Title:

Ectotron (Ghostbusters)

Description:
Ectotron (July 8, 2019)

Accessories: Proton pack, neutrona wand, Slimer figurine

The first figure announced for the Collaborative line, Ectotron turns into a General Motors licensed custom 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor, representing Ecto-1 from the Ghostbusters franchise. His vehicle mode features extensive paint applications to allow a mostly accurate appearance, including a lot of silver over translucent plastic to allow clear head, tail, and roof lights. The mass of machinery up top pulls out from the vehicle mode to form a ”proton pack” in robot mode, with the connecting cable for the neutrona wand formed by the blue rubberized hose on the driver’s side. This hose can be a bit of a pain to get back into position when transforming back to vehicle mode, so be careful. In robot mode, he features several design cues based on the Ghostbusters’ uniforms, including the tan of their jumpsuits, his own nametag, and goggles. Whether coincidentally or by design, the proportions of Ectotron’s vehicle and robot modes means that he is more-or-less in scale with most Masterpiece figures.

He comes with a 5 mm-compatible neutrona wand accessory (which mounts on the side of the roof-gear in vehicle mode), and a delicious-looking soft translucent figurine of Slimer. The neutrona wand has a tip compatible with C.O.M.B.A.T. System blast effects, and Slimer similarly has a compatible port on his underside. While it is likely to allow for mounting on an action figure ”flight” stand, it also allows Slimer to be mounted on the roof of the vehicle mode or on the end of the weapon.

Ectotron shares several parts with the Combiner Wars Voyager Class Hot Spot/Onslaught mold, most evidently the upper arms and legs.

Ectotron is packaged in a nostalgic Generation 1-styled box in vehicle mode, much like the contemporaneous Vintage G1 line.

The stock photography shows Ectotron holding his weapon by the peg used to mount it on the car mode roof machinery, while the instructions instead show it held by the grip that the cable plugs into. While the latter is more accurate to the device’s operation in the film, the former allows it to be aimed forward without shooting from the hip.

Announced in the run-up to Toy Fair 2019, preorders for Ectotron went up on Hasbro Pulse on February 15, 2019, selling out within six hours. Ectotron was also sold online through GameStop in the United States, EB Games in Canada, and Zing and EB Games in Australia. In 2020, additional online retailers offered this product for sale.
Theme:
Transformers Collaborative
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Barcode:
630509829415
Year:
2019
Country:
United States
Release Date:
2019-07-08
Series:
Transformers Collaborative
Date Added:
2020-09-14 21:44:30
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$59.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-04-06
Date Added:
2020-09-14 21:44:30

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