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All but THREE of the pre-ordered DIY blank panther masks have been fulfilled! Hooray! It was a large edition and adding in the holiday delay, it took slightly longer than usual to get all these out. I hope everyone is happy with their mask...THANK YOU all. I will have about half of the finished silver masks out by early to late next week with the other half to follow soon after. I'm also prepping for a convention in late March so its crazy around here.... A NEW mask design is being sculpted on my weekend time and will be open...

Good news! It looks like the weather will be "warm" enough here to use spray primer in the garage this weekend! This means i can finally wrap up the silver panther mask production. Been spending time prepping, sanding, filling and refining a big pile of casts in anticipation of the weather letting up a bit. Once i prime each mask , they will still need to be painted, sealed and have straps and foam added before they are mailed. But at least there is a small window of time to jump on soon! DIY blank masks are very very close...

So i have a pile of packages that need to be filled with orders and it's something i want to deal with tonight- but i also woke up with a wicked painful hitch in my back so I'm moving a little slower than usual. Not sure what happened but every time i move ( or breathe too deep ) it hurts pretty bad! Please bear with me- this is not fun haha ;P

On the last leg of the DIY production, down to the last few dozen- getting close but its still going to take some time! Had another mold give up the ghost, will have to make a new one this weekend. With super ornate designs like this, the silicone is under more stress and stretch thanks to severe undercuts. You can condition the molds to last a little longer but sometimes there is nothing you can do, especially when you are doing a large number of casts. Hoping to get all the DIYs out by the end of the month with...

Another update! I noticed a few of the panther mask casts came out a little narrow. There is nothing wrong with them but for folks with medium to large heads you will need to use heat to widen it to your preference. This is VERY EASY! It is mentioned in my mask care and info page: "If your BLANK mask is a little tight you can use heat to shape it. Warm the mask in an oven ( low temp setting, place on a cookie sheet and only heat for 4-5 minutes) Shape while the urethane is warm, once it...