Aurora Planet of the Apes

kits that I remember from my childhood in the 1970s! I'm assuming that these are re-pops of the old kits>>

Old Aurora, now Polar Lights. There's a hobbyshop here that carries them too.

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. --Leonardo Da Vinci

The original Planet of the Apes kits were made by Addar, a spin off of former Aurora employees.

Polar Lights now repops these in reproduction Aurora boxes, even though the original kits were not Aurora.

They have 4 different repopped kits, Dr. Zaius, Cornelius, Dr. Zira and General Ursus. TRU also does a giant box with all four kits inside and a backdrop of the destroyed Statue of Liberty on the box bottom.

The original Addar series had three other kits that were not re-done, General Aldo, Caesar and a horse mounted gorilla soldier (always wanted one).

Rob Gronovius Modern US armor at

I remember having one but not sure which. It was a soldier holding a rifle, I think.

I got that Matchbox 1/32 Spitfire Mk22/24 for $4 at one while I was in college. Also the Dauntless.

You're right. Gone, but not forgotten.