Big Frankie and the Monsters
Cheating a bit here as this item came out slightly before the 1970s but I’ve always been fascinated with Aurora kits and this wonderful item in particular. Basically it’s a super deformed version of Boris Karloff and to my surprise, this wasn’t a hit when released in the mid 1960s. I’m guessing the $6.49 price tag might have had a lot to do with it.
I can’t imagaine how many of the regular Aurora Monster kits I’ve gone through in my 40 years on this planet. It’s an annual tradition for my kids and I put together a set of these every October, I end up doing most of the work but it’s a really fun way to spend a Saturday, if you have kids I highly recommend the experience.
This is from our display from two years ago, this year it’s all about the Creature from the Black Lagoon, which I’m sure I’ll share.
If you’re into all things Aurora and monsters you might want to check out this recently released DVD titled “The Aurora Monsters” Hosted by Zacherley the cool ghoul and features interviews with the people behind the cool kits like artist James Bama as well as famous Aurora Monster Model collectors.
I’d like to review it for the blog but I can’t seem to find a way to get anybody to ship it to Canada. If anybody can enlighten me, drop a line!
Moebius has re-released Big Frankie, but he's $90 now. That $6.49 is lookin' pretty good all of a sudden. 🙂
My 3 year old daughter dreads when I put out all the Halloween stuff. But she is also kind of fascinated as well.