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

[Protozaius]

There are plenty of re-casts of the Don Post Planet of the Apes line of masks that can be purchased between $50 - $100. Original ones in good condition go for about $250 - $350.

The picture in my signature is of a set of near mint Don Post POTA masks that had a price tag of $1800!

And that Zira mask is VERY rare. Many people mistaken the Cornelius Mask for Zira since the sculpting looks a tad feminine

 

[Protozaius]

There is an auction currently on ebay for the 1983 version of Don Posts Gorilla mask for $300.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-DO...287?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cbee08e47

All of mine are from the first run in the mid-seventies.

 

[sueworld]

Dear god I used to own the chimp version from that series. I remember I ended up throwing it away would you believe.

I have to say the Cornelius version was sort of okay, but didn't seem to have much detail in the sculpt, and the stick on teeth in my version was all warped, which didn't help matters, to say nothing of the matted hair.

I'm amazed they still go for such high prices really.

 

[Jessica]

Wow. Those masks are expen$ive!! I guess anything 1:1 scale is expensive, as far as mask making...unless you go woochie but those are horrid.

If they can make this....what's to stop me from making my ape nativity scene? Is nothing sacred anymore? LOL!! Anyway...I'm going to try working on one of the 3 wise orangutan's outfits today....also Mathilda's shoes...

 

[Jessica]

Mystery ape! Does anybody recognize him?

 

[Ironman1188]

Looks good, I'm in if your casting it!!

 

[Protozaius]

Is it Dr. Galen?

 

[Jessica]

Is it Dr. Galen?

Almost done...

 

[Jessica]

Dr. Galen should be next, if I can find a human headsculpt that looks mean...or whatever ape I feel the human headsculpt could be. It depends on the eyes I guess...

 

[The_Darkness_Predator]

Please sign me up for a resin casting....

 

[Protozaius]

Oooops. Wrong Galen.

 

[Jessica]

Here's Dr. Galen in progress, including the original headsculpt that it sits on. This sculpt is kind of hard because I am forcing his expression onto a static facial feature.

 

[sueworld]

Oh thats simply wonderful.

 

[Jessica]

The sculpt is just behaving so very well!!

I think I want to try to resculpt Galen. I don't know...Not happy with how he turned out....

 

[Ironman1188]

one word - WOW!

 

[The_Darkness_Predator]

Wonderful!

I want one.

I have been working on sculpting ROTPOTA Ceasar hands and feet and I am terrible at it.

 

[Jessica]

I am in the middle of resculpting TV Galen. Hate the way the other one came out...Maybe this one will be better. I am going to take a hammer to the other one I baked previously. His muzzle came out too large...

 

[Jessica]

Golly...my Galen is baking right now. So excited! He's a right handsome fellow...

And I tweaked Dr. Galen a little bit...

Going to try and sculpt Fauna tonight...but tomorrow is going to be dedicated to painting.

I saw a photo of my Cornelius...and it looks like I should try to resculpt him...

Here they are after being cured:

 

[The_Darkness_Predator]

allow us to purchase some resin copies. Please.

I always need more 1/6 scale chimps.

Thank you.

 

[Jessica]

TDP--I have to look for where the heck I placed my molding and casting compounds....