It is my pleasure to show everyone the first pics of my Masked Rider 1:1 Scale Ironman Mk III armor. It is everything that you expected from this awesome run. I am a very proud owner of one of the first sets. Masked Rider has created a masterpiece. We have always had great communication and he is absolutely a man of his word. Totally trustworthy! You can't go wrong dealing with him and I can't wait to get a War Machine armor suit from him.
Ok, now onto the build. It took a few weeks to gather the right parts before I could start the assembly. I had to find a suitable colored lycra body suit, a posable mannequin, and various hardware to make the modifications.
I was of course very excited to receive the giant box this armor came in, and very anxious to get it suited up on a mannequin, but unfortunately the mannequin I wanted was out of stock at the time... so more waiting, about a week. Then I searched the internet to find a color matching lycra body suit to match the armor and ordered the suit.
Before the actual assembly began, the main armor parts had to be test fitted. I have never tried to fit hard armor pieces on to a mannequin before. I found it extremely challenging. It's nothing like fitting clothes. Clothes can be manipulated to fit; armor doesn't want to go on as easily. I quickly realized that this is going to be harder than I expected. I had to cut both fiberglass arms at the shoulders and extend outward @ 4". This is so the front & back chest armor could fit together. Originally the arms were not broad enough to get the chest pieces on. Then I tried to fit the helmet on, but that didn't fit either; the ears stuck out too far, so the ears had to go too. Then I realized the lower torso part couldn't fit over then hip area because the mannequin's legs were in a slight "A" stance. I had to cut part of the armor here in the crotch area to slide the lower torso over from the top down & reconnect the crotch. I had to order new hands for the mannequin because the existing hands were too small & not able to spread apart to fit the gauntlet fingers on.
Highlights of the armor are that the face mask is removable, and the eyes, chest, and hands light up. This suit was made to be worn by a person; which might be slightly easier to suit up because people can flex & bend to accommodate the suit. The mannequin doesn't. Everything on the mannequin has to be custom modified.
So far this is where I am in the build. Almost every joint in the mannequin had to be modified which was a huge pain! The upper half is nearly done. The lower half is a whole other story. I'll let you know when I get to it. It may be awhile. My 6'2" mannequin still needs to be raised up @ 4 - 5 " taller to be closer to the original IM suit. I will have to figure out a way to raise the whole suit & mannequin higher; perhaps get platform shoes or make risers.
LMK you thoughts.
Ok, now onto the build. It took a few weeks to gather the right parts before I could start the assembly. I had to find a suitable colored lycra body suit, a posable mannequin, and various hardware to make the modifications.
I was of course very excited to receive the giant box this armor came in, and very anxious to get it suited up on a mannequin, but unfortunately the mannequin I wanted was out of stock at the time... so more waiting, about a week. Then I searched the internet to find a color matching lycra body suit to match the armor and ordered the suit.
Before the actual assembly began, the main armor parts had to be test fitted. I have never tried to fit hard armor pieces on to a mannequin before. I found it extremely challenging. It's nothing like fitting clothes. Clothes can be manipulated to fit; armor doesn't want to go on as easily. I quickly realized that this is going to be harder than I expected. I had to cut both fiberglass arms at the shoulders and extend outward @ 4". This is so the front & back chest armor could fit together. Originally the arms were not broad enough to get the chest pieces on. Then I tried to fit the helmet on, but that didn't fit either; the ears stuck out too far, so the ears had to go too. Then I realized the lower torso part couldn't fit over then hip area because the mannequin's legs were in a slight "A" stance. I had to cut part of the armor here in the crotch area to slide the lower torso over from the top down & reconnect the crotch. I had to order new hands for the mannequin because the existing hands were too small & not able to spread apart to fit the gauntlet fingers on.
Highlights of the armor are that the face mask is removable, and the eyes, chest, and hands light up. This suit was made to be worn by a person; which might be slightly easier to suit up because people can flex & bend to accommodate the suit. The mannequin doesn't. Everything on the mannequin has to be custom modified.
So far this is where I am in the build. Almost every joint in the mannequin had to be modified which was a huge pain! The upper half is nearly done. The lower half is a whole other story. I'll let you know when I get to it. It may be awhile. My 6'2" mannequin still needs to be raised up @ 4 - 5 " taller to be closer to the original IM suit. I will have to figure out a way to raise the whole suit & mannequin higher; perhaps get platform shoes or make risers.
LMK you thoughts.
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