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Post by spockoda on May 12, 2013 10:14:36 GMT -6
 I bought these two Imperial Universal Monsters figures at a flea market recently. Honestly, I have never seen these figures in person but I have seen pictures of them in books and I never much cared for them. I collect Universal Monster figures but I never really have given these much thought. Then I saw them in person at the flea market and that changed my mind about these. However, I was hesitant to buy them initially due to the heavy paint wear on their heads. I could live with the more minor paint wear on their hands and noses. |
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Post by spockoda on May 12, 2013 10:18:04 GMT -6
 A back view of the paint wear on their heads. |
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Post by spockoda on May 12, 2013 10:25:14 GMT -6
 I had recently read a description for an item someone was selling on ebay and the seller mentioned they touched the item up with a sharpie. After my initial hesitation about these two figures, a light bulb went off in my head about me doing the same with these so I slapped down my $20 for these(plus the Mummy)and I went on my way. This is them after my low tech touch-up. I feel it improved their looks a little bit at least. |
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Post by spockoda on May 12, 2013 10:28:57 GMT -6
 A back view of them after my touch-up job. |
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Post by spockoda on May 12, 2013 10:33:59 GMT -6
 I even touched-up Frankenstein's left eye and eyebrow. You almost can't tell anyone did anything to them  . |
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Post by 10incher on May 16, 2013 22:49:04 GMT -6
Run into these guys every now and again. I believe they were originally sold loose with just a tag around the figure which probably didn't help with the paint wear even in the store.
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Post by sportsandstuff777 on May 30, 2013 0:08:57 GMT -6
cool find you did a good job touching up the paint wear
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Post by spockoda on May 30, 2013 15:44:20 GMT -6
cool find you did a good job touching up the paint wear Thanks! This works good with black, not so much with other colors. |
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Post by homeschoolman on May 30, 2013 19:31:26 GMT -6
i got the 4, (mummy, wolfman, monster, and dracula) on the card. i opened them up to display and wow, these guys are hard to stand up. i love the universal monster stuff, but i wasn't impressed with these guys.
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Post by spockoda on May 30, 2013 19:52:57 GMT -6
They have a campy quality to me, like they come right off the cover of a 1960s comic book or something. Frankenstein's head needs to be bigger. I also like them because they are the only line I can say I have a complete collection of  . |
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