Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

[jimmyleong]

great work. cant wait for the completed product.

[Barry]

Thanks mate.

Today I did my best to complete the articulation of the right arm. The aluminium is screwed into the shell on the inside then covered with fibreglass mat.

As I had leftover resin I started hardening the left arm on the mannequin.

[Barry]

Padded the insides of the armour today to stop the layers from scratching each other where they overlap. After that, I used socket-head cap-screws to bolt the pieces together. Another quick test fit on me, then back on the mannequin with all the parts.

[Barry]

Jarvis?


Jarvis!?


Stoopid compooter....


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

[bornfree]

just like tony stark!! chilling in his armor watching TV..

[Barry]

Just for some camera fun and to get the finished bits out of harms way in the shed.

[bornfree]

wow.. is there a hidden basement in the future to store an array of suits?

[Barry]

^^^ I'll never tell!

1. Getting the final fitting done on a half-finished suit and preparing for it's first night out in public!



2. Only a week to go before the suit goes out in public. Cleaned the shed, organised the benches, got all the fibreglass and bog, paint, sandpaper, files, hot-glue and more, ready to get into some serious overtime this week to get as much done as possible. I at least want to have the whole upper-body finished. No time for the legs. Oh well, at least I'll be able to sit down at the party.

[Barry]

Day one of 1 of 6 - got a couple of hours in the shed today so I've been slush casting and putty-filling madly to get done by party time on day 6. Slush casting completed on shoulder bell, bicep and most of left forearm. Bit of filling done on shoulder bell.

[Barry]

1. A fair bit of progress today. Lots of fibreglassing curing in the shed. In the meantime, the neck piece has been a problem as the rigid fibreglass one offers no movement, plus I can't get my head through it. This new EVA foam one does the trick.




2. Fitting with alternate-locking velcro plates.




3. With helmet. Making some return springs to close the helmet behind my head. More on that bit later.



4. Neck piece painted with vinyl spray for flexibility.



Four days to go!