Iron Man Mark 1 WIP Freehand (PIC HEAVY)

[Powerhouse]

Awesome project, can't wait to see more.

 

[toomanyclowns]

Well that was more hassle than it was worth:

 

[toomanyclowns]

Turns out it was worth it. Even with a lot more painting to do the cast helmet looks miles better than the foam one:

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With the suit:

 

[toomanyclowns]

Progress:


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Right arm attached, helmet back done

 

[toomanyclowns]

After a long break from this project, I'm back to it and started work on the left leg:

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[toomanyclowns]

A bit of work on the floor stand.

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My plan from now on is to work up from the feet adding bits to the Skelton till its done.

 

[toomanyclowns]

Test fitting feet onto the stand:

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[zodiac]

Sweet build!

 

[toomanyclowns]

Painting and weathering the feet properly:

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[toomanyclowns]

Anatomy of a (upper leg)Panel

Using the very helpful RPF Comic Comic 2012 Reference photos as a guide:

Cut out a rough template:

Use hot glue to make the welds and rough spots, before PVA glue layer:

When it dried it had a weird stippling effect, which I sanded a bit but left because it looked worn:

Primed and sprayed with Halfords Metallic Silver:

Dry brush with a mix of black and copper acrylic. Rub n buff Silver to bring out the welds and more copper to add detail:

Et Voila. One panel that just needs a allen nut and some velcro on the back to stick it to the frame.

 

[toomanyclowns]

Test fitting with both legs attached to the torso:

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[toomanyclowns]

I'm about to start on the leg drive belts:View attachment 152437

Ideally, I want to use an arduino to move the belts via motors when the legs move but also play some kind of gear sound.

I have no idea how to do any of that so it's probably time to read all the electronics tutorials on this forum.

 

[TKSteve]

Perfect, man.

 

[Briciius]

j'ai envie de dire GG u_u

 

[toomanyclowns]

Mercie beaucoup pour le compliment.

 

[toomanyclowns]

Boom:

 

[Rodolfo]

OMG!!!! BOOM is the word!!!!! That´s awesome!!! Great work!!! This thread is amazing!!

 

[uji]

Great look!

 

[AyAyAyron]

I say that you buya welding jacket and pants just to be movie accurate. if you do it right it shold be a really comfertable armor to wear

 

[oddo]

paint job looks like good aged metal keep up the good work!