Colonel George Taylor, Planet of the Apes

[jessica]

Here is Colonel Taylor, with a custom painted head by me and outfit by me. The head is a surprise present from Vman, including the body. (Thank you so much, Vman!!)
Colonel George Taylor is now complete--found his pants, sculpted a backpack and added shoes!

This is the first human I have painted, and it took three tries. I toned down the yellow paint of his hair a bit.
http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/1/2/4/4/1Taylor040.jpg

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[SlipperyLilSuckers]

That's gorgeous Jessica. Congratulations.

[z3zep]

Nice job on the paints and the suit looks really nice!

[Bo8a_Fett]

nice job....

[mego73]

Looks great!

[SUP-Ronin]

Very Nice. I like him.

[vman]

Ahh, old blue eyes... I think three times is a charm. This time you got it right on the money!

I see you went with the blond hair to match the movie.

Looks great!!! Can't wait for the full body shot...

Great job Jessica. You always come up with something better and better every time.

Keep 'em coming...

[mego boy CA]

he looks great! i just saw planet of the apes today actually.:yes:

[K]

Really nice likeness!!! Great!

[monkey tennis]

Outstanding

"I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man.
Has to be"

Maybe a Mego Custom ?

[Terron]

Really great likeness and paintwork...especially the beard. Nice job!

[toys2cool]

wow Jessica ,he looks so real.Great job :grin:

[Meule]

Great paint job :hokay:

[thunderbolt]

Really great head, and nice sork on the suit.

[Dave Mc]

Nice paints! My only suggestion is the hair color. Instead of yellow, perhaps a color closer to what you used for the eyebrows would look more natural. Of course yellow is more megolike. Either way it's a great paint job.

[Megospidey]

Very nice - the suit is super! I always have a hard time sewing sleeves on - yours are nice and tight.

[HardyGirl]

That's awesome! Love the stubble look!:hokay:

[jessica]

Nice paints! My only suggestion is the hair color. Instead of yellow, perhaps a color closer to what you used for the eyebrows would look more natural. Of course yellow is more megolike. Either way it's a great paint job.

I will definitely try this out, Dave. I was not sure how to proceed with his hair, so thanks for you direction!!

I can't wait to find the pants so you can see his entire suit. His sleeves have a lot of topstitch detail and even come with snaps because they have real working vents...and his pants have embroidered front pockets and embroidered leg pockets, too...

[censy]

Ok, where can I buy one?

Great job Jess.

Chris

[mikeoz]

You did a fantastic job! The shirt detail is amazing. Nice job on the head paint, too.

[enaud]

Very cool!Any chance that you could post more pics?I'ld love to check out your work on the suit.

[critter2]

You really blow me away! Everything you come out with is better than the last!

[apes3978]

My question is this: Over on the potaDG, I seen where you said you used nail-polish remover to remove the other two paint jobs. That said, I'm wondering what kind of paint you used, acrylics or something else? I ask because I have a couple heads I think I want to repaint and was wondering about the best way to revove the paint. You can answer here or PM me...

[jessica]

Maybe there is a better way than nailpolish remover, but it was the only thing I had in the house at the time. I didn't soak the head in it because I was afraid whatever the cast was made of would disintegrate and the sculpt was too beautiful to ruin. I am a newbie to this stuff so maybe it was not the right thing to do and it's very unconventional but it worked for me with a lot of elbow grease involved. Whatever the nailpolish remover did not remove (like the deep crevices near the eyes), I picked the paint off with a very sharp bamboo toothpick. I only used cheap acrylic paint.

[lepage]

Well done! There is a lot of detail on that suit.

Dave

[The Sentry]

Whoa! Totally cool!

[Captain_Mego]

Wow thats pretty sweet for sure. I love the expresion on his face. Awsome paints and a fantastic job on the suit. Nice stitch work.

[jessica]

Colonel Taylor is now complete--found his pants and added some accessories, like backpack and shoes.