NYCC Announcement!! NEW GB items coming from DST!

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I’m surprised no one has said anything about this

first of, if you visited the Diamond Select Toys booth, they had a new Translucent Green Minimate with a rather familiar logo on it

As well as an announcment during their panel

  • Select Figures (using movie likenesses!, the reign of Mattycollector may be over)

  • Electronic Vehicles! (but will they roll?)

  • More Minimates! (that’s what I’m excited about!) and banks

  • and more!

I don’t know about you, but DST has yet to disappoint me, this is exciting!

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More Minimates is always awesome. I’m also really interested in the Select figures, here’s hoping they go all out and blow Matty’s offerings away. Show 'em how it’s done, DST!

As for vehicles…

…Can I be stupidly hopeful that we might finally get a Minimate-scale Ecto-1? :cool:

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I thought the same thing!

It seems Matty’s hold on the Ecto-1 may have loosened just enough to let DST start making superior products (but do they roll?)…

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Guarantee we won’t see the actual Ghostbusters as figures based on the word “Select”

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No no! It’s the title of their toy line, like Marvel Select Action Figures! These would be Ghostbusters Select Action Figures!

From what I’ve been reading they have the likeness rights to do what Mattel didn’t, give us great figures based on the movies!

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This is great news, did they mention an estimated date for these figures?

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Seeing how DST has handled the Star Trek license, I don’t believe for a second anyone on this board would be happy with them for long.

Every piece I’ve ever gotten from them took YEARS to actually be released. We finally got the Excelsior released this year. They announced that in 2009.

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In DST’s defense, their Universal Monster line has been amazing.

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Always been pleased with diamond select. Can’t wait to hopefully see figure prototypes at sdcc.

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I only own the DST BTTF part II Delorean time machine and a mini mates time machine with Marty (80s clothes) and a KITT with mike.

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If the figures are going to be anything like my 10 year old marvel select Dr Doom figure, then we are in very good hands.

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Given the fact that DST likes to produce action figures with incredibly detailed bases and accessories, I am very excited. Fingers crossed for an Ecto with scaled figures like their KITT.

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Very nice!! Thanks for sharing!! Can’t wait to see what they have in store! :slight_smile:

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We’re Ghostbusters Fans, we’re used to waiting.

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I sold off all my Matty figures recently, maybe I will collect the DST figures if they are good

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I sold them off shortly after Vigo came out

I don’t know what it was, but Matty’s run with the GB licence really didn’t click with me (minus the “props”, love those)

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I got some good news and bad news today from the rep who runs the Diamond Select facebook page…

the good news: “We’re making Select action figures and electronic vehicles for Ghostbusters. If you’re looking for line-ups, release dates, etc., I do not have them. Our Select figures are 7-inch scale, and we will make all four Ghostbusters, but I cannot say for sure whether we will make more or fewer characters than previous lines. Our electronic vehicles are 1:15 scale or thereabouts.”

the bad news:

me: so will the figures fit inside the vehicle(s) ? something matty couldnt achieve ?

DST: No. They are different scales.

I later looked up 1:15 scale cars, and if you’re familiar with their awesome 1:15 lights and sounds Back to the Future “time machine” and KITT cars, you know what to expect for their Ecto-1… it would be nice to get some in-scale figures, but beggars cant be choosers. maybe the guys over at Funko will obtain the GB license and release some RetroAction GB figures (movie or cartoon, Im fine with either), that would be boss.

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What fucking good are you then, Diamond?

Maybe the figure bases will be that cool, if not, I dont need the Ghostbusters in yet another scale if im not getting any ghosts.

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I do, I sold all my Mattel Ghostbusters because the quality was just not up to par, I just got caught in the spur of the moment.

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DST will deliver. I have a feeling their interpretations of the GBs will be much better sculpted and quality than Matty’s. They announced we will get a look at the figs at Toy Fair in February.