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XENOMORPH / ALIEN

Required Materials A Special Note About Printing

- Printer This mask is designed to be printed on

- A4 or US letter size printer paper US Letter paper (8 1/2" x 11") or Euro-
- Thick paper or thin cardboard pean A4 paper (210mm x 297mm) .
- Spray adhesive or a glue stick
- Scissors Make sure that the "print to scale"
- Craft knife option is blank/not checked on your
- Clear tape OR fast-drying wood glue printer settings to ensure that the
- Thick sewing needle or blunt knife pages print at the intended size.
and a ruler to score the folds
You can check the scale by measuring
the printed line on the first pattern
page with a ruler.

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 Instructions for
Printing and Folding
Print on thin Paper and adhere the mask pieces to cardboard. This method
will result in the printed lines and pattern guide numbers being hidden on the
inside of the finished mask.

(1) Print your mask pieces on plain (4) Using a thick sewing needle or
printer paper. blunt knife and a ruler, score along the
folding lines.
(2) Glue the mask pieces to the back
of your cardboard. We recommend (5) Refer to the diagram below and fold
using spray adhesive or a glue stick as along the creases either bringing the
other types of glue may make the two edges towards you (Valley Fold)
paper too wet. for the plain dashed line folds or away
from you (Mountain Fold) for the dot/-
(3) Cut out the pattern pieces along dashed line folds.
the solid cutting lines.
(6) Proceed to Assembly Instructions
Note: the dashed lines are folding section.
lines, make sure not to cut them!

IMPORTANT

Mountain fold line Valley fold line

Cut line Glue flap

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 Mask Assembly Instructions
Assembly
(8) After completing the mask you can
(7) Each number on the mask pattern optionally assemble our fitting band on
has a twin. Find the matching numbers the final page. Tape it to the inside to
and attach the two pieces together. get an optimal fit for your mask.

We recommend using one of the Note: Halfmasks don’t require a

following methods for attaching the fitting band
mask pieces together.
(9) Let your creativity flow. You can
decorate and color your mask
anyway you like.

Option 1 / Easy
Clear Adhesive Tape

Place a piece of tape on the outside of

the pattern covering the joint where
the two edges meet. Tape all pieces
together.

pro: easy and fast!

con: tape is visible from the outside Have fun
we love to sEe yoUr crEatioNs.

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Option 2 / Advanced
Glue And sHare Them With us
Although it is a bit more tricky than
On faCebooK or InstaGram
using tape, we recommend using a
fast-drying wood glue to adhere the
mask pieces. The glue should dry clear. wWw.FaceboOk.cOm/LapasTudioS
Stick all pieces together. InstaGram >>> @LapasTudioS
Note: You could also use a glue stick
to attach the pieces together, but the yoU havE queStions?
finished mask may be less durable.
ConTact uS
pro: invisible! [email protected]
con: time consuming

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 FinalIzing the Model

Build the Whole modeL

And cLose The oPeninG in The enD

fiTting

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ouR alIen mOdel Is deSigneD to Fit oN youR heaD

WithoUt anY addItionAl fiTting bands.

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 Place this piecE on The hElp
StrucTure To clOse tHe fiNal holE

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 The Fitting Band
The fitting band for your mask will be made from strips of
cardboard paper and can be adjusted to get a good fit.

(1) Cut 3 strips of A4/US letter paper. (4) Tape the ends closed to make one
Each strip should measure 1.5" continuous loop of paper.
wide (40mm) and the length will be
the full length of the page. (5) Cut out 2 rectangles from the sheet
of paper, each one should measure
(2) Stick the short ends of the strips 1.5" x 4” (40mm x 100mm).
together with tape to make one
long strip of paper. (6) Tape one rectangle on either side
of the band (see drawing below).
(3) Wrap the long strip around your
head, overlapping the ends; make (7) Place the fitting band inside of the
sure that the resulting band is a mask and tape it to the back of
snug fit. the mask.

CutouT arRange
A4 papeR / us leTter papeR

1.5”/40mM
1.5”/40mM
1.5”/40mM

1.5”/40mM

stapLe, tape or gLue tOgetheR

4”/100mM

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