Thorssoli's Ironman MkIII Build - Finished Suit Pics Page 26!!

[Ciano930]

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really looking forward to suit up time man! its looking incrediballs!

 

[Lunaman]

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Looking proper spectacular, Shawn, with the blackwash and clearcoat I've warmed up to the Colonial Red.
That polishing anecdote gave me a sympathetic laugh--I've been there.
Love every update, looking forward to the finish of the first suit.

 

[quovadis0920]

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You still gonna wax that thing after the clear? Just looks so awesome.

 

[Biskt]

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I think the gloss and the dark outlines made it look plasticy and cartoony... rather than solid and realistic. :unsure

I happen to love the bold black. What you guys forget is that the black will be washed out in the sunlight or bright lighting. Also a note Thorssoli, The boot treads are silver in the film, if you want to go for that Fantastic build -please suit up asap

 

[omarbou1]

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I think the gloss and the dark outlines made it look plasticy and cartoony... rather than solid and realistic. :unsure

i Agree ! most of the awesome iron man suit in the rpf are clearcoated gloss ... but the iron man suit isn't gloss but matte i think

 

[Kevin Gossett]

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I went with a satin clear myself

 

[ironmanfan42]

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wow this suit is just amazing i cant believe how much work you have put in to it its amazing so jelouse of that workshop lol

 

[thorssoli]

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Not much sense discussing the color scheme for this suit at this point. Instead, here's some pictures...





















I've been having some problems with my hinge arrangement for the elbows. I was able to get the bleeding under control, but it's pretty clear that I've got some more engineering to do. I'll be avoiding this build for the next three weeks or so while I heal and re-think some of it.

 

[Psicorp7]

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I've been having some problems with my hinge arrangement for the elbows. I was able to get the bleeding under control, but it's pretty clear that I've got some more engineering to do. I'll be avoiding this build for the next three weeks or so while I heal and re-think some of it.

Thou shalt always cap thy bolts and beware the pinch points!!

With all the sweat and tears in this project it's about time you put some more blood into it!

It will be a looooong three weeks for me to get my Mark III fix.

Keep it up!

(PS - I went with the Colonial Red too. Under "studio" lighting and low light it looks great.)

 

[giedrius]

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Amazing work, to prevent sharp ends and unscrewing of bolts i would recoment using nyloc nuts on bolts. jut a little bit thicker then regular nuts but that litle piece of plastic realy helps in places like this that dont get lots of mechanical torque apied to there surface

 

[ROBOSTEVE 0671]

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The elbows are a close fit Sean on mine, I'll have the very same problem. I stuck some of the soft high strength velcro over the inside arm over the bolts, even though its still a close fit, the barrier really helps.

 

[Murdoch]

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Brilliant!!! GM

 

[Lunaman]

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Bodily trauma aside, those are some absolutely spectacular pieces, and it's great to see them standing up or married to their adjacent elements. Very inspiring. Will patiently wait for the next set of updates, and best of luck on a speedy recovery.

 

[ironmanfan42]

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suits looking good its coming together realy quick

 

[The Ronin]

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No updates in a week? I think I'm going through withdrawl.

Never thought I'd say that about an IM build.

 

[Lunaman]

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No updates in a week? I think I'm going through withdrawl.

Never thought I'd say that about an IM build.

thorssoli's final comments from his last update, in case you missed it:

I've been having some problems with my hinge arrangement for the elbows. I was able to get the bleeding under control, but it's pretty clear that I've got some more engineering to do. I'll be avoiding this build for the next three weeks or so while I heal and re-think some of it.

 

[thorssoli]

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No updates in a week?

Two weeks even. Sorry about that. I decided it was a good idea to go out to this place:

To meet up with this girl (who you'll remember from page 7 of this thread):

And hang out for a while:

She's been showing me around the island and most of the places we're hanging out don't really have reliable wifi:

I'll be back in the workshop next week and I should hit the ground running. I'm looking forward to getting back to work on this project (which I've got a lot of ideas for) and a few new projects (which I'm not at liberty to discuss just yet). In the meantime, I have to resist the urge to buy a monkey to help me around the workshop:

Expect real updates in a week or so...

 

[Bigturc]

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Thor,

If I was in that place .. I wouldn't even think about WI-FI!!!

:thumbsup

 

[animefan]

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damn you thorssoli, looks like you have it all

 

[Lunaman]

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thorssoli is giving Adam Savage some serious competition for "coolest dude on the RPF."




....Well, I mean, if not SERIOUS competition, at least someone's getting substantially closer.