barbquebutt
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Hey everyone. Not much to this, but I was excited about it and had fun with it, so here it is.
So I ordered a blank from JDF Studios. I went with the .93" ABS version. They offer a kit that includes straps and snaps and such, but I was committed to doing as much as I could by myself.
I started out by drilling out the holes. I have to give some credit to YouTube user auzorann giving the tip to use step drill bits. I was ready to use standard bits, and in hindsight, it probably would have torn the hell out the plastic. I started out drilling some lead holes, then bored out the full size on the second pass. I underestimated how long this would take. From there, I marked out where the eye holes needed to open, and then used my rotary tool's sanding bit to carve them out to shape. I should mention that I was nervous about screwing up on every step of this project, but this was particularly nerve-wracking.
I attached the snaps at this point. I went back and forth on when I should attach them, and realized I didn't want to risk ruining the paint later on. Putting size 24 snaps on a hard plastic CURVED mask is not particularly easy, btw.
From here, I taped off the snaps and prepped for paint. The mask came super smooth and glossy, so I hit it with some sandpaper and a scouring pad to rough it up, and gave it a coat of Almond Krylon (thanks to YouTube user Big Hush for this tip). Then I hit it again with some heavy grit sandpaper to give it some deep scratches and gouges, and gave it another coat of Almond.
To be continued...in the next post that I'm working on currently.
So I ordered a blank from JDF Studios. I went with the .93" ABS version. They offer a kit that includes straps and snaps and such, but I was committed to doing as much as I could by myself.
I started out by drilling out the holes. I have to give some credit to YouTube user auzorann giving the tip to use step drill bits. I was ready to use standard bits, and in hindsight, it probably would have torn the hell out the plastic. I started out drilling some lead holes, then bored out the full size on the second pass. I underestimated how long this would take. From there, I marked out where the eye holes needed to open, and then used my rotary tool's sanding bit to carve them out to shape. I should mention that I was nervous about screwing up on every step of this project, but this was particularly nerve-wracking.
I attached the snaps at this point. I went back and forth on when I should attach them, and realized I didn't want to risk ruining the paint later on. Putting size 24 snaps on a hard plastic CURVED mask is not particularly easy, btw.
From here, I taped off the snaps and prepped for paint. The mask came super smooth and glossy, so I hit it with some sandpaper and a scouring pad to rough it up, and gave it a coat of Almond Krylon (thanks to YouTube user Big Hush for this tip). Then I hit it again with some heavy grit sandpaper to give it some deep scratches and gouges, and gave it another coat of Almond.
To be continued...in the next post that I'm working on currently.
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