Wednesday’s work

Wednesday was busy as usual. I pulled out the Sixth Finger mask and much to my disappointment it has thin spots in it. This happens from time to time and it’s usually caused by areas of density differences in the plaster but I have never had this happen with this mold. Checking my own copy from 12 years ago I didn’t find any thinn spots. So it must have to do with this latest batch of rubber.

I plan today to add more rubber and paper towel to the inside to thicken up the thin areas. Overall the mask is excellent but if I don’t thicken it it could over time break down in the thin areas. 

I did get two perfectly good apes masks out of the molds and a good set of Spock ears. Go figure.

Being in a holding pattern I took advantage of the free time and worked further on my jet. I managed to get the wings and tails blended to the fuselage with putty and then primered the whole plane one color. It’s really starting to take shape.

Today I’ll be painting masks, patching masks and getting ready to paint the Sixth Finger tomorrow.