Save the Planet of the Apes!!! - PIX ADDED!!

[Jessica]

OOh yeah he's got a real good base for an orangutan.

 

[kfog41]

Good eye to recognise the details of the connery scuplt Michael!

 

[kfog41]

I know that this is not POTA related, but holiday related! This was a family staple that my grandparents brought over from Sicily and was a family tradition around the holidays for the fogliano family! I wanted to share it all with you! https://www.food.com/recipe/italian-sfingi-italian-doughnuts-74850

 

[monkeybat]

Sorry guys to drop this here but im selling my POTA collection.
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120306

Let me know if any of you are interested and prices are not set in stone.

 

[Kostka]

Any tips on using sculpie III for skinny parts in the oven? I redid LGs hair tonight, used aluminum foil with the middle rolled into a point, placed the head on it, and it STILL rolled over and broke parts of the beard. Grrr I have to redo it now. Some of it anyway.

 

[Jessica]

I don't think there's much you can do about sculpey III for skinny parts. Is it a polymer clay? It would probably be best to mold and cast your headsculpt. I noticed that I just chipped Link's ear (it's made with mold magic, something akin to Apoxie). But it's not that hard to re-do, thank goodness. It was just the tip.

Sorry Monkeybat....to hear that you need to sell off your collection. I really should do that with mine as well. Unfortunately, there's not much to my collection. Nothing is complete.

 

[Kostka]

I somehow managed to crack the corner of his mouth, but here's fluffy elongated bearded Marcus.

Next I need to make Jaffe and Sata and paint up the dining room.

 

[The_Darkness_Predator]

Bravo! Bravo!

 

[monkeybat]

Kostka, who made the purple clothes for your ape buddy ?

 

[Kostka]

Which one?

Threw together baby Zaius since its a slow day.

 

[monkeybat]

Ape above.

 

[Kostka]

That was off of a figure I recently got from kfog. Not sure who made it? It was a SS soldier and I changed the head. The shirt and pants were custom dyed.

 

[kfog41]

That was off of a figure I recently got from kfog. Not sure who made it? It was a SS soldier and I changed the head. The shirt and pants were custom dyed.

On that particular figure, I altered a Sideshow Chancellor Palpatine shirt! The matching pants did not need altering!

 

[Kostka]

I almost used the Chancellor Palpatine robe for my mutant gorilla.

 

[kfog41]

I almost used the Chancellor Palpatine robe for my mutant gorilla.

That would have looked interesting!

 

[Jessica]

Aw...I love that crib Michael!

 

[Kostka]

Thanks! I botched LGs hair AGAIN... Made the mistake of sculpting over the pre-existing hair so that now it's waay too "full". I'm going to have to cut all the hair off and try again. I hate orangutans! Damn their hair to hell. Out of the three ape classes, I find them easiest to sculpt facially, but hardest in terms of hairing.

This stuff can be really frusterating. Taking a holiday hiatus, recharge my batteries then try again in the future.

 

[The_Darkness_Predator]

I feel your pain. My wife hears me get so frustrated with my projects.

I always enjoy seeing your new creations. Hang in there.

Often, instead of reworking a head, I'll start over on a new one. Sometimes, the head even sits for months and then finds "life" as a different character.

Then I use the "undesirable results" head for something else.

mmm... ideas...

 

[kfog41]

I felt that Stewart needed to be more of a platinum blonde!

 

[kfog41]

Poor Stewart didn't know what her fate would be!