Ladies can be Iron Man too (everything but the shoulders, pg 35)

[captainrossi]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

this thread has made me laugh,lift my eyebrow like the rock in interest and totally resent going to wizard world philly. The costumes were bad. I love Capt and Gambit and some dude had a gambit costume were he wrapped his shins in aluminum foil, and the girls...lol. I saw the 1st ever batwoman of the gotham strip,all crackish looking. But i did see a female Boba Fett,by that i mean a dude wearing boob armor with a wookie braided hair bra straps.was priceless, i will try to post pic.This site is like Face Book for nerds, im finally home. Everybody be my friend..hahah. and laam/ Iron lass i totally want to learm the pep stuff. pleas teach...

 

[Laamberry]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

Check out my thread Amanda there might be something in there to help out as I see you are taking the foam route now.

Checking it out right now :]

this thread has made me laugh,lift my eyebrow like the rock in interest and totally resent going to wizard world philly. The costumes were bad. I love Capt and Gambit and some dude had a gambit costume were he wrapped his shins in aluminum foil, and the girls...lol. I saw the 1st ever batwoman of the gotham strip,all crackish looking. But i did see a female Boba Fett,by that i mean a dude wearing boob armor with a wookie braided hair bra straps.was priceless, i will try to post pic.This site is like Face Book for nerds, im finally home. Everybody be my friend..hahah. and laam/ Iron lass i totally want to learm the pep stuff. pleas teach...

I'm not one to teach!! lol I'm still just a newbie..but welcome home <3

I have some extra foam about a 1/4th thick if you want it. Glad to help you out.

Plastazote or EVA? Either way, it's very kind of you to offer!

 

[Laamberry]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

Can't decide if I should order 6 mm foam or 12 mm anyone with experience?

 

[Risu]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

I'm working on a totally different set of armor, but it seems to me that an Iron Man suit would have a lot of detail that couldn't be achieved with 1/2" thick foam.

 

[MattMunson]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

Can't decide if I should order 6 mm foam or 12 mm anyone with experience?

2:08 AM????? And here I thought you were asleep!! :lol I'm looking forward to see what you can do with this foam. If the pep work you've done so far is any indication, I'm sure it will be great.

 

[Laamberry]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

I'm working on a totally different set of armor, but it seems to me that an Iron Man suit would have a lot of detail that couldn't be achieved with 1/2" thick foam.

I think you may be on to something there, Risu. Lol the thinner stuff it is then!

2:08 AM????? And here I thought you were asleep!! :lol I'm looking forward to see what you can do with this foam. If the pep work you've done so far is any indication, I'm sure it will be great.

You're a sweetheart <3

Ordering foam tonight.

 

[the_batdemon]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

Can't decide if I should order 6 mm foam or 12 mm anyone with experience?

For a helmet and closer fitting armor, I'd use 6mm with 3mm for adding surface details. 1/2" or 12mm is good for bigger, bulkier items or props that you don't need to get inside of.

 

[pRoJectEarth7]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

very nice work on the helmet amanda:thumbsup... we are taking the same route (building the helm using FG and the suit using foam)... lets keep abreast of each others progress... good luck... cheers!

 

[Mockle]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

Ordering foam tonight.

What foam will you be using..

I was thinking using a foam, then do a red or black carbon fiber cloth over it just for coolness ?

 

[Laamberry]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

For a helmet and closer fitting armor, I'd use 6mm with 3mm for adding surface details. 1/2" or 12mm is good for bigger, bulkier items or props that you don't need to get inside of.

Solid advice, thank you very much :]

very nice work on the helmet amanda:thumbsup... we are taking the same route (building the helm using FG and the suit using foam)... lets keep abreast of each others progress... good luck... cheers!

Thanks for the luck and same to you!

What foam will you be using..

I was thinking using a foam, then do a red or black carbon fiber cloth over it just for coolness ?

I hear the thing to go with is plastazote LD45 . It can be bent and stretched with heat so a lot of the less-than-attractive join lines can be eliminated. It looks really really cool, though a tad expensive. Right now I can only find a lot of it from the UK.

Carbon fiber is an interesting idea, I've never seen anyone do that D:

 

[Mockle]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

I hear the thing to go with is plastazote LD45 . It can be bent and stretched with heat so a lot of the less-than-attractive join lines can be eliminated. It looks really really cool, though a tad expensive. Right now I can only find a lot of it from the UK.

Carbon fiber is an interesting idea, I've never seen anyone do that D:

kool id like to look for that then, ill keep an eye out share any info if i find some..and you will soon see the carbon fiber you will see just not sure which color is all

 

[Nonsonic]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

Nice work !

 

[spartan1803]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

Great work so far keep the project going. i look forward to seeing more progress

 

[Laamberry]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

false start. I had to replace my car keys so it'll be a bit before I can afford foam. Uhhg.

 

[Laamberry]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (new pics page 18!!)

So it's about time I started posting about this. A few weeks ago, I started over on my Iron Man suit. Completely from scratch. With Matt's help and a more serious approach I hope I can finish it up quickly. Foam was ordered for the body two weeks ago but hasn't shown up so I've been plugging away at the new helmet.

I've been hesitant to post my progress here in case of another false-start. But I'm really confident that this helmet is going to be done soon-- the majority of the helmet has the rough bondoing done with only the details and jaw left to do! I also hope to be posting in this thread frequently to keep myself motivated. Hope you guys stick with me through this over-due build!


::EDIT:: whoops, pic is gone!

 

[Mockle]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (brand new start, page 24)

way to go laamberry never give up.....

 

[Laamberry]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (brand new start, page 24)

way to go laamberry never give up.....

Awww thank you, Mockle! It's been over a year now so I figured it was time to get back on the saddle.

 

[SaberTech]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (brand new start, page 24)

looks good so far laam, cant wait to see more progress

 

[Laamberry]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (brand new start, page 24)

looks good so far laam, cant wait to see more progress

Cross your fingers for some more progress shots tonight! And thank you.

 

[Surreal Studios]

Re: Ladies can be Iron Man too (brand new start, page 24)

I feel your pain, I too have rebuilt several parts of my suit thus far, and there are some days I want to just throw in the towel, but if there is one thing that keeps me motivated is the members of the RPF, so glad your back on this and we are all here for you !