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STUFF U NEED!!

-craft foam (i used 3mm thick foam :3)

-thin clear acrylic, or sturdy plastic

-mechanic towels (for paper mache)

-flour, warm water, and salt (also for paper mache)

-BALOON (for fun and also paper mache)

-a little tiny fan and a battery (OPTIONAL, but recommended)

- a LOT of hot glue....

- cardboard

-and black spray paint and acrylic paint ofc!!!!!!

OK.... STEP 1

first, to make sure it fits all good, use the craft foam and make a "base" out of it. Use strips of foam and hot glue. shape it 2 ur head and try it on!! (it will look very silly)

I also shaped out the snout (????????????) after 4 extra sturdiness

make sure to leave a little excess room bc the paper mache will change how it fits on u!

Also, in this step i cut out circles out of clear acrylic panels, and glued them into the eye holes. But u can also use a sturdy plastic.

ALsO ALSO!!- I messed up a bit on this part- I should have tinted the plastic here, but I didn't and ended up having 2 do it with sharpie later. When you make yours, make sure to put like a thin layer of dark plastic or whateva works 4 you. (the sharpie was bad, but it could work if you scribbled on the outer layer of plastic and NOT the inside........my bad lawl)

STEP 2

Paper mache!!!! (I don't have many good pics of this part so just trust me)

First, you blow up a balloon where ur big head would go in the mask, and find something to put it on.

My dad helped make the paper mache, but basically you mix hot water, a bit of salt, and flour until you have a thin mixture of it all.

Next, cut the mechanic towels into strips, and cover them in the goop. Then lay them on your base, and make em smooth as possible! repeat until the parts u want covered are covered <3

heres a mid progress shot- yeah there a balloon in there! i also ended up covering the snout (??????????) completely with paper mache.

After your done, put a fan on it and go to bed!!!

If you did it right, you'll need to add another layer after the first one drys, so just repeat and don't forget the fan after your done!!!! (It helps the paper mache dry a LOT faster its craze)

Here is it finished and dry!!!!! (pop yer balloon yay!)

It looks really silly i hope u enjoy

( im wearing a balaclava under to keep my hair outta the way)

PART 3 Paint! mask off the eyes, and front of the snout (??) spray yer black everywhere u want, let that shit dry, and do a few layers. when its all covered, go in with grey acrylic and do the inner eyes and front snout and vent thing. Don't forget the "optical mask" bit in-between the eyes. this can be hand painted on its no biggy. if u fuck up u can do touch ups with black acrylic, just don't go overboard (I did oops)

STEP 4?? (i hope this all makes sense so far lol)

and add the side thing?? like this part here

basically, just get something that is large and circle like, cut out some cardboard and glue foam around the edge. I am not good at describing but I think you can figure it out form there, if u have any questions dm me lol

after u painted that too just hot glue it on :)

ALSO. This part is optional but extremely important if you don't wanna sweat balls (as much) mini. fan.

here is mine lol (THE BLACK SHIT INSIDE THE MASK IS SPRAY PAINT!)

a fan like this could work, but the bigger u can go the better.

for the connector bits, the fan can be turned on and off, so get a switch like this

My dad, (engineer tf2 irl i am not even joking) soldered the wires on 4 me and made sure they lined up. I can do a qna with him later about it if anyone really wants 2 know but yeah. Fan!

pART step 5>>?/

Put on your balaclava (spy???) and boom thats it your pyro tf2 for realz now!!!!