Stretch Armstrong keeps best at room temperature. Stretch Armstrong is made of latex rubber filled with gelled corn syrup, which allows it to retain shape for a short time before shrinking to its original shape. An estimated 67 different versions from Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Australia, and other countries released Stretch Armstrong variations between 1976 and the 1990s. The last two were filled with a granular solid in place of the viscous liquid found in the other figures. A vacuum pump, which attached to the heads of these figures, removed the air from within, which "froze" the toy in its stretched position.
Latex mask Latex mask Latex mask generally refers to a full-head enclosure or disguise, often worn by someone as a part of a costume and usually made from natural latex rubber, though some masks can be made of vinyl, silicone rubber or foam latex. Latex masks were among the earlier techniques to be classified as "special effects", typically in film but applying also to the theatre, Latex masks are capable of portraying various guises, including monsters, skulls, mythical creatures, animals, humans, zombies, certain inanimate objects (such as a baseball or a crescent moon) and even political figures (such as Richard Nixon) and