Ironman mkvi pep helm (aiming 99% movie accuracy) - NEW LED EYES!!!

perfect work

Tony Stark III said:

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great!

thanks man... wow!... coming from tony stark himself... lol

Replicator said:

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Best Replica Iron Man helmet I have ever seen.

cool!... thanks man

STEALTH said:

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beautiful work Pare. The helmet is really nice.

thanks pare... wow, i was surprised you speak our language... hehe

Prince NEO said:

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You guys did amazing, I am defiantly down for one no matter what, when you pull a copy for me to buy I want you guys to sign it cause you guys are going to be amazing prop/costume makers.

thanks neo... the 5th pull is definitely yours ... thanks for believing... im deeply honored

Altoeria said:

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this looks so good so far, cant wait to see it all painted and finished

thanks man... keep following our thread and you'll be in for a surprise...

mrcome said:

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perfect work

thanks mrcome... its far from perfect actually... the raw cast have some small bubbles that needs bondo filling and some small lumps that needs sanding... still needs effort to make it close to perfect... but its ok, i will do my best

Looks great! I know i put down interest in one earlier, but i was just curious if you had come up with a price for it yet?

wisesky said:

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Looks great! I know i put down interest in one earlier, but i was just curious if you had come up with a price for it yet?

still doing the math right now... i will announce the price hopefully next week on the junkyard...

You are in the Olimpo of helmets like other guys (Gemini Khan, Finehead...)
Congrats.

I wish I had the money for this helmet. Damn I have to buy some aluminium ears for my Fett helmet!

PM sent to everyone who had expressed their interest

cheers!

Today I had the chance to take photos of my brother to show how the foam teeth performed...

It is touching the cheek...

And proves comforatable since its a soft material...

Faceplate and teeth fits well...



Then magnets were installed on the back-piece part.

We used a 8mm diameter x 2mm thick magnets bought from a craft store...


Initially we planned to put 4 sets of magnets only, but the magnets are not so strong... so we decided to put 2 sets more...

The magnets were attached and secured using epoxy clay...



Sanded some excess epoxy clay...






Back piece fits quite well... but i still think if we used rare-earth magnets, 3 sets are already enough to secure the back-piece part to the helm...

Any comments and suggestions are more than welcome specially regarding the cheap source of rare-earth magnets...

Thanks for viewing and for your time...

cheers!

Looks great, I used 3 sets of 7 lb pull rare-earth magnets on mine and they were plenty. Still looks beautiful

I want one! You Guy's are doing an excellent job! Keep building!

aron42486 said:

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Looks great, I used 3 sets of 7 lb pull rare-earth magnets on mine and they were plenty. Still looks beautiful

thanks aron... may i ask where did you get your rare-earth magnets

Blackdynamo1 said:

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I want one! You Guy's are doing an excellent job! Keep building!

thanks man... pm sent...

K & J Magnetics Inc.

I think a lot of people on here recommmend K & J. They literally have any size/strength magnet you need.

Actually, are Neodymium magnets the same as Rare-Earth magnets? I am getting the feeling that they are not. The neodymium's are plenty strong none the less

Yes... Neodymium and rare earth magnets are one in the same... Free source of these magnets would be old dead hard drives... Most have 2 of these magnets inside and they are insanely strong... Dont get your fingers caught between em lol

aron42486 said:

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K & J Magnetics Inc.

I think a lot of people on here recommmend K & J. They literally have any size/strength magnet you need.

Actually, are Neodymium magnets the same as Rare-Earth magnets? I am getting the feeling that they are not. The neodymium's are plenty strong none the less

jnsbanman is right... actually neodymium is a type of rare-earth magnet, same as samarium-cobalt magnet... I previously worked in a japanese company manufacturing VCM (voice coil motor) that is used in Hard drives...

But I wont recommend anyone to use VCM magnets because its super strong... you'll really have a hard time detaching it from a flat metal surface, let alone 2 VCM's attached to each other... lets just say its quite dangerous...

After we finished the teeth and the back-piece magnets installation, we proceeded to install the LED eyes...

(sorry picture heavy, but hope everyone appreciates)

We used 2 high intensity LED's from a local electronic store...

Put an enclosure made of aclrylic sheets...

Connect the LED's to the power supply (3 watch batteries equivalent to 4.5V)... push button switch included

Slide-in the LED enclosure to the faceplate's eye socket... to be permanently fix using super glue (later)...

Let there be LIGHT!




We've followed the shape of the eyes in the IM movie (i hope)




Changed the brightness (to low) setting of the mobile phone cam...






The shape of the LED eyes allow the wearer to see thru the remaining uncovered space of the eye socket...

Can you see the ironman poster?

Even with the lights ON, you can see clearly thru the slit... you dont need to worry about the light blinding your eyes as the LED is completely sealed...


The slit, where you see thru, is hardly noticeable... specially when black eye shadows were put around the eye socket...

The black eye shadow will be painted on but since we are still not in the painting stage, I tried to simulate it using black vinyl tape...

You wont notice the slit since its also dark inside the helm...

I attached the power supply using double-sided foam tape...

Even with the lights ON, still you wont notice the slit...


Im not sure if you can see it on the photo (below)... but I managed to put a subtle blue lining around the eyes to mimic the effects on the movie...














Hope this adds up some percent on our 99% target accuracy...

The LED eyes assembly has the following qualities:
1) Compact design (no messy wire running along the helmet)
2) Very light weight (approximately 10 grams)
3) Energy efficient (uses watch batteries, 4.5V)
4) Provides just the right light intensity (not blinding)
5) 99% movie accurate
6) Allows the wearer to see thru the open space (slit) of the eye socket
7) Absolutely NO glare (no blinding light inside)
8) Ideal for motorized face plate
9) Easy to install

Comments and suggestions are highly appreciated...

Thanks for viewing and for your time...

I love this thread!

I feel like in a few weeks you are gonna post

"Update guys, we made our suit fly and shoot actual rockets as well"

OMG that is the simplest led setup ever!

Very nice... but how would you modify it to work with a motorized face plate. aka off when up and on when down?

MrTrouble said:

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I love this thread!

thanks man...

aron42486 said:

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I feel like in a few weeks you are gonna post

"Update guys, we made our suit fly and shoot actual rockets as well"

thats the plan aron... thats the plan... just kidding... lol

cheers!

Graphic Jordan said:

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OMG that is the simplest led setup ever!

thanks GJ...

jnsbanman said:

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Very nice... but how would you modify it to work with a motorized face plate. aka off when up and on when down?

thanks man... thats easy, you may cut the red or the black wire from the power supply side... add a switch (soft-touch switch, magnetic switch, any switch you prefer) and connect it to the power supply terminal and the wire you have chosen to cut...

Mount the additional switch on the face plate where in it can be triggered by part of the helmet... the lights will turn on as soon as additional switch on the face plate touches the helmet and will go OFF as soon as the face plate lift...

Hope I deliver the idea well...

cheers!

You've done it again mate, I'm impressed! this set up looks spot on and the way you've gone about it is flawless. I keep following this build with great interest.

Your drive to get this as accurate as possible is leaving everyone stunned.

Again, impressive!

Just had to add to this thread, I'm new to the forum and came across this thread last night. I was still unsure on what I was going to take on for my first build, before going deep into research I wanted to do an Ironman build, but was leaving my options open.

This thread tipped me over the edge and after seeing your work I was like 'man, I've got to do an Ironman build'.

Great work, have learnt so much from this thread and can't wait to see the finished product!

wow really clean job on the led eyes.. i love how simple and great looking it is, would you be willing to sell a eye kit?