I have now cut and stitched together the four main parts of the helmet, and then shaped the wet leather over the yard sale plastic original....

Today, Sunday, my wife and I went to some yard sales. Now sometimes you find nothing, and other times you find one gem. Just as we were abou...

Twas a beautiful Spring day, and I went to a local flea market searching for raygun components. Here is what I found. From top to bottom: A...

I have designed five new cut out masks for Spring 2009, and I'm selling them all at my Etsy shop for $10 off the regular price. I'm...

Spring is almost upon us, and leather mask sales should pick up as buyers think about what they're going to wear at music festivals. A...

My son and daughter-in-law got married last Spring, and I finally finished a leather photo album for them. There is a baby coming this Summ...

Boudoir photographer Andrea Hausmann has purchased one of my white rabbit masks for use as a prop in her photographs. Hiding coquettishly be...

I just finished a custom half-mask for Grammy Award winning hip-hop artist Che Smith, aka Rhymefest . His logo of a stylized R and F is in b...

The grip model ( black and white on the left ) was molded and cast in resin ( gray on the right ). I wanted the top of the grip to be nar...

The acrylic sheet and Bondo™ construct of the grip is ready to mold for casting. The popcorn cup will get hot-glued down around the grip to ...

After having so much fun making my first raygun—the Raughnold Model 81—I have decided to put together a second one. These are the parts I...

We have a winner! Congratulations to Lauren who guessed ( http://tombanwell.blogspot.com/2009/02/rayguns-raughnold-model-81.html ): Hey Tom,...

Fourth Clue The one found object that no one has yet identified will be recognized by winners. Above is a photo of the original parts after...

My wife and I went yard saling again today (yard sailing?), and I had a most wonderful score. Raygun grips, alien robot parts, steampunk go...

My lovely and patient wife agreed to model the mask. Above are the results.