CropCircle
New Member
Hi everyone,
I have been lurking around the forums for quite a while now and decided to register an account. Some quick details about myself: I am final year architecture student currently studying in London. I have had quite a bit of prop experience in the past during my high school years, having created my first cowl when I was 14. Having recently finished my degree, I decided to spend some spare time creating a mask as an improvement on the on I did back in the days.
I was always fascinated with the idea of a rigid Batman mask and how that would fit onto a person's face. I was going to do a TDK style mask but later decided to do more of a hybrid because I fell in love with the Arkham Origins suit.
First off, I must thank ruze789 for his incredible pep file (here's the link: http://www.therpf.com/f77/batman-tdk-cowl-batsuit-pepakura-files-162121/). It helped me get started with the basic form of the mask and is a very solid representation of the actual mask in the movies. Without further adieu, here's my progress on the mask so far:
I used a 3d model of the pepakura file to determine the size of the mask, and also the material I will have to trim off in order to fit my head through it:
Pepakura Progress (much simpler and enjoyable than I expected):
The finished pepakura mask was almost identical to the 3d model and the form of the mask from the dark knight movies. I was really impressed as this was the first pepakura thing I have ever done. I knew that I would have to fibreglass and bondo this so therefore the form of the mask was very important.
Here is the finished result so far:
Overall I am quite happy with the current progress. The next step would be to fibreglass the insides. As I am staying with housemates and the environment isn't exactly a workspace, I am going to use a water-based resin for fibreglassing to reduce toxic fumes.
Will keep this thread updated in the (very) near future as I continue to develop this mask. I look forward to hearing about your past experiences with Batman masks and the pepakura/bondo workflow as well!
Thanks for the long read and good luck to you with your projects too!
CropCircle
I have been lurking around the forums for quite a while now and decided to register an account. Some quick details about myself: I am final year architecture student currently studying in London. I have had quite a bit of prop experience in the past during my high school years, having created my first cowl when I was 14. Having recently finished my degree, I decided to spend some spare time creating a mask as an improvement on the on I did back in the days.
I was always fascinated with the idea of a rigid Batman mask and how that would fit onto a person's face. I was going to do a TDK style mask but later decided to do more of a hybrid because I fell in love with the Arkham Origins suit.
First off, I must thank ruze789 for his incredible pep file (here's the link: http://www.therpf.com/f77/batman-tdk-cowl-batsuit-pepakura-files-162121/). It helped me get started with the basic form of the mask and is a very solid representation of the actual mask in the movies. Without further adieu, here's my progress on the mask so far:
I used a 3d model of the pepakura file to determine the size of the mask, and also the material I will have to trim off in order to fit my head through it:
Pepakura Progress (much simpler and enjoyable than I expected):
The finished pepakura mask was almost identical to the 3d model and the form of the mask from the dark knight movies. I was really impressed as this was the first pepakura thing I have ever done. I knew that I would have to fibreglass and bondo this so therefore the form of the mask was very important.
Here is the finished result so far:
Overall I am quite happy with the current progress. The next step would be to fibreglass the insides. As I am staying with housemates and the environment isn't exactly a workspace, I am going to use a water-based resin for fibreglassing to reduce toxic fumes.
Will keep this thread updated in the (very) near future as I continue to develop this mask. I look forward to hearing about your past experiences with Batman masks and the pepakura/bondo workflow as well!
Thanks for the long read and good luck to you with your projects too!
CropCircle
