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Title: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: bergen on July 27, 2015, 10:55:44 AM

Except movies an screen captures, do you know where I can find exemples of buildings and design. I'am working on an apes village.

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: Mr Brown on July 27, 2015, 11:29:36 AM

Original or newer version? Either way, there are a lot of books you can find for a small price on the likes of Amazon that are based on the 'making of' and have a variety of design sketches through to set building photographs. Whilst I tend to find these kind of books a little bit less than value for money when they first come out with movie tie ins, they can be useful if found in bargain/clearance stores etc.

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: bergen on July 27, 2015, 01:08:27 PM

Thank you a lot !

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: horridperson on July 27, 2015, 07:17:04 PM

I look forward to seeing your village but you can't undertake this project without the ruins of statue of liberty :).

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: Sir Walter Rlyeh on July 27, 2015, 07:41:57 PM

As far as the original movies, I remember there being comic books and a black and white magazine.  All in all very similar to Conan.  There was a live action TV show and a cartoon as well. 

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: olyreed on July 27, 2015, 08:00:40 PM

If you can get hold of the making of documentary about the films presented by Roddy McDowell there are some nice behind the scenes footage in there

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: horridperson on July 27, 2015, 08:51:34 PM

Like olyreed said the documentary, "Behind the Planet of the Apes" was boxed with the DVD collection.  If I remember right it traced the film franchise from it's roots as a french sci-fi novel and provided a glimpse into the design.  It wasn't much more than a snapshot but there were behind the scenes stuff and pre production art.  Probably not enough to justify picking it up but it began life as a movie channel doc and might be kicking around the web somewhere.  At one point Polar Lights produced a Cornelius kit that would be (1/12?) enough to pass for a massive Lawgiver statue.

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: 6milPhil on July 29, 2015, 12:35:35 PM

There's quite an extensive similar project here: http://www.randomplatypus.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=97

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: AzSteven on July 29, 2015, 07:29:53 PM

Well, there is always the long OOP Mego Planet of the Apes Fortress

(http://toysyouhad.com/apesfortress.jpg)

Title: Re: Planet of the Apes terrain and scenery
Post by: 6milPhil on July 30, 2015, 06:37:44 AM

Heheh

There's also a wikia and a media archive:
Il ya aussi un wiki , et une archive des médias

http://planetoftheapes.wikia.com/wiki/Ape_City_%28East_Coast%29 (http://planetoftheapes.wikia.com/wiki/Ape_City_%28East_Coast%29)

http://www.potamediaarchive.com/MainPage1.htm (http://www.potamediaarchive.com/MainPage1.htm)