ladman
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
It has been a while since i have been on this thread. I have seen a lot of great work on the IP build. It has been about 7 months since i finished my IP. Now that all hollows eve it nearing, im thinking of revisiting my suit. I was not very happy with the way mine came out. Even though it was my first build ever, there is a lot i had to rush through to finish it in time for PAX East. I figure i can tweak some parts now for Halloween, and then by work on a much improved suit for PAX East 2014!.
For starters, and just a little tease for everyone here, myself and therealstark had designed a board for the arc reactor in the IP suit. It is just like all the others ones that he had made for the Warmachine 2.0 Arc Reactor, but with some revisions on it. Here are some pics of the board. All in all it the electronics to put on the custom board is under $50. After i make the first one, and if all goes well. i will make these on demand for who ever wants one. Since i finally finished up school this week, and my next Bachelor's degree im going for is all online, i will have bookoo time to put into this IP MKII of mine. Anyway, enough rambling, here are the pics.
One of the cool features in this bad boy is a UniBeam blast. I know that IP in the IM3 movie did not use it, and we don't even know if he has this ability, but i put it in there to use. The read strip that detects a magnet to set it off is detachable. Meaning, you can externally wire the read strip to be accessible from anywhere in the suit making it easier and customizable to use. My idea was to have it mounted within the glove, then all i have to do is press a magnet on my finger to the tip of one of the fingers in the glove, and boom.
There is another way to go, and i just might do it. Sparkfun has a new product that uses sensors that detect impulse from the human body. This can be used to place sensors on the back, and then when you flex your back muscles to push out your chest, it would trigger the UniBeam to fire. Just a thought.
It has been a while since i have been on this thread. I have seen a lot of great work on the IP build. It has been about 7 months since i finished my IP. Now that all hollows eve it nearing, im thinking of revisiting my suit. I was not very happy with the way mine came out. Even though it was my first build ever, there is a lot i had to rush through to finish it in time for PAX East. I figure i can tweak some parts now for Halloween, and then by work on a much improved suit for PAX East 2014!.
For starters, and just a little tease for everyone here, myself and therealstark had designed a board for the arc reactor in the IP suit. It is just like all the others ones that he had made for the Warmachine 2.0 Arc Reactor, but with some revisions on it. Here are some pics of the board. All in all it the electronics to put on the custom board is under $50. After i make the first one, and if all goes well. i will make these on demand for who ever wants one. Since i finally finished up school this week, and my next Bachelor's degree im going for is all online, i will have bookoo time to put into this IP MKII of mine. Anyway, enough rambling, here are the pics.
One of the cool features in this bad boy is a UniBeam blast. I know that IP in the IM3 movie did not use it, and we don't even know if he has this ability, but i put it in there to use. The read strip that detects a magnet to set it off is detachable. Meaning, you can externally wire the read strip to be accessible from anywhere in the suit making it easier and customizable to use. My idea was to have it mounted within the glove, then all i have to do is press a magnet on my finger to the tip of one of the fingers in the glove, and boom.
There is another way to go, and i just might do it. Sparkfun has a new product that uses sensors that detect impulse from the human body. This can be used to place sensors on the back, and then when you flex your back muscles to push out your chest, it would trigger the UniBeam to fire. Just a thought.
