Because of the contours of Supe's manly physique, the chest emblem didn't really adhere too well - in subsequent releases of the kit by MONOGRAM, MPC, and REVELL-MONOGRAM (the two companies merged in 1986), this was overcome by the supply of waterslide decals in place of stickers. For my own kit, I simply hand-painted the 'S' emblem in the appropriate places. I also affixed a spare '64 name-plate because, to my eyes, the kit didn't seem complete without it.
Aurora really were the "bees' knees" when it came to plastic model figure kits - the WORLD'S FINEST, you might say. Incidentally, the first box below is the one from 1964, not the 1970s, simply because I think it's better. However, as I'm known far and wide for my generosity and consideration for others, for completists, the '70s one is presented underneath it.
2 comments:
Wasn't there a Creature from the Black Lagoon one with a glowing head? I was always impressed by the idea of having a glowing head although I still can't see the evolutionary advantage in having one.
Yup - glow-in-the-dark head, hands and feet I think, plus maybe even a few other parts. That was the Aurora monster kits - when they were first released in the '60s they had a lightning bolt across the box with the legend "Frightening Lightning Strikes!".
Unfortunately, when stacked with the other models in shops, they were almost indistinguishable from the non-glow kits and a lot of kids were unaware of them.
Aurora rethought their strategy, which eventually led to the new square boxes for the kits with the "Glows-In-The-Dark" blurb on them.
I've got a non-glow Creature kit, but I haven't built it yet.
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