Original Kit Issued: 1962 - 1968

Re-Issued: 1969-1975, 1983, 1991, 1998

After the overwhelming demand for the "Frankenstein" kit, Aurora rushed to release the Wolf Man kit the next year.
I don't remember owning this one, but I remember helping
put one together in some neighborhood garage or another.

"The Werewolf would appear when the moon was full, a beast stalking his prey until daylight when it would once again assume the human form. It was written that only a silver bullet could kill them, and so the beasts would wander through the swamps and woods with no fear of extinction. Stories came from Transylvania, Hungary and other countries and were pieced together for intensive research."

Excerpt from Promotional Copy on Original 1962 Instruction Sheet
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My Finished Kit:

I had a great time putting this kit together. It was the
third reissue I'd built, and I applied the lessons I'd
learned from building the first two. I used red putty to
blend the seams into the "fur," a tedious, but very
satisfying job.

Lots of drybrushing, brought out the fur and the cloth
texture of the pants. I used a dark, semi-flat finish on
the bare "hide" areas of the face, hands and feet; and
a glossy blue/green/black wash on the rocks to create
a slimy, damp look. I highlighted the base with tints and
washes of the same paint colors for consistency.

Though extraneous, the skull and rat elements were
fun to paint, particularly getting the bone color and
texture just right. I scumbled lots of earth tones as a
base under layers of tan, cyan and off-white. The
result is a pretty convincing moldy old bone.