Thread: Came across this stuff today......memories.

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To those of you who are older like m........ummmm? well, like that older guy over there (i read about this stuff in history books...ha ha) I came across this page today and man, do i remember a lot of these Halloween/Horror related items from when i was a kid. Have a look and let the memories begin........http://thegalleryofmonstertoys.com/6...smainpage.html

Afew years before my time, but Id kill for some of those items.

I collect old toys and I am happy to say I have a couple of Monsters done by Marx. I always wanted the spooky trees but havent ever found one. Thanks for sharing.

I had a nice collection of the Aurora models. My brother, myself, and some of our friends would sit together at picnic tables building them on Saturdays. We'd all get the new ones when they hit the hobby stores. Great link. Brought back memories.

Oh Creature of the Black Lagoon was a show I watched all the time! It was my favorite. I even convinced my mother on year to allow me to be the Creature for Halloween. One year those costumes that were like a mask and cheap jumpsuit had the Creature and I begged and begged. She finally gave it which wasnt easy considering I was the lil girl who came along 10 years after two boys. She was hoping I would go for the princess costume but I was not having it! LOL Oh this page brought back great memories. THanks for posting.

Great page thanks for sharing. I have some of the monster figures and models, and my shining prize is the 3-3/4" monster set from Remco with the haunted house.

Omg we had this one!!

http://thegalleryofmonstertoys.com/6...nkenstein.html

I was actually just looking on EBay - still a lot of people selling Aurora kits.

Originally Posted by kprimm

Great page thanks for sharing. I have some of the monster figures and models, and my shining prize is the 3-3/4" monster set from Remco with the haunted house.

I have 4 of the monsters. I remember begging my parents to buy me one everytime we went to the store. Unfortunately I had lost my Creature and I never got around to the Mummy. I check ebay from time to time hoping to grab one at a reasonable price. I have a friend who has the whole set with the mansion/box. From time to time Ill ask if he wants to get rid of it. lol

For those of you who have seen the original (and best) Dawn of the Dead from 1978, and remember the scenes in the elevator, the elevator was located in what was then the toy section of J.C. Penney's at Monroeville Mall. I remember coming off that elevator many times, making a right, and walking down the "model wall" where all the model kits were displayed. At the end of the wall was a counter, and behind the counter (for reasons unknown to me) were all the Aurora monster kits. I used to have to ask a counter person to get me one! I bought two Creature and a Godzilla (all glow-in-the-dark part versions) kits from that Penney's store.

Immediately adjacent to the toy section was the pet section, and they used to have several aquariums that had the Creature From The Black Lagoon aquarium figures in them. I spent a lot of time watching those gillmen work in the tanks, and always wanted to get one but never did. Being as those items are selling for $300 or more these days, I sure wish I would have snagged some.