Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: (1990) Casey Jones. 1st cast of MASK completed!
Finally an update.
As you know if you've read the topic from the start I bought a old golf bag with the hopes of repairing it if possible to use as Casey's golf bag. Unfortunately when I received it it was pretty much a waste except for some parts as the canvas from it was completely dried out and extremely brittle.
I took the entire bag apart and used it as a template for a new bag. The only parts I have used from the original bag are the two metal supporting poles that were inside and the original supporting ring that was once riveted into the base. I used that for the top, temporarily as it too is pretty brittle. I replaced the bottom supporting ring with a piece of pvc pipe. On the bag I purchased it only had two strips of leather up the sides and only two supporting rods inside. I believe the bag in the film actually has 3 or 4 but I could be wrong. Either way I am going to add to more rods for a better over all stable structure to the bag. Right now I just have the two. I'm going to fill in the holes on the rivets as well to make it more like the original ones that came with the bag.
I bought new canvas as well and faux leather for the leather detail pieces on the bag.
There isn't a lot of footage out there that clearly shows his bag so I'm going for something that looks close enough.
The mask has come a long way since I first pulled it out of the mold but I'm still working to make it look good.
Tell me what you think when you look at this comparison shot. The way the mask originally looked out of the mold is on the left, and the same mask, with a lot of sanding and filling and cutting away is on the right.
Pretty amazing difference as far as I'm concerned.
I still need to make accurate straps for the mask. The elastic band was just quickly tied to it for a quick try on.
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