Arc Reactor Mark 1

[The Irish Cowbo]

With over 2 years of work on this project, it is reaching it's final stages. I started with few refernce pictures and went on designing a prop reactor that could be worn, or placed into a suit. It would hold the LED lights inside the clear ring to hide them but still light the ring. After the 2d drawings were complete, I moved on to get the prototype laser cut out of acrylic plastic. I used that prototype to help refine the final model you see here. I plan to have each piece 3d printed and cast them, still allowing for a total of 15 LEDs and perhaps an arduino controller. Let me know what you think!

THE PROTOTYPE:

 

[The Irish Cowbo]

*Sorry for the double post*
THE COMPLETED MODEL:

 

[magdielr21]

Hello, very nice project. I just started mine. I was wondering how you are doing the LED's. Here is my project. please leave me some suggestions. Thanks http://www.therpf.com/f9/new-iron-man-arc-reactor-build-186495/

 

[xl97]

both projects look great!

(and I love playing with Arduino stuff!) haha..
The Irish Cowbo

what is the 'red stuff'? with the white 'core'? foam board? (painted sintra?)

also..what did you use for the big/main frosted ring piece?

 

[The Irish Cowbo]

Yea....I need to change my name lol. Its all acrylic. To give that clear frosted look I just sanding it down with some 400grit paper.

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[Gemwright]

Wow. That is some fiddly business. Looks really cool though

 

[gyoung2993]

That's nice , I have spent a year trying to get stuff machined and waterjet cut parts, I know how time consuming it is gathering all your parts so that you may begin building....outstanding work...looking forward to seeing your build in the near future....will be watching....congrats....

 

[The Irish Cowbo]

Thanks guys! Got the final render and everything sorted out, I also got an arduino kit so ill be fooling with that. Found a tiny chip online, maybe ill program the lights to flicker on then slowly fade in and out. I also made this up real quick.

 

[xl97]

what 'tiny chip' are talking about? ATtiny?

You can use those with Arduino compatible circuits..etc..

it only has a FEW I/O's though... (not sure how PWM's either)

probably have to fade all those leds using a transistor/mosfet and an Arduino pin to toggle the 'gate'..etc..

nice render!

 

[Vitriol]

What did you use for the backing? Is that a heatsync of some sort?

 

[The Irish Cowbo]

What did you use for the backing? Is that a heatsync of some sort?

The backing is a little cage i designed, Its supposed to be an actual heat sync the universe though.