I stenciled the skull pattern on the front then painted it in, leaving the welding mask rectangle gap. The original prop was designed to look like a camera three lens turret, which I could not afford to pillage, even from the depths of ebay. I created a replica turret with more sintra, PVC fittings and paint. I wanted the crank to spin the turret, but I realized that since the original prop was from a stop motion film, it didn't have to spin, so neither did mine.
With it all assembled I wired in some green ultra bright LEDs and it looked great. I made plastic lens diffusers out of some packaging plastic, sanded to turn the LED dots into glowing lights.
One year I will actually wear this for Halloween. I have used it as part of the 52 Weeks of Video project, when I featured it in a short, surreal film.
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where did you find the picture to trace the skull?
I believe I used the image from the "W" Poster, which can be found here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/moefilms/3144221550/
If you make one, post pictures and let me know!
Do the eye things move around some how.
No, the eyes don't move. It's a static prop.
Sorry don't answere the last question what I ment to say was how do you make the eye things move around thanks for reading. If you do
I mean how would off you made the eye things work/turn
Oh and by the way I like your profile picture it's got STYLE
The obvious way is with a series of gears to change the axis of rotation 90dec from the side crank. A beveled gear would do this. You don't have a lot of room to work with because your head is in the mask were the gears would be.
The next way would be for the camera turret front to be driven by a motor whose operation would be triggered by the side crank. This would be easier than the gears, but the motor would have to be mounted creatively inside.
This would be a fun next step for this project.
Thank you for answering my question
Hello, I know this is an older post, but I was wondering what brand/model of face shield you used and what your steps were to remove the clear plastic and replace it with the sintra. As well, if you wouldn't mind sharing where you purchased your sintra and other materials from, I would appreciate it. Thanks for this post. ^^
Angel,
I used a mask similar to this http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Standard-Protective-Face-Shield-Safety-Mask-Clear-High-Impact-Polycarbonate-Lens-/370881684285?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item565a45633d
The clear shield comes off easily, and is actually something you have to put on after you get it. I used screw post rivets from a leather supply place to fasten it.
I only use a little bit of sintra a year so I get small amounts of it from a friend. I don't have a supplier for it.
Happy building!
Do you make masks for others? My nephew loveees Coraline and wants to be Wyborn for Halloween.
Thanks, I know I'm extremely late on this post lol.
Are you able to see out of this?
Not even a little tiny bit. I made it as a shelf prop. When I wore it as at Halloween, I wore it up walking around, and flipped it down occasionally for pictures.
Would you ever consider making one for an order? My apologies if this was asked already but I'd love to own one of these. Thank you.
I am not prepared at this time to make these for order. I hope I gave enough info for someone to make a really good replica themselves. If I can make one, it's a fairly accessible project.
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