DeAgostini Fanhome Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Model Subscription - Magazine Master Index

For several years, I reviewed the "Build The Ghostbusters Ecto-1" model subscription from DeAgostini, through their Fanhome imprint; also available in the United Kingdom and Germany. (The model was previously released by Eaglemoss' Hero Collector imprint.) Documentation of the model build will come soon, but in the meantime, let's look at the magazines that come with the parts...

Presented below is a MASTER INDEX of the contents of all of the Ectomobile magazines. Articles noted with a parenthesis & asterisk afterward are reprinted in the Ghostbusters: The Inside Story book, though they may not be an exact reprint. Also note that the Titanic and Theater Ghost articles from issues #25 & #15 have been edited together into a "Ghost Stories" article in the book, so it loses out on a lot of text and pictures from the individual articles in the two magazines.

Introduction Guide
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• In Your Magazine

Issue #01
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGE 1 - Step-by-step guide.
06. DAN AYKROYD: THE ORIGINAL GHOSTBUSTER - An interview with the actor and writer. (*)
12. ECTO-1: THE WALLOWER - The origins of Ectomobile. (*)
14. ECTO-101 - The Aykroyd Family Farmhouse.

Issue #02
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGE 2 - Step-by-step guide.
08. IVAN REITMAN: PRACTICAL MAGIC - Ghostbusters' director and producer. (*)
14. ECTO-101 - Ghost Breakers and Spook Chasers.

Issue #03
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 3 TO 6 - Step-by-step guide.
18. THE STORY OF SLIMER - How the green ghoul was created. (*)
24. HAROLD RAMIS: MEMORIES OF EGON - Violet Ramis Stiel discusses her father. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Saturday Night Live.

Issue #04
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 7 TO 10 - Step-by-step guide.
20. ANNIE POTTS: GHOSTBUSTERS. WHADDYA WANT? - The actress on playing Janine. (*)
26. OPTICAL ILLUSIONS - Boss Film's optical department. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - The Second City.

Issue #05
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 11-14 - Step-by-step guide.
20. JOE MEDJUCK: THE PHANTOM PRODUCER - Ghostbusters' associate producer. (*)
26. FIRESTARTER! - Ghostbusters' pyrotechnics. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - National Lampoon.

Issue #06
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 15-18 - Step-by-step guide.
20. ATTACK OF THE TERROR DOGS - The story behind the demonic hounds. (*)
26. THE PERFECT SCORE - An interview with Peter Bernstein. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - The TV Broadcast Edit. [Spook Central mentioned]

Issue #07
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 19-22 - Step-by-step guide.
18. ERNIE HUDSON: WINSTON'S WORLD - The actor on playing Winston. (*)
24. THE LIBRARY GHOST - Creating the book-flicking spectre. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Parapyschology.

Issue #08
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 23-26 - Step-by-step guide.
20. BILL MURRAY: THE LEGEND OF WILD BILL - Profile of the superstar comedian. (*)
26. BATHTUB MONSTER - How the bathtime beast was created. (*)
28. GARY MONTALBANO CONCEPT ART - Ghostbusters II concept art. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).

Issue #09
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 27-30 - Step-by-step guide.
18. THE SCOLERI BROTHERS - From concept art to final effects. (*)
24. JOHN ROTHMAN - An interview with Ghostbusters' Roger Delacorte. (*)
26. THOM ENRIQUEZ CONCEPT ART - Interview and concept art. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Tobin's Spirit Guide.

Issue #10
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 31-34 - Step-by-step guide.
22. RICK MORANIS: THE KEYMASTER - How the actor brought Louis to life. (*)
26. THE LIVING PAINTING - The story behind the Vigo effects. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - John Belushi.

Issue #11
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 35-38 - Step-by-step guide.
16. RICHARD EDLUND: THE BIG BOSS - Interview with the VFX legend. (*)
22. JENNIFER RUNYON - Peter Venkman's student. (*)
24. RON CROCI CONCEPT ART - The Temple of Gozer production art. (*)
28. PKE METER - Used to locate ghosts, plus a profile of Stephen Dane. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Isaac Asimov.

Issue #12
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 39-42 - Step-by-step guide.
18. WILLIAM ATHERTON - The actor on playing Walter Peck. (*)
22. LOCATIONS OF GHOSTBUSTERS II - Tom Duffield discusses the key sets. (*)
26. THE SECOND SLIMER - Robin Shelby discusses the green ghoul. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Max Von Sydow.

Issue #13
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 43-46 - Step-by-step guide.
16. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY - How ILM brought Lady Liberty to life. (*)
20. TALK OF THE TOWN - The documentary Cleanin' Up the Town.
24. INSIDE THE GHOST SHOP - An interview with Stuart Ziff. (*)
28. SCOLERI BROTHERS EARLY CONCEPT ART - Benton Jew's illustrations. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Tunguska.

Issue #14
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 47-50 - Step-by-step guide.
18. KURT FULLER - The actor on his breakthrough role. (*)
22. THE PUPPET MASTER - An interview with Terri Hardin.
26. STEPHEN DANE'S ECTO-1 DESIGNS - Ectomobile concept art. (*)
28. POSSESSED! - Howie Weed on playing demon Ray. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Tavern on the Green.

Issue #15
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 51-54 - Step-by-step guide.
20. SMALL WORLD - Model makers reveal how they created the miniatures. (*)
24. THEATER GHOST - Henry Mayo and Rick Lazzarini remember the winged beast. (*)
26. VIGO CONCEPT ART - Concept artists share their memories. (*)
28. PACK BUILDING - Doug Hogan reveals how he constructed two proton packs.
30. ECTO-101 - New York Public Library.

Issue #16
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 55-58 - Step-by-step guide.
16. SIGOURNEY WEAVER: THE GATEKEEPER - How the actress brought Dana to life. (*)
22. STRANGE NOISES - Sound designer Richard Beggs. (*)
26. THE GHOST NANNY - How ILM created the demonic nanny. (*)
28. MONSTER MECHANISMS - The machinery inside Ghostbusters' puppets.
30. ECTO-101 - John Candy.

Issue #17
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 59-62 - Step-by-step guide.
18. MICHAEL ENSIGN - Ghostbusters' hotel manager. (*)
22. GHOST JOGGER - Jim Fye and Howie Weed remember the health-conscious apparition. (*)
24. WORD OF MOUTH - Diana Hamann on slime and Stay Puft.
28. COVER STARS! - Michael McWillie on his cover montage.
30. ECTO-101 - Pneumatic Railway.

Issue #18
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 63-66 - Step-by-step guide.
20. THE FOAM ZONE - Rob Burman on running the foam shop.
24. FROG GHOST - Ghostbusters II's exorcised monster. (*)
28. SUPERVISING SPOOKS - Pete Travers on 2016's Ghostbusters.
30. ECTO-101 - The Toastmaster B700.

Issue #19
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 67-70 - Step-by-step guide.
20. MAGIC MIKE - Prosthetic makeup artist Mike Smithson.
24. SPOOK CENTRAL - The huge set designed by John DeCuir. (*)
26. BERNIE WRIGHTSON CONCEPT ART - Illustrations by the revered artist. (*)
28. THE MINK COAT - The story behind the snarling garment. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - The Phone Number.

Issue #20
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 71-74 - Step-by-step guide.
20. THE CANDYMAN - An interview with Stay Puft performer Bill Bryan. (*)
26. DOUBLE IMPACT - Stunt double Tony Brubaker.
28. MOOD SLIME - Cooking up psychomagnotheric slime. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Cheech Marin.

Issue #21
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 75-78 - Step-by-step guide.
20. MODEL BEHAVIOR - Bill George on GBII's model shop.
24. COSTUME DRAMA - Theoni V. Aldredge's costume designs. (*)
26. WASHINGTON SQUARE GHOST - How Tippett Studio created the ghoul. (*)
28. LEADING LIGHTS - Lighting in Ghostbusters. (*)
30. ECTO-101 - Eugene Levy.

Issue #22
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 79-82 - Step-by-step guide.
18. THE MAGIC FACTORY - Interview with ILM's Ned Gorman. (*)
22. ELDO RAY ESTES - Ghostbusters' red-headed businessman.
24. ECTO-1A CONCEPT ART - ILM artwork of the revamped car. (*)
26. CELEBRATING THE GHOSTHEADS - Brendan Mertens on his documentary.
30. ECTO-101 - Mayor Ed Koch.

Issue #23
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 83-86 - Step-by-step guide.
20. THE ARMCHAIR - Steve Neill on the hand-bursting chair. (*)
22. THE SEVERED HEADS - We talk to John Dods and Rick Lazzarini.
24. MASTERING THE ELEMENTS - Dennis Michelson on VFX editing.
26. THOM ENRIQUEZ GHOSTBUSTERS II CONCEPT ART - Concept illustrations from the sequel.
30. ECTO-101 - Joe Franklin.

Issue #24
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 87-90 - Step-by-step guide.
18. PAINTING THE TOWN - Ghostbusters' matte artist Michele Moen.
22. CHARTBUSTERS! - The bestselling soundtrack. (*)
24. THE BURNING MAN - Tony Cecere on his Stay Puft stunts. (*)
26. MICHAEL C. GROSS - Profile of the producer and art director.
30. ECTO-101 - The Poltergeist Connection.

Issue #25
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 91-94 - Step-by-step guide.
22. THE TITANIC - Ned Gorman on raising the Titanic. (*)
24. THE SUBWAY GHOST - Melody Pena on her creature design.
26. WILHELM VON HOMBURG - The actor behind Vigo.
28. THE SLIME BLOWER - The tool used to defeat Vigo.
30. ECTO-101 - Breakfast Cereals.

Issue #26
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 95-98 - Step-by-step guide.
18. SLAVITZA JOVAN - The actress who played Gozer.
22. ZOMBIE TAXI DRIVER - How Steve Johnson built the ghoul.
24. NO GHOST LOGO - Designing the iconic symbol. (*)
26. HENRY MAYO GBII CONCEPT ART - The artist's illustrations.
30. ECTO-101 - Joe Namath.

Issue #27
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 99-102 - Step-by-step guide.
18. MASTER BUILDER - Model-maker Pat McClung.
22. SLIME TIME! - How Ghostbusters' slime was made. (*)
24. LASZLO KOVACS - Profile of the great cinematographer.
26. GHOSTBUSTERS II: THE COSTUMES - As designed by Gloria Gresham.
30. ECTO-101 - Cameos.

Issue #28
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 103-106 - Step-by-step guide.
18. LIFE IN MINIATURE - An inter view with John Goodson.
22. GRAND DESIGNS - Production designer John DeCuir.
24. DELETED SCENES - Seven of the greatest cut scenes. (*)
26. ECTO-1'S ROOF RACK - The tech on the roof of Ecto-1.
28. PETER MACNICOL - How the actor turned Jason into Janosz.
30. ECTO-101 - Sloar.

Issue #29
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 107-110 - Step-by-step guide.
18. FORT DETMERRING GHOST - The succubus that visits Ray.
20. ANIMANIA! - Ghostbusters' animation effects.
24. ECTO-GOGGLES - The crucial piece of Ghostbusting tech.
26. CASTING CALL - Karen Rea and the casting process.
28. SHOT BOARD SUPERVISOR - Production supervisor Lynda Ellenshaw Thompson.
30. ECTO-101 - Brute Force.

Issue #30
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 111-114 - Step-by-step guide.
20. THE APOGEE EFFECT - Sam Nicholson on Apogee's VFX work.
24. LIGHTS, CAMERA, TERROR! - Stop-motion artist Jim Aupperle.
26. TERROR DOGS CONCEPT ART - Early designs for the demigods.
30. ECTO-101 - Mass Sponge Migration.

Issue #31
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 115-118 - Step-by-step guide.
20. ACROSS THE BOARD - Storyboard artist Chris R. Green.
22. MAKING MONSTERS - Makeup artist and puppeteer Steve Neill.
26. CUTTING ROOM HEROES - Editing Ghostbusters.
28. GIGA METER - The device used to track mood slime.
30. ECTO-101 - Magicians, Martyrs & Madmen.

Issue #32
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 119-122 - Step-by-step guide.
22. HAUNTED HONEYMOON - Wendy Goldman on her deleted scene.
26. MICHAEL CHAPMAN - Ghostbusters II's late cinematographer.
28. THE ECTO-1 GURNEY - How Ray modified the original gurney.
30. ECTO-101 - The Seed.

Issue #33
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 123-126 - Step-by-step guide.
22. PUPPETS & PRIMEVALS - The late animator and puppeteer David W. Allen.
24. LOCATIONS OF GHOSTBUSTERS - Ghostbusters' key locales.
28. GHOST SNIFFER - The PKE sample collector.
30. ECTO-101 - Lane Walker.

Issue #34
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 127-130 - Step-by-step guide.
24. DENNIS MUREN - Ghostbusters II's VFX supervisor.
26. MAKING A SCENE - GBII scenic artist Valerie Sofranko.
28. THE ART OF KATHY SWAIN - Concept art from Ghostbusters II.
30. ECTO-101 - Pacific Title.

Issue #35
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 131-134 - Step-by-step guide.
22. GHOSTBUSTERS II SOUNDTRACK - Randy Edelman's score and the pop hits.
24. SLIME SCOOPER - The device used to gather slime samples.
26. PUZZLE BUSTERS - A look at the Ghostbusters: Nerd Search book.
28. THE ART OF KURT W. CONNER - Ghostbusters' illustrator and sculptor.
30. ECTO-101 - Chinatown Ghost.

Issue #36
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 135-138 - Step-by-step guide.
20. FIREHOUSE - The Ghostbusters' headquarters. (*)
22. CONTAINMENT UNIT - The facility used to store busted ghosts.
24. JOHN BRUNO - Ghostbusters' VFX art director.
28. THE BUMS - Harlan Bojay and Robert Learned Coombs.
30. ECTO-101 - Cannibal Girls.

Issue #37
04. INSTRUCTIONS: STAGES 139-141 - Step-by-step guide.
18. UNDER A CLOUD - Gary Platek's fog and vapor effects.
22. CRYSTAL CHAOS - The Orrefors sequence.
24. THE ART OF BRENT BOATES - Ghostbusters' creature design consultant.
26. GHOSTBUSTERS II CONCEPTS GALLERY - Ghost concepts and effects storyboards.
30. ECTO-101 - Hellbent.
31. FINAL WORD FROM THE EDITOR - Your Ecto-1 is now complete!

Issue: Special Edition
04. INSTRUCTIONS: SPECIAL STAGE - Step-by-step guide.
10. PROTON PACKS - The nuclear particle accelerators. (*)
12. NEUTRONA WANDS - Also known as particle throwers. (*)
14. GHOST TRAPS - Used to store and transport ghosts, plus a profile on Chuck Gasper. (*)

In case you lost your model instructions, here are all of the Ectomobile magazines with instructions for each assembly stage. The Special issue was scanned in by me, Paul Rudoff. All of the rest are provided by and hosted by Fanhome, and they are the revised versions with all of Eaglemoss' information replaced with Fanhome's information.

• Introduction Guide (comes with the introductory package)
• Issue #01 (includes instructions for Parts 1)
• Issue #02 (includes instructions for Parts 2)
• Issue #03 (includes instructions for Parts 3 to 6)
• Issue #04 (includes instructions for Parts 7 to 10)
• Issue #05 (includes instructions for Parts 11 to 14)
• Issue #06 (includes instructions for Parts 15 to 18) [Spook Central mentioned on page 30]
• Issue #07 (includes instructions for Parts 19 to 22)
• Issue #08 (includes instructions for Parts 23 to 26)
• Issue #09 (includes instructions for Parts 27 to 30)
• Issue #10 (includes instructions for Parts 31 to 34)
• Issue #11 (includes instructions for Parts 35 to 38)
• Issue #12 (includes instructions for Parts 39 to 42)
• Issue #13 (includes instructions for Parts 43 to 46)
• Issue #14 (includes instructions for Parts 47 to 50)
• Issue #15 (includes instructions for Parts 51 to 54)
• Issue #16 (includes instructions for Parts 55 to 58)
• Issue #17 (includes instructions for Parts 59 to 62)
• Issue #18 (includes instructions for Parts 63 to 66)
• Issue #19 (includes instructions for Parts 67 to 70)
• Issue #20 (includes instructions for Parts 71 to 74)
• Issue #21 (includes instructions for Parts 75 to 78)
• Issue #22 (includes instructions for Parts 79 to 82)
• Issue #23 (includes instructions for Parts 83 to 86)
• Issue #24 (includes instructions for Parts 87 to 90)
• Issue #25 (includes instructions for Parts 91 to 94)
• Issue #26 (includes instructions for Parts 95 to 98)
• Issue #27 (includes instructions for Parts 99 to 102)
• Issue #28 (includes instructions for Parts 103 to 106)
• Issue #29 (includes instructions for Parts 107 to 110)
• Issue #30 (includes instructions for Parts 111 to 114)
• Issue #31 (includes instructions for Parts 115 to 118)
• Issue #32 (includes instructions for Parts 119 to 122)
• Issue #33 (includes instructions for Parts 123 to 126)
• Issue #34 (includes instructions for Parts 127 to 130)
• Issue #35 (includes instructions for Parts 131 to 134)
• Issue #36 (includes instructions for Parts 135 to 138)
• Issue #37 (includes instructions for Parts 139 to 140)
• Issue: Special Edition (includes instructions for Parts "Special 01")

The end.