Iron-Man MK 25 "Striker" DONE [PIC HEAVY]

[SmookCMb]

Damn man....i don't have enough hands to give you claps for this!!!! your Striker suit is so fukin awesome!!!

 

[Syrus54]

VERY NICE... and love the New Avatar pic, too.

 

[ironmaided]

The fit of it looks so good, man.

It fits like my other suits man, except that the freakin' heavy jackhammer arms :facepalm

I officially hate you :lol You did amazing work! Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next

I Think you should go for Mark 41 - Bones!!!
Right now I think we have almost every mark (except Red Snapper and Hammerhead... but that's been done and in progress)

The Bones armor? I second that >_<

BONES PLEASE ((

You guys must be kidding, come on! Mark 41?! Damn its harder than this suit :facepalm not to mention there isn't a back shot of the suit, I only found some toy figure images on the net but still no back shots. Well if you guys have some good reference for it I might give it a try after my commissions and my pending Mark 16 "Nightclub"

Damn man....i don't have enough hands to give you claps for this!!!! your Striker suit is so fukin awesome!!!

Thanks man, this wouldn't be completed without your helmet file man I guess you have to release your full striker model to! Speaking of your model, how was the unfolding going on?

 

[Mig407]

Damn youre fast...man that armor looks bad ass!

 

[SmookCMb]

Thanks man, this wouldn't be completed without your helmet file man I guess you have to release your full striker model to! Speaking of your model, how was the unfolding going on?

You're welcome bud!
I guess so many people that really want to have my Striker model will get it but i'm not going to release it as free... so, there's only one way to get
And is??

The unfolding is going well, almost finish on paper and foam version....

 

[chainmailchan]

You guys must be kidding, come on! Mark 41?! Damn its harder than this suit :facepalm not to mention there isn't a back shot of the suit, I only found some toy figure images on the net but still no back shots. Well if you guys have some good reference for it I might give it a try after my commissions and my pending Mark 16 "Nightclub"

haha i think the challenge of bones is deciding which version you want to go with.. theres no full model to work off of.. the movie version has the sharp shoulder blades but the comic and concept art versions don't.. so maybe you can try forming your own version of the back, just keep the same theme and aesthetic it'll be an ironmaided mk41, not a tony stark mk41!!!

 

[GhostMinion]

Bones? Nah, I say get some damn sleep, bro!:lol

 

[laellee]

Maided doesn't sleep. :lol

I'd like to see a Bones suit just to appreciate the masking and painting.

 

[ironmaided]

i think i'll just mix both of the book concept and the final movie version. . .i don't know, i only have this image :facepalm

 

[ironmaided]

appreciate the masking and painting.

one word: NIGHTMARE

 

[laellee]

I know, right? I've still been working on a decent process to paint and then glue components together so there's less masking, but it's still a lot of labor. We get that one figured out (where foam is still being glued to foam and not paint on foam), that'd be awesome. I just don't trust gluing sealed/painted components together, those surfaces lift off way too easy.

 

[ironmaided]

I know, right? I've still been working on a decent process to paint and then glue components together so there's less masking, but it's still a lot of labor. We get that one figured out (where foam is still being glued to foam and not paint on foam), that'd be awesome. I just don't trust gluing sealed/painted components together, those surfaces lift off way too easy.

well if we are only neighbors then we could work that out :lol

i tried (once) painting the foam first before gluing when I'm building a Mark 42 ab piece, it works, the trick is don't seal/paint the edges. . .so that you can still glue the pieces. . .

 

[GhostMinion]

i think i'll just mix both of the book concept and the final movie version. . .i don't know, i only have this image :facepalm

https://m.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-b.ak/...405_624079444341185_6248383847347112446_n.jpg

Sorry guys, the helmet is one thing, but the suit? Geezus!!!

 

[markseven]

Seriously, if I had the time I'd love to make bones

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[laellee]

well if we are only neighbors then we could work that out :lol

i tried (once) painting the foam first before gluing when I'm building a Mark 42 ab piece, it works, the trick is don't seal/paint the edges. . .so that you can still glue the pieces. . .

Yep, exactly what I'm doing with Igor's spine right now. :thumbsup For the supports that extend off the torso, I completely sealed and painted the back, and now I'm dremeling the finish back off where it has to be glued.


I keep going back to look at that Striker, that came out crazy good. That would be a hell of a suit, even with normal Ironman forearms; I keep thinking of the robot from Metropolis :thumbsup

 

[ironmaided]

Sorry guys, the helmet is one thing, but the suit? Geezus!!!

I think I'll pass for the Mark 41. . I did some quick research and yeah, its hard to build. Exposed internal details, wires, etc. it's really a nightmare to build. . .Its way off my foam building skills :lol considering that I've built a Mark 42 last 2012 without pepakura :lol

Yep, exactly what I'm doing with Igor's spine right now. :thumbsup For the supports that extend off the torso, I completely sealed and painted the back, and now I'm dremeling the finish back off where it has to be glued.

Igor's getting ready man, still the spine looks killer :thumbsup

I keep going back to look at that Striker, that came out crazy good. That would be a hell of a suit, even with normal Ironman forearms; I keep thinking of the robot from Metropolis :thumbsup

I'm planning to build a war machine mark 1 arms for this, bulky enough for striker's main body.

 

[Dirtsen]

I know, right? I've still been working on a decent process to paint and then glue components together so there's less masking, but it's still a lot of labor. We get that one figured out (where foam is still being glued to foam and not paint on foam), that'd be awesome. I just don't trust gluing sealed/painted components together, those surfaces lift off way too easy.

I've experimented tons during my last commission build.
- car wrap foil
- iron-on foil
- stretchable polyurethane foil (iron-on)
- PVA
- thin laminating foil ironed on foam
...

Some of these actually work really well. The cheapest I found was a thin laminating pouch. I tore it in half and used a hot Iron to put it on the foam... there was no taking those two components apart after it cooled down. You can prime AND paint it and it looks like a fibreglass finish. Very glossy and such. BUT cutting is a no-go afterwards. It also makes it harder to put some details in it. And if you do the offset-glueing, the edges still have exposed unsealed foam.
I'm not done experimenting. If I find a way to make things easier for us foam-builders I'll share it.

 

[laellee]

I think I'll pass for the Mark 41. . I did some quick research and yeah, its hard to build. Exposed internal details, wires, etc. it's really a nightmare to build. . .Its way off my foam building skills :lol considering that I've built a Mark 42 last 2012 without pepakura :lol


Igor's getting ready man, still the spine looks killer :thumbsup



I'm planning to build a war machine mark 1 arms for this, bulky enough for striker's main body.

Sweet!

I've experimented tons during my last commission build.
- car wrap foil
- iron-on foil
- stretchable polyurethane foil (iron-on)
- PVA
- thin laminating foil ironed on foam
...

Some of these actually work really well. The cheapest I found was a thin laminating pouch. I tore it in half and used a hot Iron to put it on the foam... there was no taking those two components apart after it cooled down. You can prime AND paint it and it looks like a fibreglass finish. Very glossy and such. BUT cutting is a no-go afterwards. It also makes it harder to put some details in it. And if you do the offset-glueing, the edges still have exposed unsealed foam.
I'm not done experimenting. If I find a way to make things easier for us foam-builders I'll share it.

Thanks for that info! I'm constantly trying new stuff to get better finishes as well. I actually found myself last week borrowing a wire mesh waste basket from work, heating it up in my oven, and using it as a heat-stamp to texture foam :lol

 

[Peejfro]

wow what a cool build

 

[ironmaided]

wow what a cool build

thanks Peejfro :thumbsup