Aurora Model Kits - Silly Kits

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[@masudashizue777]

I remember.seeing the Whoozis kits at our local PX, but I opted for the fighter plane models instead.

[@TheModelVault]

lol, nice!

[@emsleywyatt3400]

I built the Newman kit as a kid. Salvaged it when my mom moved out of the old house. The base had vanished, goodness knows where. Rebuilt it as an adult, looking much better. The idea wasn't to pick one of the four poses, but to not glue the removable arms into place so that they (and the signs) could be swapped out. Since the base, but the signpost, was missing, I simply whomped up a new one with a compartment underneath to stow the spare arms and signs.

[@TheModelVault]

Nice! i would like to get the re issue by Revell one day myself.

[@cliffnelson1174]

I wish I still had my Alfred E.Neuman model....l9ved Mad Magazine as a kid and still as an adult

[@TheModelVault]

Revell did a re-release of it, i would like to get one myself one day too.

[@cliffnelson1174]

@TheModelVault I did not know this..do you know if they are still available?

[@TheModelVault]

on ebay you can find them.

[@chrisnelmes-o7i]

These still show up occasionally at shows here in Canada.

[@TheModelVault]

Yes, but usually to expensive to consider :(

[@wouterkraay6996]

I ❤Alfred E neueman

[@TheModelVault]

He's the best one!

[@markshellard5894]

Just picked up a alfred kit is a Revell issue but they are really nice kits i wish they were available today

[@TheModelVault]

That's the one i want too!

[@rolandcharron3204]

I had the Mad Barber in the 60s and never finished it because I messed up the eyes with paint that was too thick and I didn't know you could strip off the paint with oven cleaner. Just threw it away eventually.

[@TheModelVault]

That's too bad, thanks for watching!

[@Curtiz2008]

Big Frankie always reminded of Peter Lorre, especially the eyes.

[@TheModelVault]

Awesome!

[@GaryAa56]

I grew up in the 1960's I don't remember these kits. I was 12 in 1968. I know I want the Vampire one now for my shelf.

[@TheModelVault]

i'm surprised, you never saw them in your local drug stores?

[@GaryAa56]

@@TheModelVault we always went to shopping chains like Times Square Stores( TSS ). Never Drug stores

[@geronimosrifle2913]

Wow!! Haven't seen these since I've been a kid, forgot all about them until now! Say! by the way, how did you get the lighting to look so vintage

[@TheModelVault]

This is actually a documentary i had access to. Thanks for watching!

[@geronimosrifle2913]

@TheModelVault Neato!!👍👍

[@spokanetomcat1]

The large Frankenstein model was expensive. $5.00 then, 1964, is just a little over $50.00 in 2025.

[@TheModelVault]

Crazy!

[@GaryAa56]

I was too busy building Famous Monsters and War planes at the time

[@TheModelVault]

Thanks for watching!

[@modelermark172]

My guess is these kits were Aurora's answer to Hawk's "Weird-Ohs," Lindberg's "Lindy Loonies," and Revell's "Roth Finks." These look like fun, but I can see why these kits weren't big sellers, (though I wouldn't turn down a chance to build and paint The Vampire shown at 3:28.) But back when they were new, most kids I knew preferred models of cars, ships, aircraft and tanks. The Aurora Monster kits were a notable exception. I did get the Revell turn of the century repop of the 1965 Aurora "Alfred E. Neuman" kit. That said, if Aurora had a contract with "MAD Magazine," I would have preferred a model of the iconic MAD Zeppelin . . . . As a sidebar, the "Whoozis?" kit shown at 1:37 could be easily modified into a caricature of Taylor Swift . . . . 32nd Like.

[@TheModelVault]

I would love to get a Alfred Neuman one day. Thanks for watching!

[@Raelspark]

Big Frankie's face looks like the older Peter Lorre.

[@modelermark172]

Definitely!

[@davidfifer4729]

Aurora released Whoozis kits in 1966, not 1968.

[@TheModelVault]

Thanks for the correction!

[@boomka]

Pro tip watch these videos with the speed at 1.5x

[@TheModelVault]

Thanks for watching!

[@JosephThomas-el3ze]

you have too be crazy too Build any oof this stupid modle construction kits and if you put any oof this model kits on display people will think you are a bit weird and . I would rather build the airfix miessrchmit with out any wheels before I build one oof any oof those ridiculous idiot looking kits and I would not waste my money on any oof those Daft modle kits

[@TheModelVault]

Thanks for watching!!