My dad got me my first Aurora monster kit in 1965 (Dracula,) which began a lifelong love affair with these DIY marvels. Through the 60's and 70's I amassed quite a collection (monsters, superheroes, dinos, etc,) but one kit was denied me: GIGANTIC FRANKENSTEIN. In the mid 80's I was able to purchase a beautiful built and painted example, with which I would like to kick off this thread...
Now with Moebius, Polar Lights, and others re-releasing these great kits, we don't have to pay HUNDREDS to have 'em built and painted again.
In 2003, Polar Lights released a spectacular update of the 1967 Spidey kit, upscaling it to 1/8 scale (up from the rather puny 1/12 original,) and I just painted it up after having it laying around partially built for 7 years:
Please use this thread to reminisce about the glory days of building and painting plastic kits of your favorite characters, and post photos of your treasures.
Now with Moebius, Polar Lights, and others re-releasing these great kits, we don't have to pay HUNDREDS to have 'em built and painted again.
In 2003, Polar Lights released a spectacular update of the 1967 Spidey kit, upscaling it to 1/8 scale (up from the rather puny 1/12 original,) and I just painted it up after having it laying around partially built for 7 years:
Please use this thread to reminisce about the glory days of building and painting plastic kits of your favorite characters, and post photos of your treasures.
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