Sploinker
New Member
Well I figured it's time I stop lurking and start posting my progress on a Mark III Iron Man suit I'm working on.
I chose the Mark III IM suit because I wanted to be unique and try something no one else had ever done before... Or if I couldn't do that, than make the suit that really sort of started it all.
Originally I was just going to make a Mk3 helmet but during that process I was approached by a friend who asked if I'd be willing to help him build a full suit for him. I accepted and we started work on it in the Fall of 2013 - Good grief that's depressing to admit... Progress is slow but it's still progress and hopefully someday we'll have a completed suit.
I'm using a hodge podge of pep files, the majority of them being DancinFool's along with Zabana's boot, and BigTurc's Calf.
A big thanks to those guys for their awesome work!
The first chest and back piece we built I resin'd and rondo'd separately and prematurely took of the supports and so everything sorta just went badly. the back didn't line up with the front and the front caved in around the chest RT and it we decided to cut out losses and start over with a new chest and back. Here I'm connecting the two with strips of cardstock
Chest and back attached
Tried to come up with a way to help the chest and back keep their shape and not get crushed under it's own weight while applying the resin. Ended up hanging it from a cardboard tube which mimicked the curve of the shoulders enough to not warp it too much. Also, it looked kinda cool...
Resin applied
Rondo drying in the chest
more to follow!
I chose the Mark III IM suit because I wanted to be unique and try something no one else had ever done before... Or if I couldn't do that, than make the suit that really sort of started it all.
Originally I was just going to make a Mk3 helmet but during that process I was approached by a friend who asked if I'd be willing to help him build a full suit for him. I accepted and we started work on it in the Fall of 2013 - Good grief that's depressing to admit... Progress is slow but it's still progress and hopefully someday we'll have a completed suit.
I'm using a hodge podge of pep files, the majority of them being DancinFool's along with Zabana's boot, and BigTurc's Calf.
A big thanks to those guys for their awesome work!
The first chest and back piece we built I resin'd and rondo'd separately and prematurely took of the supports and so everything sorta just went badly. the back didn't line up with the front and the front caved in around the chest RT and it we decided to cut out losses and start over with a new chest and back. Here I'm connecting the two with strips of cardstock
Chest and back attached
Tried to come up with a way to help the chest and back keep their shape and not get crushed under it's own weight while applying the resin. Ended up hanging it from a cardboard tube which mimicked the curve of the shoulders enough to not warp it too much. Also, it looked kinda cool...
Resin applied
Rondo drying in the chest
more to follow!