters collection. I own some Mezco figures and I can honestly say that Mezco figures always look better in person. I think the reason a lot of the sculpt gets lost is that Mezco uses a flesh colored urethane type material which makes it too translucent, thus losing a lot of the detail in the face. Add to that the Hair paint apps being too dark and the result is jarring. Mezco should really do fully painted heads rather than paint on top of a flesh colored base head sculpt. Too Bad because the outfits and accessories are awesome. But rest assured I have a feeling you can possibly find new head sculpts off of the secondary market in the near future as this 1/12 figure market is really starting to grow because of the fact that the 1/6 scale figure market prices are starting to get too ridiculously over priced.

[@ghostbustersdepartment3832]

idk if you know this but the belt is called a pistol belt.

[@speedsterjay]

Must be nice knowing companies are apparently making Slimer to your specifications! 😀😁😂🤣

[@BOBTHEALPACAYT]

Do you think you'd pick up the wwe Ghostbusters figs

[@GhostbustersNews]

Absolutely!

[@BOBTHEALPACAYT]

I will too

[@J0r-El]

You have an awesome collection! Great review man!

[@gcscr]

People asking for $3000 for a Buzz lightyear Fnko pop ( which is stupid IMO), so i don’t see any problems paying $300 for these guys. The details are amazing

[@Narboo77]

This set is awesome and a lot of fun. A lot of Wal-Fart shoppers complaining. It’s all good, we don’t all have to like the same stuff!!! Good times...

[@bigtastey7707]

300 is a steal for soft goods figs, not the greatest likenesses but they work. But I just dropped 120$ on those spectral busters so maybe another day.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

That side shot of Winston kind of reminded me of Timothy Russ. :)

[@LEP006]

Great figures but at that price point they should have had double jointed elbows

[@rondouglas3388]

Awesome review are you going to buy the WWE Ghostbusters versions?

[@GhostbustersNews]

That'd be a big "YES"!

[@henrydouberly3950]

Bill Murray looks like he's blended with hot squidward

[@LastBastian]

Saw these and their $300 price tag... Was interested as I thought they were 1/6 scale at first... But I think I'll pass on spending that much on 6 inch figs.

[@LionLeo2180]

I've seen this at Forbidden Planet here in the UK and it's between 3 and £400, still thinking about getting it though as it's worth it 😁😃

[@LionLeo2180]

@Gate2Avalon Nowadays it doesn't from what I've seen, but maybe back in the day it did(possibly 15-20 years ago, haven't been going that long) sorry

[@LionLeo2180]

@Gate2Avalon Yeah man, I love that store, it's where I get most of my collectables from. Such a great store, as soon as you walk in, there's a cabinet filled with movie/tv collectable figures. Definitely worth a visit if you've never been 👍🏻

[@LionLeo2180]

@Gate2Avalon Don't quote me on this lol. But I think the London store is the megastore whereas other stores around the country are the smaller stores. Again, not too sure about that. The London store is definitely the megastore though 😃

[@LionLeo2180]

@Gate2Avalon Thank you sir

[@SeñorDossierOficial]

Yup, but it looks super awesome

[@MoviegeekDutch]

300,- is overprized.... i don’t like the faces at all (except Winston) The tin box is awesome though

[@Tommymang]

Wow that is expensive. They look ok.

[@loriwerle4895]

Very cool! Thank you for sharing!

[@slickmorley1894]

What stay puff is that?

[@GhostbustersNews]

John Doe NECA. :)

[@slickmorley1894]

@@GhostbustersNews thanks!

[@tommyboy7925]

Hay do you have the Blitzway set

[@astro_nero]

What Ecto 1 I can match with them? They are 1/12 scale.

[@kyleeric1506]

Honestly, these would only be up to fitting into the Hero Collector Ecto-1 that you build month by month. It’s 1/9th scale but, looks 1/10 (7 inch) scale. I wondered the same thing when I bought these. Good news/Bad news is if you just want them displayed with no playability in the ecto-1 the new AMC (popcorn holder) is just about (1/12) right on display with flashing lights. It’s only $34.99 I highly recommend for displaying.

[@astro_nero]

Good to know for the AMC Popcorn Ecto 1, the Hero Collector it seems very difficult to find. How about the Plasma Serie Ghostbusters Legacy Ecto 1 from Hasbro? Do you know what scale is that?

[@marklapointe2918]

Guess what my wife got me for Christmas this year?😁😁😁

[@GhostbustersNews]

Congrats!

[@ehitsaliving1650]

Bill Murrays figure looks like a live action adaptation of the Real Ghostbusters Venkman

[@jeffjennings398]

Looks like mix between actors and The real ghostbusters cartoon

[@MisterGoblin65]

Well done review Thank you

[@boocollective6638]

I really hope hasbro does these, obviously not to such a high standard though.

[@mauricefuqua2578]

Love your collection

[@Retroid84]

Neca need the Ghostbusters license back!

[@YellowhatDick]

Wow! They look really good!👍👌

[@prepperjackcorn623]

It was worth EVERY penny...

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

TBH, I think the Hasboro plasma series figures look better. Much more realistic & life like in my opinion.

[@MoviemaniaNick]

They look amazing!

[@ebwarg]

Are these the Polar Express Ghostbusters?

[@marcelamelo4012]

The mustache on winston could be a bit darker

[@GenjiEnthusiast]

Awesome review!

[@roboecto]

Why the no ghost logo without the chin...

[@christphern]

Everyone of them lack the chin. The tin, the bases, and all the logos on the uniforms. It’s pretty bad, especially for $300.

[@cartoonistaaronhazouri]

The problem with the faces is they tried too hard to be humanoid and didn't inject a tiny bit of character or caricature into the expressions. None of the likenesses are perfect but a little cartooniness would not hurt these face sculpts.

[@christphern]

Same issue with the DST figures (although the DST figures are also let down by atrocious paint jobs). I really prefer the Matty figures for 6” scale so far. They’re not realistic, but they’re nice stylized caricatures of the characters, that I much prefer to the horribly executed offerings from other companies.

[@jugghead82]

This looks amazing

[@caryllanuza7018]

I am a toy collector but the action figures Dr venkman is off withe the cheeks and four head and hair sculpt

[@turtlesquad88]

Well I guess it WOULD be worth it, but hey🤷 Ghostbusters right😂

[@GhostbustersNews]

Company: We have a brand new product coming out! A Ghostbust... Me: HERE'S MY WALLET! Pretty safe to say I'd mark these as "worth it" from the beginning.

[@turtlesquad88]

@@GhostbustersNews 😂😂right, if I had the money to collect the other half of the Ghostbusters 2 line 12in Mattel figures, I would be happy... Having these would be awesome, if I had the money 😂😂

[@magnumcornetto]

Venkman is always the one that has the worse likeness to the actor. Happened with Mattel, happened with DST, happened with Mezco and Blitzway. I wonder if it is because Murray's face is really that difficult to capture on a sculpt, OR if it has something to do with Bill Murray's requests before signing off the use of his likeness. From what I remember reading, for years, Bill Murray wasn't fond of the idea of action figures in his image (which explains why NECA couldn't make figures of the ghostbusters themselves). Maybe these days he is ok with it, as long as it doesn't look 100% like him.

[@obsessedfortoys]

try $500 ,at the minimum for anyone outside the U.S

[@johnpatrickfay5288]

I seen this set going for 220dollars a couple of months back..

[@juggalogamer8541]

Dude you must literally know everything about Ghostbusters that comes out I mean I'm a huge fan to but holyshit how do you afford to pay the bills and then find nothing but Ghostbusters merchandise you must have a damn good job

[@FearZoo]

3...300 dollars? No thanks. The faces are garbage too.

[@cartoonsyndication6493]

The sculpt is definitely there so maybe they just need a slightly better paint job.

[@kyleeric1506]

100%....I got the set and searched, sculpt is very much there. Just a little depth added and they look up to 1/6 quality.

[@knightchallenger]

$225 at most cause their not a bigger scale I'm more into the 12 inch figure myself so that's why I think the high priced is to much for something so small

[@JimMccaig83]

Lmao Slimer booty! But yeah these are awesome figures, do agree with the looks though they look like they’re 10 years younger than they actually were.