Human see, human do...

[apes3978]

Looking at this figure again, that head looks familiar but I can't pinpoint it. Is that an enlarged Medicom CONQUEST gorilla with some reworking or is he an original sculpt?

A little sneak peek at something me and the general are werkin' on... Very rough, and the development stage, but you get the idea...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/gillman/IMG_5234.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/gillman/IMG_5239.jpg

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[Cmonster]

Looking at this figure again, that head looks familiar but I can't pinpoint it. Is that an enlarged Medicom CONQUEST gorilla with some reworking or is he an original sculpt?

Mike,

That head is an original sculpt. I do not buy, recast, nor shrink or enlarge other people's work to "re-tool" or "re-use" or whatever term you'd deem applicable. My POTA Zako and Zaius were sculpted over the original, vinyl soldier ape and Dr. Zaius mego heads, respectively. I feel that the changes and modifications I made to those heads were very significant, but that's just my opinion.

You can go search the actual threads for each of those heads in which I clearly and openly stated that they were sculpted over original mego heads. I sculpt most of my heads from scratch. Those POTA pieces mentioned a rare exception in which I used the existing toy as a base for my sculpture, simply because I really like the sculpting work on them and wanted to keep the retro feel and mego-ness of the original toys, intact.

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[apes3978]

I read those threads when the figures came out, so I know you've mentioned when you sculpted upon an original Mego head... I only asked because that head looked very familiar and I was trying to pinpoint it... But, being it's an original sculpt, my question was moot... No offense intended...

Mike,

That head is an original sculpt. I do not buy, recast, nor shrink or enlarge other people's work to "re-tool" or "re-use" or whatever term you'd deem applicable. My POTA Zako and Zaius were sculpted over the original, vinyl soldier ape and Dr. Zaius mego heads, respectively. I feel that the changes and modifications I made to those heads were very significant, but that's just my opinion.

You can go search the actual threads for each of those heads in which I clearly and openly stated that they were sculpted over original mego heads. I sculpt most of my heads from scratch. Those POTA pieces mentioned a rare exception in which I used the existing toy as a base for my sculpture, simply because I really like the sculpting work on them and wanted to keep the retro feel and mego-ness of the original toys, intact.

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[Cmonster]

No offense intended...

None taken, Mike. Just trying to be as clear as possible. I'm glad you're digging the piece.

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[supes]

That head is AWESOME!!!!!

[PNGwynne]

Terrific--been trying to plan out a Julius figure myself.

I was thinking he should have "bare" furry arms, though.

[Mindwarp1966]

Is that 1:9 or 1:6 cmostly?

[Mindwarp1966]

Cmonst. Im going to shave my dogs leg to make a gorilla body for A steambath mego. I'll let you know if my procedure works right now my dogs cringing in a corner looking at me very very unsuspectingly.
MUAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Cmonster]

Is that 1:9 or 1:6 cmostly?

Julius is 1:9 scale.

[scoth70]

thats one crazy looking ape... fantastic work..

[The Bat]

Just EXCELLENT!

[jimsmegos]

Cool! Kinda like Cheech & Kong!

LMAO