TheyCallMePete
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
Great Tutorial :up
I would have never thought that a cheap mask would come out with those results :dancespot
SWEET :cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers
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9/16/2005, 1:17 pm
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Gthmnyt2580
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
Very cool....gotta pick up the half mask now...thanks... :up
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9/16/2005, 1:31 pm
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MidniteShadow
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
DT,
You da BAT MAN BABY!!!!
Great tutorial Mike...thanks for help all us Brothers out.
Mike
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9/16/2005, 1:34 pm
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KnightStix
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
Now THAT's how its done folks! That looks awesome Mike. Why we can't get a licensed cowl already MADE that looks like that, I'll never know... BUT in any case, you've certainly made that cowl more than it could ever have hoped to be. I also like the layered effect with the hard face mask underneath. Great tutorial!
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9/16/2005, 1:34 pm
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Lujho1
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
Now that is very cool.
Another thing you could do though, which would not be movie-accurate but might look very cool, is to use the half-mask to *replace* the mask of the full cowl.
What you'd end up with would be like the custom cowl David did for that fanfilm, based on the "Ultimate" design. You wouldn't try to blend the plastic mask with the rubber one, you'd have the faceplate be obvious. Although I guess you could plasti-dip the whole thing once you'd done it.
Could you also shove the hard ears you cut off the half-mask into the ones in the full cowl to re-inforce them, rather than using the model-magic?
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9/16/2005, 1:37 pm
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Dark Talon
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
Thanks guys....like I said though, not entirely my idea, give a little love to the big bald bat as well. (everyone say "Thank you Brin") 
As for the questions....
I don't see why this process couldn't be used on the Gen.1 latex cowl. The only thing that might be affected is that if the latex cowl is warped from packing, putting it in the dryer isn't going to help much.....warped latex seems to be a lost cause.
Onto the Plasti-dip question:
NO!!!
For whatever reason, Plasti won't stick to the PVC/vinyl as it would with latex.....been there, tried that and as most bros will tell you, it'll peel right off leaving you with a big mess on your hands.
On the plus side though.....the gen.2 has a MUCH smoother/better finish than gen.1....make sure that you look at it closely before you buy if possible.....if you can get a good one, the Plasti really isn't even needed.
I've found that with a good factory finish, you can get it to shine like a new penny with a little Armor All.
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BatDemon
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
And here I was told the plastic mask WOULD NOT fit into the latex or vinyl cowls!!
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9/16/2005, 2:24 pm
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rytchb42
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
one more gen 1 question- could you use plasti-dip spray on it? or does the same rule for gen 2 apply here?
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9/16/2005, 2:41 pm
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stampedemag
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
Of course you could always get one to look like that then make a mould of it.... :wink
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9/16/2005, 2:45 pm
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Dark Talon
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Re: How to beef up a Gen.2 Begins cowl
But that's recasting Rick....and that's just wrong! :wink :wink
As far as the Gen.1 cowl, you can use the Plasti on it.....it's latex.
DT
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