My Deadmau5 heads, v2.0 finished!

Looks cool! Any WIP pictures?

no one have advice on hiding seams? I would really like to know of any tricks before starting my second one

First try or not I think it looks great - you should be proud!

i am proud thank you

Tarchinoko said:

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I started off with modrock plaster strips because buying acryclics domes in the correct size in the uk is super expensive(

That's pure genius! I love how round the head is, wouldn't have thought this would work from a beach ball. Any tips for covering the ball? I'll probably go with fibreglass because I've got some left. I noticed you're working on a fibreglass version. Are you going to go with the expanding foam again or are there any significant drawbacks? The expanding foam looks like it makes mounting padding/support much easier.

As for the seams, you might want to ask some of the other mau5 head makers (Richmau5 comes to mind) directly, per PM. Most people are willing to help, they probably just haven't read the thread. There's also a tutorial here, which addresses the seam problem.

thanks for the link! yes I do have some advice actually, If youre using a beach ball and fibreglass COVER THE BALL IN MODROCK OR PAPERMACHE FIRST. I didnt do this and the resin warped the plastic that the beach ball was made of also I would suggest marking out the size of the neck hole and the area you want to cut the mouth opening as to not waste fibreglass and make sure its very strong around the mouth opening and neck opening, I have about 4-5 layers of fibreglass around the mouth opening so that it doesnt break easily Im not using expanding foam this time, It was a pain to carve out and makes the inside crumbly and ugly, also made mounting the ears to be removable very difficult it does however add a lot to the durablilty of the piece because it supports the shell, this time intead im going for a thin layer of silicone sealer on the inside just to make it look nice and get rid of the fibreglass smell

oh yeah and my final tip is when buying a beach ball, when it says 14" it doesnt mean diameter, i found the 20" beach balls to be the correct size, they come to about 14" diameter

Looking pretty good! How much does it weigh?

this isnt much of an update but I made a video for my deadmau5 head, if you have time id love if you could all check it out!

Home made deadmau5 head with pictures of how I made it! - YouTube

as for progress on my second one i have it at the same point but fabric is coming in next week so i hope to finish it off then!

Gorgeous! I'm working on one of my own.

always love me a black mau5 head

thanks! I chose black just because I thought itd be the colour easiest to hide seams with

Oh man that is so cool XD

thanks man

btw the deadmau5 2.0 is now finished!





main changes are, its slightly bigger this time (made to fit any noggin size now) and it just wayy more convenient to ship, move around in it and use because it now has strapping to hold all batteries inside and battery packs, ears now come off for shipping and for storage, much more space inside etc

pretty happy with it

very cool. they are both nicely done

thanks! but i have got to say that after making one, its a pain to make another :P dont see how people make these over and over to sell... id get bored O.o

Wow these look great, What did you use for the eyes though?

I made a custom wooden buck on the lathe for the eyes and vacuum formed them out of styrene!

very cool