Ecto-1 Ectrotron (Transformers 35/ Ghostbusters 35) GameStop Exclusive Toy Review
Channel: ComicgeddonTV
Date: 18/08/2019

This Video is NOT made for kids, This video is for adult collectors Ecto-1 Ectrotron (Transformers 35/ Ghostbusters 35) GameStop Exclusive Toy Review
The first figure announced for the Collaborative line, Ectotron turns into a General Motors licensed custom 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor, representing Ecto-1 from the Ghostbusters series. In robot mode, he features several design cues based on the Ghostbusters' uniforms, including his own nametag, goggles, and Proton Pack. He features large Ghostbusters logos on his front vehicle mode doors, but no Autobot insignia. The Proton Pack's cable is formed by the blue rubberized hoses on the driver's side. His vehicle mode features extensive paint applications to allow a mostly accurate appearance, including a lot of silver over translucent plastic to allow clear head, tail, and roof lights. Whether coincidentally or by design, the proportions of Ectotron's vehicle and robot modes means that he is more-or-less in scale with most Masterpiece figures.
Ectotron shares several parts with the Combiner Wars Voyager Class Hot Spot/Onslaught mold, most evidently the upper arms and legs. He comes with a 5 mm-compatible particle thrower accessory, and a delicious-looking soft translucent figurine of Slimer. The particle thrower has a tip compatible with C.O.M.B.A.T. System blast effects, and Slimer similarly has a compatible port on his underside. While it is likely to allow for mounting on an action figure "flight" stand, it also allows Slimer to be mounted on the roof of the vehicle mode or on the end of the weapon.
Ectotron is packaged in a nostalgic Generation 1-styled box in vehicle mode, much like the contemporaneous Vintage G1 line.
A theoretical physicist by trade, Ectronymous Diamatron was one of the many Autobots who fled the Decepticon-occupied Cybertron aboard the Ark, moments before the planet's destruction at the hands of Gozer. Although Ectronymous had worked hard to achieve his scientific credentials, Ectronymous felt overlooked by his shipmates, and chafed at their impromptu nickname, "Eck." Believing that the Autobots aboard the ship were the last of their kind after the loss of their homeworld, Ectronymous was shocked when—during one of his shifts on the Ark's communication console—his homemade scanner detected a Cybertronian signal from a nearby world, and news of this strange reading eventually found its way up to Autobot leader Optimus Prime. Though the other Autobots doubted the veracity of his findings, Ectronymous's conviction moved Prime, and the Autobot leader decided to allow the scientist to travel to the planet to investigate: a planet the natives called "Earth." 
Arriving just outside Prospect Park in New York City, Ectronymous scanned the first vehicle he could find: the Ecto-1, incapacitated after a run-in with a particularily aggressive ghost. It was in this form that he first encountered humans, scaring off a pair of police officers who had attempted to ticket the illegally parked vehicle, before he was discovered by the Ghostbusters, confused at the presence of two cars. It was not until the arrival of Starscream's own ghost, however, that Ectronymous realized the true source of the signal; though Ray Stantz easily captured Starscream's ghost, Winston Zeddemore's confusion over what an "Autobot" was prompted Ectronymous to reveal his true form to the Ghostbusters. 

Though Ectronymous initially believed that he could simply intimidate the four men into handing over the ghost trap in question, he found that the Ghostbusters were far more difficult to intimidate than he initially believed, and Ectronymous was forced to zap the trap out of Peter Venkman's hands, releasing the furious Air Commander. Despite initial hostilities, Starscream was able to persuade the heroes of his good intentions, claiming that he had been reduced to this ghostly state by a supernatural being who called itself "Kremzeek"—a story that was seemingly borne out moments later, when an electrically charged imp materialized nearby. Unable to restrain the creature with their normal technology, Ectronymous helped ground the manifestation and instantaneously dispelled it. Entering into an uneasy truce with Starscream, the group returned to the firehouse so that Ectronymous could repair his communications, which had been damaged during atmospheric entry, and contact Optimus Prime. 
After meeting Janine Melnitz, and grudgingly accepting the nickname "Ectotron", Ectronymous was able to reestablish contact with the Ark and inform Prime of the strange proceedings; while waiting for the Autobot leader to join them on Earth, however, the Ghostbusters accepted a job in Brooklyn and, with their main vehicle disabled, Ectotron was pressed into service as their substitute ride.