Universal Monsters - The Mummy 1:8 Scale Model Kit

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Universal Monsters The Mummy 1:8 Scale Model Kit Description:

Boris Karloff never looked better!
Diorama model kit of The Mummy monster from Moebius Models.
Note the sarcophagus, cobra, and broken wall.



You'll get all wrapped up in this detailed kit! This 1:8 scale The Mummy Model Kit from Moebius Models features a huge diorama with a sarcophagus, cobra, and broken wall. Molded in the likeness of Boris Karlof, and with box art by legendary movie monsters artist Basil Gogos, you're sure to get all wrapped up in this detailed model kit!

In 1932 a new horror movie was put into production to capitalize on the success of Frankenstein, and its star Boris Karloff. The initial idea was to produce a film based on the real life exploits of the French mystic Cagliostro, who claimed that he had lived for several generations. This idea was soon dropped for a screenplay that was penned by Nina Wilcox Putman that featured the resurrected corpse of an ancient Egyptian prince. One has to remember that Tutankhamen’s tomb had just recently been discovered and there was a national obsession with Egyptology. Universal felt that the combination of Karloff and this topical theme would guarantee a hit, and they were right. (Read More)