Vintage POTAs Model Kits by Addar NOW With Ursus.

[micdavis]

I thought these were lost to time. Found them in a box that hasn't seen the light of day for 35 years.

These are some of the first model kits I ever bought and made. I was maybe ten or eleven. So be kind on the paint. Oddly enough I painted them but did not glue them together. They all still come apart. And the instructions are perfect.

There were seven.

1. Dr. Zaius
2. Cornelius
3. Dr. Zira
4. General Ursus
5. Caesar
6. General Aldo
7. Stallion & Soldier

Here is Caesar.

I'll shoot pics of the others if there's interest.

 

[Oblivion]

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Lovely, it's great to see this vintage stuff :love

 

[Mola Rob]

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Awesome model kits. I was a huge Planet of the Apes fan in my youth, actually I still am except for the Burton crap. I remember those kits well. I would like to see a pic of the Aldo or Ursus kit.

 

[DS Operative]

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You had mad skillz as a 10 year old! I was never that good at that age.

Do you plan to re-paint them, or leave the memories intact?

 

[Wes R]

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I was going to say that paint jobs look good.

 

[Chrisisall]

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I'll shoot pics of the others if there's interest.

Oh yeah, please! I had these kits too, but time was no so kind to them (my Mom either, heh heh). They are no more. To see them after all this time is SO COOL!!! And yes, great paint job!

 

[Prefect42]

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I agree with others' comments about the paint job. Quite something for 10 or 11.

Looking forward to pictures of the other kits as well.

Ted.

 

[robn1]

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I love seeing these old kits, definitely like to see more. The paint work looks pretty good, much better than I did on my Six Million Dollar Man kits at the time :lol

 

[Apollo]

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I just knew you you had mad skillz at a young age.

I remember these well.

You have had me go down memory lane the last few days with your threads.

Thanks for bringing back a LOT of fond memorys!

 

[micdavis]

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Here are Zaius....

If I built this today, I'd add proper controls and such.

And Zombie Zaius, this kit came with an extra head.

..and Cornelius

Probably my first attempt at a wash of letters.

 

[Chrisisall]

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*does the Snoopy Dance*
I HAD those!!!!!:lol

 

[Zombie_61]

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I had the Cornelius and Dr. Zaius kits when they were released back in the early 70s; never could find the others. Thanks to the Internet, I now have all of them except the General Ursus and Stallion & Soldier kits. Needless to say, I'm a fan, so post as many pics as you want MicD! thumbsup

 

[CyberVampire]

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These are so cool, I would have loved these as a kid (well, as a big kid too!)

Thanks for sharing

 

[micdavis]

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Two More

Dr. Zira

And General Ursus.

Here I learned how Flat, Semi-gloss, and Gloss combine to make depth.

Early weathering attempt. I still suck at weather.

 

[Mola Rob]

Great stuff Mic. Didn't these kits get re-released by Polar Lights?

 

[Zombie_61]

Yes, except for General Aldo, Caesar, and Stallion & Soldier.

 

[DarkHelmet]

Those are great! I had them all too, along with the Aurora monster series.

What a great time to be a kid. :thumbsup

 

[IndyFanChuck]

WOW! My cousin had those. What memories man!

 

[yodakiller1138]

Big POTA fan. I was really into it in the 70's when APEMANIA was going on. Had the Dr. Zauis kit. They were great kits. Not as good as can be done now, but for the time they were fantastic.

 

[Chrisisall]

Big POTA fan. I was really into it in the 70's when APEMANIA was going on. Had the Dr. Zauis kit. They were great kits. Not as good as can be done now, but for the time they were fantastic.

I have 45 models as of right now, but only a handful of the ones I had as a kid survived to this day. I think I've made about 200 or more over the years.

Thank Buddha my Flying Sub survived my Mom's yearly clean up frenzy.:lol
sadly, my apes were not so lucky.:cry