Saturday 10 June 2017

BOXING CLEVER - NEW FRANKENSTEIN MODEL KIT BASED ON 1960S PAINTING BY JAMES BAMA...



Here's the original box for AURORA's 1960s FRANKENSTEIN kit.  The art was later amended for a square box release, with the arms slightly raised and the elbows jutting out a bit more.  Artist JAMES BAMA referred to a photo of GLENN STRANGE as the monster for his painting, but, curiously, he added two big forehead clamps that were only ever seen in test makeup for BORIS KARLOFF, but not used in the 1931 UNIVERSAL movie.

Now some very clever fella (or company) has created a model kit of the box art, and as you can see below, it's very nice indeed.  I'd guess it'll cost a bit more than the price of a standard model kit these days, but it's a quality item that any collector will be proud to own.  I don't have a link, but if you check eBay, or do an internet search, you should be able to track one down before too long.
  

Below is a built and painted kit, which I believe is going to be used on the box lid.


Test makeup - without hooded eyelids

Square box reissue

Photo used by JAMES BAMA for reference

My own AURORA model.  Face based on BORIS
KARLOFF
in The BRIDE Of FRANKENSTEIN

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