
Quite simply, there appears to be no evidence that a third mask was ever made. I've been told that the BBC were loathe to spend money on anything that would not be seen on screen, and the production notes on the Talons DVD release specifically state that there were only two masks. As an example of practices on 1970s Doctor Who, it is known that Jon Pertwee's distinctive velvet jackets were each unique, with no stand-by versions being made. If even the leading man's costume did not warrant a reserve, a stand-by mask for Mr Sin would certainly have been a highly unusual extravagance.
	As a further example of prevailing methods, I considered the "trionic lattice" also featured in The Talons of Weng-Chiang. The Doctor smashes it into a million pieces during the course of the story, and to ensure that it would indeed shatter under Tom Baker's boot a prop was constructed from a very fragile material. The production team actually planned on destroying this prop, quite possibly two of them if a second take of its destruction were needed, plus there was a real risk of accidental damage. They were easier to make than Mr Sin masks, and multiples were also far more likely to be needed. Yet it is a matter of record that only three were made.
In view of this approach there are several factors which make construction of a third Mr Sin mask extremely improbable. Firstly, papier-mâché is reasonably strong and given that the hero mask was on an actor's face, fairly careful treatment could be expected! Secondly, in the event that the mask were broken, repair would be nothing more difficult than gluing a few papier-mâché sections back together. Finally, even if the hero mask were to have been completely destroyed or lost, there was a very compelling reason for the costume department not to have wasted time and money building a stand-by mask; in effect, they already had one. The dummy mask was essentially a duplicate of the hero and could have been quickly modified to replace it if the need arose. Of all the monster masks ever used in Doctor Who, Mr Sin's is probably the least likely to have had a stand-by version made!
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