Hey guys,
I just wanted to show you my first attempt of building an Iron Man Mark 6 costume out of foam (polyethylene).
I started this project almost a year ago. It took me so long because at the beginning I wasn't really motivated since I thought I could never finish that thing and besides that I had to spend one or two minutes studying for my A-levels
But now - finally - I finished it and I decided to share it with you guys.
Thats how I started. After cutting out all parts that were necessary (in this case the biceps, the back and the chest), I took some hot glue and started assembling. At the beginning I had some pretty ****ty results (like you will see -> first helmet) but after some time and practice I was astonished what I could reach with absolutely no clue (but all the more glue...sorry for that one ) about making a costume.
The first time seeing what i've created the last months. A little bit like parents who see their child on the ultrasound photo the first time. :lol
There is this little ******* - still with the ****ty helmet.
As you may have already seen, it has a skeleton made out of wood.
The next step was sealing the foam with PVA glue.
For that I bought a 5 liter bucket of glue (-> I still have 3 liters left :facepalm )
When this EXTRAORDINARY fun part was over, it was time to wear it!
Aaaaaand with the new helmet :love
For those who say now: "What a ******...those two helmets look exactly the same!" Trust me...they don't.
I think it was worth it. :darnkids
I finished the building process with some neat gloves for Monsieur Ironé Mané (<- I'm pretty sure that's french )
Now, coloring, bitch! (Well, thank you Jesse Pinkman for corrupting my english! ) :darnkids
At first I granted my buddy a few coats of Plasti Dip (<- don't really know if it was worth it...)
After that I sprayed like 2.000 000 spray cans on it to get the result I wanted.
Couldn't resist :cool
There it is :rolleyes
Just some details left to fix:
1) Faceplate
2) Electronics
And done!
Before I'm out I want to thank JFcustom who inspired me to start this project and of course I want to thank you for reading my little report, I hope you liked it! Feel free to leave a comment or ask questions if you have some!
Aaaaaand I'm out.
See you around guys.
Alex
I just wanted to show you my first attempt of building an Iron Man Mark 6 costume out of foam (polyethylene).
I started this project almost a year ago. It took me so long because at the beginning I wasn't really motivated since I thought I could never finish that thing and besides that I had to spend one or two minutes studying for my A-levels
But now - finally - I finished it and I decided to share it with you guys.
Thats how I started. After cutting out all parts that were necessary (in this case the biceps, the back and the chest), I took some hot glue and started assembling. At the beginning I had some pretty ****ty results (like you will see -> first helmet) but after some time and practice I was astonished what I could reach with absolutely no clue (but all the more glue...sorry for that one
) about making a costume.The first time seeing what i've created the last months. A little bit like parents who see their child on the ultrasound photo the first time. :lol
There is this little ******* - still with the ****ty helmet.
As you may have already seen, it has a skeleton made out of wood.
The next step was sealing the foam with PVA glue.
For that I bought a 5 liter bucket of glue (-> I still have 3 liters left :facepalm )
When this EXTRAORDINARY fun part was over, it was time to wear it!
Aaaaaand with the new helmet :love
For those who say now: "What a ******...those two helmets look exactly the same!" Trust me...they don't.
I think it was worth it. :darnkids
I finished the building process with some neat gloves for Monsieur Ironé Mané (<- I'm pretty sure that's french
)Now, coloring, bitch! (Well, thank you Jesse Pinkman for corrupting my english! ) :darnkids
At first I granted my buddy a few coats of Plasti Dip (<- don't really know if it was worth it...)
After that I sprayed like 2.000 000 spray cans on it to get the result I wanted.
Couldn't resist :cool
There it is :rolleyes
Just some details left to fix:
1) Faceplate
2) Electronics
And done!
Before I'm out I want to thank JFcustom who inspired me to start this project and of course I want to thank you for reading my little report, I hope you liked it!
Feel free to leave a comment or ask questions if you have some!Aaaaaand I'm out.
See you around guys.
Alex
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