quovadis0920
Sr Member
Hey all. And welcome to this build thread.
This is my 4th build of the mk42, and hopefully, the last. I dunno but the armor just screams at me asking me to perfect it in every angle possible. You may check my last build of the same armor here : http://www.therpf.com/f78/iron-man-mk42-v3-finishedpics-vid-last-page-175374/index7.html which got sold earlier than I thought.
As you can see, the previous build was okay, but nonetheless, am still not satisfied with the final outcome. Then I came across this guy's build (whom I happened to be friends with in facebook) : https://www.facebook.com/paulorober...508718622485287.121147.100000414607987&type=1 and woah was I amazed. He scored every detail possible with his mk6 using, not foam, but styrene, and other scrap, including the under armor details! Plus he has working gauntlet missiles and working abs-armor! So I looked for the material here but the only available retailer was a 4hour drive away. So I looked for an alternative. I got tired of foam, and as a friend of projectearth, he motivated me to use other materials aside from foam. Good craftsmen always find ways to have the correct look for a prop. Then I found sintra was a viable resource in my area. So I researched about it. There are good builds of using this material here in the forum alone, take Pannaus' Iron Man helmet build and demolition's helmet build as well, all sintra. It only takes a lot of patience heat bending the stuff and gluing it right.
On my experience using sintra, I've found several pros and cons against it versus rubber foam.
Sintra
pros:
Has a fiberglass smooth side to work on
Less sanding needed
Less filler needed
Easy to paint
Armor like hardness and thickness
Lightweight
cons:
Brittle [but I've found a way to work around this will be discussed later]
Hard to bend
Hard to cut
Foam
pros:
Easy to cut
Easy to bend
Easy to glue
Cheap
cons:
Hard to get that fiberglass like finish
Can crack the paint due to over usage of the piece/costume once sealed
To avoid cracking, rubber foam comes in 6mm, stiff but heavy, too thick as well
[if there's something I missed out here feel free to pm me I'll add it
]
So there. Based on my experience, that's why I try to turn down foam this time around, but you'll see tiny bits of foam throughout the build which I'll explain. I needed to get more room inside the suit without sacrificing the fit look of the armor for my gadgets and electronics. The last build took a toll on me when the flaps failed due to my large back [due to weight training] squeezed the boards and batteries
First step was to gather enough references, and in this case, I wanna go movie accuracy again.
Here's a handful I was able to get :
As you can see in the pictures above, the suit doesn't have that car glossy feel. Something I kinda got in my previous build but not enough.
More pictures in my album here :
https://www.facebook.com/quovadis09...64456441218.1073741830.100000030081087&type=3
I also wanted to make the suit more functional. Sure I've made the helmet open and close,shoulder and forearm missiles but still, I wanted to do more power poses while in it. Much like this.
Still think it's not possible? My buddy who made the detailed mk6 made a mechanism for the mk6 and he's able to bend in it.
Hopefully I can figure it out. I also wanted to have the interior look, so expect this build to take longer than my last build. [and yes I do commissions in between, I have commitments with my customers]
So to start, here's where I'm at right now :
I'll explain how to get those angled cuts and gluing later on. Right now am working on the back so I can show more to you guys and hopefully give out some tips how to do it yourselves. Yes I know, I've been busy.
Cheers!
This is my 4th build of the mk42, and hopefully, the last. I dunno but the armor just screams at me asking me to perfect it in every angle possible. You may check my last build of the same armor here : http://www.therpf.com/f78/iron-man-mk42-v3-finishedpics-vid-last-page-175374/index7.html which got sold earlier than I thought.
As you can see, the previous build was okay, but nonetheless, am still not satisfied with the final outcome. Then I came across this guy's build (whom I happened to be friends with in facebook) : https://www.facebook.com/paulorober...508718622485287.121147.100000414607987&type=1 and woah was I amazed. He scored every detail possible with his mk6 using, not foam, but styrene, and other scrap, including the under armor details! Plus he has working gauntlet missiles and working abs-armor! So I looked for the material here but the only available retailer was a 4hour drive away. So I looked for an alternative. I got tired of foam, and as a friend of projectearth, he motivated me to use other materials aside from foam. Good craftsmen always find ways to have the correct look for a prop. Then I found sintra was a viable resource in my area. So I researched about it. There are good builds of using this material here in the forum alone, take Pannaus' Iron Man helmet build and demolition's helmet build as well, all sintra. It only takes a lot of patience heat bending the stuff and gluing it right.
On my experience using sintra, I've found several pros and cons against it versus rubber foam.
Sintra
pros:
Has a fiberglass smooth side to work on
Less sanding needed
Less filler needed
Easy to paint
Armor like hardness and thickness
Lightweight
cons:
Brittle [but I've found a way to work around this will be discussed later]
Hard to bend
Hard to cut
Foam
pros:
Easy to cut
Easy to bend
Easy to glue
Cheap
cons:
Hard to get that fiberglass like finish
Can crack the paint due to over usage of the piece/costume once sealed
To avoid cracking, rubber foam comes in 6mm, stiff but heavy, too thick as well
[if there's something I missed out here feel free to pm me I'll add it
]So there. Based on my experience, that's why I try to turn down foam this time around, but you'll see tiny bits of foam throughout the build which I'll explain. I needed to get more room inside the suit without sacrificing the fit look of the armor for my gadgets and electronics. The last build took a toll on me when the flaps failed due to my large back [due to weight training] squeezed the boards and batteries
First step was to gather enough references, and in this case, I wanna go movie accuracy again.
Here's a handful I was able to get :
As you can see in the pictures above, the suit doesn't have that car glossy feel. Something I kinda got in my previous build but not enough.
More pictures in my album here :
https://www.facebook.com/quovadis09...64456441218.1073741830.100000030081087&type=3
I also wanted to make the suit more functional. Sure I've made the helmet open and close,shoulder and forearm missiles but still, I wanted to do more power poses while in it. Much like this.
Still think it's not possible? My buddy who made the detailed mk6 made a mechanism for the mk6 and he's able to bend in it.
Hopefully I can figure it out. I also wanted to have the interior look, so expect this build to take longer than my last build. [and yes I do commissions in between, I have commitments with my customers
]So to start, here's where I'm at right now :
I'll explain how to get those angled cuts and gluing later on. Right now am working on the back so I can show more to you guys and hopefully give out some tips how to do it yourselves. Yes I know, I've been busy.
Cheers!
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