Perfectly understandable, get rid of as much headache as possible, yeah? I'm thinking a bit big but I really would be ECSTATIC if all our community's minds together actually figured out how to make a non-bulky fully accurate version with an individually controlled closing system. Just imagine wearing the suit and being able to show your exact impressions with the lenses! Multi diaphragm cameras exist. I'm fully certain we can do this.
Picture from a quick google search for patents. Shows one way to have double layers. Still thinking and looking around for something to do about the curvature.
"The mask is not for sale. I will let everyone know how I did it, but I want to have a finished prototype before I do." <-- From the video description. But yeah let's not wait for him. I googled for the curvature and brainstormed with some friends who aren't on theRPF and though we aren't engineers or anything, we concluded that the curvature is actually more complicated because Spidey's eye isn't a perfect dome. The blades will need to bend in order to conform to whatever angle is required at each degree of the rotation. We think that the PVC sheet idea would work because it would be a good balance between lack of friction and flexibility. Rubber came up and even though the flexibility is better, the friction would get a little too much. Besides the PVC blades there will need to be a bit of a spacing at the spokes instead of a nearly flush fit to allow a bit of bending there as well.
Maybe an arduino-controlled linear motor?
I like this way. If the face shell is big enough, you can put them around the eyes, but if not, still maybe under the chin or jaw. Then you could have a switch that you keep in your mouth that you bite down on to activate.
Plus another advantage of an arduino+motor would be that you can have the control buttons in your hand somewhere so you can change expressions whenever you want!
IMO that would be really uncomfortable.
So the ring moves causing the pins to move?
If that works it would be perfect
