Yellowjacket (Ant-Man 2015) Progress.

[Psicorp7]

Your commitment to this project is amazing! Keep it up!!! :thumbsup

 

[Creator1326]

I don’t need a crystal ball to see what’s in my future. How does the sanding song go again?

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[Creator1326]

Finished my first two part mold for the arm tips that will be cast in urethane foam (I have weight issues). That’s only $100 of Smooth-On OOMOO 30. Ugh.

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[Creator1326]

All of the base paint on the Yellowjacket arm shells are done. The pieces on the outside are the back sides. The smaller inner pieces are on the inside of the arm.

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[Miiyamoto]

Man this looks AWESOME!!, i would like to know if you are open to sell the file for the helmet? i´d LOVE to build one for my helmets shelf too! i´m gonna keep looking at your progress since i LOVE all the detailed descriptions!

 

[Creator1326]

The bracers got a silver coat applied tonight.

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[Creator1326]

If the paint fumes don’t get me then the wiring will. Ugh.

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[Creator1326]

The only wiring I’ve managed to do is for the tips. Top is the skeleton that will be inserted into the mold before being cast in expanding foam (in theory). Bottom are the “wings” that I’ve been painting for the last several hours. Have I mentioned how much I hate enamel paints?

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[Miiyamoto]

nice! good luck with the mold, cant wait to see the new step!

 

[Creator1326]

Getting everything mounted to the official backpack plate.

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[Creator1326]

Small miracles. The white insert for the neopixels matches up perfectly with the mold. Now to take the big step and actually cast it in expanding foam. Going to try the back pressure technique to improve surface quality.

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[George]

Love this build already.Keep it up !
It'll be a success !

 

[Miiyamoto]

these are my favorite build steps!

 

[Kitty Butler]

This is so cool! I can't wait to see more! I always loved the Yellowjacket design

 

[Creator1326]

I've been working on the arms still. Yes I'm pushing 3.5 years on this crazy project. Part of it was just getting tired and discouraged but I just keep plugging along

Here are the arms from the side with the wings attached. There is a combination of 17 linear actuators / servos in this monstrosity.

 

[George]

That is the coolest thing I've ever seen thusfar in the field of crafting.
Thanks for sharing this eye-candy !

 

[Creator1326]

That is the coolest thing I've ever seen thusfar in the field of crafting.
Thanks for sharing this eye-candy !

Thanks George. It’ll get done one of these years.

 

[George]

Same here...working on my first marvel costume since 2014
Looking forward to updates! Good luck !

 

[Creator1326]

To fully light the hexagon on the back of the backpack I 3D printed a disc to hold six T1 LEDs at an angle.

Next I painted the inside white to help reflect the light around the cavity

This avoided most of the point light issues with LEDs shining through the clear epoxy "lens".

 

[DrCyanide]

Man, the speed that those lower two arms move out is impressive! It looks great!