Atlantis reissues monster scene kits for 55th anniversary

[soxpicks]

Have not posted in a loooong time, but wanted to pass on this news.

CultTVman recently revealed that Atlantis will be re-releasing the Aurora 1/13 scale Monster Scene kits. The first 4 will be "Frankenstein", "Dr. Deadly", "The Pain Parlor", & "Gruesome Goodies"

Scheduled for early 2026.

[Mike Scott]

Have not posted in a loooong time,

I was still in my 50s! 

[horrorhunter]

Great kits!

I had the Frankenstein and Pain Parlor from when Aurora put them out in the early '70s as a kid. Still have pieces from those kits. I loved that they snapped together, and you could actually play with them.

I bought the reissues by Moebius when they came out in 2008-2010. It was great to see the ones Aurora never made. I snapped some of those together to display but kept most of them sealed in the boxes.

I also bought the book that came out in 2014.



These kits were a real high point for Monster Kids in the '70s. It's good they're being reissued again so fans who don't have them can enjoy them without paying aftermarket prices.

[horrorhunter]

Denncomm put out more Monster Scenes kits in the mid 2010s: Animal Pit, Dungeon, Feral Cat, Sabre Tooth Rabbit, and Skeleton. I have those except for the Skeleton which I didn't find when they came out.

I noticed the book posted above seems to be selling for $200-$300 now. It's a great book and I'm glad I bought a copy when it first came out.

Here's a fun video featuring many of these kits connected in a big diorama.

[Mike Scott]

Diorama is so cool! 

[horrorhunter]

Good overview of Monster Scenes:

[horrorhunter]

Monster Scenes diorama:

[soxpicks]

  Thank you all for the feedback. Watching the you tube links now. I did not realize how extensive this line was. Great diorama options !

[MonsterBaker666]

Loved these as a kid.  Got the Moebius Models reissues since the originals got trashed YEARS ago.  Missed the Animal Pit and The Dungeon.  Sure hope those will be re-released in the near future so I can get them. 

[BigShadow]

I really love these kits and how they fit into a single diorama. I completed a few of the kits that came out several years ago and had a blast painting and gluing all the parts while sipping on a beer and watching an old monster movie. These are especially relaxing to me after a long night of work.