IRON MAN MARK III (Polyethylene mats)

BROTHERFOSTER

Here's some in progress pics of my Halloween costume this year. Made out of camping mat material (polyethylene, closed-cell foam):





More to follow.....

Prince NEO

Nice job so far, I'm loving your builds

Spiderkiller11

Looking really good!!!! Keep it up.........

DarthVeach

You are really making me jealous, friend!! I wish I could've had this kind of progress on mine!!

PirateDude

where do u get the material from to make this AWESOME ARMOR?

PAULFIERCE

you got some short thighs dude.

PAULFIERCE

you said you got this at walmart? can you take a pic of the label or the tag of the brand so I can go check it out at wal mart this weekend please?

Tribal

great job so far man keep it going

Grtz

Stark05

This is fantastic =) Keep Up the great work mate !!!!!!!

BROTHERFOSTER

What am I, a chicken??? Short thigh...you get it...uh, yeah..

The thighs are in the same proportion as the movie suit; ending where the GOLD parts end. I still have to add the red "thigh protectors" above the gold in FRONT.....



I prefer drumsticks myself...

BROTHERFOSTER

Here's the exact mats that I use: $5.98 (for a 20 inch by 6-foot roll) at Wal-Mart. I bought 8 of them which should be plenty. Hot glue works best to hold everything together.

IronManiac

How do you plan to finish the foam? Will you be sanding it to get a smoother, more metal like finish? Maybe Bondo? Do you think the foam will accept spray paint?

BROTHERFOSTER

You have to coat the surface with a product called FLEXBOND. It's made by a company called Rosco. It's sold in a one gallon jug and you will most likely have to order it on the internet (about $70 including shipping). You have to brush it on. Otherwise the paint will flake off. I'm going to leave the surface as is. It's pretty smooth with only a slight texture.

Starseed18

Is it possible to use any kind of paint with the flexbond? I am just curious because I looked it up and see that it cleans up with soap and water, and I know that some paints will eat right through that type of foam and potentially things that clean up with water.

tk1055

Do you think something like Modge Podge would work to seal it? Perhaps even a latex that has been colored?

Shade

Wow, lovin this build. Definitely subscribing to the thread.
One question, how thick is the stuff you're using? I think that will be my foam of choice for my build since it's not convenient to get out to where Michaels is from where I live because we never go out that way, but we got to Wal-Mart every other week.

Oh and I should have put this first, that is one of the most accurate Mark III builds I've seen from foam. Actually it's the only if truth be told. Don Robert's made IV and VI.

Best of luck,
Shade

BROTHERFOSTER

I don't know how Flexbond works, but work it does! Krylon spray paint sticks to it very well and won't eat through. Just make sure the Flexbond is well cured/dry before spray painting.

BROTHERFOSTER

Never tried to glue anything made out of latex or latex based to the foam, but do a test on a small corner of the foam to see what happens. As for Modge Podge, I think I heard that that works just like Flexbond, but I haven't personally used it on foam myself.

Starseed18

Thanks,

Another question is, what are you using to come up with the patterns? Or are you just making it up as you go?

I should've meantioned this in my first post but I think that looks awesome so far!

PAULFIERCE

Did you see wondersquid's war machine? Using the same l200 cell! I love foam stuff! I went to wal mart they did not have that in stock! Sad face! I need to make a halo suit for the 13th at the launch event!

BROTHERFOSTER

Thanks for the compliment. I do make templates as I go, but I reuse the cardboard to make other pieces as I move along.

BROTHERFOSTER

Weird part is that Wal-Mart doesn't sell the mats online, but some other store has to carry the same/similar mats....

dreaminspired

paul, try looking out at REI. you'll end up spending an arm and a leg there though. if you're still in SD? maybe go to some other wal marts man! you have like 20 around the area. go to the one by college/lemon grove or go to el cajon. they'll have them in that monstrosity of a wal mart for sure.

PAULFIERCE

ok dude i know i am bugging, but what is the UPC of that camping pad, the barcode, I cant find the darn thing!

PAULFIERCE

how in the world you know i'm in SD? LOl stalker? LOl just kidding.. yeah I only went to one wal mart today so I will give it a shot at El Cajon. I need to put together a Halo costume real fast! I know its gonna look hella crappy but who cares.

thanks dude.