Sandbagger's Iron-Man builds - Now in STEEL

[Murdoch]

Now that's a leg!!!GM
Hey SB, is there any chance of getting a better pic of the hinge on that leg? Thanx buddy. Beautiful work though. The more of these metal builds i see, the more tempted i am to try one myself. Just an awesome build all around...GM

 

[sandbagger]

Now that's a leg!!!GM
Hey SB, is there any chance of getting a better pic of the hinge on that leg? Thanx buddy. Beautiful work though. The more of these metal builds i see, the more tempted i am to try one myself. Just an awesome build all around...GM

It's nothing flash just yet. I just put a couple of M8 hex set bolts through the joints to help me align the knee.

Knee alignment is paramount with this thing. I've been caught before with it not lining up. The way to do it is to assemble the major parts first, connect the joint as soon as possible, then put the knee cap on last.

If I get a chance I'll photograph/video it today.

Cheers!

SB.

 

[joshvanrad]

That needs to be made into a Christmas Story leg lamp with a repulsor for a light.

 

[sandbagger]

Got another shin done and part of the waist armour.

 

[Murdoch]

How can you not love this. As an electroplater, i'd love to see this in CHROME! GM

 

[sandbagger]

How can you not love this. As an electroplater, i'd love to see this in CHROME! GM

Don't tempt me!


This only took about 1/2 hour to bend, align and weld up.


Short time to work with today.

 

[sandbagger]

Now that's a leg!!!GM
Hey SB, is there any chance of getting a better pic of the hinge on that leg? Thanx buddy. Beautiful work though. The more of these metal builds i see, the more tempted i am to try one myself. Just an awesome build all around...GM

Here you go Mr Murdoch.

 

[ShaunDark80]

Are the legs going to slide on ok, or are you going to have to cut them in half?

 

[sandbagger]

Are the legs going to slide on ok, or are you going to have to cut them in half?

Just around the ankle was the hardest part to get my foot to slide through on the cardboard prototype which is exactly the same scale. I will open it up just a little there with a removable plate.

 

[Radigast]

This is such a work of art!
Sorry if you have already covered this but do you plan on lining the inside of the whole suit with foam or some other material?

 

[sandbagger]

This is such a work of art!
Sorry if you have already covered this but do you plan on lining the inside of the whole suit with foam or some other material?

Of course. Wouldn't you?

 

[stigmorgan]

I'd also want a cooling system of some kind, hospitals and comicons tend to be warm places when not in cosplay.

 

[sandbagger]

I'd also want a cooling system of some kind, hospitals and comicons tend to be warm places when not in cosplay.

Yes I have a box full of various sizes of PC cooling fans for just that purpose.

 

[Peejfro]

i am blown away this is awesome

 

[sandbagger]

^^^ Ta mate.


One of the difficult challenges of an anatomically incorrect superhero with impossible proportions is making the suit fit without having to change the whole thing. When you scale this suit in the program that prints it, if you change the scale you change the whole thing! If I scaled up to widen at the waist, I could fit two of my bums in the rest.


My simple fix - only adjust it where you need to, AFTER scaling. My cardboard suit is perfect for making such adjustments. Cut it open, add thin strips where needed and problem solved!


Now all I have to do is the same on my steel suit. Only ten minutes work in it too! Bonus!

 

[n0regret5]

silly question.. why not have a double hinge on the knee? like instead of one rotation point, have two. I feel like it would bend more comfortably

 

[Murdoch]

silly question.. why not have a double hinge on the knee? like instead of one rotation point, have two. I feel like it would bend more comfortably

Do you have a sample of this explanation? GM

 

[sandbagger]

Do you have a sample of this explanation? GM

I think I saw that guy doing the steampunk armour do this. It looks good too. I may look into it down the track.

 

[sandbagger]

Tonight I tried to experiment with a bit of a hybrid idea for the gauntlets. Not sure if I will go for all foam then dip in red plasti-dip, or use the metal fingers I've already made.

 

[PukkaLemons]

That looks cool, Amazing as always.