First Time Build: Iron Man Mark IV Armor (HELP!!!)

tmattos93

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So I've been doing freehand Iron Man armors for the last couple years, and I've never really completed one because they've been made out of cardboard my dad gets from his job and it's really a hassle to cut, and no matter how happy I am with the build, I ALWAYS find it displeasing towards the end: I realize the pieces don't hold up to movement, the paint isn't right, it looks NOTHING like the movie suit! So I was watching all of Stealth's youtube tutorials (which are BRILLIANT, btw) and browsing the forums here looking at people's builds, and I've decided that a foam/pep hybrid suit is the way to go (The only pep piece being the helmet in this case...maybe hands as well...) My next paycheck will be for materials, but I have one crucial problem: Scaling. I am not the most math savvy guy, and there are so many methods that I just can not wrap my head around, so if any one could suggest something simple, I would GREATLY appreciate it. I am 6 foot even, waist 32, shoe size 11-12 (US mens), and weigh approximately 175 lbs. Maybe the default scale is already large enough? My chief concern is keeping as much mobility as possible for movie-making purposes. My friends and I make goofy movies and I want to do an Iron Man spoof, and come on, these suits are kind of awesome :p So any help, again, would be awesome! Thanks in advance! :)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi-vzGepKQgPV5-EQ9b6otw (My youtube channel)
 

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Super late on the update, but after a rough month and a half, I finished in time for Relay 4 Life!!! It was awesome, and Halloween was like a bizarre dream, lol...
 
:popcorn impressive work man and one question whats paints did you use?for scaling i use a ruler believe it or not, i measure how many centimeters my arm would be and i put the length and width in a square shape on the cardboard and draw flat details making it into 3D.hoped this advice helped
 
Dude! For a first time it looks pretty deadly, I hope my mine turns out as good as yours. I'm in the middle of my first full foam suit as well lol
Seriously, good work
 
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