Original Aurora Hulk restoration

[derekc62]

And so it begins - a restoration of a 1966 Aurora Hulk.

I had to replace a few parts with a Comic Scenes kit (smoke, steel beam, shock wave).

[bucketfoot-al]

[tay666]

[Glusniffer]

Cool!

[overspray]

Oh yeah!

[Glusniffer]

Just don't paint the smoke orange because they'll look like Cheetos.

[derekc62]

Just don't paint the smoke orange because they'll look like Cheetos.

I promise, no orange smoke!

[derekc62]

Over the past day or so I've given the kit a bath in Super Clean (Purple Power) and most of the paint slid right off.



I then broke down the kit using some acetone to soften the old glue. I then cleaned the obvious glue drips etc., sanded the really rough spots and then re-assembled. I used Modeling Paste to fill the small gaps and sanded some more (the torso, arms and lower body were separated into their halves and then re-assembled *no photo)



After priming the kit to find more defects my efforts were rewarded with now easier-to-see defects! Once the primer cures I'll get back to sanding down the newly visible seams the then re-priming the kit. As you know, this is a back and forth process with styrene, especially the older stuff like Aurora. The only real issues on the base are the two little smoke clouds.

[Glusniffer]

The Cheetos! But really this is the kinda stuff I really enjoy following! Restoring old glue-bombs!
If you don't mind me sharing your thread, earlier this year I scored two Hulk bases from the estate of Andy Yanchus. One original and the other the 74 re-pop.They were both altered. I don't know if Andy himself or someone else did it but I consider it cool to own!
I haven't done anything with either yet But I will always wonder what the inspo and final result would have been.....



Keep posting!

[derekc62]

The Cheetos! But really this is the kinda stuff I really enjoy following! Restoring old glue-bombs!
If you don't mind me sharing your thread, earlier this year I scored two Hulk bases from the estate of Andy Yanchus. One original and the other the 74 re-pop.They were both altered. I don't know if Andy himself or someone else did it but I consider it cool to own!
I haven't done anything with either yet But I will always wonder what the inspo and final result would have been.....



Keep posting!

I wonder if he planned on making his own rock formations or was planning to make one of the bases - the original - into a flatter, barren scene.

[billikenmonster]

Looks great Derek restorations can be rewarding

[bucketfoot-al]

Fantastic job cleaning up and priming those parts!!!

[derekc62]

It took a couple of days to get the arms reattached.

I first glued them to the torso, holding them in place firmly while the glue welded them to the torso.

Then I patched with Aves and smoothed it out with a sculpting tool, and then with my finger and some safety solvent, and then with an old paint brush dipped in safety solvent.

Even though it looked smooth, once I shot it with primer I could see it needed sanding and then some more filling, this time with modeling paste, more sanding and priming, etc.

After a few go-rounds I finally got something I could live with.




The base has been blocked in with desert tones but there's still a lot of work to do.

[Glusniffer]

Awesome work on the seams! You can't even tell! And kudos on the desert base theme. This is looking great...........

[bucketfoot-al]

HULK SMASH!!!

Seriously awesome seam work Derek! Well done!

[tay666]

That is looking great!

[Dale Stringer]

This is awesome -

[llricmc]

Nice! Very cool project.

[derekc62]

It's been a couple of weeks since I last updated this project.
It's been too hot lately to paint and I was working on a 'How-To' video (see my Garage post).
But over the past two days I finally got the base 99 per cent finished (just some minor puttying and painting around the smoke clouds to do).
The figure of the Hulk is all that remains.
FYI, in my imagination the shock wave is caused by some sort of energy weapon...
I also saw the name plate as an opportunity to reflect the Banner/Hulk transformation like the cover of Incredible Hulk #102 that re-launched the character in it's own book.

[bucketfoot-al]

That base is looking IN-CRE-DI-BLE!!!

Now waiting for The Hulk