Making my own AHI Frankenstein Replica

[Monster64]

Halloween is coming! To celebrate the cooler weather, I want my long-lost AHI Frankenstein that I had as a kid on my desk ASAP.

Since he’s not made anymore, I thought I’d piece one together out of parts. You know, like uh….Frankenstein, LOL!!!

Everything seems doable except the head….nobody makes a repro AHI Frankenstein head?

I see Doc Mego has a Frankenstein head available but it’s the Mego version, not AHI.

I think I could paint a head. Sculpting one is too much. So is paying $300.00 or so for an original. Any suggestions on how I could build my monster?

[thunderbolt]

Its a copy of the Aurora model so maybe there is a cheap one out there, its been reproed alot

[TrekStar]

Maybe you can find an affordable beater or broken ahi Frankenstein and upgrade the head? just a thought.

[Monster64]

Its a copy of the Aurora model so maybe there is a cheap one out there, its been reproed alot

Yup - I thought the same thing but I’m not finding anything out there. I bought the unpainted Doc Mego Mad Monsters head, some mad monsters clothes and might just go with that version until I locate a green AHI repro or beater head.

I want to see if I can paint a head as I’ve never attempted it. I’ll make something - probably not what I wanted but it’s ok.

[Megotastrophe]

I think you can find an AHI Frank head and cast it. Then sell the head back on ebay. You can cast it in green to make the painting easier. I'm not really sure why nobody sells resin casts of the AHI monsters but there it is.

[thunderbolt]

https://www.culttvmanshop.com/Replac...ads_c_377.html

[Monster64]

https://www.culttvmanshop.com/Replac...ads_c_377.html

Thanks for the link…those heads aren’t AHI Frankenstein heads, unfortunately. They’re actually higher quality and more screen accurate.

[enyawd72]

I actually did the reverse, and made an AHI inspired Aurora Frankenstein.

I even simulated the paint rub.

[TrekStar]

I actually did the reverse, and made an AHI inspired Aurora Frankenstein.

I even simulated the paint rub.

Those look amazing with fantastic details, beautiful work.

[Monster64]

Those look amazing with fantastic details, beautiful work.

I concur! That’s it! I had one of those in the 1970s. I think my dad bought it for me at DisneyWorld or during a trip there. That thing was great! I remember playing with it on the car trip. I’d had Action Jacksons before and noticed the toy was about the same size.

Those are great memories. I do not know what happened to my Frankenstein….I was a destructive little stinker so I probably took him apart and couldn’t put him back together, got mad and destroyed everything. Yeah, I was a little stink-head when I was 10 or so….

Thanks for the awesome work!!!!