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Neoproks
07-25-2009, 04:41 PM
Hey guys, I am kinda stuck here. Soon, I am having a shoot and I need a mask to use for the Terminator face shown on yourfx(similar to kano build). I have been all over town looking for a generic mask with robotic like features and have had no luck. Then, I remembered one of my little brothers was Batman for halloween last year and his mask fit the description. One problem though, I am not allowed to cut up or make any changes to the mask. So, I was wondering if anyone knew a way to make a copy without ruining the original mask.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn180/Neoproks/FILE0033.jpg
Here is the mask. It is made of semi-hard plastic.

WesScog
07-25-2009, 04:50 PM
Use paper mache, and craft wire.

Go to Hobby Lobby, and get craft wire, which is just a wire mesh. Push it on top of the mask and get the right shape.

THEN, get some newspaper and soak it in a water, flour, and white glue mixture.

Take the wire mesh and pull it off the mask, and put the soaked newspaper onto it gently, use a couple of layers, evening and thinning it out with your fingers. Put some toliet paper over the mask and set it back on the mask to dry (this is so you don't get paper mache goo on the mask, and so the mask will dry in the right shape).

NOW, let it dry overnight. Next day it should be very hard, now you can sand it down to make it smooth, then paint it.

Now cut it out, and sand the edges further.

There you go, a way to replicate the mask without having to use a vacuum table and thermoplastic.

Neoproks
07-25-2009, 04:53 PM
Use paper mache, and craft wire.

Go to Hobby Lobby, and get craft wire, which is just a wire mesh. Push it on top of the mask and get the right shape.

THEN, get some newspaper and soak it in a water, flour, and white glue mixture.

Take the wire mesh and pull it off the mask, and put the soaked newspaper onto it gently, use a couple of layers, evening and thinning it out with your fingers. Put some toliet paper over the mask and set it back on the mask to dry (this is so you don't get paper mache goo on the mask, and so the mask will dry in the right shape).

NOW, let it dry overnight. Next day it should be very hard, now you can sand it down to make it smooth, then paint it.

Now cut it out, and sand the edges further.

There you go, a way to replicate the mask without having to use a vacuum table and thermoplastic.
Thanks Wes! You're a life-saver.