Planet of the Apes playset

[DavidCoppola]

Anyone remember a POTA playset which included a flexible ape mask and I believe fake guns and things?
It stuck out in my mind because of the mask. I am pretty sure it was from the mid 70s.

[Bo8a_Fett]

Dunno if this is the one you mean but I found this pic

there was a tommy gun version too but I can't get the picture up

[DavidCoppola]

Hey Fett, the pic did not come through.

[Bo8a_Fett]

what about now?
if not there is a pic on this site scroll down and you'll see the tommy gun version.
Welcome to ToysYouHad

[DavidCoppola]

No and I scrolled down and did not see a 'Tommy Gun" and have no idea what a Tommy Gun is?

[Bo8a_Fett]

Ok the link only takes you to the home page...sorry I thought the link was direct. scroll down and click on 'planet of the apes' and it should take you to the apes page then scroll down and you'll see a picture of the 'tommy' gun and mask playset

[SUP-Ronin]

A thompson submachine gun is what the mobsters in the movies always carry.

[Johny_Utah]

wow thats an awesome apes collectible

[DavidCoppola]

Yep that's it. Again, the mask is what I really loved. It was the only "flexible" "latex" like mask at the time. I remember wearing it out.

Thanks for the link!

[DCSTING]

So Mattell had rights to the Planet of the Apes as well....did not know that.

[david_b]

Yes, we talked about this set a year or so ago. We all came to the conclusion that, back in the day, if you included an Apes mask with it, toy makers could clear out ANY old store stock.

[BOTZWANA]

Go see the movie the Mask. Should show what a TOMMY GUN is...

[ctc]

>A thompson submachine gun is what the mobsters in the movies always carry.

....and US nco's during WW2. The tommy gun has a ZILLION variants! (It was tough narrowing it down for my 8" scale ones....)

Don C.