Predator mask

myminifactory

I created this mask for my kids' Wolf Predator costume and I thought others might appreciate it. As I'm sharing it now, the size is suitable for an 8-year-old kid, so if you want to print it for an adult, you'll need to scale it up a bit - I'm not sure by how much! It's printed in three parts (not including the teeth/horns), but they don't have any alignment pins, making gluing them together tricky. I started by gluing the parts together with superglue, then printed small thin squares about 2x2cm big, heated them up, pressed them onto the seams from the inside to shape them correctly, and after they cooled, I epoxyed across the seam. Each seam has three such reinforcements along its length. The red light (laser sight) is a simple cylinder with a battery, switch, and piece of LED strip containing three LEDs inside. It's painted black and hot-glued behind the holes. Between the holes and the LEDs is a piece of plastic that I sanded to diffuse the light slightly. The teeth/horns were painted and glued on last. For the dreads, I cut some thick fabric into tapered tubes and glued them onto the mask in two rows. Some dreads have strips of craft foam painted copper glued around them. There's an elastic strap glued inside to hold the mask securely on the head - it works surprisingly well! This mask is part of a larger costume set, which includes wrist claws (non-retractable), modified from another model; a wrist detonator with LED lights, also modified; shoulder armor; a belt; bombs on the belt; skulls around the neck; and an extendable spear. I also created a cardboard backpack that's really cool - and there's more to it all! Anyway, hope you like it and find some use for it - it makes an awesome wall decoration!