P4r4dox86
Well-Known Member
Re: Iron Patriot/War Machine 2.0 Build
Well, as expected, life got in the way yesterday and I didn't get any more foam work done, however I DID get to go 'odds and ends' shopping after work and I picked up a few things for the build.
I've been looking at other peoples options for articulating the shoulder cannon, especially all the work that Laellee has done in putting together a servo set up etc, but to be honest I don't have the time, money or inclination to set up something that complex, however I WOULD like the cannon to at least be able to move from the verticle "Stowed away" position to a horizontal, over the shoulder, "Firing" position.
With this in mind I've been on the lookout for hinges/brackets that could be useful. I found a cupboard stay hinge at my local hardware store that looks like it might fit the bill. It locks into a straight position and can be pulled down into a 90 degree angle. I'm planning on using a piece of armature wire, or similar, to attach to the part mounted to the cannon to allow pushing and pulling to activate the movement. I'll hide the wire discreetly within the rear of the body of the suit so it can be activated by hand behind myself. Might take some tinkering, but I think it'll work
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I was also pondering what I was going to do for hand repulsors. I pulled apart small LED torches for the kidlets MKVII but all of the ones I'd seen so far were too small and would look ridiculous in my hands, and then I stumbled upon 21 LED torches yesterday! They're the perfect size for my hands!! I'll canabilise the LED PCBs, battery packs and microswitches and set up the hand repulsors the same way I did for the youngster. I'm planning on building my gloves around a spare set of tactical gloves that I bought for my Cap America build (In case I messed up the first pair lol).
Wow...that post got long all of a sudden lol.
Well, as expected, life got in the way yesterday and I didn't get any more foam work done, however I DID get to go 'odds and ends' shopping after work and I picked up a few things for the build.
I've been looking at other peoples options for articulating the shoulder cannon, especially all the work that Laellee has done in putting together a servo set up etc, but to be honest I don't have the time, money or inclination to set up something that complex, however I WOULD like the cannon to at least be able to move from the verticle "Stowed away" position to a horizontal, over the shoulder, "Firing" position.
With this in mind I've been on the lookout for hinges/brackets that could be useful. I found a cupboard stay hinge at my local hardware store that looks like it might fit the bill. It locks into a straight position and can be pulled down into a 90 degree angle. I'm planning on using a piece of armature wire, or similar, to attach to the part mounted to the cannon to allow pushing and pulling to activate the movement. I'll hide the wire discreetly within the rear of the body of the suit so it can be activated by hand behind myself. Might take some tinkering, but I think it'll work
.I was also pondering what I was going to do for hand repulsors. I pulled apart small LED torches for the kidlets MKVII but all of the ones I'd seen so far were too small and would look ridiculous in my hands, and then I stumbled upon 21 LED torches yesterday! They're the perfect size for my hands!! I'll canabilise the LED PCBs, battery packs and microswitches and set up the hand repulsors the same way I did for the youngster. I'm planning on building my gloves around a spare set of tactical gloves that I bought for my Cap America build (In case I messed up the first pair lol).
Wow...that post got long all of a sudden lol.
