Polar Lights POL835 User manual

ALL PLASTIC ASSEMBLY KIT
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ASSEMBLING
Wood paneling
uses a dry
brush of gray
over a black
base coat.
Fireplace and
electric chair
have been
“weathered”
using a dark
brown wash.
Fluorescent
yellow and
fluorescent
orange paint
have been
used to add a
fiery effect to
the flames.
A dry brush
of white has
been used to
highlight the
cobwebs.
See image of
assembled kit
on bottom of
box for paint
color ideas —
or come up
with your own!
Assembled
Eddie
Munster
Assembled
Lily Munster
“Home Sweet Home”
painting
TV
picture
Assembled
Herman
Munster
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FINAL ASSEMBLY
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PAINTING TIPS
PAINT AND BUILD IN STAGES
Paint individual sub-assemblies, and in some
cases, individual parts, before gluing in place.
For example, you may wish to glue bat or rat
halves together, and then paint this sub-assembly
before gluing them in place. You will want to paint
the figures before gluing them in place. This
method of painting and assembling in stages will
allow easier application of paint and produce more
desirable results.
PAINT WASH
Consider painting a textured surface, (such as the
back wall, floorboards or rug) using a wash. A wash
is a thinned-down paint mixture (usually a color
slightly darker than the base color) which is applied
liberally with a brush. Allow your base color to dry
thoroughly before applying a wash. Acrylic paint
thins nicely with water. The thinned down paint
flows into cracks and crevices, creating a weath-
ered and shadowed effect. If you apply too much,
the excess wash may be dabbed off using a paper
towel or small, soft cloth. You may need to experi-
ment a bit to get the right effect.
DRY BRUSH
Dry brushing is another method that works well on
textured surfaces. Dry brushing can be used to
create highlights on raised areas. For example,
consider using a dry brush effect on the cobwebs.
As an example, the cobwebs may be painted a
base color of gray. After the gray has dried, apply a
dry brush of white. To dry brush, lightly dip your
brush into the paint, and then run it across a paper
towel or other absorbent surface. This will leave
only a small amount of paint on the brush. Very
lightly brush across the surface of the cobwebs.
The raised areas will pick up the paint, creating a
highlight effect that emphasizes the texture. Again,
this will take some practice to achieve the right
effect. Most importantly, remember to just have
fun building and painting your kit!
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Model Kit POL835
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Contents include: All plastic pieces to complete model and
pictorial instructions describing assembly. Paint and glue
not included. Model shown was assembled and nished by
a professional modeler.
•Before assembling model, study diagram carefully.
•Take time to familiarize yourself with all the parts and their
corresponding part numbers.
•Carefully cut the parts from the plastic tree supports and
remove any burrs.
•Apply cement to inside surfaces only. Avoid getting cement
on outer surfaces of model sections.
•Use cement very sparingly and avoid getting cement on
hands, so as not to mar or smear plastic surfaces.
•Do not hurry. Work carefully and patiently.
• Before proceeding to cement parts together, it is advisable
to fit parts together dry (without cement) so that you may
familiarize yourself with the parts and how they go together,
also noting the points where cement is to be applied.
• For best results, assemble model exactly in the order indicated.
• This kit is molded of styrene plastic – use only
styrene-compatible glues or cements.
• For best results, use only high quality paints designed
specifically for plastic model kits.
• The recommended paint for airbrush application is Badger's
Freak Flex; another good choice is Testor's Model Master.
• Liquid mask or tape will be helpful in painting detailed areas.
• Use small brushes for fine details.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Strangely appearing on TV sets, in living rooms across the country one eerie evening
in September of 1964, The Munsters were a scream!
Introduced at a time when classic horror characters were in vogue with American
audiences, The Munsters celebrated the macabre humor of frightening creatures with
wisecracking dialogue, outrageous visual gags and fast motion cinematography. The
series revolves around a friendly family of misfit monsters and their misadventures,
who never quite seem to realize why people react to them so strangely. The Munsters
reside in a spooky, turn of the century, Gothic mansion, located at 1313 Mockingbird
Lane in the town of Mockingbird Heights. The home is riddled with smoke and filthy
with dust and cobwebs. The use of shadowy photography echoed the expressionistic
style of earlier Frankenstein films, helping to emphasize the family's ghoulishness.
The location of Mockingbird Heights is not specified in the series, however in later
incarnations it is described as a small town outside of Los Angeles, California. In
reality, the house was built in 1946 on the Universal Studios backlot where all of the
exterior shots were filmed. The interiors were contained entirely on an enclosed
sound stage.
The head of the family, kindhearted Herman Munster (Fred Gwynne), is a loving
husband, father and funeral parlor employee. Herman bears a close resemblance to the
1930s and 1940s Universal Studios Frankenstein monster, originally portrayed by
Boris Karloff. His wife Lily (Yvonne DeCarlo) could be Vampira’s sister, TV's
creepy-but-sexy hostess of horror. Lily's father, Grandpa (Al Lewis), is actually
Count Dracula from Transylvania, a 378-year-old mad scientist and vampire.
Herman and Lily's son, Eddie (Butch Patrick), looks like a junior wolfman but with a
hipster attitude much like Wolfman Jack. The final member of their household is
Herman and Lily's niece, Marilyn (played first by Beverly Owen and then by Pat
Priest), who is considered the physically less fortunate member of the family, although
she is really a normal, beautiful, blonde, all-American teenage girl. We almost forgot...
Spot the family pet, a fire-breathing dragon who lives under the stairs.
The show aired at night once a week in black-and-white for more than 2-years, (70
episodes). It was sadly cancelled in May, 1966 after ratings dropped to an all-time low
due to the premiere of Batman, which was in full color. The Munsters series has
continued in syndication ever since and is enjoyed by all ages.
Place “Home Sweet Home” painting sticker in
picture frame above fireplace.
Place TV picture sticker on front of TV screen.
Cement assembled Eddie to pillow on floor.
Cement assembled Lily to floor section. (Pegs
on bottom edge of casket fit into holes in floor).
Cement assembled Herman to floor section.
(Pegs on chair base and lower main electrical
supply line fit into holes in floor.)
THE MUNSTERS LIVING ROOM
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29
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28
45
44
47
46
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36 35
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19
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16
22
14
20
21
41 40
26 25
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49
48
31
13
33
65
43
15
39
66
34
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50
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63
42
32
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12
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Lower main
electrical
supply line
Electric chair
right side
Front
body half
Back
body half
Transformer box
Left and right
upper
electro-line
arms
Upper main
electrical
supply line
Skull cap
halves
Crossed leg
halves
Right ankle
electro-llne
Right arm
halves
Left ankle
electro-llne
Left arm
halves
Chair base
Chair back
Left shoe
halves
Left side
panel
Right side
panel
Electric chair
left side
Right shoe
halves
Ankle electrode
clamps
Footrest
Ankle
electrodes
Belt half
with buckle
Belt half
Seat cushion
Front body half
Back body half
Cushioned seat
Casket back rest
Casket side
bar handle
Casket side
bar handle
Casket end
handle
Knitting
hands
section
Back body half
Front body half
Lower
torso section
Crossed legs
Doll’s arm
Doll halves
Grandpa halves
Rat halves
Bat
halves
Rabbit halves
Ceiling section
Cobwebs
Cobwebs
Cobwebs
Wall section
Television set
Floor section
Andiron arms
Andiron uprights Log fire
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Fireplace
screen
BEFORE YOU BEGIN...
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BACKGROUND & BASE
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Read General Assembly Instructions
on back page and Painting Tips on
page 5 for important information before
beginning assembly.
This kit includes optional parts molded in
glow-in-the-dark plastic. Before assembling kit,
take all parts into a darkened room or closet to
determine which features to paint and which to
leave with ghoulish glow power!
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HERMAN MUNSTER
Cement front body half (#24) and back body
half (#23) together.
Cement front (#26) and back (#25) crossed leg
halves together. Then cement assembled legs to
assembled body.
Cement left arm halves (#29) and (#30) together.
Then cement assembled left arm to body.
Cement right arm halves (#28) and (#27)
together. Then cement assembled right arm to
body.
Cement right shoe halves (#45), (#44) and left
shoe halves (#47), (#46) together. Then cement
assembled shoes to legs.
Cement assembled Herman to electric chair. Set
aside assembled chair and figure to dry.
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Cement chair back (#13) and seat cushion (#15)
between left (#17) and right (#16) electric chair
sides.
Cement upper edge of foot rest (#20) to front
underside of seat cushion.
Cement rear bottom edges of electric chair sides
down into openings in chair base (#14) so that it
sits on an angle.
Cement left (#19) and right (#18) side panels to
chair base.
Cement belt halves (#21) and (#22) to openings in
chair arms.
Cement transformer box (#31) to chair back.
Cement lower end of upper main electrical supply
line (#43) into transformer box.
Cement left (#41) and right (#40) upper electro-
line arms into position. (Ends cement into holes in
upper main electrical supply line and insulators
on chair.)
Cement skull cap halves (#34) and (#33) together.
Then cement assembled skull cap to upper main
electrical supply line.
Cement ankle electrodes (#36) and (#35) to holes
in foot platform. Then cement ankle electrode
clamps (#38) and (#37) to outer pins on ankle
electrodes.
Cement upper end of lower main electrical
supply line (#32) into bottom opening of trans-
former box.
Push long ends of left (#42) and right (#39) ankle
electro-lines through opening between chair base
and seat cushion. Cement ends of line into open-
ings on back of foot platform. Now cement
remaining ends of ankle electro-lines to openings
on lower main electrical supply line (#32).
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LILY MUNSTER
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Cement cushioned seat (#6) to casket back rest (#3).
Cement casket end handle (#48) to top of casket.
Then cement casket side bar handles (#49) and
(#50) to sides of casket.
Cement back body half (#10) to front body half (#9).
Then cement knitting hands section (#11) to body.
Cement assembled Lily to cushioned seat. Set
aside this assembly to dry.
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EDDIE MUNSTER
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Cement front (#61) and back (#62) body halves
together.
Cement lower torso section (#63) to body. Then
cement crossed legs (#64) to lower torso section.
Cement doll halves (#66) and (#65) together. Then
cement doll’s arm (#60) to assembled doll.
Cement doll to extended tab on side of Eddie’s
body. Set aside to dry.
Cement wall section (#2) to floor section (#1). Then
cement ceiling section (#4) down into notches of
wall section.
Cement small pegs on ends of andiron arms (#58)
and (#59) into holes in backs of andiron uprights
(#56) and (#57). Then cement other ends to andiron
arms into openings in fireplace bricks.
Cement log fire (#12) into position on andiron arms.
Cement fireplace screen to sides of fireplace.
Cement cobwebs (#71), (#72), (#74) and (#75) into
positions indicated above.
Cement rat halves (#70), (#69) and (#68), (#67)
together. Then cement rats to floor section.
Cement rabbit halves (#54) and (#55) together.
Cement assembled rabbit to top of television set
(#5). Then cement television set to floor section.
Cement bat halves (#53) and (#52) together. Then
cement assembled bat into holes in ceiling section.
Cement Grandpa halves (#8) and (#7) together.
Then cement tab on Grandpa’s feet into notch in
beam of ceiling section.
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