Mark VI Pepakura Iron Man Build

[Yrien]

Feedback on back of knee gap fillers...The one on the left is the vinyl garage door seal I cut and glued, posting pictures previously. The one on the right is a vinyl runner another member, dfx13, was trying out. I used silver vinyl paint and used a black rub a dub sharpie marker to put on the detail. It needs to be aligned better, but what do you guys think? I didn't detail the one on the left, but it could be done with a sharpie or paint pen too.

Based on the images I've found online, the door seal has a more accurate look than the runner. I'm also worried that the runner looks too "busy", if that makes sense.

Honestly, though, I think either one would work, depending which one is easier for you to deal with, and holds up better.

Your build looks amazing, btw!

 

[TryChick]

Based on the images I've found online, the door seal has a more accurate look than the runner. I'm also worried that the runner looks too "busy", if that makes sense.

Honestly, though, I think either one would work, depending which one is easier for you to deal with, and holds up better.

Your build looks amazing, btw!

Yrien, thanks for the feedback. I agree with you that the one on the right looks too busy. My daughter said she liked the left one better too. I think it also has to do with the shape. The runner is too tube-like I think. And though with the garage door seal vinyl, I can't get the sharp angles like it is supposed to have, it looks more squared than the runner, so I think that will work for me. But there should be 6 sections with the cut-outs and I only have 4, so they are a bit too long. Will redo and post updates.

 

[TryChick]

Wow just wow. What an amazing job you did on this. Congrats!

Lord Magneto, Thanks. Have been trying to get my husband to do some cosplay with me and the kids, but he has been reluctant. Maybe a Magneto helmet like yours would convince him it can be fun!

 

[TryChick]

Reworked the back of knee joints so the strips are not as long. Didn't glue down all the edges, just the strip in the middle and the sides, and in a couple of other spots I thought could use it. Makes it look more like overlapping scale armor than when all the edges are glued down I think. Also spent about an hour in Lowes wandering around the plumbing section trying to find hardware to make the shoulder bells more interesting. I only had 4 dudes in Lowes aprons asking if I needed help. :roll eyes I found these items, and I know it's not screen accurate, but if I use the detail, it will cover up my Chicago Screw heads which are quite boring:lol I think I'll leave them bare metal like I found them. Still trying to decide if I want to go with the bigger or smaller, though leaning toward the smaller set... What do you guys think?

 

[TryChick]

This is what I used for the bolt details if anyone is interested. Still need to attach, so haven't done anything else but use JB weld to connect all the parts.

Also, I removed the two pins from the G4 LED discs and soldered on wires with a plug so I can connect to an A23 battery to give me 12 volts. I tried a 9volt battery...not enough juice. This works pretty well and the disc is just the right size for the hole in my glove.

 

[TryChick]

Other option I'm considering for shoulder bolt details...

 

[joshvanrad]

This looks awesome. Keep up the good work. Believe in yourself. You're a winner. You're doing a great job. Etc.

 

[TryChick]

Trying out some gap fillers for inside elbows. Using gold marine vinyl that was sewn together and then a strip of elastic was sewn to each of the sections down the middle of the back side so it can't be seen from the front. Some superglue was used to tack down pieces to each other at a couple of points on each strip, but still allow for somewhat of an "articulation" look. I would have used the garage door seal vinyl, but am having a hard time finding gold vinyl paint

Tried silver marine vinyl on the back of the knees using the same technique as the garage door seal, and don't think it looks as good, though it is thinner than the garage door seal. The garage door seal is the leg on the right, marine vinyl on the left.

Also, testing silver auto trim to outline the triangular hole. The auto trim is the first pic of the chest, the aluminum I cut out is on the second pic. Auto trim is def shinier, but you can see the seams at the corners whereas the aluminum piece is kind of dull, but is all one piece...

 

[TryChick]

My hubby knows me too well! Surprised me with this... How cool is that?!

 

[Yrien]

Nice ring!

I prefer the look of the garage door seal on the knees. It looks more like metal than the vinyl, I think. I'm not 100% sure I love it for the elbows either, because of the way the cut edges look (too much like vinyl), but I think it will definitely work unless you find something that's totally spectacular.

I'm not sure about the trim. I'm having a hard time finding a good reference online as to how it looked in the movie, so I'd say go with whichever one you prefer!

 

[TryChick]

Nice ring!

I prefer the look of the garage door seal on the knees. It looks more like metal than the vinyl, I think. I'm not 100% sure I love it for the elbows either, because of the way the cut edges look (too much like vinyl), but I think it will definitely work unless you find something that's totally spectacular.

I'm not sure about the trim. I'm having a hard time finding a good reference online as to how it looked in the movie, so I'd say go with whichever one you prefer!

Totally agree. Gold vinyl paint...still searching...

 

[Dumontrudisel]

Re: Iron Man Build

Wait I don't understand how the magnetic part works on the closing faceplate part...

 

[TryChick]

Re: Iron Man Build

Wait I don't understand how the magnetic part works on the closing faceplate part...

You mean to turn the eyes on and off? If so, this is what I did. I attached a magnet to the underside of the lip on the main part of the helmet where, when the faceplate comes down, it would connect with a metal plate attached to the faceplate. The metal plate has 2 wires coming off of it. One wire is connected to a battery which is then connected to one of the leads on your eye lights. Another wire is connected to the other lead on your eye lights. When the faceplate comes down and the metal and magnet touch, it completes the circuit so the lights come on. When the faceplate opens, the circuit is broken and the lights go off. I used this miniature magnetic switch because the magnet has a 1/4" operational gap I believe. So the magnet and the metal don't actually have to be touching in order to complete the circuit...just close. I had issues using other methods without a magnetic switch, because I couldn't get solid contacts between the helmet and faceplate when the faceplate was down, leading to flickering eye lights as the circuit kept being broken. Still trying to find a way to get lights to come on where the battery is not actually on the faceplate, but in the main part of the helmet instead.

 

[TryChick]

New lid at .925 scale is painted and clear coated, test hinges are on. I just taped on one ear pod to get the pics. Still need to be glued on, but will wait on that until servos are mounted, etc. Need to modify bottom hinges to take a clevis for the push pull arm/cable. whatever I decide to do. Still trying to figure out what is the smallest servo I can use that will still be able to lift the faceplate:unsure

 

[stang67]

Holy shiny Batman! I think its your best yet!

 

[GrimlockZA]

That looks freaking awesome. Very well done.

 

[TryChick]

Holy shiny Batman! I think its your best yet!

That looks freaking awesome. Very well done.

Thanks. Lots of sanding and more sanding...

 

[Robert McKenzie]

How is comfort and mobility in the fiberglass suit? I'm working on my own build, but haven't gotten to the abs or codpiece yet and was debating the fiberglass route.

 

[TryChick]

Mobility isn't bad, but certainly won't be doing jumping jacks or sitting down. Will have to take off the gloves to hold a drink or have a handler hold it and use a straw. I haven't had the suit on for more than about 30-40 min at a time at home since it isn't complete so I haven't worn it anywhere.


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[Lord Magneto]

Gah damn that helmet is a beauty. Post a vid once you get it all wired up