Dr. Dre HP mask
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Tommyfilth
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I was interested in making this as well, there is just something about it I really like.
I would start from a life cast and sculpt it in clay. then vacuform it from clear or tinted plastic, except for the grille in the front, I would source a perforated metal for that or the tedious task of drilling/punching holes in Styrene and then paint.
As an aside, I think it may only exist in CG, there are a couple of weird angles in the moving mask, making me think none of the shots are of a practical mask. also I think the earlier shots of the DJ are not Dr Dre.
I would start from a life cast and sculpt it in clay. then vacuform it from clear or tinted plastic, except for the grille in the front, I would source a perforated metal for that or the tedious task of drilling/punching holes in Styrene and then paint.
As an aside, I think it may only exist in CG, there are a couple of weird angles in the moving mask, making me think none of the shots are of a practical mask. also I think the earlier shots of the DJ are not Dr Dre.
You could first make a mold of your own face and then sculpt the entire mask onto the face mold. Afterwards you can make a mold of the sculpt and then cast it in a flexible material such as rubber. You can then use spirit gum to adhere it to your face. The black visor can be made from a flexible plastic, even the plastic from a 2L plastic soda bottle can work, tinted with a black car window tint, and then attached to your mask. Since you would only need the top part of the black visor in order to see, you could build a bridge across your nose and cover over it with the visor. The bridge would help secure the mask to your face as well as provide a structure on which you can add the grating which you can cover the edges of the grating by the black visor.
Tommyfilth
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For this I would suggest a firmer oil clay, monstermakers.com oil clay is good or Chavant medium, Oil clays are typically harder (not plasticine which is the soft clay used in school) and are used for mechanical shapes more often, unlike water based clays that are typically used for organic shapes or models, there are exceptions all the time, for example I hate oil clay and will probably never use it again, but that's just me.
also this might work
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...fd101b3&itemid=390182038226&ff4=263602_263622
Thanks Tommy, that's pretty close. The one used for the commercial looks like the holes are more spread apart. Could work as a temp unless there isn't one to match perfectly.
Right now I'm shopping around for the darkest polycarbonate or PETG around. Anyone have info on the thickness of their dark plastic for their stormy eyepiece or boba "T" transparent plastic?
Right now I'm shopping around for the darkest polycarbonate or PETG around. Anyone have info on the thickness of their dark plastic for their stormy eyepiece or boba "T" transparent plastic?
hellbillysheik
New Member
I saw this on Geekologie almost 2 years ago and loved the look! it's just been sitting in a "future projects" folder on my desktop since then. I'm sure this had to be the same people who made the Dre. mask. I hope this helps in some way.
VR Masks: The Future Is Gonna Suck - Geekologie
VR Masks: The Future Is Gonna Suck - Geekologie
giz
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very creepy, but cool looking mask.
I agree sculpting the mask would be a good route to take. The silver lining and visor cold actually be a single piece of vac-formed plastic - seems like a simple and lightweight solution. You could paint the outside silver and spray the inside with VHT Nite Shade spray tint. Back spraying the tint like that will allow you to buff the outside of the visor.
The mouth vent looks like staggered, round hole perforated metal. I don't have enough experience with the material to comment on how difficult it would be to form, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be easy to replicate that curvature. If it were me, I'd againt use vac-formed plastic and then drill the holes myself.
I agree sculpting the mask would be a good route to take. The silver lining and visor cold actually be a single piece of vac-formed plastic - seems like a simple and lightweight solution. You could paint the outside silver and spray the inside with VHT Nite Shade spray tint. Back spraying the tint like that will allow you to buff the outside of the visor.
The mouth vent looks like staggered, round hole perforated metal. I don't have enough experience with the material to comment on how difficult it would be to form, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be easy to replicate that curvature. If it were me, I'd againt use vac-formed plastic and then drill the holes myself.
guyverraziel
Active Member
Any updates on this? I've just seen the advert for the first time and I've decided that I need this in my life
