Iron Man Mark 7. As realistic as possible.

[antigravitycake]

Hello and welcome to the thread.

So I managed to find a 3d model of the mark 7, all parts together besides the head and boots. (using JTM's beautiful model)

What makes this suit so different?

I love browsing cosplays especially Iron Man. and while i have seen some incredible suits out there, a lot of them just dont look "real". sure they look incredible but not quite real.
some have cloth between joints, some are poorly scaled, some rough around the edges.

this is my attempt to make a fully enclosed, articulated suit that looks like it was ripped straight from the movie screen.

my build will be the foam foundation sealed and sanded and castes into plastic or fiberglass parts. anyway enough talk, heres some photos of it so far.

the plan is to build an entire suit out of foam for scaling purposes. once im satisfied it looks good ill start perfecting each part and casting them. most under armour mechanics will be prepared when it comes to it. im a very "cross that bridge when it comes to it" kind of person otherwise the thought process would drive me insane.

the abdomen is incredibly tight, the belly plates will move independantly and will be made at a later date. quite frankly id probably feel more comfortable being squeezed into a drain pipe,

this is the base for the armpit mechanics.

 

[Transhuman325]

Love to see where this goes!

 

[MTBrands]

The armpit mechanics already look great, a lot of the suits around are limited in movement, which defeats the purpose of the suit. I'll be following this!

 

[kan83]

Just joined the site. Looking forward to this build. Good stuff so far. I have been working on a Mark III since July last year and I am doing it in fiber glass. I am too trying to make it as realistic as possible.

 

[Fawbish]

Hello and welcome to the thread.

So I managed to find a 3d model of the mark 7, all parts together besides the head and boots. (using JTM's beautiful model)

What makes this suit so different?

I love browsing cosplays especially Iron Man. and while i have seen some incredible suits out there, a lot of them just dont look "real". sure they look incredible but not quite real.
some have cloth between joints, some are poorly scaled, some rough around the edges.

this is my attempt to make a fully enclosed, articulated suit that looks like it was ripped straight from the movie screen.

my build will be the foam foundation sealed and sanded and castes into plastic or fiberglass parts. anyway enough talk, heres some photos of it so far.

the plan is to build an entire suit out of foam for scaling purposes. once im satisfied it looks good ill start perfecting each part and casting them. most under armour mechanics will be prepared when it comes to it. im a very "cross that bridge when it comes to it" kind of person otherwise the thought process would drive me insane.
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the abdomen is incredibly tight, the belly plates will move independantly and will be made at a later date. quite frankly id probably feel more comfortable being squeezed into a drain pipe,

this is the base for the armpit mechanics.
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I am by no means an expert on making suits. But I am a design engineer.

Thinking ahead with these exact type of designs is absolutely what is needed - crossing the bridge when it comes to it I don't believe will help if you are truly trying to create a fully articulated suit. If you struggle with complex design and thought processes (everyone does!) I would suggest that you may find the concept of state machines quite helpful. It is a way of thinking/designing and it does wonders for all sorts of work I currently undertake.

Best of luck and I look forward to seeing this progress!

 

[streetsoul]

dont no if this helps buddy but its how ill be doing my inner mechanics and this guys work is amazing

https://www.facebook.com/paulorober...508718622485287.121147.100000414607987&type=3

 

[jballard86]

Wow! that is awesome!

dont no if this helps buddy but its how ill be doing my inner mechanics and this guys work is amazing

https://www.facebook.com/paulorober...508718622485287.121147.100000414607987&type=3

 

[RowBoatCop]

very interested to see how you handle the cod/hip area with the brief you've given yourself, I've always wanted to see a suit with fully mechanised looking in-fill sections, it would really complete the illusion of a real IM suit, good luck!

 

[streetsoul]

Wow! that is awesome!

i no right

 

[antigravitycake]

dont no if this helps buddy but its how ill be doing my inner mechanics and this guys work is amazing

https://www.facebook.com/paulorober...508718622485287.121147.100000414607987&type=3

mother of god why havent i seen this yet

 

[streetsoul]

mother of god why havent i seen this yet

haha its awsome isnt it

 

[antigravitycake]

haha its awsome isnt it

any idea what that material is he is using? The white stuff?

 

[streetsoul]

any idea what that material is he is using? The white stuff?

he said its polyurethane plastice so im asuming something similar to sintra buddy hes using three thickness's aswell 1,2,3 mm

 

[ironmaided]

Lookin' good man :thumbsup I like the concept of this build keep it up man.

 

[Zlurpo]

he said its polyurethane plastice so im asuming something similar to sintra buddy hes using three thickness's aswell 1,2,3 mm

Polystyrene, he says in the intro. White plastic sheets that signs are often made out of. Cheap if you find a good supplier.

 

[antigravitycake]

Aaight heres the full size mock up. Once ive made all parts the major parts will be glued together, filled, sanded and cast as a whole over lapping so they align seamlessly when they are cut and rebuilt