My buddy Dwayne just informed me that I was thinking correctly when I thought the glow kits were from the 70s, he said Aurora never changed the copyright dates on the bottom of the models. So they are indeed model kits from the 70s! Not the 60s. And the gorilla head is from MPC!
Wow! Aurora Monsters Plastic Model Kits...Are still "BEST" in my book #1. Building models before I turned 6yrs old. First model kit? Aurora's Creature from the Black Lagoon. At 65yrs young still love monsters and model building...You got it I'am a Monster Kid from the 60's. Rudy, Thank You so very for your video. It is Perfect! M.S.Holder (i.e creaturman)
The gorilla head that you asked about is: Originally released in 1975 during the second boom of monster movie nostalgia, MPC's Haunted Glo-Heads model kits were spooky fun for all! Now these four famous creatures return to make a great activity for beginning or experienced modelers. They can be assembled and painted, or just snapped together and allowed to be scary on their own... thanks to their glow in the dark plastic parts! CHoose from Ape-Man, Mummy, Vampire or Werewolf... or collect all four!
Cool stuff, I just subscribed to your channel and love these monster stuff. Great kits and masks. The big Frankenstein Monster looks great. Reminds me when a delivery person came to my house, she saw my life size Jason Halloween prop without his mask on and got scared.
I remember my dad building these in the early 70s and I still have most today, I was able to get and rebuild new ones by Atlantis, but a few old ones I repainted, I didn't strip the paint just washed the model really good and let dry, then covered it all over in primer and hand painted everything, I do like how they came out compared to the original look
These UNIVERSAL MONSTER KITS bring back old memories. I had them all...I still have a few GODZILLA, MUMMY, FRANKENSTEIN, Most were destroyed by my brothers when I joined the USAF (1977). All the KITS were GLOW-IN-THE-DARK. Love them all. :)
Awesome video. As a little kid I really got into dinosaurs starting in 1968 when I came across books in our school library. Then I got crazy into monsters from around 1969-1973. I slowed that phase and began collecting Marvel comics right after that. I had those same Universal monster Aurora model kits on my shelves in my room. Plus that giant Frankenstein monster and Boney the Skeleton posters from the ad in the comics. Had Famous Monsters Magazines too. Was buying the new ones at the magazine shop. Inside the newer FM's were pics of all the back issues and I wanted those too but couldn't afford them. So a lot of that stuff you opened I am very familiar with. I painted my monster models with flat colors really nice and detailed, but I didn't know how to do shadings or wash yet for the depth. I sold them around 1980 after high school to either a neighbor kid or someone at the swap meet for really cheap. They may still be in some collector's display somewhere....who knows. Anyway this was a fun time machine... took me years back, thanks.
Wet the tape with lighter fluid and you can safely remove the note without lifting/ruining the artwork on the box. It dissolves the nasty tape residue. It works very very well.
Yes those glow monster models came out early 70s....the dates you are reading on the base is when the First issue model was made....the glo series of models they just used the original molds to try and repackage them. Please do not change the paint on your original Aurora Models. If you want to paint some by the reissue models on line...they are priced reasonable
My older bro built most of them in '62, then I did Big Franky in '64-'65 period. Then the BEST came out in '71. The Monster Scenes. My local toy store had the promo display in the store which pretty much sold you. Had the Pendulum, victom and Dr Deadly. and Hanging Cage.
Haha I love that, and yes Dwayne was telling me yesterday how the glow versions were probably 70s and they were the original release dates under the bottoms. I thought they were probably 70s that’s why I was thrown off. What a cool lot! Definitely all painted by the same guy, that’s what’s neat about it
