Ed "Big Daddy" Roth Tribute Thread!

[SpeedierThantheGrave]

That costume is wild cool!

Oh I do! I've never seen a Rat Fink painted in metal flake colours and it's rad. Good job!

Thanks! I'm really liking this thread!

[Jim Bertges]

I just delivered these finished Finks to my client and I thought I'd share them here.

[horrorhunter]

I just delivered these finished Finks to my client and I thought I'd share them here.

Those Finks are too cool. 

Very well done.

[Hepcat]

I just delivered these finished Finks to my client and I thought I'd share them here.

Oh I love those! They're wild!

One thing I always wonder about though. I think the Revell "Big Daddy" Roth finks must be tougher to paint than the Aurora Universal monster kits. Am I right?

[SpeedierThantheGrave]

Awesome! (I need to finish my Robbin' Hood Fink someday...)

[Jim Bertges]

Oh I love those! They're wild!

One thing I always wonder about though. I think the Revell "Big Daddy" Roth finks must be tougher to paint than the Aurora Universal monster kits. Am I right?

The big difference between the Roth Monsters and the Aurora Monsters is that the Roths have many more small parts and they can be fiddly to paint and place. The Robbin' Hood Fink comes with a nearly complete "Outlaw" car kit and that one has tons of intricate parts, the figure is just a front and back half with two little feet.

[Hepcat]

But the faces of the Roth finks seem to have far more detail that requires painting in different colours. I'd find that very challenging.

[Jim Bertges]

You'd use the same techniques for both, it's just that there would be those extra touches for all the warts, boils and slobber featured in the Ed Roth stuff.

[Hepcat]

I saw this movie before its theatrical release at the Toronto Film Festival in 2007.



Although a bit superficial to a hard core Roth fan who wants all the inside details, the movie was still well presented and good fun.

Here's the promo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqqLUAYYt_U

[SpeedierThantheGrave]

Managed to get this Kenner Hydro Blaster recently for $8.  It's allegedly signed by Trixie Roth, but I really just wanted the cool Surf Fink and supercharged surf board!

[Hepcat]

The Kenner HydroRacers are rad cool! I have a set of three mint in box that I bought at Toys 'R us in the early nineties.



I think the Kenner Rad Rod and Hydro Racer toys of 1990 had a key role in sparking the reinterest in "Big Daddy" Roth's line of finks.

[SpeedierThantheGrave]

Nice! Hard to believe they're that old already

[LFSPaul]

Bought this at Mondo Con this past weekend.

Original 1963 Roth Studios Originals. Monster by Ed Roth, car by Wes Bennett.

My first original Roth, so happy to have found it and with the help of Von Franco identified it.

[SpeedierThantheGrave]

Just finished a trophy mount for Drag Lover, and posted a how-to here if someone wants to do the same: http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=26811.0.  Rat Fink is next!

[Hepcat]

Here's a great photo circa 1964 of "Big Daddy" Roth signing autographs:



I love the way some of the kids seem to be in awe of their idol!