# Props vs Ecto-1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Collectibles\ **Created:** [July 24, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079 "2011-07-24T21:55:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Knightmare10880](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Knightmare10880](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Knightmare10880)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/1 "2011-07-24T21:55:53Z")
I know a lot of people here love the props the [PKE meter](https://www.gbfans.com/shop/mattel-pke-meter) and the recently revealed [ghost trap](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/ghost-trap), but I keep wondering with all the effort and time that go into these why not make an Ecto-1. I personally have no use for the “props” and I want to make sure people understand that I’m not condemning the the props or the fans that want to add them to their collection, but I have to ask if you had to choose between getting props like the PKE meter and the Ghost Trap or getting an Ecto-1 that could fit the 6-inch figures and was fully functional with working lights and sirens, would you go for that. Or if you had to choose between next year them releasing an Ecto-1 or a very good version of the [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack), which would you choose? ---
**Author:** ![ProtonCharger](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ProtonCharger](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/ProtonCharger)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/2 "2011-07-24T22:06:09Z")
i dont have any use for the action figure line. [mattel](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/toys/mattel) is more likely to get my money for the ghostbusters line if they keep releasing props, than focusing only on the 6" toys. ---
**Author:** ![Moranis\_for\_Mayor](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/moranis_for_mayor/32/6332_2.png) [@Moranis\_for\_Mayor](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Moranis_for_Mayor)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/3 "2011-07-24T22:42:38Z")
> [@Knightmare10880](#): > > I know a lot of people here love the props the PKE meter and the recently revealed ghost trap, but I keep wondering with all the effort and time that go into these why not make an Ecto-1. > > I personally have no use for the “props” and I want to make sure people understand that I’m not condemning the the props or the fans that want to add them to their collection, but I have to ask if you had to choose between getting props like the PKE meter and the Ghost Trap or getting an Ecto-1 that could fit the 6-inch figures and was fully functional with working lights and sirens, would you go for that. > > Or if you had to choose between next year them releasing an Ecto-1 or a very good version of the proton pack, which would you choose? for me,Ecto-1 all the way,as i don’t collect the props… ---
**Author:** ![alternate1](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@alternate1](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/alternate1)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/4 "2011-07-25T00:14:30Z")
I like the props. They’re good for me as I don’t really have the resources to build any of the equipment. Having said that though, I would really like an Ecto-1… ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/187072_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/5 "2011-07-25T00:18:44Z")
3 Foot Ecto-1 WOO HOO! ---
**Author:** ![kevinj319](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/kevinj319/32/187120_2.png) [@kevinj319](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/kevinj319)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/6 "2011-07-25T03:38:11Z")
Best of both worlds, an Ecto-1 prop. 1:1 scale. Seriously though, I doubt the same people work on the props and the figures. It’s most likely a different team with different skill sets. I don’t think creation of props takes time away from figures or vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![chibigear](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@chibigear](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/chibigear)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/7 "2011-07-26T17:16:12Z")
> [@AJ Quick](#): > > 3 Foot Ecto-1 WOO HOO! Would it really be that long in the 6" scale?? I’ve been tinkering with the idea of making one for the [6" figures](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/toys/mattel/mattel-6-figures) that I have. ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/8 "2011-07-26T18:05:03Z")
I think 3 foot would probably be for the 12" figures. I have a few 1:6 scale rc cars, and those are easily two feet long. That said, I’d be up for a 3 foot long RC 1:6 scale ecto! If they priced it like the 1:6 scale RC VW van, Herbie the love bug, or even the 21st century tank, it could be in the under $200 price range. Like the tanks, it could even be powered by rechargible motorcycle batteries. Since Matty owns Tyco, odds are they even already have molds and access to many of the componants needed. ---
**Author:** ![chibigear](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@chibigear](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/chibigear)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/9 "2011-07-26T18:19:44Z")
I searched the overall lenght of the Ecto 1, and found that it is close to 251 inches. That calculated to 1/12 scale (6") would be 20.9 in = 53.125 cm. Would that be the correct length or at least somewhere there? ---
**Author:** ![dfak2009](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/dfak2009/32/12033_2.png) [@dfak2009](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/dfak2009)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/10 "2011-07-26T18:37:18Z")
@Knightmare10880 I totally agree with you that we should get an Ecto-1 for the 6inch line and we may do eventually if the sale’s keep going as they have been. Sure no one ever thought we’d ever get movie accurate toy’s or prop’s but now were flooded with GB merch and it’s F’N awesome!!! So hold out like the rest of us and i’d say we will get that Ecto that we all want 😉 Ps look at what Matty has done with this new trap, sound’s light’s, opening door’s and vibration functionality So i can only imagine what the 6" line Ecto could be like 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/11 "2011-07-26T18:44:02Z")
My wallet is cringing at the thought of what they might do if/when GB3 gets greenlit and released. ---
**Author:** ![joeghostbuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@joeghostbuster](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/joeghostbuster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/12 "2011-07-26T18:51:30Z")
I’d love a 6" scale movie masters Ecto-1, but I’d rather they keep going with the props until after (IF) we get a 1:1 [proton pack](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack). ---
**Author:** ![aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/aj-quick/32/187072_2.png) [@aj-quick](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/aj-quick)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/13 "2011-07-26T20:07:59Z")
21 feet / 12 = 20" long. ([6" figures](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/toys/mattel/mattel-6-figures)) 21 feet / 6 = 42" long. (12" figures) ---
**Author:** ![Stantz\_the\_man](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@Stantz\_the\_man](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Stantz_the_man)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/14 "2011-07-26T20:17:02Z")
Would love either one, but I hope they keep making props ---
**Author:** ![chibigear](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@chibigear](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/chibigear)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/15 "2011-07-26T21:29:30Z")
> [@AJ Quick](#): > > 21 feet / 12 = 20" long. (6" figures) > > 21 feet / 6 = 42" long. (12" figures) Thanks! It seems that I have a project at hand… ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/16 "2011-07-27T21:48:28Z")
Ecto-1 looks like the better choice. After all, Matty doesn’t want to send props to any other place but USA. But I think they should first make some Ghostbusters figures with removable packs. (Like the ones somebody create and sold on ebay) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/user_avatar/forum.gbfans.com/gareee/32/5994_2.png) [@Gareee](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Gareee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/17 "2011-07-27T23:13:10Z")
Well, we don’t actually know that about props yet. The PKE could have been a fluke, and the trap might wel be available to non US residents. ---
**Author:** ![Daniel](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Daniel](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/Daniel)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/18 "2011-07-28T23:16:47Z")
> [@Gareee](#): > > Well, we don’t actually know that about props yet. The PKE could have been a fluke, and the trap might wel be available to non US residents. If we can get both, that might be cool 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![optibotimus](https://forum.gbfans.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/bc79bd/32.png) [@optibotimus](https://forum.gbfans.com/u/optibotimus)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.gbfans.com/t/props-vs-ecto-1/38079/19 "2011-07-31T15:56:19Z")
I love the idea of getting props and will without a doubt keep buying them. As for the Ecto-1 for the 6 inch figures, i don’t think they’ll make one, without making figures to go along with it. The existing figures can’t really work with them with the attached [proton packs](https://www.gbfans.com/wiki/equipment/proton-pack). I’d love it if they did something like they did for the GB2 pack and release an Ecto-1 WITH all 4 characters, with them not wearing the proton packs. I’d only be a slight retool anyhow…