Sandbagger's Iron-Man builds - Now in STEEL

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Great work!! I'm in the stage of lining up all parts and figuring how to mount everything. Very helpful this is. I have a question. It looks like you bolted the shoulder piece to the bicep. Is that what I see? I was wondering if you could post pics a little more in depth with how the bicep and forearm will keep from sliding down.

Yes, the shoulder is bolted to the bicep, the bicep is bolted to the forearm and the shoulder is connected to the top of the collar/back with a nylon strap and buckle. I actually don't like this system and will be modifying it for the next one. Too much limitation in movement of the arms. I couldn't even reach my face to raise the faceplate, scratch my nose or have a drink.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Chest and back inner-brace done.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Collar plates done.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

 

[Ske1etoR]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Amazing work here.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Cod piece done and added to the rest.

- - - Updated - - -

Cod piece done and added to the rest.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

1. Tracing the printed paper templates onto cardboard.

2. Cardboard chest-piece template done. Comparing it with one I prepared earlier. A very challenging part of the costume to get right.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Cardboard showing me already where I will need to expand, modify or trim a few things before cutting out aluminium templates.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Back armour almost done. It's nearly 2 am though so it's time for some zzzzzzzzzzz.... I'll see if I can finish it tomorrow.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

For those of you who have been asking how I am going to colour my aluminium Iron Man suit, I won't be painting it - I will be anodising it. Here is a sample.

Back assembled. This was actually way easy to put together. I was dreading it thinking it was going to be complicated.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Back all painted up. I know it's only cardboard, but will still finish up as a nice statue while I build the aluminium one.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Neck seal assembled.

Chest and back fitted together with brace and neck seal, collar plates, abs and cod.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

1. All the bits for the helmet cut out ready for folding and gluing.

2. Helmet partially assembled. Too tired to finish it tonight.

3. Helmet assembled and painted the next morning.

4. Faceplate assembled.

5. Faceplate and helmet. I've got some shaping to do to make it all symmetrical.

6. Helmet on torso.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

Last night I completed the hip pods and spine.


1. Spine installed.

2. Hip pods assembled.

3. Hip Pods installed.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

1. Shoulder bells assembled.

2 & 3. Shoulder bells painted and fitted.

 

[albajali]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

gr8 job :thumbsup

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

The pieces are starting to come together nicely. A few adjustments and it's ready for the transfer to aluminium!

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

1. Show me a clean floor and I'll show you no work being done....

2. A couple of cartons of beer went into this shin.

3. Left leg complete. Got to make another boot out of cardboard tonight to replace the foam trial boot.

 

[sandbagger]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

1. Last boot. Practice makes perfect. I'm so glad I have approached this incrementally. The fibreglass/car-bog method was good to learn, but messy, expensive and time consuming in the extreme. Doing a boot in foam was also a good learning experience, but still not practical. Finally moving on to cardboard before the aluminium build, each part I make just gets better in quality as I gain experience. This is the third boot I have made and I reckon it's 100% on the first one.

2. Forearms assembled.

3. Articulated handplates assembled.

4. Only the hands left to go now.

 

[Paintstar]

Re: Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

amazed!




edit: I assume you use jfcustoms files ,right ?

Can you give me your height and the scale you used for the parts ?

Thanks !