01-25-2012, 07:23 AM
I would post a big comparison with photos and stuff, but I really don\'t have the time. Just trust me, that mask you have is from the same source material, probably taken before Mario Kirner ever bought it. Here\'s why:
Under the mask\'s left eye, right in the rim, you will see a little nick in the plastic. It\'s in the lowest part of the eye hole. This was removed from Mario\'s Black/Red Se7en mold. In addition, the propeller damage is completely untouched and uncovered. Mario\'s mold has one particularly long "point" of this area covered over with clay, causing the point to appear much shorter when blanks from his mold are trimmed.
Seriously, this is fantastic! Unfortunately, that blank of yours looks like it has a few small warps and dents that are not present on the screen-used mask. Perhaps the mold has been mistreated or improperly stored...No idea what caused those marks.
Cheers,
Ryan
Under the mask\'s left eye, right in the rim, you will see a little nick in the plastic. It\'s in the lowest part of the eye hole. This was removed from Mario\'s Black/Red Se7en mold. In addition, the propeller damage is completely untouched and uncovered. Mario\'s mold has one particularly long "point" of this area covered over with clay, causing the point to appear much shorter when blanks from his mold are trimmed.
Seriously, this is fantastic! Unfortunately, that blank of yours looks like it has a few small warps and dents that are not present on the screen-used mask. Perhaps the mold has been mistreated or improperly stored...No idea what caused those marks.
Cheers,
Ryan