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TwoToned-Jester β Pyro Mask
Published: 2010-08-16 05:13:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 3671; Favourites: 14; Downloads: 19
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Still not quite done, need to add actual tint to the eye (bad photoshop work is bad) and to write the text on the front. BUT, I've made progress?Related content
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If you don't mind my asking, where did you get the mask from?
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I believe it's a black GP-5 Soviet gas mask without the filter. The "filter" on the side is a modification.
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Made a improvement on the design, yup, I got a fan in it blowing air inside
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Oh dang, that looks amazing! Β The fan definitely is a needed addition, with how stuff gas masks usually get!
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It also makes my voice garbled, sounds awesome
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Velcro, actually! Β It was flexible enough to not tear the mask, though I'd assume that if you can find a flexible adhesive, it'd work just as well!
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I got some to try out, what did you use for the side piece? A tuna can or?
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I don't quite remember, but I do know that it was plastic, as something made of metal has the propensity to be sharp, and thus dangerous! Β Nowadays, I'd probably use worbla or wonderflex, but I'm sure a plastic container could probably work just as well.
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My little brother is gonna take two tuna fish cans (smooth edges) and cut out the grate for the front piece and install a cooling fan and put the battery for the fan in the side pieceΒ
he's handy like that
that way I don't over heat in this California weather
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Never mind, I read through the other comments
I actually found a black rubber GP5 mask on eBay,
it wasn't very stretchy since it's black rubber and not the white latex rubber
but after reading online (a rubber fetish site actually told me this) Armor All, it renews and protects rubber and letex.... Made it all shiny too
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Is there any special procedure you need to follow when using Armor All on the mask (or a specific kind of Armor All you need), or does simply spraying it on make the mask stretchier?
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Just wipe on then wipe off the excess
Don't forget to wear a balaclava under the mask, I got a under armor one that's for keeping cool
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Ah, alright. Thanks a bunch!
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cool! What size did you buy? I'm trying to figure out what size to get.
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I don't think there were actual sizes when I bought mine, actually. It was just a one size fits all civilian mask.
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Did you ever find tint for this? Trying to find some myself.
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Yep! Auto tint is what I got, which I picked up at a local auto store. I actually got mine for free because I needed such a small amount that the guy working there just game me some of his, herp. I can't say that that'll happen everywhere, but the boxes are about 12 dollars, and they last forever.
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Oh, wow, that is lucky.
I'll look around online for it.
Thanks a lot! :>
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It's actually an old Russian civilian gasmask that I painted black with rubberized paint. I had to modify the entire thing and work on the silver parts as well, along with having to tint the glass, so it was some work, but I didn't make the mask itself from scratch.
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It looks really good, although you should get the tint. Oh another thing it doesn't have any chemicals in it right?
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Oh I did already get the tint a long time ago, that's a very old wip picture. Used auto film cut to the exact size. The only thing that's used there is plastidip rubber paint, because the mask itself is actually grey. It flexes like I need, though I do have to touch up the high stress areas after a few wears sometimes.
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Did you spray paint the mask or has it always been black when you bought it?
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It's actually sprayed black with black plastidip, which is a rubber paint that sticks fairly well to the rubber of the mask. I've had to touch up the edges a bit, since they're the most stressed areas, but it's all stayed for the most part.
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Thanks for the info
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How the hell did you dye a Russian GP-5?
I have to admit that the GP-5 looks a lot better than I though. Cool beans.
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Plastidip paint, actually. It's pretty much a spray (or paintable) rubber coating for things, so the mask itself stays flexible. It's worked pretty well, but I've noticed that some of the more stressed areas (places where it's pulled on a lot when taken on and off)tend to peel a bit. It's not difficult to fix, just a matter of cutting off the paint on those parts and respraying.
Alternatively, you can use rubber cement, naptha, and oil paint, it's just you have to mix it yourself.
Thanks!
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Good luck on getting it finished!
How did you attach the side part? I've seen several people use either a staple gun or electric tape
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Ahaha, I did get it finished finally a while ago, but I have yet to post pictures of it.
As for the side part, I actually used sticky backed velcro, because I felt it would give it the needed give for when it had to stretch over my head. It ended up working pretty well, though I need to respray part of it with plastidip because it started to bubble there.
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Awesome, congrats
Oh, I see!!! That seems like it'd be even better to use than electric tape! That stuff can come off pretty easily.
Thanks 
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Why thank you!
And yeah, I looked around for a while and decided that it would probably be the best option in order to retain a lot of flexibility. Plus the side canister comes off so I can modify it if I ever need to, heh.
Good luck on your cosplay! If you ever have any questions, I can try to answer 'em, though I'm definitely not any sort of be all end all. I hope it all goes well!
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You're very welcome! And thanks very much! I may have a few more questions for you in the future.
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Ahaha, I didn't make it from scratch no. It's an old Russian gasmask that I had to dye, modify, and create the side filter for. I wish I was that talented to make it from scratch. Heh.
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lol that still takes some gewd tallent.
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Heh, thank you.
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