First Attempt! IRON MAN MK III Foam Build!

I've seen and tried a lot of ways on making an Iron Man Helmet.

1. Free Hand
2. Pepakura with saw dust as hardening (Failed big time!!!)
3. Pepakura with fiber glass resin as hardening (Failed)

Upon searching this forum i saw the rubber/foam armor and i tried to make the helmet and it seems that i could do this. It's way easier and cheaper than the fiber glass resin method.

So I started on my MK III foam armor build and I'll be posting my progress here. To all the pro's and other noobs such as myself please feel free to give some comments, advice and motivating fuel hehehehe :P

maroenli02 said:

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I've seen and tried a lot of ways on making an Iron Man Helmet.

1. Free Hand
2. Pepakura with saw dust as hardening (Failed big time!!!)
3. Pepakura with fiber glass resin as hardening (Failed)

Upon searching this forum i saw the rubber/foam armor and i tried to make the helmet and it seems that i could do this. It's way easier and cheaper than the fiber glass resin method.

So I started on my MK III foam armor build and I'll be posting my progress here. To all the pro's and other noobs such as myself please feel free to give some comments, advice and motivating fuel hehehehe :P

looking forward to this. . .
i will suggest you to watch stealth's tutorials over youtube and you'll find it very useful on your builds

Depends on how do you want it finished.
The simplest one is to coat with PVA then paint. But you need to have extra clean seam otherwise it'll shown everywhere

Saw dust? never heard that , might be worth exploring. Can you elaborate?

I wanted to try paper mache method. Another RPF member is doing it now, I might try it on my spiderman mask. It's actually newspaper coated with PVA.

I also wanted to try roof sealer method (see JFcustom thread).

I thrown these methods in someone else's thread but got no respons. Now that I have 3 masks to work with, I want to try it myself, maybe today.

I tried fiber and failed, I don't like do resin and definately not fiberglass. So I am looking for alternatives too

IMIM2 said:

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Depends on how do you want it finished.
The simplest one is to coat with PVA then paint. But you need to have extra clean seam otherwise it'll shown everywhere

Saw dust? never heard that , might be worth exploring. Can you elaborate?

I wanted to try paper mache method. Another RPF member is doing it now, I might try it on my spiderman mask. It's actually newspaper coated with PVA.

I also wanted to try roof sealer method (see JFcustom thread).

I thrown these methods in someone else's thread but got no respons. Now that I have 3 masks to work with, I want to try it myself, maybe today.

I tried fiber and failed, I don't like do resin and definately not fiberglass. So I am looking for alternatives too

using saw dust or as we pinoys call it "kusot" as hardener. Applying glue on cardboard then layering some saw dust and repeating it for 4 to 5 times. it'll create a coconut shell like finish but very vulnerable againts water.

Day 1: Chest almost done (w/o Paint)

Magandang Umagah,
Similar on making MDF boards. You need to coat with vasnish one it dries to keep water/moisture away. It should work, why fail (except the water part)?

Same thing as my suggestion using PVA. PVA (white glue) will dissolve when wet again, so either paint, prime or varnish. Using roof sealer will not have this problem.

When taking pics, try not to use black background, use white instead or something bright.

IMIM2 said:

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Magandang Umagah,
Similar on making MDF boards. You need to coat with vasnish one it dries to keep water/moisture away. It should work, why fail (except the water part)?

Same thing as my suggestion using PVA. PVA (white glue) will dissolve when wet again, so either paint, prime or varnish. Using roof sealer will not have this problem.

When taking pics, try not to use black background, use white instead or something bright.

why fail? hahaha naulanan kabwisit :P

sorry bout the black background, i'll keep that in mind :P

maroenli02 said:

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2. Pepakura with saw dust as hardening (Failed big time!!!)

You said it failed? I'd say go ahead....explore more to it.

IMIM2 said:

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You said it failed? I'd say go ahead....explore more to it.

yup you're right, maybe i'll explore more about that method. but i guess not for now cause the weather is not on my side

thank you for your tips and motivations

how many IM Armors have you finished?

I heard about the hurricane. You alright?

Try using PVA, it doesn't need sunshine, just leave it overnight. Or use acrylic glue. As for varnish, you can use thin clear spray coat (but not indoor). Just enough to cover the surface so it is sorta waterproof.

IM suit? just one. Hybrid, and I am halfway doing Mk6 chest, so I will end up with two suits (although the color will be wrong). Waiting approval to make rescue armor (female iron man).

Day 2: Working on the Back Piece

ironmaided said:

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looking forward to this. . .
i will suggest you to watch stealth's tutorials over youtube and you'll find it very useful on your builds

thank you

nice!!

ironmaided said:

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nice!!

kabayan! how many im suits have you finished so far?

maroenli02 said:

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kabayan! how many im suits have you finished so far?

i had three rubber foam suits. . .ironman mark 2 (which is for sale). . mark VI and mark VII. . .way back in 2010 and 2011 i had a paper mache/bondoed ironman mark VI and warmachine

Day 3: Shoulder Bell (only able to make 1 piece cause i ran out of rubber/foam sheets due to several failed attempt on the back part)







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ironmaided said:

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i had three rubber foam suits. . .ironman mark 2 (which is for sale). . mark VI and mark VII. . .way back in 2010 and 2011 i had a paper mache/bondoed ironman mark VI and warmachine

MK II is just the unpainted version ok MK III right?
how tall are you anyway?
for how much are you selling the armor?

Anyone here knows where to find simple template for the back part?

maroenli02 said:

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Anyone here knows where to find simple template for the back part?

Look for JFCustoms on here. He modded a few of other peoples Ironman pep files to make it easier and with less parts. He has a thread on here about it

spideyman12004 said:

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Look for JFCustoms on here. He modded a few of other peoples Ironman pep files to make it easier and with less parts. He has a thread on here about it

wow thanks spidey!

maroenli02 said:

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MK II is just the unpainted version ok MK III right?
how tall are you anyway?
for how much are you selling the armor?

i'm 5'3" tall. . .
pm me for the price xD it's still for sale lol

anyway for your build

since i am working on new projects, i won't be working on this for now. But i was able to make a foam helmet and gave it to my cousin. please tell me what you think :P











it was a total mess when he painted it hehehe :P i tried repairing the colors and this is the best thing i can do.

the gold is just accidental :P created from yellow spray paint mixed with chrome :P

looking great will follow with interest.
can't wait to see more.