{"id":8464,"date":"2010-10-14T04:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/index.php\/2010\/10\/14\/big-frankie-and-monsters\/"},"modified":"2019-09-08T18:11:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T18:11:41","slug":"big-frankie-and-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/big-frankie-and-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Frankie and the Monsters"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nI can’t imagaine how many of the regular Aurora Monster kits I’ve gone through in my 40 years on this planet.<\/span> 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. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThis 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.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nIf you’re into all things Aurora and monsters you might want to check out this recently <\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span>released DVD  titled “The Aurora Monsters”<\/strong><\/span><\/a> Hosted by Zacherley the cool ghoul and features interviews with<\/span> the people behind the cool kits like artist James Bama as well as famous Aurora Monster Model collectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

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!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


\nAurora Monsters Catalog and Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Big Frankie and the Monsters<\/a><\/blockquote>