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Zeratul Mask (kinda) Octo
I know it isn't 100% completely papercraft, but the frame and base for it were, so I thought I might share it with you guyses...

A friend at work wanted me to make him a mask for Halloween, and drew up a sketch. While he had never even heard of Starcraft, his design looked amazingly just like Zeratul, only without a forehead. I printed the templates onto paper, glue them onto cardboard, folded them into shape, then covered it in fiberglass resin to create a plastic mask. Still needs a shitload of sanding and details, but it's all I could do this morning...

PS - after this project I'll be making my costume (Shredder) and then I'll do Raccoon Mario in flight since I haven't seen one. I'll come back to the Megaman stuff later, just need a little break from it right now. =S
>> Anonymous
looks awesome as is!
i'd just cut some holes for eyes in it, and wear it like that. I'd be a rock-face. fuck yeah.
>> Octo
I have the progress pics on my blog: http://octopornopus.blogspot.com/

I'll add the forehead and textures to make this an actual Zeratul mask later. It's surprisingly durable, at about 1/8" thick, I've dropped it in the garage twice and no cracks or anything =p
>> Anonymous
isn“t that a stone?
>> Octo
Nope, it's not a stone. Although, that would be pretty sweet. It's corrugated cardboard covered in goopy green/blue fiberglass, which turns gray when sanded.

Fiberglass is fun stuff to work with, especially when making odd shapes. It's strength to weight properties are excellent, and it's fairly cheap at Home Depot. I've used this same method to create center consoles (armrests) and speaker boxes in cars. Also made a coffee table. =p
>> Anonymous
What's the name of the fiberglass? Seems like I could use it to make some things of my own.
>> Octo
I don't remember the exact name, and I'm too lazy to go in the garage. I think it's Bondo brand. You can find it in any Auto Zone or Home Depot, but make sure you get the stuff that specifically says 'Fiberglass' on it. The regular body filler is only for smoothing out dents and such, kinda like wood putty.

Depending on what you want to make, there are several ways to go:
-Large objects (ie. tables, sub boxes, consoles) should be made using fiberglass resin and chopmat/felt. This is much stronger over large areas and costs much less than can after can of fiberglass filler.
-Medium sized objects, like stuff around a foot or so, is easy to do with chopmat and molds. Just make a negative relief of what you want and put down some mat, then soak it in resin. When it dries, you have a nice new plastic thingy....
-Smaller stuff with complex curves, like this mask, are good places to use the fiberglass filler. Make a slightly smaller model of what you want, cover it in foil, and glomp on filler. Make sure to go in different directions so the strands aren't linear, and don't add too much. This stuff has a chemical reaction and heats up fast when curing, if you add material on too thick, you get bubbles, which lead to cracks.

Anyways, Google 'fiberglass tutorials', you'll find a ton of pages explaining the process. That's how I learned. Fairly simple, just a little messy and really stinky.
>> Anonymous
>>178958

Wow... Thank you very much! Wasn't expecting a reply that was quite that in depth. hehe
Thank again!
>> Anonymous
when i saw the pic i thought op was trolling

really does look like a rock, haha