Got this finished in time (actually DURING) DragonCon 2018. Quite pleased with the result.
Short video demonstration of hand made screen accurate Hope Van Dyne Wasp costume from Marvel (MCU) Ant Man and the Wasp movie with working mechanical wings. Recorded during DragonCon 2018, right after the giant MCU photo shoot behind the Hilton.
Full suit and boots drafted and sewed by my talented wife Leah D'Andrea-Lee. Costume is composed of over 100 separate pieces in multiple layers. Contains 9 different fabrics, some of which are laser cut and laser etched. As screen-accurate as we would get it.
Wings, harness, and blasters modeled, engineered, and fabricated by Chris Lee (me). Helmet was heavily modified from a model from another artist (original helmet model was purchased from a seller on Etsy). Wing pack has 4 individually controllable wings. Each wing is laser cut and etched from .06" clear PETG and has 2 servos, one for each axis of movement (8 servos total). Servos are in ServoCity heavy duty gearboxes and are controlled by a Pololu Maestro 12 channel microcontroller and powered by a 7.4V 5000mAh LiPo battery. Pushbutton controls with a dead-man switch are located on the left wrist blaster and wired into the pack.
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