It’s been a long road but my Lego Ecto is finished (nearly). As a kid, all I really played with inside at all was Lego and it will always have a special place in my heart. I still have quite a few Lego’s but until this Ecto model came along I hadn’t built anything original (Without some kind of guide or instructions) since I was 8 maybe? I had ALOT of fun with this project and am sad to see it end to be honest.
When I said “nearly” finished, I was referring to the black hoses that need to be painted blue and the grey binoculars on the roof rack that should be white… If I DO paint them, I want to color match the lego bricks so…

My favorite side. I just LOVE that ladder and the green tank- lol.

This Ecto 1 model’s final dimensions are 30 studs long and 10 studs wide- lol. I can only imagine trying to build a Firehouse with a wide enough door to fit this beast through.

Rear detail. Probably the hardest part to replicate and without a doubt the part that makes me dislike most Lego Ecto’s I’ve seen on the net. I decided to be subtle and really love what I’ve come up with here but to each his own…

The extreme angle of the front windshield is another tricky thing and I hadn’t seen this technique used before. In the world of Lego model building, modifying pieces is frowned upon. Working with the pieces available and how they are able to fit together is part of the art, the ‘Yin & Yang’ as it were… That being said, I DID super glue some 1x1 round studs into the wheels to get the look of the wheels… (When Lego produces classic whitewall wheels I’ll replace them…)

Tricky hood… This whole car is tough to be honest- lol. I ran accross some Waterslide replacement decals for the Polar Lights Ecto 1 model and used them. The Cadillac emblem on the hood is EPIC!

The roof rack lifts off to allow access to the rear seating complete with some GB gadjets and such. Four Busters total can ride: 2 in the rear and 2 in the front.

The rear hatch is removeable and there is plenty of room to store packs. I have a stretcher but couldn’t make it work right… 

Speaking of Ghostbusters: proton packs and wands as well as goggles were ordered from http://www.brickforge.com, custom GB waterslide uniform decals were acquired from ebay seller, “dooandmartyj”. Venkmans hair was hand sculpted by myself as was Slimer (Except for the Lego arms which were just painted and added.).

This guy turned out really nice! I was afraid he might be too detailed to fit in with Lego but he looks good. I wish I had made his nose smaller but eh…? Oh, and thanks Gareee- He glows in the dark.


And one last “Money Shot” before I go:

Oh yeah, Gareee- You wanted me to put some Minimates next to it so you could judge the scale… Only minimates I have were a gift. I never really cared for them personally. Anyhow, they look alright next to the car but there’s no way they’d fit inside- lol.
