Here are some pictures of the Aurora model kits boxes I added to the collection last weekend. Most of these are in amazing condition, especially when you consider they are around 50 years old.
King Kong and Godzilla
Dr Jekyll as Mr. Hyde, Madame Tussaud’s Chamber of Horrors Guillotine, and the Vampire
Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Phantom of the Opera
The Bride of Frankenstein and the Witch
The Blue Knight and Sir Galahad
The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Tarzan, and Dick Tracy
Lost in Space and the Robot
James Bond 007 and Odd Job
Superman, Superboy, and Wonder Woman
Captain America, Spiderman, and the Hulk
The King Kong and Godzilla boxes are clearly my favorites, but those super hero boxes are so cool. I need more shelves!
These model kit boxes were built with heavy cardboard to protect the fragile plastic models inside, and as a result, the boxes have held up amazingly well. The larger sized boxes are a little bashed and beaten but the long skinnier boxes look like they just came off the store shelf back in the 60′s.
Man, I love that box art. I buy reissues of all the monster car kits just for the boxes myself…
Nice! I’ve been tempted to pick up one of those King Kong Thronesters for ages.
Those covers would make some awesome desktop wallpaper..hint hint
No clue how to do that, but I did put up bigger images on Flickr, so knock yourself out!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coolandcollected/
How absolutely beautiful these are bro. I am more than a bit jealous I must admit, I can never find these beauties anywhere I seem to look, so big kudos on the pick up!
Thanks Chad. I was extremely lucky with my timing with this one!
I just love those Brian i would so line a wall with these if i could. Just some fantastic art but now i wonder if we will see any of the models at some point?
I’ll be showing the models for sure, but they really are kind of a letdown after seeing those boxes. Most of them are in pieces and poorly built and painted.
Awesome boxes. I have the repo Spiderman on my Spidey shelf. Love the Bonds, Man from U.N.C.L.E and Capt. America.
could you post pics of some of the boxes opened so we can see inside?
even if the models are not the best I would like to get an idea of what they look like.
Thanks!
I’m working on it, Liz. Stay tuned!
Those Polar Lights Reissues show up around here all the time. I’ve always been curious about the difference in quality between these and those.
If you open any up, be sure to let us know!
I believe the Polar Lights models are recast from the original Aurora molds, so I’d be surprised if the quality was much different.
Yeah, I think you’re right.
I’m just curious as to the differences, if any, in plastic quality.
Looking forward to seeing these!
Hi, I have the empty box for “The Mummy” (glow in the dark version), square box, from 1972. Needs a good home. I don’t sell on ebay, just wander around online. Happened across this site. If anyone is interested, lmk. I can send pictures. Thanks!
Hello!
do you sell the madame tussauds guillotine model set?
greetings from vienna!
Nope, I haven’t sold any of these kits yet. I kind of like having these on the shelf.