I bought him at a toy show awhile back.
I was curious what his background was.........toy, playset, game, etc, etc.
:-\
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/smittyboy63/Frankenstein.jpg)
Prof H, I have this guy, too. Got him along with a similar Creature, crouching Wolf Man and generic [non Lugosi] Drac in a bin of vinyl figures at a local card shop during the early 90's.
I dug through a bin too.
You can find some really cool stuff in the junk bins at toy shows.
I wish I knew where he came from...
Could that be the "Hamilton" small version of their 14" Frankenstein?
I'll have to Google the Hamilton Company.
Despite not knowing where he came from, he displays well with my Mystery Machine.
Perfect scale.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/smittyboy63/scooby.jpg)
Why has a toy related thread been moved to a "Modern Monster Movie" thread?
What have I missed?
Toy question. That is why we have 2 toy threads here, right?
Prof. H.--Must have been an accident--I'll go ahead and put you in TOYS again. Vintage, you say? Here goes...
I think the move was supposed to be to Modern Monster Toys as this is from Hamilton Gifts 1991!
http://www.fast-autos.net/diecast-cars-models/1991-Mint-Frankenstein-by-Hamilton-Gifts_180619323129.html (http://www.fast-autos.net/diecast-cars-models/1991-Mint-Frankenstein-by-Hamilton-Gifts_180619323129.html)
Quote from: typhooforme on February 25, 2011, 10:35:45 AM
Prof. H.--Must have been an accident--I'll go ahead and put you in TOYS again. Vintage, you say? Here goes...
Okay, had me confused there.
I really didn't know where to post this question because I had no idea how old/new this toy was, and since he was "Frankenstein" I decided to throw it in the "vintage" thread.
My bad. So Zombie, this is a 1991 toys from Hamilton Gifts? Single fig? No playset or anything???
Quote from: zombiehorror on February 25, 2011, 11:17:49 AM
I think the move was supposed to be to Modern Monster Toys as this is from Hamilton Gifts 1991!
http://www.fast-autos.net/diecast-cars-models/1991-Mint-Frankenstein-by-Hamilton-Gifts_180619323129.html (http://www.fast-autos.net/diecast-cars-models/1991-Mint-Frankenstein-by-Hamilton-Gifts_180619323129.html)
Hamilton
Gifts! I knew it was something like that ;D!
Yep, sorry about that. I meant to move it to modern toys and moved it to modern movies.
Yes, it was sold as a single figure. There are no playsets or accessories, but there are some other monster figures which were released at the same time.
Looking at your pick again I see the fig is only 4" but I believe Hamilton Gifts figures were around 14"s? Though the likeness is identical so this was probably a smaller version of the same figure line. And if I'm not mistaken there were Frankenstein (obviously), a Wolfman and Creature!
AH HA!! Found a previous topic on the mini-Creature! So forget anything I said and just read that, LOL!
http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=10791.msg171315#msg171315 (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=10791.msg171315#msg171315)
Quote from: Gasport on February 25, 2011, 12:05:28 AM
Prof H, I have this guy, too. Got him along with a similar Creature, crouching Wolf Man and generic [non Lugosi] Drac in a bin of vinyl figures at a local card shop during the early 90's.
I have the Wolfman you refer to, mine is actually a keychain that I got from Universal Studios~
(http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/125/8710efb9a06ff4698a85ce458cd0d6f0/l.jpg)
Here is the large Hamilton Gift Dracula, not mine by the way~
(http://www.whatacharacter.com/a-f/d0304029.jpg)
Also here is another UMA topic that covered these~
http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=3103.0 (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=3103.0)
Hamilton made 14" hollow vinyl figures as well as the small ones.
This is a Creature in the small size.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5476467337_f2f17c0aed_o.jpg)
This is an eBay listing for the big Creature.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Creature-Black-Lagoon-Hamilton-Gifts-w-Tag-/180621626267 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Creature-Black-Lagoon-Hamilton-Gifts-w-Tag-/180621626267)
Anyone know if all the mini figs all looked exactly like their larger counter parts? If so then the crouching Wolfman is not from the same set as the 14" Wolfman is standing?!?!
(http://www.goblinhaus.com/images/shop/wolfman13.jpg)
I don't think any of them are the same pose. One is a jointed hollow vinyl 14" figure and the other is a solid PVC that is 4". They could have pantographed the 14" sculpt down, but they did different sculpts for both sizes.
Cool deal.
Thanks for all the info!
The only thing I wish I could do is move his arms.
They are fixed, which in some aspects is okay, because I never have to worry about him breaking...he's a solid piece of plastic.
If you drop him, the worst that can happen is a small paint chip.
The fact that he is not only scaled with the Mystery Machine but actually LOOKS cartoonish is even better. So cool! Now I want one!
here are the Hamilton Presents PVC Keychains on original display:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5131/5491853969_a62f76a507_z.jpg)
Nice!! As I recall my Wolfman came out of a bin. He was probably on clearance at that point?
They were also issued in bins, probably moreso than the standee display.
Whoa, thanks GAKENSTEIN! I've been following this topic with interest because I only have the big Frankenstein. I got it at Flipville Records in Milwaukee for $3 about 6 or 7 years ago and I didn't know anything about it either. I just loved it and put it on a shelf in my monster room. I wish I had the other ones now! Beautiful display photo! :)
kinda funny, just got the large wolfman figure of this group for ten bucks on ebay and was looking for info on him when i came across this thread funny :D
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5499461957_0af834e224_z.jpg)
Hamilton also made Monster Pencil Toppers....
Quote from: GAKENSTEIN on March 05, 2011, 12:39:51 PM
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5056/5499461957_0af834e224_z.jpg)
Hamilton also made Monster Pencil Toppers....
those are so cool, wish i had those when i was in school it would have made writing composition entertaining