#Ecto 1 hot wheels series

The 2020 Ecto-1 casting next to TRG Ecto-1.Īs you can tell from the above photos, Hot Wheels really nailed the shape. The Hot Wheels TRG Ecto-1 parked next to an animation drawing used in the series.

#Ecto 1 hot wheels series

I broke out some of my TRG screen-used animation drawings to see how it really compared to the series and was surprised how accurate the Hot Wheels version was. It’s meant to look like the cartoon car - and it does. The roof rack is far more simple than the standard car, but that’s okay. The fat white walls it sits on look perfect. It has a wider, taller shape than the standard car and has a more aggressive stance. Its over-exaggerated shape makes it look more “hot rod” than the standard Ecto casting. So far, this is a one-and-done casting as it hasn’t gotten a second release - which is a shame as it’s a great looking car.Īs a stand-alone casting it looks great. This release also gave us the first version of the whitewall-wearing Back to the Future III Delorean and the Starsky & Hutch Torino (which I will be doing a follow-up post on each soon). Hot Wheels released its version of TRG Ecto-1 back in 2015, and oddly enough it was only available as part of a five car, hobby-only Retro Entertainment release. While Kenner made the action figure-sized Ecto-1, it wouldn’t be until nearly 30 years later that we would get a 1/64th scale version of TRG car. The four original Kenner TRG figures check out the Hot Wheels Ecto…with the Stay Puft marshmallow man not far behind. The original Kenner Ecto-1 with the Hot Wheels version in its grasp. Fast forward a few decades and I was finally able to find a some of those original TRG toys to add to my collection. I only had a few of the figures as a kid but always longed for that beautiful Firehouse and Ecto that I remember so vividly seeing in the little Kenner Action Line catalogs. Kenner toys produced a large line of TRG toys, including the Firehouse, Ecto-1 and 1A, the Ghosbusters themselves, and countless ghost and ghouls. TRG Ecto-1 parked next to a screen-used animation cel featuring Slimer. It was based on the same characters and story arch from the Ghostbusters movies, and introduced us to a new version of Slimer, who was now a friendly yet slightly annoying side-kick of a ghost. The Real Ghostbusters (TRG) was an animated series that ran from 1986 until 1991, with several reruns through the 90’s and 00’s. Promo art for THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS animated series (and also the card art for the Retro release).