Oh, there were so many weird and wonderful and deeply disturbing model kits back then.
There was a skull, wearing a spiked "Kaiser" helmet, mounted with internal rubber bands onto a spike rising from an iron cross base, with little B-B eyes that bobbed in the sockets. The rubber bands allowed the skull itself to shimmy and shake, making it possibly the first bobblehead.
This model was *awesome*. I think my brother built it initially, but we later smashed up all our car models and then built new ones out of the pieces. I remember using the treads to make something equally weird.
Monogram knew boys my age loved skeletons and rubber bands. MPC caught on, with their pre-Depp "Pirates Of The Caribbean" Zap! Action model kits. My older brother was keen on painting these his own way--with the bones dark from flesh-rot rather than bleached white by the sun--which made them that much more fun.
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Oh, there were so many weird and wonderful and deeply disturbing model kits back then.
There was a skull, wearing a spiked "Kaiser" helmet, mounted with internal rubber bands onto a spike rising from an iron cross base, with little B-B eyes that bobbed in the sockets. The rubber bands allowed the skull itself to shimmy and shake, making it possibly the first bobblehead.
I friggin' loved that thing.
Excuse me, I got some Googlin' to do.
This model was *awesome*. I think my brother built it initially, but we later smashed up all our car models and then built new ones out of the pieces. I remember using the treads to make something equally weird.
Lord, I found it.
Monogram knew boys my age loved skeletons and rubber bands. MPC caught on, with their pre-Depp "Pirates Of The Caribbean" Zap! Action model kits. My older brother was keen on painting these his own way--with the bones dark from flesh-rot rather than bleached white by the sun--which made them that much more fun.
We may never see their likes again.
Yes! We had at least one of those, too. I clearly remember the skeleton that pops out of the coffin and sticks a dagger into a map.
http://www.tomdaniel.com/index.html
Wow! I remember many of those kits when I visited stores at the time. Not sure if I had any of them, but do recall seeing many in the stores...
Just for basic info, the kit has been re-issued. Much to the consternation of eBay-ers
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