Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary CUUSOO set Discussion

[WetWired]

I believe it's AUD $69.99 in Australia

[rollermonkey]

Overall it enhances my impression of the fantastic job Brent Waller did on the prototype. Looking at the two side by side it is literally like looking at an actual Lego designers refined final prototype model next to the actual production model. I think the designers were able to skip over most of the pro type and initial design phases and jump straight into production refinement almost immediately. That's probably why it was able to jump ahead of the Exosuit in the queue. Brent gave them that good of a design to begin with. It was an actual viable set prototype and not simply a MOC. And that my friends is an impressive feat.

Agreed, 100% about how the Ecto-1 was nearly ready for release at the time of CUUSOO submission. I read somewhere that the Exosuit, although gorgeous, is very flimsy/unstable, and thus has been very difficult to develop a final production model.

Also:

<3<3<3 how even with great subtlety, those minifig faces for Stanz and Venkman are easily recognizable.

Edited May 20, 2014 by rollermonkey

[Robianco]

I just spoke to someone in the Liverpool store here in the UK and they've confirmed to be that it will be available in store on 1st June.

[Hulk_Smash]

I just finished building mine and I love it! Just like the Delorean before it it is smaller then I thought but still brilliant! The figs are great too, each one having there initials of the torso is fantastic. I did have a small problem of seeming to not have enough small black studs at the end but I had some spares so it wasn't to much of a problem.

[Colossus]

I just ordered 4 sets of custom arms with the GB shoulder patch from NACM, so they hopefully arrive the same time the CUUSOO set is available!

[thefyfe]

I just finished building mine and I love it! Just like the Delorean before it it is smaller then I thought but still brilliant! The figs are great too, each one having there initials of the torso is fantastic. I did have a small problem of seeming to not have enough small black studs at the end but I had some spares so it wasn't to much of a problem.

Where did you find it??

[bjorn77]

I just ordered a copy from ToyWarehouseUK. £49.99 + £12.98 shipping. I have no idea when this set will retail in Sweden and I couldn't wait. Deathstar, Parisian Café and now this on the same month's budget. I'm just about ruined.

£49.99

[Hulk_Smash]

Where did you find it??

My local toys hop had it, even though she shouldn't have sold it till the first.

[Risgrynsgrot]

I just ordered a copy from ToyWarehouseUK. £49.99 + £12.98 shipping. I have no idea when this set will retail in Sweden and I couldn't wait. Deathstar, Parisian Café and now this on the same month's budget. I'm just about ruined.

£49.99

You probably did right, LEGO drives up the prices to absurd amounts here anyway - The Delorean had a RRP of 35 bucks/pounds, but we in Sweden got robbed - It was 549 SEK here, or 80 bucks/50 pounds!!

Going by that logic, I'd expect the Ecto-1 to be atleast 699 SEK (over 100 bucks) here, maybe even more.

[bjorn77]

Yes, Lego is crazy expensive in Sweden, and sales are very rare. I buy most of my sets from either bricklink stores or amazon.co.uk. It's usually a lot cheaper, even when considering international shipping rates.

[Fritzy]

For anyone interested, here's the listing for the Ecto-1:

http://shop.lego.com/en-CA/Ghostbusters-Ecto-1-21108

[Panthro]

Just purchased two of them in the Lego Store in Liverpool. Apparently, they have now had permission to sell the set early.

[Robianco]

Just purchased two of them in the Lego Store in Liverpool. Apparently, they have now had permission to sell the set early.

Well that's not annoying!! Righty then... little trip to the Lego Store for me!

[Legoman123]

I think I'll just wait until June 1st to purchase mine.

[KCMatze]

Had a phone call yesterday with a storeworker in Essen, Germany. June 2nd is the day here. YAY!!!

[Robianco]

Picked mine up... just waiting until tomorrow to get some build time and to add the NACM custom arms onto the figs to have those Ghost patches!

[SandMirror38]

Does anyone know what is the likleyhood that this will run out??

I'm going to America in September and wanna buy it cheaper there then in Aus, but I heard that the Mars Rover sold out and they arn't making anymore!

What are the chances of this happening with the Ecto-1?

[CorneliusMurdock]

They're still making Minecraft and BTTF sets. It might be sought after enough to make it harder to find than a normal set but it should definitely still be in production.

[eldiano]

At first when they come out it's sold out for a month then they get stock and everyone is happy.

[hachiroku]

It still doesn't appear in the european shop

[Themadpatter]

I seen this at a uk independent store

[wooble]

This is not available on the New Zealand lego store either... can't wait, looks really good!

[Internets]

I seen this at a uk independent store

Will this turn up at Toysrus like the BTTF set?

[Prince Manic]

This is epic with the Famous Ecto-1 I could do a special ghostbusters Crossover with the Lego Lone Ranger Train Chase and use just the locomotive as the ghost train and have them bust them ghosts XD or just build it and do a special Tribute, not sure what I'll do with it once I get it.

Edited May 31, 2014 by Prince Manic

[The Joker1]

Went into the westfield store early this morning and saw about 8-10 ghost buster sets on display, When I went back to buy one just after lunch I found there were none left on display. After asking the very helpful shop assistant I was able to buy the very last copy from the back room. This must really be popular if a main london store sold out around lunch!

Edited May 31, 2014 by The Joker1