Silicone Masks
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suckface
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no comparison in my opinion wether your looking to go the mask way or display bust
you can get great movement depending on the fit which seems to be the only problem with silicone masks, finding a head armature to sculpt on that will please everyone ( never gonna happen ) lol but compared to the latex masks for wearing so long as you can afford to laydown around 4 times the amount of what the mask would be in latex it is worth the price and so long long as the best silicone is used it should last forever so long as it's looked after unlike latex that will break down over many years and dry up or turn to gunk
you can get great movement depending on the fit which seems to be the only problem with silicone masks, finding a head armature to sculpt on that will please everyone ( never gonna happen ) lol but compared to the latex masks for wearing so long as you can afford to laydown around 4 times the amount of what the mask would be in latex it is worth the price and so long long as the best silicone is used it should last forever so long as it's looked after unlike latex that will break down over many years and dry up or turn to gunk
sickNtwisted
New Member
Silicone all the way.
Nope, not even close. You have to use a core when you mold for silicone and you don't use plaster.
best thing is to use a 3 piece fibreglass mould. 1 piece from the front of the ears forward and the back split in 2 down the back of the head. plus the core needs to be hollow , either urethane or fibreglass this is to incorporate the injection tube. weve made lots of these. if you type hushmapuppy into youtube youll see me and my mate Daz creating a silicone davros mask for a customer. thing you realy need for a good fit is to do a lifecast, cast this up in plaster then carve back the eye sockets and mouth area to give a tighter fit, remould that then you will have a good core. its more complicated than a simpple latex mask and takes some practice. best thing i can reccomend is to look at Neill Gortons creating character prosthetics in siliocne. it shows the entire process and takes all the guess work out. it shows a full head appliance but by using say platgel 00 or halving the amount of deadener of the gel 10 or by using ecoflex 30 it will give a good mask.
My only experience with silicone masks is with Rusty's at SPFXMasks - Original Silicone Masks | Movie Quality Halloween Horror Masks | Halloween Costumes
They're not cheap, but really freak people out!
brad
They're not cheap, but really freak people out!
brad
yup thats me mate .
the_batdemon
Sr Member
They also seem to pass airport screenings in China.
Yeah, I saw that on CNN several days ago...just crazy!
Some guy wore one to rob a bank a few months ago too...they're that good! :lol
Contec
Master Member
If you are a white guy that are using a black mask , remember to cover your hands with gloves or something.
have yo checked out composite f.x. too, they do nice work and make silicone gloves to match the masks. cheaper than spfx but extremely good quality. i believe made from ecoflex 30 and some have soama foama silicone foam added to reduce weight in things like tentacles etc. they also do custom jobs at very good rates. they have just done an awsome red skull for a customer. that said we do custom silicone jobs as well.
Yeah Rich hope to catch up for a pint or three, going to l.a for monsterpalooza in april too. gotta say mate your recent works have blown me away , how youve come on since te ole mfx forum is astonishing !! been busy on shoots recently and done a bit down at mfx too. all good fun mate. hope youre well and busy !!
