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

[Jessica]

Some quickie photos. Camera was dying, so this was the best I can do until tomorrow!

I like this shot even though it's blurry:

 

[kfog41]

Some quickie photos. Camera was dying, so this was the best I can do until tomorrow!

I like this shot even though it's blurry:

By george I think she's got it! What a great movie likeness of julius in my opinion. You have outdid yourself Jess! Very sweeeeeet!

 

[Jessica]

After styling this hair, Hot Toys would have NO trouble recreating Zira and Cornelius. If the fur only came in a very dark brown, I would make them haired up like this.

Are you listening Hot Toys?

Whenever I comb down his hair with my fingers, I remember the cockatiel my dad used to have named Alfie. Alfie used to love getting the back of his head scratched. The back of Alfie's head feels just like this gorilla head.

Here's the kind of cockatiel my dad had. He had to give him away because he was too messy to keep. I kinda miss him. I taught him how to whistle the theme song from the River Kwai.

 

[angelofmusic2112]

Oh my! Another Birthday? to you Jessica.

 

[enaud]

Wow Jess-I thought the Julius with the sculpted hair looked good.The Hot Toys style head is absolutely awesome!

 

[Jessica]

Tomorrow, if I remember, I'm going to try to buy some incense and see if I could rig it in that cigar and light it.

 

[enaud]

That would be funny...just don't let him singe his hair

 

[The_Darkness_Predator]

Thanks again for this...

I really like it.

I am new at this side of the hobby so I find myself wanting to help others when I “figure” something out. This is what worked for me to modify the Dr. Honorious head to fit on the Sideshow Dr. Zaius neck/post. I used a 7/8 inch paddle bit to make the neck hole and a 9/32 inch drill bit to make the socket for the neck post. It fits fairly snug.

Now I just hope my painting can do justice to the sculpture.

...regarding my head swap of a gorilla soldier to the Hot Toys Space Adam...
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I totally agree regarding the head.

That's a very cool crossover. I wonder how he would look with an Ursus head?
He needs his trademark rifle. Can the bandoleer fit over the suit?

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Cool.
I think the Ursus head would look good also (probably better – the soldier’s teeth bug me, also*). I would try it and post a photo, but my Hot Toys Ursus got boxed up because I was planning to move.

No, I could not get the bandoleer to fit over the suit without modification. (I didn't.)

*Has anyone tried a Hot Toys soldier teeth rework? If the snout was hollow it might be easier but I don’t think it is hollow.

 

[Jessica]

OMG that looks spectacular Steven! Did I really sculpt that?

I have tried the dental surgery on the Hot Toys gorilla, but did not make it permanent. It's an easy fix--just slice off those marshmallow teeth with a sharp exacto knife. I have fresh Apoxie now. I will try to upload photos of it tomorrow. He looks better with the teeth on the lower jaw as opposed to where the Hot Toys sculptor placed it. They should have asked a real ape fan.

 

[angelofmusic2112]

OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!

 

[kfog41]

One of the wierdest monkeys in the movies! Good thing they didn't do any brain altering surgery on this monkey. Imagine how he would have looked on the Planet of the Apes.

 

[Jessica]

I took a bunch of shots. These were the best ones. I had to go to two stores to find some incense, and this was the only incense they had in a cigar color. I think it will do.

 

[Jessica]

Round house kick:

 

[enaud]

Very cool T.D.P.
Looking forward to seeing him painted up.

 

[enaud]

Jess-The incense stick looks good as a 1/6 cigar

 

[kfog41]

Round house kick:

Hey Jess! Julius still needs his wisk broom.

 

[Jessica]

Good thinking, Kfog! I'll make one and I'll try to pose him doing this shot:

 

[kfog41]

You know what they say, "Human see, human do."

 

[Aneses]

WOW!! 1754 post pages of Apes!! I'm Angel from Spain. I'm new at the forum and I love POTA too. I really enjoyed having a look at this post, (although I didn't read all pages ) I specially enjoyed Jessica sculpts, Congratulations Jessica and hi everyone!
I owe a Sideshow Dr. Zaius and I was thinking about changing his plastic/rubber hair for real hair or fur. Did someone tried to do this? Some ideas?
Thanks!
Excuse my bad english.

 

[Protozaius]

WOW!! 1754 post pages of Apes!! I'm Angel from Spain. I'm new at the forum and I love POTA too. I really enjoyed having a look at this post, (although I didn't read all pages ) I specially enjoyed Jessica sculpts, Congratulations Jessica and hi everyone!
I owe a Sideshow Dr. Zaius and I was thinking about changing his plastic/rubber hair for real hair or fur. Did someone tried to do this? Some ideas?
Thanks!
Excuse my bad english.

Welcome to the Jungle, Aneses!!!

And yeah, Jess's stuff is pretty amazing!