Tony Stark Costume: Lab Outfit
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IronManiac
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So I don't mind saying this: this calf, was difficult. All the stepped down layers and skinny little pieces to fit together! But I gotta say, i'm pleased with how it turned out. After work tonight will be the other calf, then back to the boots to figure out if i can make those look more accurate.
smidgemcduff
New Member
I'm doing a similar build for the movie next week. I want to recreate the look from a lot of the wallpapers with Tony standing in front of his suits of armor, wearing the gauntlets and boots. I'm using floor mat type foam and Jackie's pep files. My arc reactor is a modified think geek t-shirt reactor.
IronManiac
Sr Member
Haha, yeah, i have that image set as my desktop wallpaper, and i just bought that poster on ebay to display with my costume when i'm done.
smidgemcduff
New Member
I just did a calf last night. I've got some foam that's a little too thick and adds another layer of difficulty. Overall, it's coming together.
R and J Cosplay
If you want to see my progress.
R and J Cosplay
If you want to see my progress.
IronManiac
Sr Member
Nice. Here's my arc reactor. It's from a propmaker in the UK. I love it, it's really bright and looks accurate to the previews.
IronManiac
Sr Member
Two calves completed. I'm going to redo the shoes because i'm not satisified with how they look.
So this weekend will begin the process of coating parts with PVA (wood glue diluted with water). My smoothcast 65D is arriving in the mail today, so l will also begin sealing them ala james at xrobots.co.uk. Hopefully by Monday I'll be ready to start priming, sanding, and painting. So excited to see it come together!
So this weekend will begin the process of coating parts with PVA (wood glue diluted with water). My smoothcast 65D is arriving in the mail today, so l will also begin sealing them ala james at xrobots.co.uk. Hopefully by Monday I'll be ready to start priming, sanding, and painting. So excited to see it come together!
IronManiac
Sr Member
Sealing this weekend.
IronManiac
Sr Member
So last night was the first step, sealing with PVA, aka, wood glue. I mixed the glue with a little bit of water to thin it and make it easier to spread. You want it a little thicker than milk. Too much water and it gets runny and drips while its drying. A simple chip brush for spreading it.
Spreading on a good coat over the exterior and over to the inside a little to make sure it's spread all the way around. After I coat each piece, I hung them on my makeshift drying line. The one on the left has been drying for about 15 minutes, the one on the right has a fresh coat.
The glue dries clear, so you know when it's ready for another coat.
Forearms and calves drying. I ended up applying 3 coats of the glue to everything. It's nice because the coats dry fast, and its nontoxic, so I could sit in my living room and watch tv while I was working instead of having to work in the garage.
Need to rebuild my boots, and still need to build hand guards and ankle covers. So more building and coating today, as well as starting on the smooth cast coats.
Spreading on a good coat over the exterior and over to the inside a little to make sure it's spread all the way around. After I coat each piece, I hung them on my makeshift drying line. The one on the left has been drying for about 15 minutes, the one on the right has a fresh coat.
The glue dries clear, so you know when it's ready for another coat.
Forearms and calves drying. I ended up applying 3 coats of the glue to everything. It's nice because the coats dry fast, and its nontoxic, so I could sit in my living room and watch tv while I was working instead of having to work in the garage.
Need to rebuild my boots, and still need to build hand guards and ankle covers. So more building and coating today, as well as starting on the smooth cast coats.
Abb eliten
Well-Known Member
Awesome work!
As for the gold/champagne paint, I used Volvo Lunar Gold on my glove that I made recently. It was the only color I could get hold of that wasn't pure gold or silver, and was pretty sure it would be way too silvery, but once I got the clear coat on it looked pretty good.
http://www.therpf.com/attachments/f24/completed-my-go-creating-iron-man-glove-helmet-hold-img_20130424_200424.jpg-175886d1366834897
As for the gold/champagne paint, I used Volvo Lunar Gold on my glove that I made recently. It was the only color I could get hold of that wasn't pure gold or silver, and was pretty sure it would be way too silvery, but once I got the clear coat on it looked pretty good.
http://www.therpf.com/attachments/f24/completed-my-go-creating-iron-man-glove-helmet-hold-img_20130424_200424.jpg-175886d1366834897
IronManiac
Sr Member
Wow, that is fantastic, abb!
moonstryker
New Member
great¡
