Smart Guys Ironman 3 Repulsor

[timetotom]

So I just bought my first 3d printer and ive been looking for things to make that no one else has yet,

while watching ironman 3 I saw the hidden repulsor in the scene where RDJ talks about smart guys always covering their a** so I decided to have a go at it

this first model was more about testing size and proportions

my next model was more accurate to the movies prop although there was not a great amount of reference available and my modelling skills are still growing,

while I was modelling and testing out the latest version something hit me, this is really big and clunky and I've tried to be accurate in terms of sizing, surely after the event of ironman 3 tony stark would have tried to make a better version of this for if he ever got caught without his suit again, he did and we saw it in civil war. as awesome as It was I still reckon tony would have taken it a step further, and he did! the slap on webshooters he made for spiderman that were seen at the start of infinity war, imagine those but with repulsors instead, that is what I'm now aiming for, safe to say my project has taken a bit of a nose dive down the rabbit hole of stark tech but hey ho this is where the funs at.... right ?

the newest model (v3 pictured left) is printing while I type so will update asap.

if anyone has some good resolution images of concept art for arc reactors or repulsors I will happily trade with any of the 3d files above

 

[timetotom]

so V3 is printed and there's a few things that are now quite obvious, I need something better than doubled up masking tape to diffuse the lights and I need some form of strap that isn't electricians tape

I've started the strap, again printing while I type so hopefully will have something soon, still need to source some frosted plastic and I thought hexagon mesh would look good underneath for close ups,

will post update when Im done with the strap, although I think I need something more flexible for the join between the battery holder and repulsor node, any ideas anyone ?

 

[PrinceZip]

Amazing build!
So far it looks very accurate to the screen used prop

 

[Aditrap]

This is awesome I’ve never seen anyone make this one and hadn’t thought about it myself before either. Awesome work

 

[timetotom]

so the strap came out great but its still not finished, I decided to try and make it slimmer and also make a rail so the battery pack and repulsor can be slid on and off with ease, printing while we speak but here's V1 with some red chrome vinyl for finish. I'm printing these in low reso for now while I'm trying to get the right eventually ill print in high def .

Here's the 3d model of the V2 strap that is currently printing

 

[timetotom]

so the newest strap was printed and was a relative success however ive decided for now to get back to the more movie accurate model as that's why this all started, I'm currently in the process of printing this latest version of the IM3 version

 

[KACosplayTech]

Excited to see updates! Glad Im not the only one who uses sketchup for 3D modeling these days!