This is probably the closest I will ever get to a perfect part 7 reproduction: a FF7 and a SSN Master Mold copy. Both pieces are movie mold, and long out of production. The hockey mask you see below was painted shortly after having seen the real one in person, although I made small adjustments using the hi-def photos from Mario Kirner's book to work from.
As you can see below, the SSN Master Mold piece fits the mask really well, with only a small degree of shrink as compared to the original appliances. While a lot of artists go with a bold, high-contrast paint job for the part 7 skin, I think the movie appliances were painted with a bit more subtlety-- it looks to me to be a dark gray base, then a dry-brush of a raw umber or similar brown and finally a very reddish brown, bordering on flesh tone, that gives the whole head a rotten roast beef look. That's what I tried to imitate with my piece.
You can also see above that the movie head, aside from the face, is a very different sculpt from the SSN version. There is more of an emphasis on propeller damage, with exposed fat layers and somewhat less texturing. The SSN is a gorgeous sculpt nonetheless.
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