Gabriel Monster Machine [Archive]

megoat

Jun 14, '07, 10:19 PM

Anybody remember this thing from 1977? Snagged this today for $4 at the thrift....

Gabriel's MONSTER MACHINE:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f340/cousinherb/monstermachine.jpg

Essentially it's a mix n' mold kinda set. You can make plaster monsters with the molds and then paint them. My favorite are the generic alien guys HORNAGOR and GALAXOGG. I may actually try to use this over the weekend...

thunderbolt

Jun 15, '07, 3:41 AM

Nice find. I'd try it out if I got one, then its monster heads for everybody!! :)

Sweep Secondhand

Jun 15, '07, 8:11 AM

I had one of these as a kid. The play value was limited and after a few tries at high art I used up the rest of the mix making BB gun targets that exploded very nicely! I did have one nicely painted Jekyll/Hyde penicl holder that sat on shelf for years unti a cat broke it. It would be cool to make those today with a decent grade of plaster of Paris.

palitoy

Jun 15, '07, 9:22 AM

neat! I've never heard of that before. I couldn't pass it up for $4 either....

mickkell

Dec 30, '07, 1:57 PM

are you looking to sell that,im interested.thx,mike

mike binion

Dec 30, '07, 5:32 PM

If you do try it out, I'd really like to buy one of the Frankenstein heads if you can make me one.
LMK and thanks, Mike

Sorry, I didn't realize this was from June, but I would like to have one of the Frankenstein casts if you still have it.

PCofmisfittoys

Dec 30, '07, 5:37 PM

i found one years go the same way. I think a buddy just used plaster in it. mine didn;t come with any of the mix. the molds are cool.

megoat

Dec 30, '07, 6:26 PM

ha ha, funny this thread was bumped. After much trial and error, I got the thing to work and made a couple casts. Anyway, the thing is up on my shelf right now, if anybody wants it, make me an offer.......

PatrickGAZA

Aug 24, '09, 12:03 PM

I had one of these as a kid. It was the only present that left a real impression on me. I just found an old mold I made back in 79 in my Mom's crawl space. No machine in sight.
If anyone knows were I can find one I would appreciate it.
I was outbidded on EBAY in the last 10 seconds.

($100.00 if in good shape) :yes:

soldierape

Aug 24, '09, 6:22 PM

This guy has a cool website of old toys....
Follow this link to see the box and entire contents...

Monster Machine by Gabriel - Sam's Toybox (http://www.samstoybox.com/toys/MonsterMachine.html)

SlipperyLilSuckers

Aug 24, '09, 8:29 PM

I remember seeing that as a kid. Awesome set.

PatrickGAZA

Aug 24, '09, 9:33 PM

Thanks! I used his link to find the one on Ebay last week. I was a bit heart broken that I got outbid! I didn't think there would be much interest.
On that website There are so many game I forgot about. Those were made when you had to be creative and learn how to play with others!

generic

Aug 24, '09, 9:54 PM

I just noticed that the original post is from a couple of years ago, but if anyone has one of these, can you make Jello shots with it? That would be kind of cool. Green, Frankenstein head shaped Jello shots! :googly:

megoat

Aug 24, '09, 9:55 PM

For the record, since this thread is over 2 years old, after using it a couple of times, I eventually threw this on eBay and I got like, $60 for it. It's a neat toy.

generic

Aug 24, '09, 10:01 PM

For the record, since this thread is over 2 years old, after using it a couple of times, I eventually threw this on eBay and I got like, $60 for it. It's a neat toy.

Damn! You can't beat that. Buy a toy for $4, play with it and have fun for a while, sell it for $60. It's like you're getting paid to have fun! :wink_y:

PatrickGAZA

Aug 24, '09, 10:03 PM

Like I said I found one I made and initialed in 79. Twenty years of crawls space life, Not to bad. That was truly an ancient find for me. They weren't always perfect but kept us out of trouble.
I never thought of the BB gun targets. That would have been up my alley.
I'm glad I've been reunited with the memory. Hopefully I will find one!

megojim

Aug 25, '09, 7:50 AM

Man, I would have been ALL over that in my younger days . . . may have to try and find one now.
thanks for sharing . . .

PatrickGAZA

Sep 20, '09, 7:53 PM

I waited for a month and finally 2 Monster machines went up for bid on ebay. Expect to pay about $100 bucks. Mine is in the mail!

Frankensteins for everyone!:grin:

Theophylaktos

Aug 29, '10, 7:23 PM

Hey If anyone is still interested i found one while cleaning my friends attic. Its still in great shape and still has some of the plaster left, all its missing is the emery board and the paints. ill be posting it on ebay soon and will reply with a link to it. just thought id shoot you guys a heads up.