Mattel SDCC packaging revealed – 12″ Ray due in September! More Mattel Q&A

A number of people posted a link to Toy News International, which has a picture of the packaging for 6″ Egon and Slimer, out this August. But what’s even better than this sneak-peak at the boxing is that the packaging confirms Mattel’s intent to release the 12″ Ray in September!

The Egon packaging is pretty sweet and highly displayable. Unfortunately the back of the packaging, filled with Egon factoids, is a hard read in the photo shown at TNI. Thanks to Terry for the heads up.

Mattycollector.com has posted their July Q&A and someone wanted to know more about the Ghostbusters figs;

Q4. Will the Ghostbusters line be limited to the likenesses of the four main characters, or will we see other characters like Janine, Louis, Dana (with Oscar?), Zuul, Gozer or even Lord Viggo? What of a BAF Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?

A4:We are working hard with Sony to bring as many of these secondary characters and villains into the line. There are no plans for a Collect and Connect Stay Puff as he is way to big to work in that format. We will get to Mr. Stay Puff in a way that will bring him in the best scale possible.

It will be interesting to see what they do, considering NECA’s Gozer, Terror Dogs, and Stay-Puft were pretty spot-on.

The Ghost Exterminator

Take the fact that spiritualism was very popular around the end of the 18th century and the start of the 19th century, plus the fact that steam-punk likes to pretend the Victorians could build anything, steam-powered Ghostbusters have always been a popular idea.

In this case, artist Felipe Sobreiro has created a whimsical take, reminiscent of Luigi’s Mansion equipment.
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[VIA Super Punch] Thanks to Grim Santos for the link!

Summertime sales on RGB collectors set

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With no listings for the second volume of Real Ghostbusters on DVD in sight, and with the full collectors DVD set still way cheaper than buying the individual volumes in store, there’s still no time like the present to pick up the firehall-boxed set from Time-Life directly. And I mean, no time like the present, as Time-Life Canada and the US both have coupon discounts for the set!

For Canadians – code AFSLIMER, which is $35 off (making the set $145) and expires July 20th.
This is an older code that Time-Life has revived specifically for Canadians!

For Americans – code AFHOT, which is 20% off (making the set $144) and expires July 16th.

Diamond soliciting Ghostbusters logo bank, minimates, and license plate

This month’s Diamond distribution catalog is soliciting orders for a third (fourth if you count the Stay Puft variant) piggy bank! Shaped like the Ghostbusters logo light-sign from the front of the firehall, the SRP is $19.99US. The item is due to ship in September, if all goes well.

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Last month’s Diamond catalog was soliciting orders for a replica Ecto-1 license plate, Series 2 Minimates and an exclusive two-pack, with glow-in-the-dark Slimer. It’s never too late! Check with your local comic shops now!
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