Deadmau5 Head
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Bal41m0reMau5
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bringing my head out of the closet for a party this weekend! cannot wait!
spidermanc
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This was my quick build for Halloween this year. I hadn't built a mau5head since last Halloween, and had only 24 hours to complete it. I think it was my best yet. The eyes shine bright green, but hard to see in these photos due to the exposure.
Always on par Giz. I don't think anyone could pull off the low profile of the mouth and get it to looks right like you did.
Nice shape on the eyes too. Vacuum formed?
TehEl1te
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I was hoping this thread would stay alive honestly... haha. It is the ultimate source for Mau5 heads!
anyway... what I did was made a 14in ring out of cardstock (my globe is 14in). When you slide the ring over the globe it helps find that equator line when it gets to that perfect snug. I am sure there is a better way of doing it (I am sure a more experienced person will chime in) but that is how I did it!
Good luck!
anyway... what I did was made a 14in ring out of cardstock (my globe is 14in). When you slide the ring over the globe it helps find that equator line when it gets to that perfect snug. I am sure there is a better way of doing it (I am sure a more experienced person will chime in) but that is how I did it!
Good luck!
Zorlord
Member
I thought about this, but what prevents it from one side sliding on further from the other? I tried that, but when i drew the line around, it definitely was not level.
Darth Pinhead
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Take a piece of foamcore or some other rigid material and cut an R7" circle in it. Place it 7"+ the thickness of the board, off a level surface, keeping it level. Place ball in hole. Should be money...
LazyT747
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Take two small boards and place then on each side of the globe. Mark the globe where the boards touch it. This should give you the furthest point out on each side which in turn should be the center, or equator.
DarkJedi1500
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Finding the equator is similar to an old engineering joke, " The world does revolve around us, we pick the reference point!"
THe way I found the equator on mine is by measuring the seam on the globe. If it measures 22" around (everything I reference hear assumes a 14" globe) then use this as your equator. Typically, if you do this, then the nub is NOT going to be the pole. To find the pole, make a mark on the equator at 0, 11, 22, and 33 inches. Take a piece of string, and strech it tight between 0 and 22, and 11 and 33 respectivly. dry a line where the string rest. these are your prime miridians, and the intersection is the pole. Key here is you found the equator and need to always reference that.
The other option is dedicate the nub as the pole, and then measure 11 out from that point. connect all the points and you will have your equator.
Also, to clarify where the 44" comes from:
circumference=pi*diameter
14*3.141.........= 43.982" which is rounded up to 44"
THe way I found the equator on mine is by measuring the seam on the globe. If it measures 22" around (everything I reference hear assumes a 14" globe) then use this as your equator. Typically, if you do this, then the nub is NOT going to be the pole. To find the pole, make a mark on the equator at 0, 11, 22, and 33 inches. Take a piece of string, and strech it tight between 0 and 22, and 11 and 33 respectivly. dry a line where the string rest. these are your prime miridians, and the intersection is the pole. Key here is you found the equator and need to always reference that.
The other option is dedicate the nub as the pole, and then measure 11 out from that point. connect all the points and you will have your equator.
Also, to clarify where the 44" comes from:
circumference=pi*diameter
14*3.141.........= 43.982" which is rounded up to 44"
Bal41m0reMau5
New Member
Ended up re-doing the eyes on my mau5 head. Had to rewire the L.E.D.'s and paint the eye half-spheres. So far it is turning out pretty well. Just a few more tweaks and it is done.
wow its lookin pretty good! cant wait to see it finished!
LumberZach
New Member
Here is mine from this past Halloween.
Zorlord
Member
hey guys, just finished a Rutgers themed mau5head for my girlfriend.
First i did all the measurements. Printing out paper compasses helps immensely to get the angles
Cut the mouth out, with some white primer
More white with the stickers cut out for the Rutgers R's
Red paint, peeled off stickers
Eyes+ LED's
Final
It's really rough, but for my first project i think i did alright.
First i did all the measurements. Printing out paper compasses helps immensely to get the angles
Cut the mouth out, with some white primer
More white with the stickers cut out for the Rutgers R's
Red paint, peeled off stickers
Eyes+ LED's
Final
It's really rough, but for my first project i think i did alright.
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