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Kenner/Hasbro Real Ghostbusters

The Real Ghostbusters

Last year Hasbro rereleased the original Kenner Real Ghostbusters action figures and not only did I preorder a set but I also went out and purchased a set because you can never have too many. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with the extras but last night I decided to open them and compare them to the originals I got when I was a kid.

  • Peter Venkman
  • Winston Zeddemore
  • Egon Spengler
  • Ray Stanz
The figures on the right are the 2020 rerelease, the ones to the left are from the original 80s toy line. Some of the figures I have painted the collars, straps, and belts.

Other than the obvious dirt and grime build-up they are almost identical to the originals. The only real difference I can see is the plug that connects the Proton Pack to their backs, it is now just a round peg that fits in snugly and I think it’s an improvement.

The opening of the figures was a fun experience with some warm and fuzzy flashbacks to when I was a kid and the carded figures look great on my wall.
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Winston Zeddemore

Always liked the box art on the Real Ghostbusters toys and that was what I was originally going for, but then I had already drawn the Proton Pack on Winston’s back so then I went for something a little different. I also included Chomper Ghost from the original toy.

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Ghostbusters 4 Real (sketch)

So they shouldn’t look like they are all mad at each other, I was just drawing their heads randomly. Been watching a lot of Real Ghostbusters on Netflix.

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DIY Real Ghostbusters Proton Pack

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New Ghostbusters figures

Check out these rad new Ghostbusters figure that I picked up at the local Toys R Us. Probably would not have noticed them because they were displayed face down on a lower shelf, but the green packaging caught my eye. I was originally looking for the Ghostbusters 2016 movie figures which were also very poorly displayed. The 2016 movie figures were a wee bit on the expensive side of $20, but these classic figure were only $12.99. I still plan on getting the new ones eventually and am really excited for the upcoming movie.

With close to twenty points of articulation, the new figures are multi-poseable to say the least. They also come with eight extra interchangeable hands, removable Proton Packs and belts, with walkie-talkie and blast stream that attaches to the end of the Neutrino Wand. Egon figure comes with PKE Meter and Ray figure comes with a Trap.

Now all I need is to find Winston and Ray.