Which is the correct GhostBusters Plate?
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scottmale24
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I assume it would be the white one, as that was the style of New York plates at the time, but I may be incorrect.
defstartrooper
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exoray
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And Bingo was his name-o
Boomerjinks
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Ecto-1 from the first movie is orange (not yellow).
Ecto-1A is from the second movie and is red-white-and-blue
Ecto-1A is from the second movie and is red-white-and-blue
Kingpin
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The thing to watch out for is that you go for the full metal replicas, rather than the Diamond ones.
The Celebrity Machine Ecto-1 plate doesn't have enough mounting holes, and isn't quite the right colour... but it is far, far superior to the effort Diamond have recently made, and the guy who produced them appears to be planning on correcting the colour issue.
The Ecto-1A plate from Celebrity Machine appears to be perfect. Again, avoid the Diamond replica.
The ones made by Diamond are almost completely flat (the letters appear to be embossed, but barely), feature incorrect fonts and graphics, and even the border on the Ecto-1 plate has been carelessly recreated.
The Celebrity Machine Ecto-1 plate doesn't have enough mounting holes, and isn't quite the right colour... but it is far, far superior to the effort Diamond have recently made, and the guy who produced them appears to be planning on correcting the colour issue.
The Ecto-1A plate from Celebrity Machine appears to be perfect. Again, avoid the Diamond replica.
The ones made by Diamond are almost completely flat (the letters appear to be embossed, but barely), feature incorrect fonts and graphics, and even the border on the Ecto-1 plate has been carelessly recreated.
There is also a seller on eBay by the name of bigkidkate that sells replicas of both the Ecto 1 and Ecto 1A plates. They look pretty spot onto me, but then I haven't studied the plates too closely.
Kingpin
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The Ecto-1 and Ecto-1A plates being sold by bigkidkate appear to be the same brand from a few years back (although back then the Ecto-1 plate had the incorrect yellow background), it ties into a post the organiser of the original plates made on GBFans.com saying he'd be rereleasing the Ecto-1 plate in the correct shade of orange.
I've bought one of the bigkidkate Ecto-1 plates (as well as one of their Outatime plates) so I can post a review when it arrives... If it is the same seller, which I'm sure it is, they're the best replicas out there.
I've bought one of the bigkidkate Ecto-1 plates (as well as one of their Outatime plates) so I can post a review when it arrives... If it is the same seller, which I'm sure it is, they're the best replicas out there.
Kingpin
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The new plate arrived today, and if the first run he did was good, this one's even better.
The plate is close enough to the orange of the screen-used one as is possible without having made it back in the 80s, the only other main difference between this and the original run is that the newer orange plate is a bit larger:
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I highly recommend this replica. The Diamond Select version does not compare, and this is probably the best replica out there.
The plate is close enough to the orange of the screen-used one as is possible without having made it back in the 80s, the only other main difference between this and the original run is that the newer orange plate is a bit larger:
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I highly recommend this replica. The Diamond Select version does not compare, and this is probably the best replica out there.
Is the yellow on top in your pictures his first run? Or is that the Diamond Select plate? I see something like a serial number on the bottom left corner.
Anyway, the new plates look pretty good to me - I'll have to pick one up for my Ecto. My one issue with it is there are only two mounting holes instead of four. He's basing this off of a badly angled screenshot. All US plates have four mounting holes, and the screen used Ecto-1 plates are odifferent. Nothing a drill won't fix though.
Anyway, the new plates look pretty good to me - I'll have to pick one up for my Ecto. My one issue with it is there are only two mounting holes instead of four. He's basing this off of a badly angled screenshot. All US plates have four mounting holes, and the screen used Ecto-1 plates are odifferent. Nothing a drill won't fix though.
d_osborn
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the inaccurate yellow is from the original run. the color always bugged me, but the quality is fantastic. the diamond plates weren't even stamped metal. they were pretty awful replicas, actually. wrong fonts, wrong colors, wrong material...
i have shots of a GB1 production-used plate that i almost bought a few years ago... definitely four mounting holes.
Kingpin
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Correct, from the run produced about five years ago. Good eye on noticing the "serial". This is something that appeares the seller's Ecto-1A licence plate (as the design hasn't been changed), which comprised of a short series of numbers of letters, rendered in the blue used for the stamped letters and borders (on the 1A plate it's the same red as the horizontal border lines). The newer Ecto-1 plate doesn't feature this detail.
Os, this the same one you're talking about?
d_osborn
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his BTTF and knight rider plates are just plain amazing! he even nailed the reflective registration stickers. having seen his quality, i was disappointed with the inaccurate color of his early GB plates. the revisions rock, though.
that's not what i was referring to, but i've seen a few plates in that style over the years. they're claimed to be "stunt" plates. as i'm sure you've noticed, kp, the 'new york' fonts don't match up at all. i'm not really sure what to make of them. have you seen any reference from the production that shows a similar plastic plate being used?Os, this the same one you're talking about?
JimShine
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I know this is an old topic, but wanted to at least have it go into the archive with a response.
Version1 in yellow. The place we used to manufacture these at the time only allowed us a limited pallet of color options. That yellow was pretty much the only option. The little number in the corner was for their inventory and manufacturing. We supplied all art and such and they added that number. They would not make them without them.
A couple years ago we joined up with a facility close to home that gave us the ability to color match. We brought a New York prop plate made by the same guy that made the Ghostbusters plate and had it color matched. We also did away with the part numbers and the boarder stamp is a real bead now versus the old style that had a rolled edge. The new embossing style allows the plate to lay flatter and the new bead makes it look bigger.
As the old inventory gets used up, all of the old plates will have the part numbers dropped. There has been some revisions of other plates some never noticed. Like all the California plates no longer have the lemon yellow embossing. It is the correct "Kraft Mac and Cheese" orange...lol. The classic General Lee plate had a revision as well as it was patterned off an original with that particular plates off features. We made it appear more like the majority made.
Version1 in yellow. The place we used to manufacture these at the time only allowed us a limited pallet of color options. That yellow was pretty much the only option. The little number in the corner was for their inventory and manufacturing. We supplied all art and such and they added that number. They would not make them without them.
A couple years ago we joined up with a facility close to home that gave us the ability to color match. We brought a New York prop plate made by the same guy that made the Ghostbusters plate and had it color matched. We also did away with the part numbers and the boarder stamp is a real bead now versus the old style that had a rolled edge. The new embossing style allows the plate to lay flatter and the new bead makes it look bigger.
As the old inventory gets used up, all of the old plates will have the part numbers dropped. There has been some revisions of other plates some never noticed. Like all the California plates no longer have the lemon yellow embossing. It is the correct "Kraft Mac and Cheese" orange...lol. The classic General Lee plate had a revision as well as it was patterned off an original with that particular plates off features. We made it appear more like the majority made.
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