Misery Jason Hockey Masks

Here is the next set of masks that I made. I have always wanted make hockey masks since I grew up watching the Friday The 13th movie. They were always entertaining and I was Jason at least once for halloween growing up. So when I got some freetime of course I decided to start on these. And since I really like the design of the Jason X mask i started with that one.



I spent a lot of time on these masks, learning how to make fiberglass masks strong. I've worked with fiberglass before many times but making fiberglass hockey masks are a completely differant task. I had to make sure they looked nice and were strong enough to be handled regularly. Also, trimming the masks was something that was alittle harder than I thought it would be. Drilling the holes and trimming out the eyes took a good amount of time.

Misery Halloween Masks

I just thought I would post the masks I have for sale as of right now. I'm constantly working on new projects so check back soon for new stuff. All of these masks were made by me and if you would like to buy one then send me an email. They can be ready to ship within a week most of the times.


Leatherface masks
The first two masks I ever completed were these two Leatherface masks. The first one based on the 74 killing mask from the original movie but done in my own unique style. These were done in sets of 20 and and once that has run out it will be retired. Here is a reference picture and my sculpt. It's not bad for my first.




And for the finished mask, here are a few pictures. These are my protype masks and look very similar to the mask as you would recieve it.





And here is my next Leatherface mask. It is based on the 74 pretty lady mask from the end of the original movie.


This one was a lot of fun since it is one of my absolute favorite horror movie masks. It's very strange and unique. It was a great challenge compared to my first mask since for this one I was trying to get as close as possible to the original mask. For this one I even took extra time to give it a very good skin texture. It feels real and is quite creepy.



Here are some pictures of my prototype masks taken last Halloween. I use real leather strips to weave the back and front of the mask together and handsew the wigs to the masks. Each one is also hand painted and end up looking very good.







After working so long on my second mask I decided I wanted to be Leatherface for Halloween. We had a huge halloween party and tons of people showed up and we all had a lot of fun. It's just sad I didn't get many pictures except of my costume pictures. I made my own tie to match the one worn by leatherface in the original movie and used a cheap suit I had. After spraying the shirt with red dye and picking up a chainsaw I was done. So here is the final product. I'll eventually get dressed up again and take some really great pictures but as of right now this is it.




It takes a lot longer to finish one of these masks than you would think since each one come with a quality wig hand sewn to the back half. Also, each one is hand painted with sponges and this takes many hours. Even though it's a ton of work and every Halloween I swear I'll no longer be making any more I always end up coming back when my hands get some rest. It's a lot of fun and afterwards they look amazing in person. This past Halloween I sold a handfull to a local halloween store and had them available online at one of the best halloween mask websites but in the off season you can contact me directly so I can garuntee your product is shipped and quickly and also if you wanted it customized I can do that too. My email if you hadn't seen it at the top of the page is Miserymasks@gmail.com

Classic Fallout Costume for Comic-con 2010

UPDATE:
I had an awesome time at the Philly comiccon and got my costume and pipboy finished just in time. I've only got a few pictures of my costume and sadly none of them are with me holding my pipboy but I'll add picture of it soon.








And here is my hand made prop, the finished Pipboy 2000.


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I've been working on getting a classic Fallout costume for awhile and stuff always seem to get in the way. But now I've got some free time I'm finally going to get this thing finished for Philly Comic-con in June. I'm planning on to stick closely to the original concepts or vaultboy drawings.

Like this one, except I will have a color closer to Fallout 3 so that new fans will recognize me right away as well.


I am going to be dressed in a full vault costume. I'll have my pipboy and if I have the time I'm going to make the original 10mm SMG. I may add a few extras but since it will probably be hot I'm going to keep my equipment light. And one of the only problems I have besides trying to get the damn shirts to match my pants is that I have a bunch of weapons but not enough hands. I have a magnum, sawed off shotgun, mueser, colt 45, and a dessert eagle. So I've got to figure out the best set up.

I've dyed some clothes to be my vault costume but I'm having a hard time matching color. Also, the bleach I bought to get my clothes white was bargain stuff so it's watered down and is not doing anything so I have to get some rit color remover or some strong bleach. Here is my costume before the color matching.


I dyed a few shirt and a pair of pants more times than I care to but the end result wasn't bad. I tried to make the shirt look greasy and dirty by splashing alittle bit of dye on it after I got the right color. I think it looks more realistic than most Fallout costumes I've seen so I'm happy with it.
Here is my color matched clothes along with the backpack I'll be modifying soon.


I've got a few accessories to finish before june but it shouldn't be too hard. I have most of them started and once I finish dying my costume I'll focus more on the extras. I have a feeling it's going to turn out pretty good.


PIPBOY:
For my Pipboy I have added alot of details recently and I'm almost finished except I have to redo the screen. I thought a fiberglass screen polished would be nice but it keeps straitening itself out when it cures so it's nearly useless. I'm doing the screen in another way but we'll see how it turns out before I post any progress on it. Also, once I finish this pipboy I'll be making a silicone mold so if anyone wants a copy just contact me through my email. I'm not sure what lights, if any the copies will have. I'll probably start off casting a set of 5 and see how things go from there.


Here is the most up to date picture. Most of the main details are done and all that is left is the screen. After that I'll do a nice paint job and then, if I have time, I'll make a mold before the comic con.


10MM SMG:
For the SMG I had an airsoft gun that hasn't been used in a long time so I dismantled it and I am using the handle and lower part of the gun as my starting point. I'm not sure I'll get all of my weapons done in time but we'll see. Below are two versions. One is a very old one I was toying around with but it's alittle smaller than it should be. And the second is the MP5 handle I'll be using now. I may still do something with the old SMG but I'm not sure yet.



ARMOR:
Here are the shin guards I'll be wearing that still need to be finished. They were attached to knee pads that I'll be using for my shoulder pads. I'm still trying to figure out whether I want one or two shoulder pads and I also want to paint these like the shin pads. I may also add some leather underneath for a better look.




SLAVE COLLAR:
One of the newest props is a slave collar but made for Fallout 1. In my basement recently I found this set of halloween shackles. I don't remember what I bought them for but it would make a great base for a slave collar. I cut the back and fit it around my neck so now my next step is to figure out how to add a hinge to the back and some details to make it look more realistic. I'm thinking of modifing the pepakura slave collar extras parts and building a less advanced collar that might have been in Fallout 1 or 2.


BACKPACK:
Here is the bag I pulled out of the back of my closet that I'll be using modifying soon. I'm going to cut the bags sides and make it the shape of the backpack you can get in Fallout. It's great luck that I happen to have this old leather bag which matches my leather belt. I'm trying to have a realistic look to my costume so this is really a great find. The bag is pretty thick so it'll be hard to cut and sew but I think it'll be worth it when I get tired of carrying my stuff around the Philly Con.
Also, I'm on a mission to get William Shatner to sign a photo in my possession that is signed by the entire original Star Trek crew minus Kirk & Spock so I need to protect it for most of the day and this should do the job.


Check back soon for more updates. This project will take a lot more work but it'll be worth it when I have a great costume. Cya soon!

Campbell's Project for the Philadelphia Flower Show 2010

I had an amazing time working with my friend Eric as sculptors for a company Sculpture Workshops based in Blue Bell, PA. The owner Fred was contacted by Campbell's Soup to create two large displays for the 2010 Philly Flower Show. One was a large Campbell's soup bowl and the other was a salad plate. We had about a couple of months to plan and complete the project, finishing just in time. We were almost crushed more than once having to move these huge things and I think I may suffer from fiberglass flashbacks for the rest of my life but it was a lot of fun.

Check out Fred's website if you get the chance. He is a great artist and I hope to work with him again.
http://sculptureworkshop.com/pages/1/index.htm


The bowl was about 6 feet across with a frame made up of 2X4's. We had to stand each one up evenly which seemed easy until we actually had to do it.

After that we used sheet metal to shape the wall of the bowl. And since these will both end up outside Campbell's headquarters eventually, we used fiberglass resin to make them able to withstand any weather.


The plate was 8 feet across and was made in a similar way to the bowl. The hardest part for the plate was trying to get the smooth angle of the lip. We painted a large table made of plywood with silicone and drew out a template and made a wall to keep the plate's lip the right size. Next we added layers of fiberglass cloth and resin until we got a thick circle for support. It took awhile to peel up the circle and place it correctly on our plate frame but evevtually we got it together and could start adding the fiberglass cloth.


After getting a good amount of fiberglass on the plate we flipped it over and started to work on the side which was made with the same process as the plate lip. This time though we used sheet metal as the template and layed a few layers of fiberglass on there.


Before it began to cure we peeled it off of the sheet metal and curved it into a circle, letting it cure before attaching it to the plate lip. After that we used a lot of resin and and sanding until we got it to where we needed it.

Sadly, I didn't take that many photos of the process but here are photos of the final product. I couldn't make it to the Philly Flower Show but heard from a lot of people that they looked great in person. I was just sent some pictures of the Flower Show team setting up. I'm hoping to get photos of both the bowl and plate once they get moved to Campbell's headquarters.












Here is the bowl on the left used as a planter for locally grown vegetables.