With the heat wave over Germany, I am only slowly making progress. Most of the day I can’t paint, because my painting place is under the roof and the paints dry immediately. Nevertheless I have finished the ape guards who are finishing the miniatures of the original film for the time being. They are again …
Last of the Planet of the Apes characters is General Ursus from the sequel Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Ursus is also from Crooked Dices set of Simians and the miniature again catches the original brilliantly. With my paint job I tried to stick closely to the colours of the movie, although it’s not …
Without further ado: Dr. Zaius (from Crooked Dice)
“Beware the beast man, for he is the Devil’s pawn. Alone among God’s primates, he kills for sport, or lust, or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother’s land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him; drive him …
“Beware the beast man, for he is the Devil’s pawn.” Read More »
I always had a strange fascination for the old ‘Planet of the Apes’ movies, although I only realized the quality of the first film years later. Probably the great masks and the setting were interesting enough to inspire me as a teenager. When I saw and bought the beautiful miniatures of Crooked Dice, I knew …
“Take your sticky paws off me, you damn dirty ape!” Read More »
