SirWulfgaar
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Hey Guys, I'm hella new to the forum myself, but I've been a distant admirer for a long time now. I started to get into costuming and cosplay last year around this same time, and have done two previous builds. First being Commander Shepard, and the second being Uther Lightbringer. But this isn't the get to know you section so if you wanna see those, link is in my sig. Anyway! Mark 9 Ironman is my third build and it's my first build featuring micro controllers (Arduino specifically).
This is a WIP so I have a decent start on the suit itself. Im mixing 5mm craft foam, 1/2" floor mats, and various electrical pieces (the mess in the top right used to be a roadside emergency flashlight). The thing that makes the mark 9 stand out is the legs, which are thicker, and designed to increase Tony's flight speeds to supersonic levels.Its actually the suit the gets just absolutely dusted by Pepper in the end of Iron Man 3.
One of my favorite features of this suit is that I am utilizing several discount battery packs from the Carson's I work at, as they allow me to integrate recharge features into the gauntlets. The arc reactor is also rechargeable as the flashlight featured a power bank in the bottom, but that required a little soldering and rewiring. The repulsors are triggered by a small momentary witch embedded on the outside of my index finger knuckle so it is easily pressed with my thumb, and at the same time, easy on the power consumption.
The above video shows the arc reactor in action. I went with a small momentary switch that toggles on and off like the top of a pen. The suit fits well enough that by flexing my back and pressing my arms into my sides, I get a very Unibeam-esque effect when turning the light on.
Now this little **** took my about a span of three days to calibrate correctly, and it still is off by a few degrees. But what I did to get the motorized helmet was refine a few spans of Lego Technic pieces using a dremel sander and hot glue. Lots. of hot glue.
This last video shows the eventual circuit once I finish the faceplate. A reed switch in the ear pod will react to a small magnet embedded into the finger of my glove, and that operates in a binary switch, with the on off case calling different sets of functions in my arduino code. So thats about it for my first post. I know its very text and pic/video heavy but I wanted to try and lay everything out in one go. Shall keep you guys updated! Cheers mates.
This is a WIP so I have a decent start on the suit itself. Im mixing 5mm craft foam, 1/2" floor mats, and various electrical pieces (the mess in the top right used to be a roadside emergency flashlight). The thing that makes the mark 9 stand out is the legs, which are thicker, and designed to increase Tony's flight speeds to supersonic levels.Its actually the suit the gets just absolutely dusted by Pepper in the end of Iron Man 3.
One of my favorite features of this suit is that I am utilizing several discount battery packs from the Carson's I work at, as they allow me to integrate recharge features into the gauntlets. The arc reactor is also rechargeable as the flashlight featured a power bank in the bottom, but that required a little soldering and rewiring. The repulsors are triggered by a small momentary witch embedded on the outside of my index finger knuckle so it is easily pressed with my thumb, and at the same time, easy on the power consumption.
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