mattycsi
Master Member
Found a cheap kids Vader mask in a charity shop for a few pence and decided to make a wall hanger for the garden.
Made a quick and dirty mold of the remaining tusk ie pushed some plastacine on it, and cast it with a big blob of epoxy glue. Glued it in place and shot a coat of red lens tint up the inside of the lenses.
Masked off the lenses, nose and tusks and covered in gloss laquer. Tipped a pile of iron powder over it and let it set.
Sprayed it down with a water, vinegar salt mix and let it go in a plastic bag over night.
Glued in some aluminium mesh to the grills and touched the nose and tusks up with some chrome.
Quite pleased with how it turned out, cost probably less than £3 and was less than a couple of hours graft.
Just have to figure out were to put it. Might also look at putting a small solar light in it to glow the eyes at night.
Made a quick and dirty mold of the remaining tusk ie pushed some plastacine on it, and cast it with a big blob of epoxy glue. Glued it in place and shot a coat of red lens tint up the inside of the lenses.
Masked off the lenses, nose and tusks and covered in gloss laquer. Tipped a pile of iron powder over it and let it set.
Sprayed it down with a water, vinegar salt mix and let it go in a plastic bag over night.
Glued in some aluminium mesh to the grills and touched the nose and tusks up with some chrome.
Quite pleased with how it turned out, cost probably less than £3 and was less than a couple of hours graft.
Just have to figure out were to put it. Might also look at putting a small solar light in it to glow the eyes at night.