Hello!
So, my purpose at the markerspace is to create cosplays, namely for future Comic cons The first one that I need to make (and I’ve shown to some people at the workshop it already) is basically a recreation of a cardboard gas mask with a drill attachment.
It’s for a costume that I have already finished, but it turns out that cardboard just isn’t a good enough material for something like this - for starters, the sheer amount of sweat that I produce when wearing the full costume (which is immense) ravages the mask, causing it to literally start falling apart. Even the tip that I learned which was to line the inside of the mask with sellotape, thereby laminating it, didn’t help all that much. Furthermore, the fragile nature of cardboard certainly doesn’t come in handy when during transit to Comic con, or anywhere for that matter. The tip of the drill has been especially bent due to numerous accounts of it knocking into things.
So, not only do I want the entire thing recreated via 3D printing, but there’s also some electronic matters that are involved. For starters, I actually got the drill of the cardboard version to spin! It was done using the motor, battery pack and trigger of a toy drill which was all just sorta shoved into the mask, with the cardboard drill of course being built around the motor, and the trigger could be activated with my lower lip/chin.
Next up, to hopefully counter the issue with the sweat, I’m planning on installing 2 small fans inside the 3D printed mask. Ones that can be imbedded in those four holes that the mask has (two close to the nose and two close to the cheeks) Though I do understand that the cheek ones may not be an option due to size problems.
Now, what worries me in the fields of these two matters, are examples such as:
-The weight of all of those battery packs and a potentially larger motor, within the plastic mask possibly causing certain parts of it to break, such as the drill section being so heavy that it snaps straight off of the mask itself
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The type of plastic/material used for making the mask and drill. I’ve heard that resin is not only weak to heat, but also is toxic and therefore should not be anywhere near my face.
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The drill wobbling when spinning like with the original cardboard one.
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and the straps (which are used to attach the mask to my head in the first place) breaking off from the plastic, or perhaps breaking off chunks of the plastic when being tightly strapped to my head. This was a prominent problem with the cardboard version.
The good news is that I have the completed and painted cardboard version completely ready to be brought into the markerspace at any time - obviously it will be perfectly suited as the primary reference material. The are still a bunch of worries that I have about the design that I will need to inquire about, and that leads me onto my request:
Basically guys, I know nothing of 3D printing. Total beginner, and one that doesn’t have the best learning abilities at that lol. So I really need help with this project from you guys. I am planning on attending the 3D printing introduction whenever that next comes around, and I would love to/very much appreciate meeting some of you who are experienced 3D printers, who can hopefully help me in this endeavour.
For those are willing, please get in touch so that we can arrange to meet at the workshop to discuss, and begin construction of this new mask. I can even bring in the cardboard one so that we can get the measurements and other info used for translating it into one of those 3D printing softwares.
Here’s some more reference pics of the real thing from the actual movie, including an official toy mask which was made for it long ago:
Lastly, here’s some pics and a video of the rest of the costume. Hopefully you fellow cosplayers enjoy 
