Happy New Year Rock afire fans! For the New Year, I wanted to show you all something special. After many years of CEI not having a mold for it, we now have a beta Rolfe mask mold! The path to this was complicated, but in short, we were able to get access to a plug that we didn’t already have. I appreciate the other people who were involved that helped make this possible. You know who you are.
Something interesting I’m not sure many people know is that Rolfe’s beta mask was subject to the “softening” process sometime around July 1981. The softening process was something CEI did to a couple of the early masks to make them look friendlier. The softened beta Rolfe, as pictured here, is most easily identified by a missing eyebrow wrinkle and thicker lip compared to the original version, amongst other changes. CEI was apparently ultimately unsatisfied with this softened mask and eventually replaced it, initially with the long fanged Rolfe in April 1982, and finally with short fanged Rolfe in October 1982.
As some of you may recognize, this is the infamous “crowsfoot” version of Billy Bob’s mask. Originally, this mask had a tendency to tear and deform because of the way the sculpture was given inadequate mouth creases. It was used by mistake in the 90s, and only very few times because of the issues. As an experiment, we went back in and added improved mouth creases similar in style to those used on the Showbiz standard Billy Bob mask. Whether or not this modification is fully effective is still being tested, but nonetheless, this improved version does exist now and the results seem very positive. Casts from this mold will be available by special request in the near future should anyone want one.
This is a Dracula mask like the one originally used on the Dracula character CEI built for Castle Dracula in Wildwood, New Jersey. This mask was made and sold for a currently undisclosed project.
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This guitar is an experiment we did in trying to make Beach Bear guitars more easily. The glitter is a slightly different size and color and the red parts are permanent vinyl stickers instead of the original plastic. The metal and latex parts are the same as the originals. Everything seems to have turned out nice and this guitar should work well for anyone that needs one. This is available for sale, and if you are interested, please contact Aaron through email.
