Re-issue Aurora Monster kits

[ThatBatmanGuy]

Here's a copy and paste of the new releases coming next year. I know a few of you were looking for some of the old Aurora Monster kits. You'll have 'em next Halloween.

Moebius.
1/8 scale Spider Man
1/8 scale Green Goblin
1/8 scale Karloff Frankenstein
All new sculpts and planned for the first half of 2009.

Round 2
reissues of
C57
Glow Leif Erickson
Robby the Robot
square box glow witch
Mystery Machine
the PL dino kits
mach 5
Mr Spock with Snakes (more trek stuff, but I will leave that for discussion
in the forbidden plastic forum. Along with the Lindburg space kit reissues)

Revell
reissues of
Frankenstein
Dracula
Wolfman
Mummy
Tijuana Taxi
Red Baron
Rommel's Rod
B5 Starfury and Space Station

Here's a link with some pics:

CultTVman: News from iHobbyExpo 2008


Bob

[Type3Toys]

That is some cool stuff! I really did the "Victom Kits".

[Mikey]

I hope the C75D is a little smaller then the last release a few years ago.
It was just too big, making the thing run about $50.00 when it was new.

[palitoy]

This is terrific news, my kids and I did a bunch of Aurora issues this Halloween for our centerpiece and they really enjoyed the experience.

Weird that the Creech isn't in that Revell reissue however...

[Mikey]

I'd love to see a reissue of the Revell Bonanza's Ben, Hoss and Joe kit.

[ScottA]

Cool. Looking forward to seeing what the Green Goblin is going to look like. Sinbad looked good as well.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

I want my reissue Monster Scenes dammit! The local hobby shop had a few listed on their order form: Dr Deadly and the Giant Insect this month, the Pendulum and Hanging Cage next.

It's good to see some of them spaceship kits too, since I've been looking for them the last few years.

Don C.

[ctc]

Say;

I've been wondering how Moebius snagged molds for the Giant Insect. That's a super-rare kit.

....although when I was a little kid (2 or 3) I went through at least three of 'em.

Don C.

[wyldpny]

Round 2
reissues of

Mr Spock with Snakes (more trek stuff, but I will leave that for discussion
in the forbidden plastic forum. Along with the Lindburg space kit reissues)

Bob

Sweet!!!

[ThatBatmanGuy]

Say;

I've been wondering how Moebius snagged molds for the Giant Insect. That's a super-rare kit. ....although when I was a little kid (2 or 3) I went through at least three of 'em.
Don C.

Frank had an original kit reversed-engineered in China.

Cool. Looking forward to seeing what the Green Goblin is going to look like. Sinbad looked good as well.

Yeah, I saw the Sinbad at Wonderfest this year. Looked good to me too.

I hope the C75D is a little smaller then the last release a few years ago.
It was just too big, making the thing run about $50.00 when it was new.

It's the same kit. The BIG one. I'm guessing the price will be close to $75 this time around.

This is terrific news, my kids and I did a bunch of Aurora issues this Halloween for our centerpiece and they really enjoyed the experience.

Weird that the Creech isn't in that Revell reissue however...

He's not in the original 4.

I'd love to see a reissue of the Revell Bonanza's Ben, Hoss and Joe kit.

Never going to happen. Too many licensing issues.

2009 will be a great year for styrene kits.

Bob

[ctc]

HEY!

Got some of them reissue Monster scenes today! Got the Giant Insect and Doctor Deadly. They're durned near identical to the originals! I think they're even molded in the same colours.

...AND they have the little comic book style instructions!

I highly recommend them. I've already started building mine. Can't wait for the Pendulum.

MY only question is: does anyone know if the instructions for the Insect are copies of the original? I have NO memory of the original instructions for this one....

Don C.

[SpaceCrawler]

That's odd about Rommel's Rod. Mobius Models had been working on a Reissue for quite a while and then dropped it (as it's gone from their website)- I guess they heard Revell was reissuing the original.

Anyway- I can't wait for the Leif Erikson ship, Spock, etc. Glad someone is still releasing 60s-70s stuff. I just hope they release everything with repro boxes.

Sean

[mego73]

This is terrific news, my kids and I did a bunch of Aurora issues this Halloween for our centerpiece and they really enjoyed the experience.

Weird that the Creech isn't in that Revell reissue however...

It may be that the Creature molds are so out of shape they can't be used anymore. I got the last reissue and it took a lot of putty work and swearing to make the pieces fit together right.

Mr. Spock Vs. the Snakes model was the first Star Trek thing I ever got when the Star Trek fever hit me in 1975.

The art on the box was incredible(this is wallpaper I made):



larger:

http://megomuseum.com/albums/Mego73/spocksnakes_003.jpg

and the buildup I did on the kit I won on Ebay a few years ago (I still have what is left of the original model too)



They better reissue the kit with the original art

[Logan5]

Wow, I completely forgot about the Spock model. I had that as a kid. These pictures brought back the memories. Great artwork!