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

[Jessica]

Guys...check out the Nova AFTER I ironed down her hair so that it falls naturally:

 

[Jessica]

Here are my lovely gorillas. I ended up showing them the helmets after all, and they were good enough not to ask for General Ursus armor.

 

[Jessica]

WTH???? I can't upload photos anymore on my photobucket account? It says I have only used 43% of it. Does anybody else get this? I have almost 2500 photos in there. Do I need to upgrade to pro?

 

[Jessica]

I know I posted this earlier, but I prefer my images on the thread itself, and not as thumbnails. Anyhoo...this is me ironing out Nova's hair. I had to iron it down because of the way they rooted it--it was off her face when hair doesn't really grow that way...it should hang down around the temples.

By apecityoutfitter at 2009-08-28

 

[kfog41]

Yes, Kfog. What am I trading again? I am having a senior moment in my excitement about my new ape stuff.

OK, Kfog...yes, I can make you a Taylor blanket. I'll let you know when I send it out. I'm going to try to finish some painting this weekend.

Cool Jess! I did not want to let you get too far in your projects before reminding you!

Also, the Ursus helmets look great and I bet your kids can't wait to get the full outfit finished.

 

[Protozaius]

Here's proof positive that I should keep my mouth shut.

 

[Protozaius]

Gee, alteregocomics finally emailed me this info today.

Products Coming Soon

Arriving within 30 days - (new items in bold)

Cloak and Dagger Comiquette
Galactus Legendary Scale Bust
GI Joe Cobra Trooper 12 Inch Figure
Heroes of the DC Universe Superman Bust
Planet of the Apes General Ursus 12 Inch Figure
Planet of the Apes Gorilla Captain 12 Inch Figure
Planet of the Ape Gorilla Soldier 12 Inch FigurePunisher vs Daredevil Diorama
Star Wars Tie Pilot RAH 12 Inch Figure
Superman/Batman Public Enemies DVD Batman Maquette
Superman/Batman Public Enemies DVD Superman Maquette
Terminator Salvation John Connor 12 Inch Figure
Wonder Woman 1:6 Scale Collector Figure
X-Men Jean Grey Statue

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I got the same newsletter. Does anyone here know how to earn an extra $350 in less than a month?

Since they are all arriving the same time, at least I'll save on shipping.

 

[Ironman1188]

I will have to try again on painting the FatMan mask. I just can't get the fleshtone right and it looks silly next to the others.

 

[kfog41]

Hi IM! I received the following PM from a person that goes by crowinghorse about a couple weeks back! Does anyone know this person?


Interested in Hot Toys Planet of the Apes figures?

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I have a full set of the POTA figures coming in less than a week - set includes Gorilla Soldier, Gorilla Captain (exclusive version), and General Ursus.

I'm asking $120 per figure shipped in the USA and, if you buy all three, I'll knock $20 off the total ($340 shipped for all three in USA) -- that basically gives you free shipping and each figure for less than retail.

Let me know if you're interested.

Jess

I do a lot of selling and buying on OneSixthWarriors.com and have done some selling and buying here, but not a lot. See here for trade refs -https://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38848

 

[angelofmusic2112]

Guys...check out the Nova AFTER I ironed down her hair so that it falls naturally:

Wow! Jessica that came out GREAT! How did you do that without burning or melting Nova's hair?

 

[Ironman1188]

Kfog, she's reputable and good to deal with. I've dealt with her a couple times since back in 2005.

 

[Ironman1188]

Wow! Jessica that came out GREAT! How did you do that without burning or melting Nova's hair?

Yeah, how did you?

 

[angelofmusic2112]

I will have to try again on painting the FatMan mask. I just can't get the fleshtone right and it looks silly next to the others.

I feel your pain with the fleshtones!

 

[Ironman1188]

I wish someone would just sell a decent premixed fleshtone.

 

[angelofmusic2112]

I hear that I-man!

This morning, I've been working on the latest of the custom apes. Two new ones will be joining our defenses sometime tonight. There will be one more chimpanzee and a gorilla. Nothing really special about them, they’re just different. They're simple background apes to create a bit more atmosphere.

 

[Ironman1188]

Maybe I'll switch gears and try some simian sculpts first. What colors do you use for the chimp and orang faces?

 

[kfog41]

I think that the fleshtones on armondo are fine! Check this baby out! Just another supberb sculpt from Angel! I finished off the rest though!

 

[angelofmusic2112]

Maybe I'll switch gears and try some simian sculpts first. What colors do you use for the chimp and orang faces?

I'll take a photo to show you the "grab bag" of colors I've been using Ironman. When I paint, I am truly winging it. I don’t have a set pattern, or certain colors that I use. It’s either hit or miss with. To me, most of my paintings fall somewhere in the middle range. Only a couple paintings did I ever hit out of the park. I mix it up so often, that I don’t recall how I did Galen or the Orangutan Preacher. Those two are my very best!

 

[angelofmusic2112]

I think that the fleshtones on armondo are fine! Check this baby out! Just another supberb sculpt from Angel! I finished off the rest though!

Armando looks damn good KFog! Good job with him. What do you think about that apoxie sample I sent you?

FYI - I painted that Armando sculpt, but I didn't sculpt it. Let's give credit where credit's due. That was Ada. Remember?

BTW - I also taped off each golden button on his jacket so that I would NOT get black paint Armando's jacket. I used a tiny brush and hand painted each golden button a flat black color using paint. I thought it would look a little better than the golden buttons. But he looks great whether you do this or not.

 

[angelofmusic2112]

Maybe I'll switch gears and try some simian sculpts first. What colors do you use for the chimp and orang faces?

I'm telling you Ironman - the gorillas are the easiest to paint. Start with those instead of the flesh tones. You'll feel like you're getting something accomplished and you'll be patting yourself on the back.

Here's the "grab bag" of flesh tone color paints I've been using.