Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Model Kits of the Week: Planet of the Apes
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When I was nine or ten, I got the Cornelius and Dr. Zaius model kits while my family was on vacation in Wildwood, NJ. I remember sitting in the back of our banana yellow '67 Chrysler putting these models together as we drove home to Baltimore.
ReplyDeleteHi Neal,
DeleteThat's a fantastic memory, and I'm so happy you shared it. I also used to spend time at Wildwood NJ (The funhouse there is the stuff of nightmares in my memory...) so this one really struck a chord with me.
All my best,
John