BumblebeeRecycd
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Hi all, I have done a few giant build here and this one is going to be my most challenging. 9'6" tall 4'8' wide at the shoulders with a 11 foot reach between arms. 11 Arc reactors, 400 LEDs, 30 watt PA system, stilts, puppeteered head and arms. Estimated weight is 70 pounds. Those are my goals, this will be my 15th Giant Robot (Power Armor), due to my experience I have a very good chance of pulling this off the way I want to. While this will be my first Iron Man build, and many others have done tons of them, I feel there are many challenges to building large that I have already overcome. This build will be completely freehand, and I will use Aluminum, EVA, polycarbonate, foamcore, expanded PVC, fiberglass and some craft foam. I talk about throwing out your back in the header, not because of the weight, but because of the leverage. As things move farther out from your core, the weight increases geometrically so a 100 pounds on a backpack feels far lighter than 50 pounds spread out two feet away from your extremes. I already have a system to bring most of that weight back to the core, and it worked out really well for my Titian, so I know I can make it happen. I hope you all will join me for the ride, and offer advice and criticism. The photos from the statue and toy have been really helpful, but if you guys find any other sources please post them as well.
I am starting with the feet. Feet are really hard, and don't get much notice. They will be stepped on, kicked and a poor set will prevent you from taking stairs, or escalators. If they don't flex right, you can tear one off with just a misplaced step. To my joy and frustration, the Avengers model is far more detailed than the comics one, and I am building the movie version. The comics one naturally has less detail since it was hand drawn with lots of smooth curves ( those curves offer some real challenges though), while the movie version has all the endless detail of a CGI monster. The movie feet have rear facing toes as well as needing to flex in the front. This means that my 25 " foot will have to flex well enough in both directions to allow my 9" stilt foot real purchase on a stair when I go up OR down, As I am 245 pounds, this will leave 320 pounds of pressure on each foot as I travel. I have in the past sheered off a set of toes from this exact problem. Here is the start of one of the feet.
I am starting with the feet. Feet are really hard, and don't get much notice. They will be stepped on, kicked and a poor set will prevent you from taking stairs, or escalators. If they don't flex right, you can tear one off with just a misplaced step. To my joy and frustration, the Avengers model is far more detailed than the comics one, and I am building the movie version. The comics one naturally has less detail since it was hand drawn with lots of smooth curves ( those curves offer some real challenges though), while the movie version has all the endless detail of a CGI monster. The movie feet have rear facing toes as well as needing to flex in the front. This means that my 25 " foot will have to flex well enough in both directions to allow my 9" stilt foot real purchase on a stair when I go up OR down, As I am 245 pounds, this will leave 320 pounds of pressure on each foot as I travel. I have in the past sheered off a set of toes from this exact problem. Here is the start of one of the feet.