Newbie Avengers HulkBuster

im037

Active Member

• Oct 6, 2015

• #1

My attempt to build the buster, seeing all the great version build here on RPF and just wanted to be a part of this great culture.
Apologies if mistakes are evident due to my very first thread ever.
First off, credit goes to the brilliant James Bruton of XRobots from the UK for the leg build, magnificant youtube channel and inspiring ideas.

Challenges were time crunch, had to rush things for Halloween day, along with walking with an 80lbs suit.
Just an average person with no background skills that likes to create things.

 

Last edited: May 11, 2016

im037

Active Member

• Oct 6, 2015

• #2

Biceps, forearms, and hands.

 

gothic

Sr Member

• Oct 6, 2015

• #3

ambitious build, look forward to seeing how it progresses

 

im037

Active Member

• Oct 6, 2015

• #4

Thank you for the kind word Gothic!

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Fingers coming along

 

Shadeling

Well-Known Member

• Oct 7, 2015

• #5

im037 said:

Thank you for the kind word Gothic!

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Fingers coming alongView attachment 537580

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WOW I love it

 

MadBlake

Active Member

• Oct 7, 2015

• #6

Wow awesome job on the fingers! Can't wait to see the progress, will be keeping my eyes posted on this for sure

 

im037

Active Member

• Oct 8, 2015

• #7

thanks Shadeling & MadBlake !

 

Last edited: Oct 8, 2015

im037

Active Member

• Oct 8, 2015

• #8

Hands and forearm joined, Light test successful for palm (SMD ring via Ebay works beautifully)

Yes the foams are kinda mismatch due to limitation of time allowed prior to Halloween and local store inventory of yoga mats, but once painted it will only be a history.

 

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Jmen

Sr Member

• Oct 8, 2015

• #9

Bravo) :thumbsup

 

im037

Active Member

• Oct 9, 2015

• #10

Just like at the gym, leg day is not fun but boring, slowing dragging my feet on this process.
Will come back to re-design but for now the structure will suffice.

 

im037

Active Member

• Oct 12, 2015

• #11

Shoulders revisit, & attached with pivot motion to lower arm section.
Starting with basic upper torso foundation via chest armor gear of from old football protector.
hard coated ironman helmet for inside of hulkbuster with the puppy pokemon (BLUE EYE pitbull-mon) as model.

 

George

Master Member

• Oct 12, 2015

• #12

New talent steps forward and rises to meet the challenge :cool IM037,great build so far :thumbsup
I hope you will make your deadline.

 

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Jmen

Sr Member

• Oct 12, 2015

• #13

Why your model is so sad?... maybe she want Cap suit?

 

Last edited: Oct 12, 2015

im037

Active Member

• Oct 12, 2015

• #14

Thank you George!
Jmen, she wanted to go for a walk but it was raining outside so she napped all day and i woke her up for the photo-ops. haha

 

im037

Active Member

• Oct 13, 2015

• #15

18 more days to go, forgive me so gonna have to cut corners and be less detailed.
Chest section draft version, paneling out just to get a feel for the proportion, i prefer the chest light to be bigger than the Avengers 2 movie version, i tend to gravitate towards overdosing on Led/Smd.

 

IronMeg

Active Member

• Oct 13, 2015

• #16

Wow absolutely amazing so far, especially for the time crunch! How are you building it? I think I see foam and maybe poster board?

Can't wait to see it done

 

im037

Active Member

• Oct 13, 2015

• #17

IronMeg, thank you for the kind words. Primary substrates are HDPE (high density polyethylene) these are utilized with the thermoforming industry, its extremely rigid but bendable when heat is introduced, along with that i use a 10mm foam as a base to give it the layer and depth. Will be adding other 5mm & 3mm foam for some smaller rised detals for final touch.
Most of the attachments are married together by wood screws(Home Depot) and 1" round head push pin tabs (Staples has these), and hot glue gun.
Hope i don't disappoint the RPF community with final product.

 

IronMeg

Active Member

• Oct 13, 2015

• #18

Oh I see! Sounds like it will be very tough, stand up to a beating.

 

ThatNovaScotian

New Member

• Oct 13, 2015

• #19

Wow! Great work so far! I am a newbie at all this cosplaying stuff, but after seeing alot of the foam armor work and such I wanna learn how to do all this. I'll be following this thread.

 

George

Master Member

• Oct 13, 2015

• #20

im037 said:

. Hope i don't disappoint the RPF community with final product.

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Nah,little chance.We're not here to live up to anyone's expectations,we're all here because we have affinity for crafting opcorn
Looking forward to the next update !