I remember a great Spock line from the Star Trek episode "Amok Time"
"You may find that having a thing is not as pleasing as wanting it. It is not logical, but it is often true."
And so after years of hunting I recently acquired my Aurora grail kit...the Penguin. Had him less than a week and let him go. I still can't believe it myself.
There were several factors...by the time Aurora got around to making any Bat-villain models in the 1960's, the TV show was already fading fast, so planned Catwoman, Joker and Riddler kits were all cancelled. So, the Penguin is kind of a one-off in that regard.
Second was the fact that building it in it's original complete form wasn't ever going to happen because of the decals. The Penguin was the only superhero kit to have them, and he had a LOT. Age has destroyed every example I've ever seen...the decals are always yellowed, shrunken and cracked. The built up kit would have seemed incomplete without them.
Third was the kit itself. Even though the box depicts the colorful comics Penguin, the kit is clearly modeled after Burgess Meredith. So on that grounds it doesn't really fit in with the vintage Aurora Batman and Robin kits which are comic based.
Which brings us to the final reason. Moebius Models has just issued an official Penguin model from the TV series designed to go with the rest of their '66 lineup. It's a better sculpt, scale, etc. and I decided I just didn't need my "grail" after all. Go figure...
"You may find that having a thing is not as pleasing as wanting it. It is not logical, but it is often true."
And so after years of hunting I recently acquired my Aurora grail kit...the Penguin. Had him less than a week and let him go. I still can't believe it myself.
There were several factors...by the time Aurora got around to making any Bat-villain models in the 1960's, the TV show was already fading fast, so planned Catwoman, Joker and Riddler kits were all cancelled. So, the Penguin is kind of a one-off in that regard.
Second was the fact that building it in it's original complete form wasn't ever going to happen because of the decals. The Penguin was the only superhero kit to have them, and he had a LOT. Age has destroyed every example I've ever seen...the decals are always yellowed, shrunken and cracked. The built up kit would have seemed incomplete without them.
Third was the kit itself. Even though the box depicts the colorful comics Penguin, the kit is clearly modeled after Burgess Meredith. So on that grounds it doesn't really fit in with the vintage Aurora Batman and Robin kits which are comic based.
Which brings us to the final reason. Moebius Models has just issued an official Penguin model from the TV series designed to go with the rest of their '66 lineup. It's a better sculpt, scale, etc. and I decided I just didn't need my "grail" after all. Go figure...
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