Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Cosplay Progress - Mask Construction and Gloves

Ahh progress, it is nice to finally post you again, hehe.  Since my last update, I've added plenty more craft foam and hot glue to continue the formation of Deus Ex Machina's mask.  At this point, the task is a little more strategic than just gluing foam everywhere I could.   I am still constantly looking back at the reference photos to make sure I am accurate with my shapes, but through this process I am getting a better sense of how to make the angles work for me.  Mimi has offered plenty of her help in creating this mask in the form of advice and some hot gluing (even acquiring some burns in the process Q_Q).  

Anyways, here's my updated progress gallery:


Created the upper eye framework.
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Built the cheek and chin frame work. Also replaced his "tooth" under the eye framework and bent the chin.
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Also in progress news, I received some hockey gloves that I will use as a base material for my MZMA gloves.  I got the idea for using hockey gloves from this Instructables tutorial on how to make Hell Boy's RHoD. These things are HUGE on my hands, so they will work perfectly for MZMA.  I plan to cover the tops in red fun foam and maybe spray paint an orange gradient on to it afterwards, but that's just me thinking.



We cut off the BAUER logo part to make room for the craft foam that  we will use.  
The most pressing issue for these used hockey gloves is to remove their intense smell of sweat.  If anyone has any good ideas on a deodorant for these, let me know (THEY REALLY STINK!!!! X___X)

Thanks, I will keep you guys updated! :D

-Stuart-

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3 comments:

  1. Here's a forum that has several good ideas for the removal of sweat odor:

    http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cleaning/msg0907393314668.html

    I'm particularly partial to the use of baking soda and/or white vinegar. Of course, UV radiation is also a good way of killing off the stench-producing bacteria. Good luck with the costume!

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    1. Ahh, thanks for that link Colin. I might try some of these techniques out.

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  2. Thanks For a Wonder full Safety Issue about Mask Construction and Gloves . I really enjoyed the standard information.

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