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Does anyone know if it's possible to buy a mask, identical to the one that the masked magician uses ??
I've tried several sites, including the obvious ones such as Ebay and Amazon ..... but I can't find anything
I know I could possibly make one, but I'm lazy and it prob wouldn't look as good as the real thing anway
Anyone any ideas plzzzzzzz ????

When I was doing MMA I had a custom Japanese wrestling mask made up by these guys

http://www.highspots.com/Custom-Masks/2212.html

mdawg wrote:When I was doing MMA I had a custom Japanese wrestling mask made up by these guys

http://www.highspots.com/Custom-Masks/2212.html" target="_blank

Thanks for the link, but $99.99 seems a bit too high for something just for a fancy dress party.
If I was going to use it in a professional manner, then fair enough

Google shows plenty of wrestlers masks on ebay from £3.85 upwards - one is described as Mens Ninja Wrestler Mask Fancy Dress. You'd have to find a way to repaint them in MM style but marker pens and fabric paints (Hobbycraft) are easy enough to use.

I Once went to a fancy dress party as the invisible man, for some reason no one spoke to me?????! As for the mask why not make one cant be that hard? Too many people are lazy these day, traditional arts and crafts going out of use even a lot of magic these days seem self-working or no sleights gimmicks.

While I wouldn't have put it quite as bluntly as Anjorno, I also think your best bet is to make one yourself. I don't think that the Masked Magician was sufficiently interesting for the general population to have people offering masks like his one.

You can get white full-face masks fairly cheaply and then buy some Payne's Grey (I think it's a bit closer to the MM's Mask than pure black, but you may disagree) and white acrylic paint. Oh, and a paint brush. The paint is likely to flake off over time (as it won't cling well to plastic). I suppose sanding might help with that, but if you are only going to wear the mask a couple of times, this probably won't be an issue.

One advantage of a cheap mask is that you can buy a couple of "blanks" and try again if need be. You also won't feel too scared of making adjustments, for example if the eyeholes aren't right for you, you might have to cut them a bit differently.

Back when I was keen on murder mystery parties, I used to make all sorts of props for me and my guests if I couldn't find anything suitable to buy.

I think Hobbycraft sells pre-formed, plain masks?
T.

Indeed they do - both full and part face masks so if anyone wants to do Phantom of the Opera, you know where to look for the mask!

I can think of a few places that sell full face masks but they're probabaly not exactly the type of thing you're looking for

Ah, now the gimp magician could be an interesting theme
T.

Ted wrote:Ah, now the gimp magician could be an interesting theme

The finale is getting into a straitjacket.

It could put a whole new spin on Crazy Man's Handcuffs

I knew I could rely on a certain someone to lower the tone of this thread lol

moonbeam wrote:I knew I could rely on a certain someone to lower the tone of this thread lol

I suspect we haven't reached anywhere near rock bottom yet, either!