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GLOW
SERIES KIT #465
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KING KONG
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"Seven
million years ago a gigantic ape was born on a small island off the Malay
Penninsula. While still a baby, Kong's parents were killed by a Tyrannasuraus.
Millions of years passed, but the island remained the same. Prehistoric
dinosaurs still roamed there. It was as if time stopped on this small
island. King Kong grew unbelievably large and strong. Savage natives invaded
the island, but Kong maintained absolute rule. In deperation, the natives
built an immense wall across the base of the island to keep out the prehistoric
creatures and the monster Kong. They worshipped Kong as a god and appeased
his wrath by sacrificing young natives to him.
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"A movie producer, known for his exciting and dangerous films, acquired
a crudely drawn map of Kong's island, Skull Island. He hired a tramp steamer
and set sail from New York in quest of adventures. With him was a girl,
an unknown actress he was going to make into a star.
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"As
weeks passed, the crew became disturbed at the secrecy of the voyage.
Only the producer knew the destination. They were also disturbed by the
great quantity of ammunition and gas bombs on board, enough to launch
a fullscale war. Finally, the crew insisted upon knowing the destination,
so the producer asked if they had ever heard of King Kong. Of course they
had, since it was a Malay superstition that most sailors had heard at
one time or another. He told them that it was not a superstition, and
he had the only existing map of the legendary island where Kong lived.
Skull Island was their destination!
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"Early
one morning the ship became fog-bound in strange waters. Suddenly out
of the mists loomed a gigantic skull. On closer inspection, the crew realized
that it was only a rock formation, the one for which the island was named.
In fact, the whole island was surrounded by rocks grouped in a small sandy
penninsula. From the deck they could see the enormous menacing wall. They
shuddered at the horrors that lay in wait for them behind that wall.
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"Landing
on the beach of the Lost World, they realized that a sacrificial ceremony
was going on. A native spotted them and the ceremnoy stopped. Their witch
doctor wanted the girl from the ship as a gift for Kong. The crew refused
and ran for their ship.
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"That
night a group of the natives kidnapped the girl from the ship. They tied
her to a stone altar inside of the gates of the wall. She could hear the
sounds of some immense beast drawing closer. Kong came out of the jungle.
He approached the altar, ready to take his delicious snack. Suddenly he
stopped. Never had he seen a creature like this, a girl with golden hair.
He picked her up and held her close to his hideously wrinkled face. His
hot breath seared her flesh. Then he carried her off into the jungle.
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"By
now the crew realized that the girl was gone and went in search of her.
They threw open the gates in time to see Kong carry her off. The producer
sent back to the ship for gas bombs When they arrived, he and the crew
plunged into the dense underbrush. Overhead they saw flying reptiles,
around them they heard weird noises. From a thicket a gigantic spike-tailed
dinosaur charged at them! Bullets would not stop it. Luckily, the gas
bombs did, and the beast fell to the ground, stunned. Now they were able
to kill the beast at close range.
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"Then
the girl was sighted high on a ledge. A plan of rescue was decided upon.
The crew would divert the ape while the first mate climbed atop the ledge
to bring her down. It worked, but now they had to get back to the wall.
They returned, each taking a different path so Kong would be unable to
follow them.
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"Once
inside the gates, the producer decided to bring King Kong back to civilization
rather than to film him. Using the girl as a lure, they got Kong inside
the gates where they used gas bombs to subdue him. Then, heavily chained,
they loaded the unconscious Kong onto the ship.
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"Back
in New York, King Kong was to go on display in the city's theater district.
Crowds gathered at the entrance. When the last person had been admitted,
the lights grew dim. The building was abuzz with expectation. At last
the curtain went up. There, behind bars was the mighty Kong. The crowd
grew noisy in their fear and amazement. The noise so enraged Kong that
with his tremendous strength he broke through the bars which imprisoned
him. Frightened people scattered in all directions.
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"Kong
got loose on the street. Horror followed his path of destruction. Buildings
toppled. He wrecked the elevated train with one powerful blow from his
mighty arm. At the Empire State Building, Kong found what he was searching
for, the girl from the voyage. He snatched her up and began climbing the
side of the building. Fighter planes were called out. Kong set the girl
on a ledge and began swatting at the planes as if they were flies. Finally,
one plane got in range and mortally wounded Kong. He came crashing down
the side of the building to the street beneath.
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"When
the people realized that the monster, Kong, eighth wonder of the world
was killed, they breathed a sigh of relief. Now, what of the rumors that
Kong had a son? Is it merely legend - or is it a fact?"
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Promotional
Copy from Original Instruction Sheet
©1964 Aurora Model Corp.
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Similar
promotional text was used for the Longbox Series Kit #468. I don't
have a legible copy. If any one out their does, I'd be thankful for
a copy!
Like the other instruction inserts in the series, the halftone image was
a close-up of the retouched
Bama Gouaches.
Here's a small pic, I don't have another. Do you?.
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