Classic "Green Hornet" Gas masks : How do I make this?
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pandatrooper
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Re: How do I make this?
I made a fairly good replica of the Kato mask / costume once for Halloween, and it turned out pretty good. There's seems to be multiple versions of the mask used in the show, still photos, promotional shots, etc..
I went to a costume store, and bought one of the typical "masquerade" white face masks (like the Jabbawockeez wear) and I cut the outer shape and eye holes to match the sharp details shown above. I glued some thin flat styrene to the side temples to give it more volume like the image, and sculpted some Milliput around the eye holes to get that stylized shape.
Lined the inside with black felt, and painted the mask black. Worked out great.
The gas masks wouldn't be hard to scratch build from standard hobby / hardware store parts.
I made a fairly good replica of the Kato mask / costume once for Halloween, and it turned out pretty good. There's seems to be multiple versions of the mask used in the show, still photos, promotional shots, etc..
I went to a costume store, and bought one of the typical "masquerade" white face masks (like the Jabbawockeez wear) and I cut the outer shape and eye holes to match the sharp details shown above. I glued some thin flat styrene to the side temples to give it more volume like the image, and sculpted some Milliput around the eye holes to get that stylized shape.
Lined the inside with black felt, and painted the mask black. Worked out great.
The gas masks wouldn't be hard to scratch build from standard hobby / hardware store parts.
Beechy McFly
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Re: How do I make this?
Go Kato! That would be a sweet prop.. Good luck..
Go Kato! That would be a sweet prop.. Good luck..
Yes I was speaking of the gas mask mouth piece alone. I forgot to mention I already have the masks that cover the eye area.
When speaking to the actor Van Williams he recalled they were well built and fit well but could not elaborate on them further.
There are such a thing as emergency escape filters. They are just a filter and a mouthpiece like a snorkel, and a noseplug.
Like this;
http://www.labsafety.com/SCOTT-SPEED-EVAC-Mouthbit-Respirator_24534017/
Just get a dollar store snorkel and fake the rest.
Like this;
http://www.labsafety.com/SCOTT-SPEED-EVAC-Mouthbit-Respirator_24534017/
Just get a dollar store snorkel and fake the rest.
Larry Young
Master Member
Maybe look at old camera bodies?
DivineHeresy
Sr Member
This would be a cool prop.
Love the GH.
They definitely look like a real item, not sure what though.
Good luck with your search.
Love the GH.
They definitely look like a real item, not sure what though.
Good luck with your search.
Tyger Cheex
New Member
They kinda look like cheap toy plastic binoculars or something?
That front protrusion looks like an older style baby bottle nipple. The sides could easily be just added pieces of wood rod. But the main body is throwing me, it looks to be curved judging on the lines I see. We all know that a lot of TV/Film prop makers of that era used things that were handy and glued or fastened things to them to create the effect. I wonder what they used as base parts. The binoculars and camera body (both plastic I would guess) look like a start. I would hate to have to machine one out of plastic to find out later that it was something simple.
Check the bottom of this page: http://www.leekirkham.com/GH/GH_equipment.html
Yes I helped with the construction of that page/site.
This link is more detailed on costume stuff. I helped with that site as well. http://home.comcast.net/~apennyworth/greenhornetcostume.html
Are you talking about this one?
http://www.theblackbeauty.com
http://www.theblackbeauty.com
I guess gas masks was required crimefighting gear for the era. :lol
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/vie...nk=1&track=027866909d-47755&sp=1&vsid=1&vgp=0
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/vie...nk=1&track=027866909d-47755&sp=1&vsid=1&vgp=0
I have to agree the base looks like small binoculars... maybe cheap opera glasses?
