H.P. Death Eater mask toy conversion

[Howlrunner]

I've been wanting to try this for a long time, but now that they're becoming available cheaply (got mine for £12), I decided to try converting the Harry Potter Lucius Malfoy Death Eater Voice Changer Mask. It seems like an obvious thing to do, but I've not seen any converted before. So here's mine.

Here is the unconverted mask (though I've cut out the right mouth slot in this picture). It's pretty nice, but the mouth slots haven't been cut out on it and there are big horrible slots cut in the forehead for the microphone.

So first thing I did was rip out the voice changer unit from inside (it's rubbish) and cut down the pegs that held it in place (these dig in to your face otherwise!). Then I used Milliput to fill the microphone slots and sanded it smooth. I used a scalpel to cut out the slots in the mouth area.

After that I primed the whole thing white and painted it from scratch.

These pics were taken in really harsh sunlight, so the metallic paint effect is actually a subtler than it appears.

 

[Danaedhel]

cool!! I'll try to get one. Could you post a pic wearing it to see how big it is?

Good job !!

 

[Howlrunner]

No problem. Here you go:

And with the hood/tunic that comes with it (not bad, but really cheap, flimsy material):

It's a really good fit and the strap around the back of the head is adjustable. You get Malfoy's snake wand with it as well which I originally planned on repainting, but the way it's cast and put together, there are way too many missing details and ugly seams for it to be worth the effort.

 

[JBReplicas]

I thought the design was very Dr Doom, but great job looks much better :thumbsup

 

[Howlrunner]

I thought the design was very Dr Doom, but great job looks much better :thumbsup

I agree. I did toy with the idea of getting another, sanding off all the "scoll work", completely redoing the mouth area, adding panel details and rivets and turning it into a custom Dr Doom helmet, but I have too many other things that need done more.

 

[Ramiel]

Where did you get it?
Your conversion looks marvellous

 

[Howlrunner]

Where did you get it?

Don't know about elsewhere in the world, but they were available in most retail shops here in the UK for ages (Asda, Tesco, Woolworths, Argos, Index, Toys R Us, etc). Loads on eBay too. It's this one:

 

[Ramiel]

Thank you very much, now I need to buy one!

 

[B-Movie Zombie]

Same Here. Great Job!

 

[Darth Dementor]

Hi there, I saw this thread and thought i would try this myself. Here is my finished mask : http://s1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd435/Darth_Dementor/?action=view&current=myde16.png All feedback welcome.