P.S. as far as those deminsions he posted goes, they are no good. Just looking at the album of reference pictures I've got I see two problems right away. The ears are not 3.5 inches apart at the top. (according to his pic, the eyes are 4.5 inches in diameter but in a real pic they fit inbetween that ear gap) so no, it's not 3.5.
Also, those ears are most defintely 90 degress from the top of his mouth. The top of the ear may be slanted back at 15 degrees but the bottom of the ear stays on a 90 degree path with the top of the mouth.
The most common head he used definitely fits the criteria you mention, but there was one (I believe the most recent before the LED helmet) that matches the dimensions in those images.
There are at least 4 different mau5heads I've seen, all with such subtle changes. There is one with raked back ears, another with flat ears. Theres one with flat ears and flatter eyes (The more common eyes) and another with full hemispherical eyes. There are also differences in how deep the mouth is set in.
A lot of it just comes down to personal preferences. Like I said though, yours definitely matches one of his more common Mau5heads. The only thing that you could do it make it match the MOST commonly seen one (At least in my experience) would be to set the eyes in so that they are not full hemispheres.
Even so, it still matches ONE of the heads, so it's all down to taste.
Why can't Deadmau5 and Daft Punk just stop changing their head gear?! It would make our jobs so much simpler.
-Nick
Also, those ears are most defintely 90 degress from the top of his mouth. The top of the ear may be slanted back at 15 degrees but the bottom of the ear stays on a 90 degree path with the top of the mouth.
Sure about that?
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It's the real deal, hah. But thanks - your's looks excellent. Mine do not have the fabric seams.
The mau5heads do vary quite a bit, but I can't recall seeing any with ears perpendicular to the top lip. Of course, some of the helmets angle back and others angle forward... The only one I don't remember seeing side profile shots off is the white helmet.
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I have been using this site along with Robert Darwins page and I would like to thank you all, esp. Giz. I actually used the project as a unit project in 3D design class. I was basing my head off of the blue one he wears. Well anyway I thought I would share a pic of my creation, more pics to come. PS. I barely used any of the dimensions Joel gave out, they didn't seem to look right.
Yea, see there's a perfect example where the ears look 90 degrees to the top of the mouth. Mind you, the famous red mau5head was the original and I'm sure his recent ones have different dimensions.
Hello all!
I'm brand new to the site and found my way here after (surprise surprise) googling Deadmau5 heads. I'm planning on making my friend a mini mau5 head for his Christmas after finding some crafting stuff from last year in a box. I have a good idea what I'm doing and what I need to do after reading this thread in sheer AWE at all the excellent work on the mau5 heads you guys have been doing, but there's something which has me rather stumped. I was originally going to use the large polystyrene ball for the head, and use some of the large clear acrylic ball for the mouth part...... but the acrylic is just slightly too small to use as a mouth insert ... SO... instead I'm going to use the large acrylic and small acrylic balls to do the head. I have a dremel but I'm not sure what to use to cut straight lines in acrylic, I don't think the dremel will be up to that tbh.
would I need to go pick up a crafting hack saw of some kind?
Sorry for jibbering on, I'm just mega excited about this because I've not crafted in a while. Any advice welcomed![]()
Joanne.
The spinning cutting will wants to cut straight - you'd be surprised how straight your cuts can be. Of course, you have to have a steady hand.