Ironman Mark VII suit progress

[The1Doctor]

sweet! how did the newspaper find out about you?

 

[tommyb345]

sweet! how did the newspaper find out about you?

Friend of a friend saw my website.

 

[tommyb345]

http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/Oakland-maker-assembles-high-tech-Iron-Man-suit.html

 

[tommyb345]

Don't buy spray paint from VIP in Waterville, it's junk. Half of my cans exploded and the other half came out all chalky in color. The top is paint from VIP and the bottom is Metropolitan nu-life spray paint that I got online. Glad I was able to fix this mess

Here's the painted parts so far with the metropolitan nu-life spray paint I got online

 

[The1Doctor]

looks awesome
what do you use to prop the parts up while you plastidip and spraypaint them? im going to have to do all my painting outside

 

[tommyb345]

looks awesome
what do you use to prop the parts up while you plastidip and spraypaint them? im going to have to do all my painting outside

Card board tubes that I get from my work

 

[The1Doctor]

do you make extra cuts? i was looking at your lower forearm and you made more cuts it seems like than the templates makes you

 

[tommyb345]

do you make extra cuts? i was looking at your lower forearm and you made more cuts it seems like than the templates makes you

Yes I made some edits

 

[superduperboy]

Many kudos, its suits coming out great.

 

[tommyb345]

Many kudos, its suits coming out great.

Thanks.

 

[tommyb345]

After today the entire suit will be prepped for paint

 

[The1Doctor]

looking good!
where did you get your buckles and strapping to hold it all together? i cant find any at my local craft stores

 

[tommyb345]

looking good!
where did you get your buckles and strapping to hold it all together? i cant find any at my local craft stores

I got mine at my local Jo-Ann fabric store. They are assorted para cord bracelet buckles.

 

[tommyb345]

Starting to paint the lower extremities

 

[The1Doctor]

your suits really coming along! i feel privileged to watch your progress
whats the strapping/elastic stuff you use with the buckles called? i cant seem to find any

 

[tommyb345]

your suits really coming along! i feel privileged to watch your progress
whats the strapping/elastic stuff you use with the buckles called? i cant seem to find any

It's just regular nylon and elastic strapping.

They are sold usually by the yard

 

[The1Doctor]

for the center of the chest where the arc sits, did you make one solid piece and curve it or did you cut out alot of little pieces and use scissors to make angled cuts?

 

[tommyb345]

for the center of the chest where the arc sits, did you make one solid piece and curve it or did you cut out alot of little pieces and use scissors to make angled cuts?

I cut all the pieces but I didn't make angled cuts on the account that it curves inward.

 

[The1Doctor]

yeah im having some trouble with the chest, the first problem i had was the number of pieces to form the wall that went around the arc reactor, i had too many of them, but i followed the template exactly. so i removed some there then on the pieces that go arc. then it messed everything up. i may have to re do my chest

 

[Ciano930]

I cut all the pieces but I didn't make angled cuts on the account that it curves inward.

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Woah that chest piece has waaaaay too many parts!!!! I'd say you'd need a fourth of them min to do the whole thing!! that many is just ludicrous!!