{"title":"Cinema Icons","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is our collection of resin kits inspired by classic cinema. Intentionally an open category, this collection includes subjects ranging from silent horror cinema, to French fantasy films, to special effects tributes and beyond. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"yesterdays-heros-flash-and-dale","title":"Yesterday's Heroes (Flash and Dale)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eYESTERDAY’S HEROES\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIf you are like the Danger Island Models team, you grew up watching vintage serials including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuck Rogers, Undersea Kingdom, Commando Cody\u003c\/em\u003e, and more on Saturday and Sunday morning television. So why not take a nostalgic trip back to 1936 with Danger Island Models as we proudly introduce our first two-figure kit, entitled “Yesterday’s heroes,” featuring actor and Olympic swimming champion, Larry “Buster” Crabbe and Flash Gordon, and Jean Rogers as the damsel in distress, Dale Arden. The figures stand atop an art deco based ornamented with astral maps. The kit captures the spirit of the great, now public domain Universal Studios serial,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/em\u003e, and its first sequel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlash Gordon’s Trip to Mars.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThere was also a third serial,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe.\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis is a truly special kit featuring the quintessential space opera couple, Flash and Dale, in a protective embrace. sculpted by the incomparable Mike Cusanelli. Flash comes with two options for his right hand, one with fingers outstretched, and one holding a ray gun.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe kit comes with detailed instruction sheet designed by “Parts Pit” Mike Borthwick, a full-color booklet featuring commentary by Danger Island Models’ co-founder, Steve Smith, and color art by the late Thomas Haller Buchanan, and with box art by Douglas Klauba (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/douglasklauba.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/douglasklauba.com\/\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1747494292147000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw0iRGOCJIVwaPZBpI8D2XKa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/douglasklauba.com\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1\/6 Scale\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Danger Island Models","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44106146513036,"sku":"DIM 007","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/1396\/6988\/files\/20250623_111518.jpg?v=1752102764"},{"product_id":"winsor-mccay-s-gertie-the-dinosaur","title":"Winsor McCay's Gertie the Living Dinosaur","description":"\u003cp\u003eSculpted by Carol Bauman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\/35 scale (based on the human figure) unpainted resin assembly kit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJourney back with us, not to the dawn of time, but to the dawn of cinema, and relive the whimsy of cartoonist extraordinaire, Winsor McCay, and the star of his 1914 pioneering animated film, GERTIE: THE LIVING DINOSAUR, as sculpted by Hollywood effects artist, Carol Bauman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring 9\" wide, 4.5\" deep, and 6\" tall, this beautiful three-piece resin kit comes ready to paint and display. One of our easiest kits to assemble, this one is comprised of a base, the Gertie figure, and a mini figure of Winsor McCay, which is cast with a metal pin that inserts into the pre-drilled hole in the base. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first official reissue of the kit originally produced by Carol in 1996. 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