News — DIY

Great news! We are at the last quarter of masks left to be fulfilled! I think we can get them knocked out in the next 10 days- SO close!

 Happy to report the panther mask pre-order has been going well! The DIY blank versions are sold out with a few of the silver finish ones left. Because of the awesome response, we have a HUGE task ahead of us- and because of the holiday season production is going to start just a tad later than anticipated. I wanted to take some time to get some breathing room so the last two weeks have been a bit of a resting period- it's been a long year! Prep IS going on for the mask production, building extra molds, getting workspace arranged...

So my DIY masks require some clean up, flash removal, etc. This is actually very easy and you don't even need a dremel. It's a good way for beginner hobbyists to finish their mask without having to invest in power tools. You can use hobby nippers and a sculptors rasp to remove unwanted edges and smooth them. Nip off the larger flash parts first ( "flash" is extra bits on the edges of the cast piece leftover from the casting process) and then rasp off any jagged edges. Some medium grit sandpaper will smooth things down even more once you...