Good news was I was able to finish this in about an hour's time. Bad news was it wouldn't dry on its own. I waited a day for it to dry before putting it in front of a fan for a few hours. Eventually it did get there (mostly) and it was time to take it apart. Here comes more bad news.
While trying to remove the silicone I caused two tears. The first one on the back wasn't too bad. That part of the mask you won't see and I'll probably remove. The other part was on the front so that sucked. Tape didn't work to hold it together and I didn't have any super glue. Not even sure if glue would have worked anyways. So, I pressed on and carefully did the last step to make the resin copy. I was successful in mostly eliminating the front tear. The rear one was too bad though so resin seeped out. I ended up ripping apart the craft bandages and silicone to get the resin out. But here's the end result:
What's up with that weird indentation in the front, you say? I guess the key that was right there didn't fit back into the mold and I didn't notice. The shadows make it look much worse than it actually is and I think a little bondo will do the trick. I had to cut most of the back off so this would fit my head. I can see out of it, thankfully but something tells me I won't be wearing it over my face much.
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