[Doctor Venkman]

What figure stands are people using for these? My busters are having trouble standing on their own and my Dana for sure can't stand without assistance. Any recommendations?

I use the ones that were posted earlier in the thread.

Even they don't get Dana to stand up though, which is becoming pretty frustrating. I'm either going to have to glue her to the stand and stop her ankle from bending or use a lot of putty or something.

[Doctor Venkman]

DST is going to have an SDCC Exclusive Marshmallow Venkman figure this year.

Perhaps DSTZach will be able to shed some light on if there will be any left over to sell elsewhere (like MattyCollector in the past).

Or, if not, I will need someone who can hook me up with one or two of these!

[elsoldao7]

[toby88]

For anyone who's ordered directly from DST, how have your figures card's/packaging arrived? Were they bent, torn, ripped, dented, etc? I'm a stickler for this kind of thing, so far I have purchased my figures from GameStop and Walmart.com, and have not been able to get my figures MOC.

[featofstrength]

Thank the maker that this SDCC exclusive is a character variant and not a character exclusive. Easy pass for me.

[Demon Vice Commander]

At least the marshmallow Venkman isn't required to complete the diorama; it's bad enough that we have to get a slimed Venkman and "quitting time" Ray just to get the rooftop pieces.

[DSTZach]

We intentionally did not make our exclusives necessary to complete the diorama. And there will be no exclusive new characters. if we had more unique characters we thought would sell, we probably would have just put them in the main line.

Not 100% sure how Peter will work, I believe Diamond sells to attending retailers first, but we will have some there, and if there are any left over afterwards we'll put them online.

There will also be a Ray, to be announced.

Sorry if people feel cheated having to buy a Quittin' Time Ray and Slimed Peter to build the diorama. It's a small price to pay for an additional part, IMHO. And it helps the line get placement at retailers who would otherwise balk at an assortment of secondary characters.

[Doctor Venkman]

I'm all for the variants. I think they're fun.

Thanks for the clarification. Looking forward to hearing more about the Ray!

[grantofkings]

While I'm glad the exclusives aren't needed to complete a set, is there a reason for two additional Ray's and Peter's, instead of a second Egon or Winston? Or non-possessed Dana and Louis? I get that the slimed Peter is pretty iconic, but an extra pair of both seems odd (unless there's a slow trickle of marshmallow variants coming over time).

I'm glad it's not something like two Ready to Believe You versions with diorama pieces and a third as an exclusive though.

[Havoc0213]

While I'm glad the exclusives aren't needed to complete a set, is there a reason for two additional Ray's and Peter's, instead of a second Egon or Winston? Or non-possessed Dana and Louis? I get that the slimed Peter is pretty iconic, but an extra pair of both seems odd (unless there's a slow trickle of marshmallow variants coming over time).

I'm glad it's not something like two Ready to Believe You versions with diorama pieces and a third as an exclusive though.

Mattel packed an extra Ray and Peter per case in the classics line. Perhaps the popularity of those characters are expected to draw in more sales than Egon and Winston.

[PssdffJay]

Well it looks like eBay is going to be getting more money from me for this.

[DSTZach]

We have all four marshmallow variants designed, and they will all come out eventually. I think we went with double Ray and Peter in the main line because they are the most popular characters, and they were the first marshmallow figures for the same reason. But if they sell well, Winston and Egon are ready, yes.

Alternate versions of Louis and Dana would be completely different sculpts, head and body. If we thought there was a need for both, we probably would have included them in the main line, but then you've got the duplication of characters again.

Before trying eBay, check with the usual retailers, as they may be able to order them.

[featofstrength]

I would jump all over the quittin' time variants if they had cigarettes hanging out of their mouths, or at least a lit one in a hand sculpted to hold it.

[Kingpin]

I would jump all over the quittin' time variants if they had cigarettes hanging out of their mouths, or at least a lit one in a hand sculpted to hold it.

Not having cigarettes wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, as we see both Ray and Peter without them while in their "off the clock" look, it'd be a easily forgivable omission if it helps make sure cigarettes don't look "cool" any more.

[godgundam23]

I go to sleep for the day cause i work 3rd shift, wake up to find a bbts newsletter saying "oh hey we got sdcc pre-orders up". Only to find that Venkman's pre-order is already sold out. Prob gonna be ebay or pass for me =/

[featofstrength]

I would jump all over the quittin' time variants if they had cigarettes hanging out of their mouths, or at least a lit one in a hand sculpted to hold it.

Not having cigarettes wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, as we see both Ray and Peter without them while in their "off the clock" look, it'd be a easily forgivable omission if it helps make sure cigarettes don't look "cool" any more.

Did I say "deal breaker?" My opinion: it would make it that much better... at the least, unique.

one of the best "adult collectibles" to date:


Even the Real Ghostbusters were allowed get tipsy on bbbb.

[Sallah]

Long-time lurker, first time-poster... I finally took the plunge on signing up just to talk about these figures.

I will post reviews of each one at my youtube/website over time, but I will say right now that I really can't get over how much better these are than the Mattel figures (and at a fraction of the price if you get them at TRU). Really, REALLY awesome figures.







Sallah

[elsoldao7]

Was able to find Egon & Zuul at TRU, still looking for Peter

[zeta otaku]

When does Series 3 come out?

[ObiHahn]

Long-time lurker, first time-poster... I finally took the plunge on signing up just to talk about these figures.

I will post reviews of each one at my youtube/website over time, but I will say right now that I really can't get over how much better these are than the Mattel figures (and at a fraction of the price if you get them at TRU). Really, REALLY awesome figures.







Sallah

Great pictures! IMHO these figures turned out better than Mattel's version in all aspects but joints (loose on DST figs, tight on Mattel figs), leg hose material and Egon's glasses.

[Sallah]

Thanks very much! I should have a full gallery and video review up for Peter in the next few days... The video ended up being way longer than expected as my sons and I just started geeking out on Ghostbusters for most of it.

I actually didn't have any issues with loose joints on mine so far. Fingers crossed!

Sallah

[Doctor Venkman]

Starting to get kind bummed at how often the figures fall over, even with the stands that I bought. Venkman's ankles are so loose that he basically just falls all the time. Dana never, and I mean never stood up. So she's just laying on the bench at this point.

I still love the figures, but I gotta figure out how to get them to stand up and not fall over every day or so (or less for some of them).

[Sallah]

I haven't had falling issues yet... But I use Kaiser doll stands for displaying mine. The waist clip is much more reliable than a foot peg stand.

Sallah

[Buckynohair]

I've just ordered some Kaiser doll stands 1101. I'm hoping they're a good fit. Any chance of pictures of yours sallah?

[Sallah]

I used 2075 for the Busters due to their packs... I will try to post a pic tomorrow.

Sallah

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[ShiftyHenry]

We intentionally did not make our exclusives necessary to complete the diorama. And there will be no exclusive new characters. if we had more unique characters we thought would sell, we probably would have just put them in the main line.

Not 100% sure how Peter will work, I believe Diamond sells to attending retailers first, but we will have some there, and if there are any left over afterwards we'll put them online.

There will also be a Ray, to be announced.

Sorry if people feel cheated having to buy a Quittin' Time Ray and Slimed Peter to build the diorama. It's a small price to pay for an additional part, IMHO. And it helps the line get placement at retailers who would otherwise balk at an assortment of secondary characters.

Zach, just to clarify. The TBA Ray is also a SDCC16 exclusive?

[Sallah]

I've just ordered some Kaiser doll stands 1101. I'm hoping they're a good fit. Any chance of pictures of yours sallah?

Here ya go! I went with the Kaiser 2075 stand due to all the gear the figures have. A small clip would have trouble getting around the utility belt/ proton pack stuff. I also went in from the side of the figure, so that one part of the clip is between the figure and the pack-





Sallah

[Sallah]

Our Diamond Select Toys​ Ghostbusters Series 2 Peter Venkman review is up if anyone would like to check it out.



Full gallery of pics & a beefy video review here: http://www.actionfeatures.net/2016/06/t ... elect.html

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[Dr.D]

So far the only problem I've had is the hose connecting the pack to the proton gun has pinched on two of the figures and yesterday Winston's finally tore off. Any suggestions on repair/replacement for that hose?