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Standing at around four-and-a-quarter inches high, this great eight-piece model of Boris Karloff's Frankenstein Monster arrived at Castel Crivens at the beginning of March. I've lightly glued the parts together so that I can easily separate them for painting if I can ever get around to it, which is unlikely at the moment due to nigh-constant fatigue. However, I kind of like its grey finish as it reminds me of my Aurora Frankenstein model acquired back around 1971, which was also grey at that time. Lovely little model, don't you think?!
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'Very nice!' Extremely detailed, it must be resin, surely? It reminds me of the smaller Aurora 'Monsters of the Movies', Frankenstein's creature model kit.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a tough resin, not cheap stuff that breaks easily. Very nice. Right, I'm off to bed.
DeleteYesterday was 50 years since The Super-Heroes No.9 came out which was the only issue of that comic I ever bought and it was the one where the Silver Surfer meets Frankenstein or was he a descendent of Frankenstein? Anyway it was the first Silver Surfer story I ever read and I wonder if I bought the comic because it mentioned Frankenstein on the cover?
ReplyDeleteI've just googled the US Silver Surfer issue and it's "The Heir Of Frankenstein" so obviously a descendent!
ReplyDelete50 years, eh? I remember it as though it was only a few months ago, CJ. In fact, I remember it better than only a few months ago. As you know, I still have all 50 issues of The Super-Heroes that I bought back in the day.
DeleteI remember seeing these advertised at the time and always wondered what they looked like in reality, very very nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a Monsters Of The Movies model, McS, it's a more recent one than that. However, the MOTM model kits were great models. I only ever had the Frankie one, bought back in the mid-'70s or so. I got the Monogram/Revell reissue around 25 years ago and still haven't built it.
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