LEGO Ghostbusters ECTO-1 large scale set 10274 review! 

I was torn in how I approached this one! I was worried the vid would be too long, but I didn't want it to feel rushed, then I went longer than I wanted, then I edited more aggressively than usual 😆 I think an ideal length would have been about 14-15 mins so just a little shorter. Let me know what you think of the pacing.

The pacing was fine. And honestly I don't mind your videos being longer. Always like to listen to your opinions.

It really feels like this designer watches all your videos, and adjusts his designs based on what you said. Every model is better than the last, and he addresses each minor problem that his previous designs had.

It's awesome! How I wish they would make a BTTF DeLorean in the same scale.... would be an instant buy from me :)

Now we need a UCS style radio-controlled Ghost Trap 🙏🙏 minimum 3,000 pieces

Great review. Totally agree with you for leaving the rust stickers off. Looks so much cleaner. 🔥

I hope we get a brick built Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man next. Like the rejected Ideas version from a few years ago!

I have to say, I am definitely disappointed that this didn’t come with a minifigure plaque, but it’s still awesome. Also, I want a big BTTF DeLorean now.

Wow, this one seems to be very large indeed. However, Lego has reached a profound level of being imaginative ingenious to a level I would never have fanthomed myself. I'm not much into these movies, but this is just masterly brilliant.

Rust stickers can be very useful on Star Wars MOCs, it’s been missing a lot with all the grey going on

I'd just like to say that the sound quality on your videos nowadays is amazing

lego should partner with jay leno, and make a Jay Leno's Garage classic car lego series. THAT WOULD BE SICK! and alot of history would touch new life.

I haven't seen anything from Ghostbusters at all, but that didn't stop me from getting this set in late May

You should use those rust stickers through some of your MOCs to add weathering! Maybe at your dock? That might look neat! Great review as always :)

I’m probably never going to get this set, but it looks great!

I've considered getting a 2nd one

Got it for Father's Day, dragged the build out to 12 days after work every day. Great set.

I personally like the rust stickers as it makes it look like someone converted an old car to be a "Ghost Busting" car. Though I had a friend who had a Cadillac that was an older style and it had rust spots on it, so maybe that is why I liked the stickers? I am not really a huge fan of "Ghostbusters" be it old or new, so the authenticity of it doesn't bother me. I have the seat facing the back that moves out and I know I made extra sure to follow the instructions carefully when doing that section. It works great.

Been waiting for this 👍 my local newsagent let me put this on lay-buy with 20% off for about 12 weeks. Absolute legends!

Can't wait to build this. We'll be keeping the rust patches off too, mostly from nostalgia for the original movie, where the Ecto 1 was freshly refurbished.

Yesssss!!!!! Been hoping Jang would do a review of this but I was worried he might not do it because it had been out for a while. Also in response to your comment, I think the review's the perfect length. I would've been okay with a slightly longer 25-30 minute review but I know that would've put off other people so I think this a good middle ground

I love mine! Though I found parts of the instructions to be a bit frustrating , I feel they needed to show some parts of the build from a different angle

This is a super great representation of the Ecto-1! I used to own the minifig scale one, which was fine for what it was, totally acceptable, but a bigger version certainly shows a lot more details, I really like this set! And leaving the "rust" out is a good idea, besides, you can look at the box art to see how it would look like with the stickers on. Awesome review, Jang!

Great review! I completely agree, such a great set, a fantastic design and fun and challenging build. I found the design on par with the 1989 Batmobile set.

Great review, length just right. What a great set.

Its such a cool set! Great to be able to see all the details and features.

I think this is one of my favourite sets ever. It was just an absolute joy to put together.

ecto1 1/13,61 aston martin 1/13,44 mustang 1/13,56 porsche 1/12,26 cada ae86 1/13,06

This seems to have more functions then recent Technic Sets. I like it a lot! The overall look is great and the functions are nice and well hidden. Great design and a flawless presentation as well. Thank you for the upload! P.S: Regarding Figures: I remember i had some Technik Sets back in the 80s that were some kind of Arctic Explorer Stuff (?) Those had pretty cool Figures. I remember they were quite big, but i assume they are still a bit to small to fit this Car Scalewise?

Just finished this one,which makes me want to get all of the other gets Mike designed, as I loved the Downtown Diner as well. The use of clips and bars and all the neat curves just made me happy. And the video length and pacing were great.

Hello Jang!

After buying dozens and dozens of sets, this was the first set I ever bought that had a missing piece!

Wouldn't it technically be the 4th movie, since the story in the Ghostbusters game was written to be the 3rd movie? Either way, this looks amazing but sadly I'll have to give it a pass due to it being way too big for the limited space I have.

this car IS built to scale. The Miller Meteor Ambulance/Herse was a VERY large car. It might not be a direct scale match to other creator experts, but its very close.

You really need to watch a lot of movies…! AND the Ghostbusters franchise!

It was a great build. I left out all the rust stickers but also had stickers 8 and 9 left, any idea where they go? I read the instructions again but cannot find it.

Great review, as always! I definitely agree with the decision to leave the rust stickers off. Those look sloppy and childish.

The 3rd seat should face the rear. And nobody did apply the rust stickers.

Jang: a surprise to be shore but a welcome one Me: ive learned a terrible truth, i think Jangpaltine is a bricklord

Are you going to Do reviews on the t2 and/or the ucs gunship?

The geometry for the ball jointed rear door is kinda mind boggling to me. Mike Psiaki does my absolute favorite Lego designs because the ways he always gets things to fit perfectly together is unbelievably satisfying

Was on the fence about getting this! Definitely going to buy it now. Great review, pacing was great.

I left the rust stickers off of mine too, just looks so much cleaner!

Have you considered adding a lighting kit to it? It really improves the look in my opinion

might actually be relatively to scale.. those miller meteor caddys are huge!

that engine bay is a beaut

I smell a ucs landspeeder due to that new windshield mold

This set got me into Lego. Like obsessed. Take that as you will.

Would you ever do/try to get an interview with one of the Lego designers? It would be pretty great to see you maybe talk about some of their sets and like talk about specific parts of the build.

0:22 I think Jang is a Sith Lord!

Nice

I don't know why, but my dashboard panel is different from yours (on the black box above the dashboard, on the passenger seat). And just watching your review I found out I did the sniffer and radar gimmick wrong and had to remove half the roof to fix it.

I enjoy the pacing Jang, happy to enjoy longer content from you. Always informative, engaging and constructive. Thanks so much for your hard work.

Set looks awesome but probably not one I’ll ever bother picking up. Great review👍

I was on the fence with this one even though I'm a fan of the series - the first two anyway - but Jang's enthusiasm has convinced me to add it to my collection. Thank you for the review

I just bought this during double VIP week, really looking forward to it. Your review showed me how cool this set really is, I had no idea about some of these neat features.

Rust stickers look awful. Mike psiaki is 🔥. Pacing for a set like this is fine at 20 minutes. 15 minutes would feel rushed

I thought I was the only person who appreciates the inner fenders in the engine bay :)

Dark interiors can be a problem with showing people some sections of Lego models, whether on video, at a show, or even just showing a friend a model at home. Models that have removable sections for illumination (and play) are generally superior to those that don't, IMHO. But some great models do end up with dark sections. In situations where removing things isn't an option, and a more permanent light setup for a particular model doesn't make sense, you probably can come up with some sort of probe (with a movable LED or LED array on the end or a strip-on-a-stick with multiple LEDs) to help with showing dark interiors (such as the driver's compartment of this vehicle, or engine details on a lot of models) without obscuring too much detail. Insert the probe to illuminate the dark section, remove it when the audience is finished looking. A small enough probe should provide illumination without compromising the audience's view of the interior. I would think folks that do a lot with models would have figured out some standard ways of doing this by now, since disassembling things isn't always convenient. You might be able to ask around. Things that work well in-person might not work as well with a camera. If this isn't a problem that is already solved, I think there are quite a few modern options worth investigating. For example, I've seen some inexpensive flexible magnetic pick-up tools with LEDs on the end that might be useful to solve this problem. Or you might be able to build something inexpensive using LED tape/strip/rope lights. They even have LEDs for use in clothing these days - you might be able to tuck some flexible LED 'cloth' into the model or just wrap some around a stick/probe of some kind and fasten them somehow (maybe tape or rubber bands or knotted strings) to the probe in order to let you add light when desired on a temporary basis. It feels like there are enough inexpensive possibilities out there that you could come up with something that would work well for your use case - giving good illumination in the studio while not obscuring too much of the view. In the case of this car, you might be able to wrap some custom 'LED clothing' around a mini-figure, putting the figure in one of the seats to provide temporary illumination, securing the clothing in some fashion as if it was actual mini-figure clothing. I have some big LED light arrays for my plants that use a mix of colors to better approximate natural light, so it occurs to me that maybe a mix of LED colors would make sense here as well. I've seen multi-color LED strip lights advertised. Maybe a combination of yellow and white would work well? Seems like it would take some experimentation to see what works best in the studio with your specific camera equipment and existing lighting. Another possibility is to see if you can use a really bright work or craft light that can throw enough light into the interior past the camera or the audience (from behind), just turning it on for your audience to see some specific interior details, and then turning it off (otherwise it would probably wash out things and distort colors). These days work/craft lights are often built with large LED arrays and they can be extremely bright. Some of them have a mix of colors to better approximate daylight. Another type of light that might work 'from behind' or 'from off-stage' to send light into the studio without taking up visible space would be the kind of smaller super-bright 'spot lights' people use to help find lost small objects on the floor (which any serious Lego builder should have anyway!). This approach might have issues with shadows, which is why I think being able to insert lights into the model on a temporary basis is probably a better solution. If you know how to do electrical stuff, you could build your own custom 'light probe' or 'light bar' from some inexpensive parts. There are really tiny LEDs that you can get (from places like Digi-Key) that still produce quite a bit of light. If you ever had one of those hobby electronics kits for kids, then you might remember that hooking up standard LEDs is pretty simple. Some of the available options today are a lot smaller than what came with those kits - small even by the standards of mini-figures - using these would probably require magnified glasses, tweezers, and good solder skills (lots of practice!) - not a task for kids without supervision but certainly something adults can do with a bit of practice (and attention to safety, soldering is probably best done outside and with a mask). Another possibility for a flexible light source might be something based on fiber optics, running the fibers into the model to deliver light, then just pulling them out when done. Here you would want to use the soft plastic fibers, not glass ones, for safety.

I know I'm late but hey.... It's my birthday today and I'm building this bad boy tonight!!! Clean, no rust stickers lol. Can't wait!!!

i saw this box in the store and i was afraid the rusty parts was printed on the pieces, i am relieved to find out they're stickers so anyone can build it without it!

I hope we get some more GM cars in this scale I would like a bel air or something from the early 50s

Awesome set with ONLY 2352 pieces... People with plenty of patience, Lego nerds or die hard fans: 😺 Me: 😱

Well, this worked out a lot better than the new movie did - not that it was a bad film - way better than the 2016 mess, it just wasn't funny, and Ghost Busters is supposed to be funny.

The front grille of the set is the worst part of the set, like seriously. It looks NOTHING like the real front end. The real Ecto-1 has a grille that’s not nearly as angled and has a silver ‘plate’ that divides the top half and the bottom half of the grille.

Great review! I watched it as I went through my model. I noticed at about 13:51 in the video, the 2x2 round tile with a printed clock on it is different from the one I received. There is also a printed piece on the dashboard that was different than what the instructions showed I should've received.

The '59 Cadillac didn't have air conditioning, however, it did have power steering. So for the engine details the alternator is on the left and on the right the pulley with the reservoir thingy on the back is the power steering pump.

wow. pretty cool! Also i’m still The Eternal17, just a different name and pfp

Not to be the "annoying movie buff" but for it to be accurate to the '84 movie, the ladder should be moved to the opposite side

I really struggled with the roof fitting properly. I agree about the stickers.

You’re wrong about the scale of this The reason it’s so large is because the real car was 20 ft long and 7 ft wide. This is in the same scale as the rest of the 18+ cars

if this set was still $200 I would have bought it already. Seems like $240 is a bit too much.

The only complaint is in the movie and the original car used a orange Cadillac 500 and they used a blue one still a awesome build and would be a easy fix

i do love the use of barrels as fog lights. That just looks awesome.

A little disappointed you can't remove the roof to see all the beautiful detail inside. 😔 Overall great build!

it is in scale with the DB5 and Porsche 911 if you look at the real world measurements.

they need to make a deLorean in this scale with this detail and then maybe kit

Just in case anyone is wondering, the Hasbro Plasma series Ghostbusters figures scale almost perfect to the outside of the model. They look great on display together. This was my favorite LEGO build to date. I had been looking forward to this review for a bit, since I am a fan of Ghostbusters. I really wish the stickers were not clear backed, I hope LEGO fixes the issues with clear backed stickers soon.

I have the LEGO Ideas ECTO-1, but I super want this one too :O

A surprise to be sure.......... but a welcome one

you know i have been thinking about getting this for my 18th birthday.

i wanna get this set for the cadillac and remove the ghosts busters stuff, i like old cars

I ain't afraid of no ghosts

I got this a few months back for 300 bucks, wish I waited

I love how the ecto 1 looks really really accurate

Quoting Palpatine in the first 30 sec of the video

Great Palpatine line!!!

Is anyone using those rust stickers? I certainly didn't.

A surprise to be sure, but a wellcome one. Great sw refferanse ( srry for bad eng )

0:22 You gotta respect the prequel reference.

I got this, the VW bug and the bus they are supposed to be here today

This set looks like the Cadillac of model lego cars

Awesome review! But euhm jang, the gunner seat is supposed to be facing inwards, not to the door.

I always wanted to own the original, LEGO Ideas Ecto-1. This large scale model isn't for me and is completely out of my price range. However, this is no doubt a fantastic build.

16:13 really no clue why they did this. It is literally 30min of extra work at max to fill the sheet with 30 different kinds of rust stickers in the illustrator programm. Totally agree with the "cheap" part...on a 200 Dollar model on top of that.

The biggest boat LEGO has ever made

Thats how I feel about the deLorian

Next step. Make it remote controlled.

I seen one at the lego store!

I normally dont have the money to buy a set like this. But i bought it. Its a amazing build very smartly done. Also didnt put the rust stickers on it. And its a great size for the pieces it has. I have 0 recrets buying it