MPC Monsters Appreciation Thread

[Hepcat]

It certainly would.

Fun to think about.

Such a shame the set was never made.

[Wich2]

My custom from a few years ago:

[Hepcat]

Oh wow! Where did you get the house?

[Wich2]

Made it out of stiff cardboard from a pattern I found online, Hep - with a few tweaks of my own.

Merriest,
-Craig

[Hepcat]

Good job!



Maybe you'd be the one to do a good job on a proper good quality cave for Horrible Hamilton and the other Hamilton Invaders. Painted up papier mache perhaps?

[Wich2]

Thanks, Hep!

But I don't think I'm the best choice for the cave job.

This one originally began as a labor of love for dear Linda Miller. When she passed, I finished it up for Ebay - and didn't get a fraction of what all the labor was worth!

Merriest,
-Craig

[Hepcat]

Why would you want to sell a piece you'd lovingly created on Ebay anyway?

[horrorhunter]

I really like the original Hamilton's Invaders cave. I think it's a striking piece, and it's one of the things that got me fired up to beg my parents for that Sears 17-pc set that I received Christmas of 1964. 



It's also very hard to find nowadays. It's corrugated and most succumbed to the rigors of Monsterkid play. I had to buy this complete 12-pc set to finally get one.

[Hepcat]

It's also very hard to find nowadays. It's corrugated and most succumbed to the rigors of Monsterkid play.

Well that's just it. It would have been nice had it been made from a sturdier material with the same design and paint scheme.

[Wich2]

>Why would you want to sell a piece you'd lovingly created on Ebay anyway?<

Well, the evidence of many customs around here, shows plenty of examples of that!

As I said, it all started with Linda Miller. She'd graced me with a hand re-painted set of Dollar Store monsters, so I gradually collected various-quality MPC's, planning to return the favor the next Halloween.

Then she left us, too soon...

As this starving actor supplements his income on Ebay, I decided to create a "What If?" playset, to sell there (as you may notice, it also includes a mat, and non-MPC pieces.)

Merriest,
-Craig

[horrorhunter]

AHOY, monster matey!

Here are some better pics of my Haunted Hulk and Ghost Galleon:

[Hepcat]

Now that's an awesome flotilla in my book!

[horrorhunter]

Now that's an awesome flotilla in my book!

Muchas gracius, El Gato! 

[Haunted hearse]

AHOY, monster matey!

Here are some better pics of my Haunted Hulk and Ghost Galleon:

The red hull seems to even have a place for the "Haunted Hulks" single mast.

[horrorhunter]

  The red hull seems to even have a place for the "Haunted Hulks" single mast.

Yep. There are two styles of large MPC Pirate Ships. They seem to be identical except for that big center hole in the Haunted Hulk style hull. I know they're making repops of the HH style hull, but I haven't seen one in green (yet). The plastic would probably give it away though. They can't or don't replicate that '60s plastic, maybe because it would cost more, maybe because they can't use the lead-based paint added plastic by law. The recent plastic is always a bit harder and more brittle. Also, it doesn't have that '60s lead-based paint added plastic's aroma. And who knows whatever happened to the MPC mold for the HH sail, spider-web rigging, and skull standard. Those parts are essential to make a proper Haunted Hulk.

Still, one can make a pretty good fantasy Haunted Hulk with a bit of work and imagination, and a large MPC Pirate Ship.