My goggles came yesterday and since it was our wedding anniversary I was not allowed to wear them to dinner. I will say that I am glad AJ had a pre-order setup through the GBFANS site as they are now SOLD OUT on Mattycollector.
I could complain about color and knob innacurracy but I have looked all over at goggles on the WWW and there is SO much variation on the lens labels and yes/no on the led lights and whatnot that I’m not surprised even Matty had a hard time determining things. Heck even the screen grab from the hotel scene vs the outdoor scene (look in the ref section at screen grabs) look like totally different goggles IMO.
I will probably take a few days to decide on re-painting or not before the stickers go on. My guess is not to re-paint them as I want them in original condition whenever I finally donate them to the local sci-fi museum or put them in my will or whatever (yes, Seattle has a sci-fi museum).
In closing I am happy with them and I think they are a good addition to my GB costume prop collection.
I will give this opinion based on the majority of what I have seen with the Ecto Goggle stickers. I think the longer lens has the red danger sticker and the shorter left eye has the white " ecto warning label". Since there is no pull knob under the left eye the “good, better, best” really doesn’t apply.
In GB1, when the knob was removed/broken after the NY shooting, the PULL IR, ON, OFF label was still visible (although it was either a clear sticker or dry-rub transfer).
Anyone else find the matty goggles uncomfortable to wear with the plastic pressed against your face? Messing with some 3mm thick foam to layer the inside. Makes a huge difference and i found it helps hold the goggles on your forehead as well.
That’s because they were two different goggles. The hotel scene is from GB1, the outdoor scene GB2. They added some variations, but generally the Matty goggles are styled after GB1. Aside from one or two labels, there’s nothing to be confused about. The goggles from the two movies are both distinct and are featured in clear enough shots to guesstimate their details fairly accurately. The “led argument” for example, is purely from fan replicas. The goggles never light up. If you want to wear them, that’s fine, but your argument is pretty flimsy.