Ezra98
New Member
I've been kicking this around for a few months and have decided last month to actually go through with the project. This is a WIP and is slightly altered from the actual mask in the game. Before I start talking about my build I want to say a BIG thank you to TheNeverCat and his tutorial on the technical part of the mask. I don't have the first clue about that kind of stuff, so again thank you. Anyway, while I did see how he made his masks I chose to make my own to be a bit more accurate to the in game model. So after a fair amount of browsing I found a couple pictures that would suffice. Plus I took a few screenshots from in game as well. I used crafting foam to make the rough model. View attachment 20170822_184706.jpg
Once I was happy enough with it, I sealed it with mod podge and a coat of primer. I then used a trial size of brush on silicone from smooth on
After the mold was cured I used Plaster Bandages for the hard shell over the mold. This is my first attempt at molding anything so I chose the bandages as a cheaper and easier way of making a shell for my mold.
Once it was all hardened, I split the shell, removed my model, and put it back in the shell. The mold turned out well, not a single air bubble or any imperfections that I could see.
Now I used smooth cast 300 and slush casted the mask . I don't remember how many layers I did, but I did small amounts for the initial and then added a little more depending on how thick it was curing.
After It cured, my shell basically crumbled as I had to tear it off to get the mold out. The mold didn't tear and to my surprise the copy came out great!
This is one long post... but I trimmed, cut, and sanded it to start actually getting the mask together. Filling certain areas, and more sanding. Once it was where I liked I threw a coat of flat black on and lacquer based clear coat. The visor I used from a pair of airsoft goggles and got super lucky that they actually fit right.
And that's where I'm up to now. Right now I'm working on the mouth cover which I'm using actual leather fabric and am hand sewing it. All of the electronics are already wired up and are just waiting til absolutely last to mount.
Once I was happy enough with it, I sealed it with mod podge and a coat of primer. I then used a trial size of brush on silicone from smooth on
After the mold was cured I used Plaster Bandages for the hard shell over the mold. This is my first attempt at molding anything so I chose the bandages as a cheaper and easier way of making a shell for my mold.
Once it was all hardened, I split the shell, removed my model, and put it back in the shell. The mold turned out well, not a single air bubble or any imperfections that I could see.
Now I used smooth cast 300 and slush casted the mask . I don't remember how many layers I did, but I did small amounts for the initial and then added a little more depending on how thick it was curing.
After It cured, my shell basically crumbled as I had to tear it off to get the mold out. The mold didn't tear and to my surprise the copy came out great!
This is one long post... but I trimmed, cut, and sanded it to start actually getting the mask together. Filling certain areas, and more sanding. Once it was where I liked I threw a coat of flat black on and lacquer based clear coat. The visor I used from a pair of airsoft goggles and got super lucky that they actually fit right.
And that's where I'm up to now. Right now I'm working on the mouth cover which I'm using actual leather fabric and am hand sewing it. All of the electronics are already wired up and are just waiting til absolutely last to mount.
