Dave's notes:
I can't praise the quality of the Apemania busts highly enough. They aren't
cheap, but the old saying "you get what you pay for" has never been
more true. I didn't get a (miniature) cigar with my copy, but I just rolled
some modellers putty into a "sausage", battered the smooth edges with
my finger to give some texture, and, once dry, I snapped off the end to give it
that "ashy" texture.
Quick anecdote: I had the pleasure of meeting Buck Kartalian, the actor who
played Julius, at a convention. Buck had been on-stage doing a Q&A, and
after coming off stage, he looked a little lost. I asked if he was okay, and he
said he couldn't remember where his autograph booth was! I offered to lead the
way, and the five minutes it took us to walk back to the booth were among the
most entertaining of my life. A lovely, lovely man!
RIP Buck!
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