Honus
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UPDATE: Animatronics tutorial done! Check it out here- http://www.instructables.com/id/Animatronic-Iron-Man-Mk-III-suit
I know a lot of people are asking about IM helmet and suit animatronics for their builds and since I'm currently working on a MkIII suit for another board member I figured I'd show what I'm doing to animate his suit. Some of what I'm doing may work with other builds and maybe some of it won't as every suit is different but I'd figure I'd share and maybe it will give other people ideas. I can't answer any questions about the specific suit used-(It's a beauty!) I'll leave that to the owner.
So here's the helmet so far- I had my co worker put in on to show it open while wearing it. I still need to add the eyes, controller board, radio and batteries. Everything will be contained within the helmet so the can easily be taken off without having to disconnect anything- it's a standalone unit.
I used two mini digital servos (Hitec HS-7245MH) to power it. These are powerful (and expensive) little buggers. They are connected to a linkage that I made from 1/8" stainless steel rod. I turned down the ends of the rod and used a 4-40 thread so I could connect everything together using swivel links to eliminate binding. I welded a threaded fitting made from 3/16" stainless rod to connect the smaller 4-40 rod that runs to the servo. There is a small brass bracket that mounts to the servo- the 4-40 rod connected to this is what pushes the chin section open. The entire mechanism can come out simply by removing one screw- the servo is held securely in place with super strong plastic velcro (awesome stuff.)
There's going to be a lot going in this suit. As well as the usual lights, the plan is to have the forearm missile open, back flaps move and hopefully the shoulder rockets (if I can make them fit in there!)
Pics-
I know a lot of people are asking about IM helmet and suit animatronics for their builds and since I'm currently working on a MkIII suit for another board member I figured I'd show what I'm doing to animate his suit. Some of what I'm doing may work with other builds and maybe some of it won't as every suit is different but I'd figure I'd share and maybe it will give other people ideas. I can't answer any questions about the specific suit used-(It's a beauty!) I'll leave that to the owner.
So here's the helmet so far- I had my co worker put in on to show it open while wearing it. I still need to add the eyes, controller board, radio and batteries. Everything will be contained within the helmet so the can easily be taken off without having to disconnect anything- it's a standalone unit.
I used two mini digital servos (Hitec HS-7245MH) to power it. These are powerful (and expensive) little buggers. They are connected to a linkage that I made from 1/8" stainless steel rod. I turned down the ends of the rod and used a 4-40 thread so I could connect everything together using swivel links to eliminate binding. I welded a threaded fitting made from 3/16" stainless rod to connect the smaller 4-40 rod that runs to the servo. There is a small brass bracket that mounts to the servo- the 4-40 rod connected to this is what pushes the chin section open. The entire mechanism can come out simply by removing one screw- the servo is held securely in place with super strong plastic velcro (awesome stuff.)
There's going to be a lot going in this suit. As well as the usual lights, the plan is to have the forearm missile open, back flaps move and hopefully the shoulder rockets (if I can make them fit in there!)
Pics-
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