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My case of Moebius Frankenstein's Monster kits arrived today. I was pleased to note that, despite a hole in the side of the shipping box, my kits are in good shape, as opposed to the beating UPS gave my case of Spider-Man kits. There was a little bit of a muddy spot on the shrink wrap of one kit, so that's the one I kept for myself and opened up this afternoon.
Let's not bury the lead. Plenty of people have objected to the look of this monster and I agree that it's not the out-of-the-ballpark home run of the Mummy. This kit looks less like Karloff and is overall a bit stiff, even for the Monster. However, I still like it, and I was pleased to see how detailed the kit's facial features are.
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At first, I thought it might help to use some Aves to lengthen the face a bit. Now that I see the kit in person, though, I might instead suggest chopping a couple of millimeters off the neck to give the creature a somewhat tougher, more bull-necked look. Of course, Karloff himself was thin, but the costume's padding hid that.
I wanted to show how this new Moebius Monster looks next to the Aurora classic. Unfortunately, the only version of that kit I have handy is a Luminators, but I did the best I could.
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Here's one where I turned the Luminators Frankie black and white to try to better highlight the facial features.
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The two heads in profile:
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And with the Luminators kit in B&W:
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The kit's head went together nicely and the seam line isn't intimidating. If the rest of it is as easy to assemble, it won't take long to get it ready to paint. Some additional photos of the kit follow.
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I really appreciate how Moebius pays attention to some details I don't even consider. For example, on the Spider-Man kit, the seam line on the head follows the web pattern on the character's costume. On the new Frankie's base, there are a couple of delicate connection pins that are nicely protected by a clear plastic shield.
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My case of Moebius Frankenstein's Monster kits arrived today. I was pleased to note that, despite a hole in the side of the shipping box, my kits are in good shape, as opposed to the beating UPS gave my case of Spider-Man kits. There was a little bit of a muddy spot on the shrink wrap of one kit, so that's the one I kept for myself and opened up this afternoon.
Let's not bury the lead. Plenty of people have objected to the look of this monster and I agree that it's not the out-of-the-ballpark home run of the Mummy. This kit looks less like Karloff and is overall a bit stiff, even for the Monster. However, I still like it, and I was pleased to see how detailed the kit's facial features are.
At first, I thought it might help to use some Aves to lengthen the face a bit. Now that I see the kit in person, though, I might instead suggest chopping a couple of millimeters off the neck to give the creature a somewhat tougher, more bull-necked look. Of course, Karloff himself was thin, but the costume's padding hid that.
I wanted to show how this new Moebius Monster looks next to the Aurora classic. Unfortunately, the only version of that kit I have handy is a Luminators, but I did the best I could.
Here's one where I turned the Luminators Frankie black and white to try to better highlight the facial features.
The two heads in profile:
And with the Luminators kit in B&W:
The kit's head went together nicely and the seam line isn't intimidating. If the rest of it is as easy to assemble, it won't take long to get it ready to paint. Some additional photos of the kit follow.
I really appreciate how Moebius pays attention to some details I don't even consider. For example, on the Spider-Man kit, the seam line on the head follows the web pattern on the character's costume. On the new Frankie's base, there are a couple of delicate connection pins that are nicely protected by a clear plastic shield.
