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mholt@ohiohills.com - 23 May 2009 03:38 GMT

Am I correct that Aurora never attempted a King Kong kit?

I've watched the 1933 and the 2005 movies in the last two nights.
Seems to me that someone needed to offer a model of the original
Venture. It would be lot of fun to build, complete with the cage for
the critter.

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Musicman59 - 23 May 2009 04:07 GMT

On May 22, 7:38 pm, "mh...@ohiohills.com" <mh...@ohiohills.com> wrote:

> Am I correct that Aurora never attempted a King Kong kit?
>
> I've watched the 1933 and the 2005 movies in the last two nights.
> Seems to me that someone needed to offer a model of the original
> Venture. It would be lot of fun to build, complete with the cage for
> the critter.

this is Aurora's attempt at the big monkey - quite an interesting
interpretation I must say

http://thegalleryofmonstertoys.com/60swing/aurorakingkong.html

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AMPSOne@aol.com - 23 May 2009 17:34 GMT

> On May 22, 7:38�pm, "mh...@ohiohills.com" <mh...@ohiohills.com> wrote:
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> http://thegalleryofmonstertoys.com/60swing/aurorakingkong.html

Right, it was one of the first of their "big" monster kits -- came out
as a near pair with Godzilla in electric green.

Later (and a very rare kit for years) was the "King Kong's Thronester"
hot rod.

Cookie Sewell

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rgronovius@hotmail.com - 26 May 2009 12:47 GMT

> On May 22, 7:38 pm, "mh...@ohiohills.com" <mh...@ohiohills.com> wrote:
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> http://thegalleryofmonstertoys.com/60swing/aurorakingkong.html

If you look at photos of the 1933 stop action scenes when Kong first
meets Fay Rae, the original Aurora kit does not look that different
from the movie photos.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm482777344/tt0024216

Polar Lights reissued the Aurora King Kong kit a few years ago.

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