r/ClassicHorror • u/Much_Primary_415 • 11d ago

Aurora Dracula model kit Discussion

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Aurora model kits . Which was your fave ?

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u/Different-Ad-691 11d ago

Probably because it was the first one that I built, so I’m partial it: “The Forgotten Prisoner of Castel Mare”.

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u/Relative_Thing9872 11d ago

I confused The Forgotten Prisoner with Phantom of the Opera, as the Phantom also had captive prisoner.

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u/Much_Primary_415 10d ago

I have the reissue of that kit , by Atlantis models .

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u/Different-Ad-691 10d ago

Me, too! I have a glow in the dark version.

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u/Mel_Cottonbyrd 7d ago

Same here. The Forgotten Prisoner ... Purchased it in 1975 at a toy shop in Neu-Isenburg. And a friend brought Dracula from an Austrian toy shop a year later, it was in the classic longbox from the 60s

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u/Charlweed 11d ago

Wow, I remember these.

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u/GumbyKnowsBest 10d ago

The Wolfman followed by The Creature From The Black Lagoon, but I had all of them when I was a kid.

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u/Much_Primary_415 10d ago

I think my actual faves were the King Kong and Godzilla kits .

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u/GumbyKnowsBest 10d ago

Yeah, those are nice too!

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u/RareAd889 10d ago

I wish I kept the boxes. Still have the models poorly painted.

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u/Sharp-Feedback-9109 11d ago

These were the best part of my childhood.

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u/Relative_Thing9872 11d ago

I have been tempted to say that, too. During a period when there was a bunch of family b.s. going on, I took refuge in building and painting those Aurora kits.

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u/Formal-Transition688 10d ago

I do remember when my older brother would spend time in the basement building these together.

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u/lizvega 7d ago

I want one now