Mad Monkey's Iron Man build. Mk7

[Mad Monkey]

Starting a build thread for my mk7 Iron Man suit... Started with some foam helmet builds, and have since progressed into a full suit pepakura build.

This is my first time using pepakura and the learning curve is steep sometimes!

thankfully im using the sweet files provided by Darkside501
Darkside501st's Iron Man Mk VII pepakura files - Password in First Post

there have been ups and downs and some wasted paper but overall im happy with the way things are going.

 

[Mad Monkey]

I have completed a bunch of parts right now, heres a few photos of the progress

 

[Mad Monkey]

Creating the neck was a bit tricky, because of the time involved in printing/line work, cutting and gluing i decided to just enlarge it slightly on the sides with some strips.
i know once its completed i will need some way for the piece to attach etc so this will be a good mounting point for that

 

[Mad Monkey]

what i normally do is throw a movie on the monitor, sit here and trace out my lines for folds etc with the bic pens. then start to cut once all pages have been marked up. its been a good system. I use lids from the bins im storing parts in for trays for the parts while i work. (i have a few trays on the go around the "workshop" this helps keep parts seperate)

then once everything has been cut out and folded i start the glueing process (hot glue)
normally one day is for cutting etc, the next for gluing, gives my hands a break in between. sometimes ill assemble a few parts at a time if they are small.

Today I assembled the test helmet.

8-10 pages , 39 pieces.

took however long to cut etc, and over 3.5hrs to glue together over morning coffee and a few movies lol


this is the .98 scale, im going to try assembling the 1.0 scale as well to see a comparison. since this is a super critical part!

 

[DrCyanide]

I don't know if it's a problem with the forums or what, but I can only click on your first two pictures. The rest are stuck at the mini thumbnail size.

 

[Mad Monkey]

there we go, it was because i copied links from elsewhere, ive reinserted them.

 

[Mad Monkey]

Finished marking up the tester 1.0 pages.
I'll maybe cut em out today /tonight

 

[xl97]

first two pics worked for me as well...

the rest.. (all thumbnails sized in the middle/body of the modal)..

your last image worked fine as well..

 

[Mad Monkey]

ill have to fix it all later, silly site upgrades maybe.

Edit: fixed them. Might have been because I copied previously uploaded links. All fresh uploads

 

[Mad Monkey]

I also made a set of these for measuring etc. Used some 1/4" mdf and paint. Added a bolt, wing nut and some washers and its good to go



I got the idea here:

 

[George]

Looking good so far.Thanks for sharing!

 

[Mad Monkey]

Just finished building the 1.0 tester helmet

Fits bigger... But I'm having a real problem with deciding on the scale here....i don't want it to be too bobble headed . But too small isn't good either

 

[Arenaprops]

Looks great! That is a huge undertaking, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished suit.

 

[Mad Monkey]

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

I think I'll have to hold off on helmets for a while until I have more armour made.. It's hard to get scale with just my fat butt! Needs substance to compare to


I have the . 98 and 1.0 testers done.

Here's the .98

And the 1.0




I'm learning towards the .98 because it fits tighter but I'm not sure how much room I want in there..

 

[George]

I think it depends whether you want to build this suit in foam or use pep files with fiberglass,and whether you want electronics in there or not.

 

[Mad Monkey]

ive got foam paterns, this is a pep/fiberglass build..for now ill shelve the helmets and carry on with more tedious suit work

 

[Mad Monkey]

finished assembling 1 hip pod, handplate,collar plates and upper forearm. these bicep "hinge" parts dont look fun to assemble so im delaying that lol

maybe ill start chest next.

 

[George]

Personally I think that it doesn't matter what you work on...just as long as you keep the creative flow going for yourself.
That's what I tell and promise myself; even if it's just one foam strip a day.Progress is progress

 

[Mad Monkey]

Personally I think that it doesn't matter what you work on...just as long as you keep the creative flow going for yourself.
That's what I tell and promise myself; even if it's just one foam strip a day.Progress is progress

What are you working on currently?

 

[George]

I'm still trying to put together a foam muscle suit for my (Marvel's) Mysterio costume...a snail build if anything,but nevertheless crafting my fandom.I learn as I go.This is my fourth torso.I cut up and recycled the previous material.Shame,but I gained the experience.