From Aurora to AHI and back again...

[enyawd72]

It's no secret AHI famously "borrowed" the Aurora model kit head sculpts for their 8" monster figures.

I thought it would be cool to take what AHI did and reverse it, replicating the AHI look on an original Aurora Frankenstein.

I began by painting the head flesh color first, then applying the green over it to look like a painted vinyl head. I recreated the factory paint,
blue eyeshadow and all. Finally I did a faint color "rub" on the high points of the face to simulate paint wear, allowing the flesh color to show through.

All the Aurora monsters will be getting the AHI treatment!

[J.B.]

That looks amazing. Of all the Franky figures, AHI's is my favorite.

[darkmonkeygod]

Love it!

[Earth 2 Chris]

What a great idea! And flawlessly executed, of course!

Chris

[palitoy]

good plan.

[Treadwell]

terrific!

[Werewolf]

I've seen a lot of really impressive screen accurate painted Auroras but I will always prefer them painted in retro toy colors like this. Very well done.

[PNGwynne]

Perfect--I want to see these on figures, not models lol. Maybe NuMego fodder?

[B-Lister]

Beautiful paint work!

[TrekStar]

Absolutely gorgeous paints, just an incredible job, looking forward to seeing the others when completed.

[Brown Bear]

Your painting skills are mad. I love everything about this.

[enyawd72]

Thanks guys! I'm pretty excited about the project!

[newlyknighted]

This brings a smile to my monster lovin' face. Great paints!!

[hedrap]

Yeah, that's awesome!

[Hedji]

That's so great! Ingenious idea!