Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Pop Art: Aurora Prehistoric Edition
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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ReplyDeleteWow. No joking around John. I owned and assembled some of these kits. I specifically recollect vividly the Tar Pit and the Triceratops. So cool you uncovered these images. WOW! I adored these models and once assembled they adorned my shelves throughout my childhood.
ReplyDeleteCro-Magnon Woman! What a hottie! I think I had all these kits, or at most of them. Except maybe the Allosaurus being attacked by the saber-toothed cat, since even as a preteen I knew that was scientific horseshit.
ReplyDeleteBut anyway..thanks for the memories!
Awesome! The only thing better than these model kits was the box art... I still have many of the Prehistoric Scene models (lovingly displayed on a shelf in my basement!), but haven't seen that artwork in years... thanks for posting, John!
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