Aurora Models that should've been...

[Christopher Syn]

Remember those great models by a company called Aurora? There was Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, the Mummy (to name but a few). There was also a series called 'Madam Tussauds Chamber of Horrors', however, the only model produced was the 'Guillotine' that was so popular during the French Revolution. There were also several others slated,(the Hanging Tree, The Electric Chair and the Rack) but due to the negative outcry from parents, these were shelved. So I offer a 'what if' series of model boxtops from 'Dr. Syns Chamber of Horrors'. I hope you enjoy...

 

[class9probe]

Nice model art! Aurora actually had one planned, but it fell through due to alleged parental outrage.

 

[The Sean Man]

Ever read, I think it's called, "Amazing Modeler" magazine? It wouldn't be hard to 'kit-bash' a rack model. I do believe that Aurora did offer a "Pit and the Pendulum" model.....😉

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Ha! Those are great! Incidentally, when I was still just a kid, we moved down to Florida, and I'll never forget visiting a drugstore with these kitchy modelling sets like something out of a Jesus Franco movie- with a mad professor, torture rack, damsel in distress, and lab accoutrements. I have yet to pin down just what company offerred these old kits. We're talking mid-70's or so...

 

[Christopher Syn]

Those were also Aurora; called "Monster Scenes", but they were shot down because of parental outrage. You can usually find them on e-bay in the modeling/ monsters section.

 

[The Sean Man]

Hey Aurora fans, check out this site:

http://www.majormattmason.net/aurora/

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Those were also Aurora; called "Monster Scenes", but they were shot down because of parental outrage. You can usually find them on e-bay in the modeling/ monsters section.

I can't tell you how long I've wondered about that. Thanks for clearing that up for me, Christopher Syn! Any chance of pix from these long lost sets? Or can anyone link me to some pix of them?

 

[Christopher Syn]

Sometimes you can get a "built up" photo from someone who is getting rid of a model on ebay. Most of the time the photo is of just box art.

 

[Christopher Syn]

Hey radiosean, thanks for the Aurora link!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Christopher Syn]

Some more...

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Hah! I'm not usually a fan of "poser"-art, but it works magnificently with these concept modelling kits. Imagine the attention-to-detail we would have lavished on them if we had recieved these sets as kids! :laughing:

 

[Christopher Syn]

We'd still be wiping off the instructions!:redface:

 

[soleraker1]

Brilliant!!! Absolutely Brilliant!!

 

[MrTicklefeet1]

Zenobia

Well, for all us ticklers out there, thre's still the Zenobia model from the Conan the Barbarian series. Available on line or at comic books stores. I really had to resist impulse buying this when I first came across it.

 

[The Sean Man]

Alrighty then....

...all you have to do is come up with a figure to go on this sucker. Anybody wanna give it a try? Personally, I'd like to find a Vampirella figure small enough to fit on it....

 

[Christopher Syn]

I have the Zenobia figure. It's great, but it'll require a lot of work to modify. You'd also have to build the contraption around her scale.

The pendulum would have to be totally reworked to be creditable...work, yet not immmmpossible! :super_hap

 

[The Sean Man]

I'm not sure of the size of the "Pendulum" model, but you could also use an action figure. They're extremely posable.

 

[Christopher Syn]

It's actually small, if memory serves...however it can be re-worked to accommodate a larger figure.

 

[Hootus1]

Absolutely amazing! I actually had the pendulum and the victim from the monster scenes collection and before I could get the Vampirella figure they discontinued the set. Would love to get the tickle machine. Had several of their airplane models as a kid. And I ended up being a aircraft mechanic. Guess Aurora Models had some influence on me. Thanks for the site link radioshawn, sure brought back a lot of memories.

 

[general zod1]

Back in the late 80's and early 90's there was a model company called Phoenix Phollies (follies?) They were white metal figures of ladies,usually topless One of them was of a lady who was barefoot and in a set of stocks Great thread BTW

 

[Christopher Syn]

Go to www.hobby-online.com and see if the're still in, ah...stock!

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Also, back in the heyday of Dungeons & Dragons geekdom, there were the occasional racked and otherwise tied-for-torment little pewter figurines of nekkid chicks.

 

[Christopher Syn]

Ahhh, the good ole' days!

 

[Dr. Bill Kobb]

Ahhh, the good ole' days!

Indeed! Alas, rare(if ever) from the Ral Partha line, generally agreed to be the best of the figure producers. Usually, they'd be from much cruder creators.

 

[Christopher Syn]

But the did get the point across...