Hey guys,
I am entering the costume contest and will be using my iron man mark VI costume. Though it's not at 100% right now, It will be in the next week or two.
This is my first actual build and I am very proud of it. It started out with me wanting to build something cool for me and my son, and then coming across this site and all of the awesome templates. As of today, I have about 3 weeks experience in costuming and building props.
Since I am very new, I followed the build from the top down and so I started with the helmet. Later I read that was wrong and the helmet should be done near the end. I look back and say, yep that sounds right. I made a lot of small mistakes on the helmet such as no angled cuts, no heat applied to the foam, and using way too much glue. I mean way too much.
Some of the challenges I faced were making sure to follow the templates as closely as possible, and just improving my skills and technique. The templates are excellent and as long as I followed the templates, then the suit would look good.
Overall I'm proud of the whole suit since it's my first. I'm amazed out how easy you guys make it to build, but I was really proud after creating the shins since I read those are difficult, and when I put them side by side, they came out really good. The same goes for the thighs, and arms as well.
I am entering the costume contest and will be using my iron man mark VI costume. Though it's not at 100% right now, It will be in the next week or two.
This is my first actual build and I am very proud of it. It started out with me wanting to build something cool for me and my son, and then coming across this site and all of the awesome templates. As of today, I have about 3 weeks experience in costuming and building props.
Since I am very new, I followed the build from the top down and so I started with the helmet. Later I read that was wrong and the helmet should be done near the end. I look back and say, yep that sounds right. I made a lot of small mistakes on the helmet such as no angled cuts, no heat applied to the foam, and using way too much glue. I mean way too much.
Some of the challenges I faced were making sure to follow the templates as closely as possible, and just improving my skills and technique. The templates are excellent and as long as I followed the templates, then the suit would look good.
Overall I'm proud of the whole suit since it's my first. I'm amazed out how easy you guys make it to build, but I was really proud after creating the shins since I read those are difficult, and when I put them side by side, they came out really good. The same goes for the thighs, and arms as well.
