Thingmaker and More

[Wich2]

Had the Creepys, but the Army Man and this guy were my faves:



(I molded in wires for posing.)

[Frankenmummy]

Thing-maker Fright Factory sure brings back the memories! I can
actually smell them cooking to this day... 

[horrorhunter]

More pics of my Fright Factory:







I modified this post because I originally stated "better pics" which isn't the case. These were made with my old camera so the detail isn't very good. I'll get around to making better pics of the FF with my current camera at some point. Fright Factory was one of the great Monster Toys for me and I'm very pleased to have this complete sealed example.

[Mike Scott]

Are those fangs, or walrus tusks?

[Hepcat]

Fright Factory was one of the great Monster Toys for me and I'm very pleased to have this complete sealed example.

Wow! Where/how did you get it?

[horrorhunter]

Wow! Where/how did you get it?

Guy named John Nettles. He's the Thingmaker Guru.    He refurbishes the sets and guarantees them to be complete and working including every accessory and bit of paperwork that came with them originally.

Here's a link to his website: http://creepycrawlers.homestead.com/

They're expensive, but when you compare them to the damaged piecemeal examples found on evilBay I think they're fairly priced. Besides, it would take someone far more knowledgeable than I to put together a truly complete set of Creepy Crawlers or Fright Factory. There's no way my kid memories would tell me what all I needed for complete sets. Anyway, John seals them up as they were new with new Plastigoop and the works. He ships them safely packed too. I bought my sets 4 or 5 years ago and I noticed his prices have risen quite a bit. I guess he discovered he was selling them too cheaply considering all of the work involved and the cost of the original parts these days. Check it out. Cool website! 

[horrorhunter]

Creeple Peeple Maker Pak along with a gang of original Creeple Peeple from the '60s:

[Ugly_Thing]

Yay, I LOVE these things!  Autumn is quickly approaching....I can almost smell that bubbling rubber now!   

[Hepcat]

Today's helicopter parents would of course be horrified at the thought of their precious little darlings being exposed to a baking device!

[Ugly_Thing]

Just thought I'd mention, for those that are into this sort of thing:  I do have a spare oven, in nice working condition.  It's a 60s original, of course.   

[horrorhunter]

A better pic of my sealed Fright Factory set:



Some vintage Fright Factory pieces I bought via eBay:

[horrorhunter]

[MonsterBaker666]

LOVED these sets as a kid.  I still have the Fright Factory that I got for my birthday way back when, and about 15 years ago I dug it out and made all new "Frights" (the heating unit still worked!). I also have one Creeple Peeple (head / arm / feet) that was stuck in the Fright Factory box.  The goop was all gone, but another toy company in the 90s made an updated version of the Thingmaker and that Goop worked great.

Ahhh...memories. 

[Hepcat]

I modified this post because I originally stated "better pics" which isn't the case. These were made with my old camera so the detail isn't very good. I'll get around to making better pics of the FF with my current camera at some point.

1. What was your old camera? And what is your new camera? Why/how is your new camera better?

2. Is the improvement just in the camera? Or have you improved your photo taking technique? Did you perhaps invest in a tripod? External lights?

 

[horrorhunter]

1. What was your old camera? And what is your new camera? Why/how is your new camera better?

2. Is the improvement just in the camera? Or have you improved your photo taking technique? Did you perhaps invest in a tripod? External lights?

 

I've been using a Nikon Coolpix, sometimes with a tripod, and no special lighting. I'm not really into photography.