Original Aurora Gigantic Frankenstein Model 1964 NR 19" -Advice needed

Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 5, 2005 9:51 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by howardshobbies

Hey Rob, do you think I should use easy off or Castrol Superclean to remove the paint? The paint on Frankie appears to have been on for over 40 years. I want to make sure I'm using the right stuff , but also want to proceed with caution.

I'm not Rob, but I recall people using break fluid to remove paint from styrene. Hopefully it will not affect the styrene too! Here's something to look at:

http://www.hosam.com/paint/stripc.html

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Anonymous

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Hey Rob- Original Aurora Gigantic Frankenstein Model 1964 NR 19" -Advice needed

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 4:00 PM

Hey Rob, do you think I should use easy off or Castrol Superclean to remove the paint? The paint on Frankie appears to have been on for over 40 years. I want to make sure I'm using the right stuff , but also want to proceed with caution.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 3:07 PM

I have to agree with Brian and Rob -- it's a classic old kit, best left as it was originally molded. If you want a more detailed Frankenstein kit, there are several available from excellent garage kit companies, such as GeoMetric Designs (I think you can still get GeoMetric kits, anyway).

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Rob Gronovius

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December 2002
From: Fort Knox

Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 3:01 PM

I'd strip it, clean it up with some filler here and there and repaint it.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 1:26 PM

It's referred to as "Big Frankie" alright, not sure about he gimmick part since I'm still waiting for it to arrive. Thanks for your advice. I paid some good bucks for it because I like it so much.

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J-Hulk

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February 2003
From: Tochigi, Japan

Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 12:26 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by howardshobbies
Or maybe its best for me to leave him alone and add some detail to him.

Hmm..."adding some detail to him" definitely would NOT be "leaving him alone!" Wink [;)]

If it were mine, I'd strip it and repaint it, but I wouldn't add any detail to it. It's charming enough in it's original glory!

If I remember correctly, isn't this Aurora kit called "Big Frankie?" ANd doesn't it have some kind of nutty pants-dropping gimmick?

Nice find!

~Brian

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Original Aurora Gigantic Frankenstein Model 1964 NR 19" -Advice needed

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 8:45 AM

I just purchased an Aurora Gigantic Frankenstein model in complete condition. This is an original from 1964 model kit. He was assembled and painted and is very dusty and could use a proper cleaning, and the glue used to assemble him has lost its' stick. He has tape holding him together for his photo shoot,. but he is in parts. Head and upper body, one part. Lower trunk with belt as one. With arms and hands separate and both of his shoes. Attached to the back of his neck is his chain and stone. The condition is as follows. There are no cracks, chips, hairlines, repairs or restorations. He has a few rubs to the surface, scratches, and a few very small miss-placed spots of paint and glue.

I plan on fixing him up, and was thinking of stripping and re-painting him. So I'm reaching out to all of you for some good advice. Or maybe its best for me to leave him alone and add some detail to him.

Here he is, Also please give me your comments on him and let me know if you have seen him before.
Thanks,
Howard