1:6 Scale Planet of the Apes ANSA Spacecraft

[Matthew Sotis]

Hi All. I hope this isn't too far off topic as it's 1:6 scale, but it is scratchbuilt.
The pics are of various stages but i'm finally almost finished with the interior at this point. I hope you like it!

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[SeattleEd]

Very nice detail work. Realistic.

[Cmonster]

Phenomenal work. Outstanding!

SC

[jessica]

That's going to be absolutely fun to play with. Can I come over and play, Matt?

[Meule]

Holy crap, that is friggin awesome.
The detail is amazing. How big it this?

[sprytel]

Wow. That is absolutely beautiful.

I'd love to hear more about what you used to make this.

[Matthew Sotis]

That's going to be absolutely fun to play with. Can I come over and play, Matt?

Jessica, you are ALWAYS welcome. Thanks all! Right now it's about 3 feet wide by about 4 feet long. I'm just about to put the lights and chairs in, so i'll post more pics as it goes. My old pal Chris Hight commisioned me over 2 years ago and the project keeps growing but the decision has been made to also do the exterior of this section and the escape tunnel. Michaels and Home Depot has made a small fortune off me over that time as it's all hobby plywood, bass and balsa, lexan, super glue and paint. I swiped some of my kids colored pegs from their games and used washers and ping pong balls for the lights. I built it in sections so it could be mailed but i may have problems getting anyone to ship sections as large as that rear ceiling and some of the upcoming exterior work (wings, nose cone, etc). Now we just need to think about an engine...

[Randy]

WOW!! That is incredible!

[megoscott]

My goodness, that's astonishing.

[thunderbolt]

holy cow!! That's some phenomenal model building!!!

[Type3Toys]

That is an amazing peice of work dude.

[piecemaker]

Awesome job!

[Chris]

Matt Sotis is the unofficial father of Mego customizing. He built Taylor's spaceship (Mego sized) before he was a teenager and then launched it from a tree. Hopefully, he'll post some of his POTA custom figures. He's a super talented guy who started out in the SPFX biz.

[Matthew Sotis]

Matt Sotis is the unofficial father of Mego customizing. He built Taylor's spaceship (Mego sized) before he was a teenager and then launched it from a tree. Hopefully, he'll post some of his POTA custom figures. He's a super talented guy who started out in the SPFX biz.

Boy, i wish i had a picture of that. 3 Action Jacksons with no seatbelts. The ship flew out from the top of the tree, then straight down. The astronauts went right through the 'windshield'. LOL. The next ship had seatbelts.

P.S. Thanks for all the wonderful feedback!

[jessica]

Don't forget Matt's Mego scale Ape Museum that I never saw a photo of--GoApeBilly mentioned that to me once and I am ever wondering how it looked.