Dracks Ironman MK VI Build (helmet update)
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sandbagger
Master Member
How does it feel?
Drack
Sr Member
Cheers guys
Sandbagger: it feels pretty comfortable to wear. I didn't want to move too much because I had forgot to fix the hinges in so the face plate was resting in place. Trying to get my wife to screw everything in wasn't really going to happen. Once I have finished ripping my house apart I will do a video of my limited movement in it
Ironpredator
Active Member
guys got a can of plastidip it was white in colour and I applied it on the neck piece I have done. problem now is that it is really lumpy!!!! should I have got the can spray?
Drack
Sr Member
Hmm that's weird. I take it you ordered from plastidip.co.uk. You can try the spray but you're gunna need a lot of cans for a whole suit which will set you back a lot of cash. I would complain to whom ever you bought it from cause it shouldn't be lumpy. I assume you stirred your paint first?
Ironpredator
Active Member
yea drack gave it a good shake etc applied it with a radiator brush etc someparts are ok where others have more white plastidip on it, im just afraid to prime it now because the lumps will show under the grey car primer? have you used the white in the large tin? cheers pal
Drack
Sr Member
Well it depends on what you call clumpy but at the end of the day there is no way of fixing it so I would just go ahead and prime it. If it doesn't come out nice and smooth I would see if you can return it because for the price of the stuff you want it to apply nice and smooth. Oh and yeah I bought a 2.5 litre white can.
Ironpredator
Active Member
maybe im doing it wrong drack. my pva is not going totally clear also after three coats.are you just applying with normal paint brush? ive put a coat of primer on and can still see the foam coming through so its far from smooth drack.it must be me doing something. did you thin yours also?
Ironpredator
Active Member
just thinking nowafter another reply by stealth..i got the pva glue from tesco so is their own brand and fairly cheap. maybe this is the problem?
alextrep
New Member
Wow you did an awesome job! Super clean and beautiful! I always hated foam built because they don't look right but yours is awesome! At first I wasn't even sure it was foam but then I read the text and I was suprised! Congrat! Really nice work and keep doing awesome stuff like this!
Drack
Sr Member
Hehe cheers Stealth. Yeah sorry I haven't been up to much, well I have but not on the iron Man suit. Been busy getting ready for a shoot in my Halo suit so wanted it finished for the camera. The director said he would love the gravity hammer in the film so I had to oblige. I should be getting on with finishing the undersuit but my Halo helmet sculpt was so close I am finishing that. Not much to do now so I have time to get the whole suit ready.
Lol cheers man!
Can u show a picture of the hinge? Also do they lock? I just cut out the face on my helmet but would rather put in on a hinge the have the faceplate removeable.Cheers guys
Sandbagger: it feels pretty comfortable to wear. I didn't want to move too much because I had forgot to fix the hinges in so the face plate was resting in place. Trying to get my wife to screw everything in wasn't really going to happen. Once I have finished ripping my house apart I will do a video of my limited movement in it
Drack
Sr Member
Sorry man I have taken the hinges apart and no idea where they are in the house at the moment. Once I have time to get back on the helmet I will put it back together and take a pic for you.
