3d Printing a Mark VI Iron Man

I've been experimenting with the magnets and the hinge/magnet system doesn't seem strong enough. I broke the side of the mask earlier today, so after repairing it I think I need to revisit the hinges. I found this system that someone else used for theirs. Any ideas of what this kind of slider is called, or where I might find something like it?

It is a cabinet hinge.You can find them at Lowes/Home Depot or any cabinet store. I think they are pretty cheap. I was looking at using these myself but I have not got around to doing it. Good Luck!

Thanks! I found it right away, for future prosperity, Lowe's calls them friction lid supports. I'll see about installing them tomorrow night

Samohtep - If you wouldn't mind, I'd definitely like to see some pictures of you working with/installing that hinge. I'm not anywhere near worrying about that stuff on my build, but I'm always thinking about future road blocks. Thanks!

Since you can 3D print a system and obviously know how to do the 3D build, you could design a system like mine. Be much easier than the way I did it.
http://www.therpf.com/f9/iron-man-he...tracks-123338/

Msleeper- will do, hope to plan it out tomorrow night and try a test fit on Tuesday

Finhead- I don't know if I posted pictures of it, but I had started off imitating your system. But it was a bit to rough and put a lot of stress on the mask. Since the helmet wasn't designed with it in mind, the hinges pushed too much outward and deformed, but that's just my hasty construction. I wish I had more direct access to the printer so I could try printing the hinges.

Now that I'm all itchy from fiberglass dust, I thought I'd post some of this evening's work. I took out the posts that I had fiberglass'd down as hinges for the 1st set I tried, and then quickly sanded down the area to get rid of the sharp bits of fiberglass.

I then taped the mask on, and just sort of eyeballed the placement of the hinges and hot glued them in place(making sure that the right and left hinges were on the correct sides). I got lucky on the first try and got them in the right position so that the mask sits nicely on top of the helmet. I just realized I didn't take a picture with the mask up and open....

Anyway, there is a slight problem. I can't get my head through the opening with both hinges attached. If I unscrew one side, I can slide my head and my big ears in, then tediously keep all of the pieces together and screw it back in. Getting the tension right on the slider so it will not fall down when open is tough when I have to disassemble it everytime. I think I will work some magnets into the top to coerce the mask to stay up.

Oh yeah, and I have to unscrew both sides to take it off of my head. Looks like I'll need a handler whenever I go somewhere with this.

Is there a thread which talks about harnesses/strapping to hold the suit together? I have a good idea of what I'm going to do with the torso, but I'm less sure of the arms and legs.

Samohtep said:

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Is there a thread which talks about harnesses/strapping to hold the suit together? I have a good idea of what I'm going to do with the torso, but I'm less sure of the arms and legs.

Using belt clips and webbing works great. You can buy them off ebay in bulk and get a roll of webbing to go with it. Just cut it up and you're good to go. Check out STEALTH's youtube tutorial of how he did it below.

TUTORIAL - "SUIT UP!" How to Connect Foam Armor Costume Parts - YouTube

Thanks! That's how I was sort of planning to do it, it's good to have that sort of knowledge to back me up. I think that the weight of the printed pieces may become an issue as I wear it, so I think I might be better off if I create a harness for the upper torso. My thought is to have like backpack shoulder straps, or a 5point harness connected to the back piece, then have the front piece clip on like he showed. That way the weight will be better distributed.

That will work perfect also. Having the harness for the main torso pieces and then connecting the rest to those should work just fine. That's what I'm planning for mine as well.

Cool, also I've seen talk about...let's call it "easy access for relief", building in a flap or hinge for the codpiece, but I don't think I've seen it in practice.

I'm sorry if my questions are often discussed, I usually just update this from my phone so I don't explore the rest of the forums, and I surprisingly didn't start off by lurking around.

I think that's a great idea...I was trying to figure that out myself. I was throwing around the idea of making the Cod piece just an easy 2 piece part that could be removed but i think the "flap" idea might make a lil more sense and be quite a bit easier to utilize. good call.

Did a bunch of work with the hinges yesterday. I found a way to reposition them which allows to to slip my head in and out below them. Also started padding to get the correct fit, it's a lot more comfortable with the padding in. I guess my next step is getting ahold of some EL tape and doing the eyes.

this looks great, wish I could affort to 3D print it at my Uni..

Thanks, I'm dying to get my hands on the rest of the suit.

I'm looking for a source for the EL sheet material, but most of the links take me to manufacturer sites or it's sold out, any idea if any specialty stores carry it? While impossible for everything, I try to buy as I can locally. If not, is there a reliable source for the sheet material that I can cut to shape?

eBay is always a goo source of hard to come by things. It isn't local but it may be the easiest source.

So looking up the EL material on eBay and searching around the forum, I'm wondering which do I need to get, EL Panel or EL Tape? I know the panel is a larger sheet that can be cut to shape/size. Are the tape strips the same? I'm specifically talking about the Glowhut stuff, that I see all over eBay.

EL is not that bright and the transformer needed to power it is not quiet. If you have it in your helmet you will hear it buzzing/humming all the time. I would suggest LEDs instead. Check out this thread:

http://www.therpf.com/f24/ironman-le...curate-130219/

or this one:

http://www.therpf.com/f24/iron-man-h...ke-eye-111787/

They should give you a good idea of what to do.

Cool, thanks! I had seen the first one, but not the second.

Spent the evening building the chest reactor, realized that I've never soldered anything before. I know I need to add resistors, but I'm not sure where, how many, etc. Does anyone know of any tips/tricks?

Google "led calculator"

It will tell you what type of resistor, how many, and give a diagram on how to set the circuit up. Watch a couple videos on YouTube as well

Yeah, it is pretty easy stuff once you start looking at it.

Hmm, never realized it was that easy. This is definitely useful info for my build. Thanks for the advice Kevin.