MK38 Igor build (04/29> Painting and detailing)

Re: MK38 Igor build (04/09> LCD Display installed)

laellee said:
Thanks! I just wish I would have discovered them a couple of years ago....:lol

Busy day so far...I kicked off this morning borrowing my neighbor to test the boots and leg joints with the cod assembly. First off, the boots are held on using Velcro-brand Velstraps:

[url]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d695/w5639dsmmdej93y4g.jpg[/URL]


I also borrowed my neighbor to test fit the lower pieces together. The magnets work great, very happy with the convenience. The cod is riding high in the attached pics, namely because the webbing suspenders haven't been adjusted down yet, and my neighbor is a couple of inches too tall :). And yes, the helmet is being worn, but it is crazy bobble-head looking :lol


[url]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/3922/2urkyr4t4mbqsr04g.jpg[/URL]

Next up, the upper half. Each shoulder bell is held on with more webbing and parachute connectors, two per side. The guides for the webbing were burnt into the torso with a soldering iron:

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With the bells attached, I took a couple of pics of the entire upper torso, neck and helmet together. The helmet is just set on here, tonight it will get mounted on its pivot-points properly. To recap, the upper torso rests on the wearer's shoulders an padded PVC rails, while the lower torso and cod is held up with adjustable webbing suspenders:

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I also started getting final electronics tests and fitting done. The majority of the electrical hardware gets permanently installed after sealing and painting, just to prevent any overspray mishaps and such that could ruin the camera, LED covers, etc.... Final fitted and tested the cooling fans:

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I also final tested the reactor and helmet LEDs, and everything looks good. The helmet LEDs only shine forward (much like regular helmet LEDS), so the inside of the suit can stay as dark as possible. After finish painting, the helmet LEDs will get glued into the helmet, and the arc reactor gets installed behind a trim bezel in the chest. The diffusing covers are .030" Styrene cut and shaped to fit:

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....And a last test of the LCD screen with the helmet in place. Sorry for the garbage picture, but it was a hassle to reach into the section from below and get a shot from about where your head goes. It's pretty cool-looking when you're wearing the torso, you feel like you're sitting in a movie theater :lol

[url]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/e466/2iei66qil01lw2b4g.jpg[/URL]

(the multiple picture formats is my fault; apparently mediafire doesn't want to upload half my stuff today)


Still a lot of stuff on today's to-do list, so I'm getting back to it. Thanks for checking out the progress :thumbsup
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Where did you get the white polystyrene? All they have at the Home Depot in my city is the clear stuff
 
Re: MK38 Igor build (04/09> LCD Display installed)

AgentOfShield said:
Where did you get the white polystyrene? All they have at the Home Depot in my city is the clear stuff
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I have a bunch of new-old stock that I got a while ago. The stuff I'm using (.030") is from Evergreen Scale Models (item #9030):

Evergreen Scale Models
You can call or email them to find the closest place to buy locally, they're also on Amazon.

I use styrene for the exterior lenses, I also have a diffuser panel between the LEDs and the Styrene to get the illumination more uniform. The diffuser can be as simple as a piece of office paper laminated with clear packing tape; I use plastic for durability.

Garbage pics, but here's LEDs with diffuser and Styrene lenses:

 
Re: MK38 Igor build (04/25> Suit sealing almost completed)

Oh so is the styrene you're using clear and the white is coming from your diffuser? What kind of plastic is your diffuser?
 
Re: MK38 Igor build (04/25> Suit sealing almost completed)

Nope, the styrene is a milky white, definitely not clear. I only use a diffuser (a frosted plastic I had) because the brightness of individual LEDs could be seen through the styrene as concentrated points of light without it.

Looks just like this:
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Re: MK38 Igor build (04/25> Suit sealing almost completed)

Rock'n some silver, and started to install the lower-spine..... I should have all of my silver sprayed tomorrow. I should have kept my mouth shut about the last week of rain screwing up my painting plans; It snowed all morning. Seriously.







The upper and lower torso is fitting together spot-on right now, but I'm thinking I need to add some alignment guides on the inside so that the spine sections line up when they're joined. The back of the upper torso will also be getting control arms and piston supports added too, should look pretty sweet. The only major pieces that still need silver are the thighs and the hands, then it's on to the white striping and details. I can't wait to weather out everything, it's going to especially sharpen up all of the layered and cut details. :thumbsup

Thanks for looking!
 
kwratster said:
i think those are just locks for the "jackstand" in his back. since he ran in instead of flying in on the movie.
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Igor must be able to fly... he couldn't have got from tony's Malibu house to the docks the same time as the other suits if he ran

On topic: Proper geek-ing out over this build, it looks spectacular - you must be peeved you aint keeping it :(
 
Kryro said:
Igor must be able to fly... he couldn't have got from tony's Malibu house to the docks the same time as the other suits if he ran

On topic: Proper geek-ing out over this build, it looks spectacular - you must be peeved you aint keeping it :(
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well either way those are still locks aren't they?
 
Kryro said:
Igor must be able to fly... he couldn't have got from tony's Malibu house to the docks the same time as the other suits if he ran

On topic: Proper geek-ing out over this build, it looks spectacular - you must be peeved you aint keeping it :(
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Could have been airlifted by some of the heavier suits like shotgun starboost and snapper. But I think those air flaps were actually used to vent the suit after pressurising its support strut into fixed mode.


also this looks class! are you gonna give it a black wash and some worn silver spots?
 
Thanks guys! I'd have to build an addition to keep this suit, it's pretty big....

As for the back, it will be stationary. The 'actual' suit, would convert to a locked-in mode (the spine-lifter) when it is going to lift something very heavy. Oh, and Igor does fly, although he's still EASILY the heaviest and most armored suit.

I'll have more pics (and better-lit ones) before the weekend is out. :thumbsup Also hope to finally have some working video of the hands up.

Thanks for looking!
 
Yeah Igor flies! says it in the Iron Armor wikia. funny as originally neither it nor snapper were meant to fly!
 
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