This kit was bought when my local model club was having a contest based on kits that originated with Aurora. I remember building the Frankie as well as almost all the other monsters that Aurora released.Then I come to find out that No, this is a new kit. Oh well it didn't really matter as I was one of the judges for the contest and I wouldn't have included my kit in the judging anyway. Can't go to waste, let's build it.
The kit is very nice with a big stone castle wall and door as a backdrop. The face was a decent sculpt, but I went with Escape Hatch Hobby's Frankenstein replacement head. Seems I didn't take the "before" pic so here's some parts glued up with the original head.
The wall/door was also very well sculpted -
To change things up I started painting the background/base first. This is just the base coating a lot more paint as well as weathering has to go on...
Painting the monster was a series of back and forths between a flesh color and a pale green. What I also did, with a very thin brush was to paint in some veining and bruises, tho they can't really be see with my crappy photography. The suit and shoes was a dirty black, and the shirt was a brown.
Since I got the kit, I really didn't like the way the doorway opened to nothing. I had no intention of creating the appearance of another room, so I took some sheet styrene, painted black, and covered over the door opening.
With that he was done. Thanks for looking.
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Very beautifully done. Excellent shading on the face and the base is a perfect match. I wonder how this kit would have gone over in the early sixties?
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Thanks.timetraveler wrote:Very beautifully done. Excellent shading on the face and the base is a perfect match. I wonder how this kit would have gone over in the early sixties?
I dunno. The bases for the Aurora monster models were very simply IIRC. Wouldn't be surprised if the cost of the kit doubled with a base/background like that. Prolly they'd make it into a separate kit. The door is a work of art itself.
Otherwise the monster itself is a pretty straight fwd kit, nothing out of the ordinary for a 60's modeler.
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Looks great, nice work. Really like the gravel you added on the base.
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Given the size and complexity of the base, Aurora might have issued it as some type of "Monster Customizing Kit".
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Thanks.overspray wrote:Looks great, nice work. Really like the gravel you added on the base.
Even tho all the castles I've visited are very clean museums, I always thought that they were dusty, dirty places.
Agreed. They made other little kits to fill out a scene, why not a castle wall and door.timetraveler wrote:Given the size and complexity of the base, Aurora might have issued it as some type of "Monster Customizing Kit".
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That came out really nice! What a coincidence, I am working on the same one.
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*Excellent*!!!
The black styrene panel really creates the illusion that he is coming out of a dark room, or in from a dark night - well done!!!
The black styrene panel really creates the illusion that he is coming out of a dark room, or in from a dark night - well done!!!
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