![]() ![]() ★ Instructions for retrofitting a built up Ecto-1 If you have already built it, you will need a few hours only to retrofit the base frame. So when you build from a new box you can mostly stick to the numbering of the bags and it will need hardly any extra time at all. Yeey! ★ Instructions for new Ecto-1 builds My instructions will lead you to a complete Ecto-1 from the beginning with detailed step by step instructions and I tell you where exactly to continue in the original instructions. Roof top equipment moves and steering wheel too. It took me a few days to figure that one out! So all the gadgets and small decorations inside the ecto stay untouched. Inside, the seat still looks the same (almost, LEGO made it two seats but in reality it's a bench so I 'corrected' that) and the car frame is stable, but now you can swap batteries from underneath. So I completely rebuilt the car frame and the front seat around the Battery. Besides, putting it in the trunk would make it neccesairy to take off the roof with all the equipment every time, too anoying, especially if you go for a light kit. I saw some onther builds, they all put the batteries into the trunk, no way! I like all the little details back there and wouldn't want to block the gadgets or even the view. It is slim and dark bluish gray so it replaces that kardan drive below the front seat perfectly. It can act like a servo, because it has an internal position sensor. That thing is just made to be used for the steering. Why? Because I love this set! ★ best hidden - quasi invisible battery replacement without dissambling This is the only Ecto-1 Motorization using LEGO's Powered Up Large Technic Motor. This build is the least invasive motorization for the Ecto-1 you can get, yet fully functional. Just proceed with caution: as with all Lego kits, the ECTO-1 can be a little fragile.Lights kit installed see below, because it is not in the video. 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. A lot of thought and fun extras have gone into the Lego ECTO-1 (Image credit: Future) ![]()
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