Playmobil will launch a Ghostbusters line in 2017

[Oliver]

Do we think they'll make the Firestation from it? I feel like that would be useful for Victorian street scenes.

I'm not keen on the idea of movie tie-ins, and it seems a very strange choice, especially if it's the original line up in Klicky form

[leefert]

Do we think they'll make the Firestation from it?

That would be awesome if they did, but I won't hold my breath for it either. But if they do, I hope it's long enough for the real fire trucks.

[tahra]

That would be awesome if they did, but I won't hold my breath for it either. But if they do, I hope it's long enough for the real fire trucks.

If they do, it'll be a front with 5 cm of walls on the side, in system WHY.. no?

[playmofire]

I'm not keen on the idea of movie tie-ins, and it seems a very strange choice, especially if it's the original line up in Klicky form

As the fim with the new line-up seems to have bombed, let's hope it is the original line-up.

[Macruran]

The choice of Ghostbusters is classic PM tone-deafness. They have no instincts for licensing.

[Oliver]

As the fim with the new line-up seems to have bombed, let's hope it is the original line-up.

Playmobil is a childrens toy. Regardless of the performance of the 2016 film, the idea that a line of toys based on a 32 year old film being successful with children is strange.

[Klickteryx]

Sony is also going to release a new Ghostbusters animated tv series in 2018 called Ecto Force - a year after Playmobil are planning to release their theme.   

[bogol]

Let's speculate what those 6 Ghostbusters set will be, shall we?

For sure: - Ecto-1 (probably with Stantz)

Other possible sets:

- Venkman and Dana, maybe with Dana's kitchen (or bedroom?)
- Office interior with Janine and Zeddemore
- Hotel room (or banqet) with Slimer and Spengler
- Gozer with 2 demons
- Library set with librarian ghost
- University lab
- Ghost containment unit with Mr. Peck

I'd love to see the firehouse but I guess it would be too big and too bold to produce it for such a series. Maybe we get some kind of display. Same goes for the Marshmallow man: if they want to be true to the story it needed to be huge (like the XXL figures). But maybe we get one in troll size.

What do you think?

[Tiermann]

I think an XXL marshmallow man would be both epic and an excellent use of that size figure. I would so buy that for use with my Playmo town dioramas.

[Oliver]

I am struggling to think what they could do beyond the figures and the car. I'd guess some sort of lab set up is likely, partly because it'll be a relatively easy set to put together from existing parts.

I think the XXL Marshmallow Man would actually be a great piece, and at least it's something that (I don't think) Lego have done.