It was Monday and back to apes. Some of you may be getting bored with this by now but many more or going ape over the SNG Studio apes masks masks and products. Soon I’ll reach a point where there won’t be any more new items to offer and we’ll build some spaceships and do some Star Trek masks. Sound good?

Yesterday I poured more rubber for mask orders. Sculpted a great deal more on the Orangutan. In fact he’s nearly done. I may make that mold today!

In addition to all that I dug out the apes prosthetic mold for the chimp. It is ready to start running to run foam in. Urethane foam this time for reuse and longevity. These should last years and be reusable.

 They will have better paint jobs on them. This one just has the basic color on it without shading.

It comes on the vacuum formed life cast just as the originals were kept on and make a great collectors item as well as being used for cosplay.

I’ll be making the gorilla, and orangutan next. Last will be the full head pull over masks and a female chimp.

A great day at the studio as always. See ya tomorrow.

This weekend I had to take off and get some rest, relaxation and hobby time. I went to Stephen Farr Jones house for our club setup day. 

A set up day is where our group gets together and socializes, shares information about setting up our cars and testing changes and mods made on Stephen’s amazing track.

I had not been there with the group in some time because of Covid and it was a lovely day of friends and cars.

I brought some of my scratch built cars and some of the cars we race in the various classes. My little Cooper ran quite well as did the Jag. But the car that ran the very best was the Kurtis Midget.

Additionally I ran and tested the Revo Slot Porsche, MR Slot Mazda test car, and Sideways 320i BMW. The BMW was a clear winner. What a smooth, good handling and high performance car with no vices. 

I also bought the Osterero Dream Slot and that was a spectacular performer. We don’t race this class but it was fun to run.

Just started him. This is the rough unfinished sculpture in clay. We are taking pre-orders in the collectors mask store. Thanks to all of you that have pre-ordered!

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Wednesday I had my second covid booster and yesterday Mary and both felt it. It was a struggle but I got the last two apes masks shipped of the orders I have been back logged on. I also cast up all the parts for a X-15 kit that goes out today.

And I started casting rubber for the second wave of gorilla masks. By 2:30 we decided to pack it in and go how to rest. Both of us feel better today.

I’ll be back to the Orangutan today for more sculpting and to tell the story about how I rescued all the original planet of the apes molds from the bulldozer! The video will be on Youtube this weekend.

Thank all of you for the orders! It’s going to be a busy week next week!

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I did find time today after I finished off the last two masks orders.

In an hour I had the basic correct shape as you see in these pictures. He is coming to life and over the next few days I’ll finish the sculpture, mold the sculpture, and make the first mask.

I find this all very exciting and in all my years in my career I never made a Dr. Zaius.

Zire will be next.

I’m still finishing up more mask orders but it’s finally slowed down enough that tomorrow I can start Dr. Zauis. These are the last two for this week unless I get more orders. Any orders I get this week will be started and shipped next week so I can start a new one. Many of you have said you want all three apes. So shall it be. And after that I start the appliances.

These will get hair today and they are good to ship tomorrow.

I did manage after my debauchery of building two right wing panels to get the F3 R.E.S. Samba framed up! Although there’s little bits that still need attending before I can cover it the bones are all there and the real fun begins finalizing it into a beautiful glider.

The telemetry receiver fits well and so does the new 300 mah LIFE battery. A smart battery that knows to give the RX and servos 4.5 volts despite its 2C. BTW this RX has a built in vario. The radio will tell me when I’m hitting a thermal to climb with.

A good day all around.