So I've always been interested in comic book type armors. It was an old 80s Japanese cartoon named "Bubblegum Crisis" that sparked my interest. I never really had an inclination to make armor from that show, mostly because the main characters were women, the armor was quite shapely, and as I grew older, discovered that the armor was patterned after lingerie. It would of been a poor fit for me..
Lately I've been looking at some of the higher quality Iron Man armors being made. Even with the attention to detail going into each of them, they still seem a little "off" when compared to the one(s?) used for the movies. With the fan-made suits, the bulk seems to be in the wrong places, or they just seem so... fragile that even sitting down would probably break something.
During Civil War, I decided to pay real close attention to RDJ's suit. Here he could squat and jump, and just *pose* better. (I mean, within reason. He obviously isn't flying in the thing). The joints were solid, bit very moveable. There was one shot where RDJ is sitting on the ground, and he has one leg tucked under the other. In a normal "fan" suit, I could easily see something break, but once again you can even see him move one leg over the other.
Now, I'm talking about the suit on it's own, and not the obvious CGI transformations like the "suitcase suit" and the like
I've seen a Master Chief suit that is almost that good, but it has open joints as a drawback. (And it's HUGE)
So what is it about the movie suits that makes them so robust? It there actually a metal skeleton on the inside? Is that what happens when you dump about a million dollars of movie budget into one? Could you crowd-source the R&D or materials? Is there any real-world applications coming from this?
Lately I've been looking at some of the higher quality Iron Man armors being made. Even with the attention to detail going into each of them, they still seem a little "off" when compared to the one(s?) used for the movies. With the fan-made suits, the bulk seems to be in the wrong places, or they just seem so... fragile that even sitting down would probably break something.
During Civil War, I decided to pay real close attention to RDJ's suit. Here he could squat and jump, and just *pose* better. (I mean, within reason. He obviously isn't flying in the thing). The joints were solid, bit very moveable. There was one shot where RDJ is sitting on the ground, and he has one leg tucked under the other. In a normal "fan" suit, I could easily see something break, but once again you can even see him move one leg over the other.
Now, I'm talking about the suit on it's own, and not the obvious CGI transformations like the "suitcase suit" and the like
I've seen a Master Chief suit that is almost that good, but it has open joints as a drawback. (And it's HUGE)
So what is it about the movie suits that makes them so robust? It there actually a metal skeleton on the inside? Is that what happens when you dump about a million dollars of movie budget into one? Could you crowd-source the R&D or materials? Is there any real-world applications coming from this?