Remember, during the official presentation of the set 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters, LEGO had not offered the traditional video during which the brand's designers take a tour of the content of the set and its functionalities.

This "oversight" is now fixed with the upload of the video below which will probably convince you to spend 389.99 € in this box, or not to do so.

Note that LEGO has created on the LEGO Shop a new range section logically entitled "Ghostbusters"to reference the set there 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters.

Some already see the possibility of future sets, whether based on the original films or on the reboot of the franchise which will be released in theaters in August 2016. To be continued ...

Today we are talking about the set 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters with a first video review of this big box containing 4634 parts and nine minifigs.

This video was produced by Sergio aka Swiss Ghostbusters, the designer of the LEGO IDEAS project Ghostbusters HQ which in its time had reached the 10.000 supports necessary for its passage in the review phase before being rejected by LEGO.

The manufacturer had promised to give him the set to close the mini-controversy that had been around fan sites recently (plagiarism? / Inspiration? / Who did what first? / Who benefits from the crime? / The colonel Mustard is guilty?, Etc ...), it is done.

Almost everything has already been said about this set, and everyone will decide from January 1, 2016 whether it is wise to spend the 389.99 € requested by LEGO to afford this luxury dollhouse.

As far as I'm concerned, I will skip the line: 2016 promises to be a busy year for the Star Wars and Super Heroes ranges and choices have to be made. Also, I don't really see what to do with this building once it's assembled. Finally, while I enjoyed the Ghostbusters movies, I'm not a huge fan of the license.

Either way, you can take a closer look at the construction process for this Ghostbusters headquarters and get a better idea of ​​the box inventory.

The video is in German, but who cares? Otherwise, there is always the option to turn on the subtitles.

https://youtu.be/0IfdaCr1EaI

LEGO has finally uploaded all the official visuals of the set 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters. It is therefore the opportunity to finally discover the interior of the headquarters of the ghost hunters. Ecto-1 of the set LEGO IDEAS 21108 Ghostbusters (which is also available again on the LEGO Shop) will be able to park in the building but it will obviously be necessary to push the furniture ...

Close-up also on the nine minifigs provided in this box: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Janine Melnitz, the ghost of the library and the zombie driver. Three ectoplasms are included: Foodie, Pink Ghost, and Blue Ghost.

It's up to you to judge from the visuals below if this box of 4634 pieces deserves that you spend 389.99 € to acquire it.

This set will be available from January 1, 2016 on the LEGO Shop and in the LEGO Stores.

Brief return to two pieces of information that seem closely related to me: On the one hand, the reaction to the announcement of the set 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters by Sergio aka Swiss Ghostbusters, the designer of the LEGO IDEAS project Ghostbusters HQ which in its time had reached the 10.000 supports necessary for its passage in the review phase before being rejected by LEGO and on the other hand the announcement by Sony Pictures of the presence of LEGO among the manufacturers who will offer products derived from the reboot of the franchise which hits theaters in July 2016.

In short, Sergio recently moved similarities between the building of the official set 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters and that of his LEGO IDEAS project. He expressed to LEGO his disappointment at not having been informed of the ongoing development of this new official set during his visit to Billund in June 2015 and LEGO responded by stating that, confidentiality obliges, it is normal that Sergio was not informed: "... We debated whether to share this news with you early during your visit to Billund in June, however we chose not to do so in accordance with our confidentiality policy ..."

By the way, LEGO completely refutes any desire to plagiarize Sergio's creation and indicates that it has developed the set for its part. 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters under an agreement with Sony Pictures: "...75827 Firehouse Headquarters was developed independently of any LEGO IDEAS submission depicting the firehouse, and is a result of the ongoing relationship we have with SONY Pictures. Our LEGO designers planned and created the set by referencing the Ghostbusters film and through collaboration with the studio..."

Sony Pictures which just announced a few days ago that Mattel and LEGO are partnering the Studio on the Ghostbusters license, whose team of four Ghostbusters from the upcoming film will be made up of female characters: "... Alongside Mattel, we have LEGO on board, Funko doing Pop! Vinyl and Rubie's is making costumes. It's expansive. We have something for everyone, whether you're a collector or an everyday toy buyer ...".

It was suspected that LEGO and Sony Pictures had reached an agreement as soon as Brent Waller's LEGO IDEAS project was validated, which led to the set being marketed in 2014. 21108 Ghostbusters, followed this year by three expansion packs for the LEGO Dimensions video game and in 2016 by the set 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters.

If we are to believe the press release from Sony Pictures, yet not very clear on the subject, other LEGO products are potentially coming in 2016 to accompany the release of the reboot of the franchise.

In this story of similarities between two creations, that of Sergio and that of the manufacturer, LEGO will have been at least guilty of not having informed the creator of the rejected LEGO IDEAS project of the ongoing development of a similar product and readily acknowledges this: "... You're correct in noting that we could have employed an NDA, and we sincerely regret not making the extra effort to share the confidential news of the upcoming set ..."

For the rest, everyone will form their own opinion on the subject.

Bad news for fans of the Ghostbusters license: the 75827 Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters set is finally live at this address on the LEGO Shop and the public price of this Ghostbusters HQ for France is ... 389.99 €.

This set will therefore be the ideal complement to Ecto-1 from set 21108 sold for 49.99 € and which is currently out of stock.

To get the whole, the building and the vehicle, you have to pay the tidy sum of 439.98 € ...

As a reminder, here are the other public prices unveiled by Marcos Bessa on his facebook page : US $ 349.99 - CA $ 399.99 - FROM 349.99 € - UK £ 274.99 - DK 2999.00 DKK.