Making a Prosthetic Pull Over Mask, Ape

So to go back to the Gorilla appliance untill I figure how to make threads on topics.

Nxt up is as the title suggests:

You will need:

(1) a Foam latex appliance

(2) some four way stretch Spandex, black preferably & thread to sew.

(3) a styrofoam head

(4) Spray type Glue "carpet glue will do"

(5) a wig

(6) a beard

(7) Pros-Aide

(8) acrylic paints

(9) stipling sponges

(10) super sculpy

(11) some time, patience & a flare for EFX make-up

I pinned the spandex to the foam head, removed then sewed the hood, cut out material where I anticipated that I would need the clean appliance to be ltr on to glue it to my skin.

Here's a pic of the roughly finished spandex hood

Screen Used BTPOTA Background Gorilla Suit

Another update quickie:


Nxt in the collection is a screen used Background Gorilla uniform from Beneath the Planet of The Apes. The piece was purchased from a well known Memorabilia retailer, Stateside & is complete with COA. Unfortunalty however it is minus it's boot's & ammo sash, which is not un-common with these thing's. The original boots were made from Vinyl, as with the gloves & vest AFIK & very few boots have survived through the years, the ammo sash is something that can be easily replaced with similar materials & same design from the film.

FYI Original Gorilla out fits from the the first film "Planet of the Apes" retail for any where upto $10,000. My little piece was considerably less but I like it non the less, as It's always there if I feel the need to go Ape. Also latest info from Apemania is they will be retailing the 1 to 1 backgroung Gorilla masks as see in the films with this outfit. So that's something else in the near future that I will be buying to compliment this little goodie... Yeah !!

Gorilla "foam Latex Appliance" & cheap hair!

So I like thing's Ape.


One example of this is here:

This is one of my apemania gorilla appliance's on a spandex hood, with a cheap Do! it's still needs to be finished but it's getting there.

The great thing with Apemania is the mask's are from screen molds, it's a licenced product so there's no need for any skull-duggery in getting a hold of one but in the world of appliances they aint cheap, you will need to go Ape with the wallet but Brian & the gang are a professional Hollywood SFX company so you get what you pay for.

Check out http://www.apemania.com/ for other cool Monkey stuff. btw Brian & the Troupe there are top guy's & they have a layaway offer on the merchendise which comes in handy.