Apes Lawgiver ideas??

[enaud]

I too can't wait to see what you come up with Jessica.Everything you've posted(that I've seen thus far)has been nothing but cool.
I have the Medicom figure displayed with my apes.He's on a pedestal that I made out of a block of wood & painted.I'ld love to get the big sideshow statue but I haven't seen too many of them around(other than ebay)...let alone finding one at a decent price is another thing all together.That is a big chunk of change to drop.

[shellhead]

Jess, he looks alot like the scupted style of the old Addar/Aurora kits that are available fairly cheap now. perhaps heads and hands from one of those could be a help.

Chris

[ThatBatmanGuy]

Not to be a wet blanket, but even at 8" to 10" tall this thing will not be cheap to mold and cast. I'm guessing anywhere from $75 to $100 for each casting. If you think I'm kidding, shop around here for resin heads that go for $10 to $15 a pop. And they are easy to cast.

Bob

[z3zep]

I just saw this on e-bay -- maybe someone could cast this?

Mego Planet of the Apes Custom Collection Accessory - eBay (item 150226948878 end time Mar-24-08 17:49:07 PDT)

[jessica]

Not to be a wet blanket, but even at 8" to 10" tall this thing will not be cheap to mold and cast. I'm guessing anywhere from $75 to $100 for each casting. If you think I'm kidding, shop around here for resin heads that go for $10 to $15 a pop. And they are easy to cast.

Bob

Wow. That's pricey! What if it were cast hollow? Would that make it any cheaper?

[jessica]

I just saw this on e-bay -- maybe someone could cast this?

Mego Planet of the Apes Custom Collection Accessory - eBay (item 150226948878 end time Mar-24-08 17:49:07 PDT)

Problem solved! I think it could be cast...Is this the Medicom "greatest ape" figure? What if someone were to hydrospan it and make it bigger so it actually is twice the size of the Megos??

[misterdroid]

Medicom made a figure called "the greatest ape" in the POTA line. It is a figure of the lawgiver statue. It is appropriately scaled to the medicom apes so it's about 7.5 inches tall ( since the lawgiver is larger than ape size) or so. It is very mego like in character and displays with them well. You can find them on ebay for $20/30 bucks.

[enaud]

Problem solved! I think it could be cast...Is this the Medicom "greatest ape" figure? What if someone were to hydrospan it and make it bigger so it actually is twice the size of the Megos??

Yep...that be it.

[SUP-Ronin]

Got the ebay one today. I will send it to you (Jessica) to be all hydrospaned and stuff. Sent PM

[ThatBatmanGuy]

Wow. That's pricey! What if it were cast hollow? Would that make it any cheaper?

To make the casting hollow could make it cheaper. But then it would have to be roto cast. As for hydrospaning something like this, well it's not for beginers. Ask any of the other casters that do hydrospan heads. Sometimes it just doesn't work the first or third try. I can tell right from the start this project will cost at least a $125 worth of rubber. That is IF everything goes well the first pours. Not trying to discourage you, just being honest.

At $20 to $30, personally I would just buy the one on ebay.

Bob

[apes3978]

I just saw this on e-bay -- maybe someone could cast this?

Mego Planet of the Apes Custom Collection Accessory - eBay (item 150226948878 end time Mar-24-08 17:49:07 PDT)

That is the MEDICOM "Greatest Ape" statue...

Why even go thru all the trouble of casting it, you'd be better off just buying him. You'd save the mold making process, the casting and the painting, etc.

[apes3978]

What if someone were to hydrospan it and make it bigger so it actually is twice the size of the Megos??

A 15" - 16" Lawgiver statue would be too big...

[jessica]

To make the casting hollow could make it cheaper. But then it would have to be roto cast. As for hydrospaning something like this, well it's not for beginers. Ask any of the other casters that do hydrospan heads. Sometimes it just doesn't work the first or third try. I can tell right from the start this project will cost at least a $125 worth of rubber. That is IF everything goes well the first pours. Not trying to discourage you, just being honest.

At $20 to $30, personally I would just buy the one on ebay.

Bob

Whoa! Thanks for the shot of reality...

Blow the hatch before we lose all our power!

It's no use! The power's gone!

Forget it! Abandon ship!

She's sinking.

Going...

Going...

Gone.


MegoRonin, I sent you a PM...

[megoscott]

Oh, bother. Sculpt the thing and figure out how to pay for it later.

[SUP-Ronin]

Well, we gave it a shot, and so far aren't out anything financially. That is the beauty of this place. You can run ideas around and see what the pros think. Thanks everybody.

Stupid expensive resin.