Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

[Barry]

Finally the young bloke is old enough to start learning a trade. Helping dad flatten out some temporary joining plates for the iron man suit and then loading the rivet gun with, "very special green rivets".



Bending and folding the chest brace to mirror the cardboard prototype. Pop-rivets just holding shape until i weld it up.

[Barry]

Chest brace welded up for the most part. I won't be cleaning it up until I get the back done and fitted.



Chest piece loosely fitted over the chest brace with the two collar plates.

[Barry]

A couple of productive hours after work today. I tack-welded the cod-piece and neck seal together. I have a lot of beating and shaping on some home made dollys to get it all fitting together perfectly, then I'll weld it all up and grind it back neat.

I pre-assembled the main torso parts together to have a look at it all for fit. The old attempt at the abdominal armour in aluminium is going to be scrapped in favour of a more workable and bendable steel one. I'll get on to that this week hopefully.

[Barry]

Here's today's work. One shoulder bell with the cardboard trial beside it for comparison.

[Barry]

GAHHH!! I must be exhausted. I spent most of the day in the hot sun on a cabless tractor.

I think it effected my concentration....

This afternoon I got all the way through the second shoulder bell only to realise at the end that I have made half of it the same as the opposite shoulder bell.... got to cut, bend, fold and weld another one all over again! What a waste..

There's the bit at the back that should have been made the other way around.....

[Airconvent]

Too much Sun down under , Bro.
Do try again and remember, the joy is not just to destination but the journey as well. Treat it as an extended playtime!

[Barry]

Too much Sun down under , Bro.
Do try again and remember, the joy is not just to destination but the journey as well. Treat it as an extended playtime!

Wisdom.



Re-cut and re-made the second shoulder bell today.

[Barry]

I thought I'd pull a bit of a marathon tonight so I stayed in the workshop until 11pm, welding.

Back armour all assembled and welded up.

[Barry]

I got a tweet from a TV crew today followed by a phone call and they are coming out tomorrow to do a story on the Iron Man suit for television.

I quickly had to put humpty together again as I've had him apart to model parts for the steel build.



Now the workshop is all cleaned up, I got both shins cut out. Now to flatten, fold and weld.



All the large parts are done on big sheets, but the little stuff can be traced onto the scraps.



All the parts so far.

[Barry]

Another day of TV cameras here, job done! Story mainly on the Iron Man suit, but a little on the observatory as well.

It will go to air next Fri at 7:30 on ABC1, then News24 over the weekend. Online from 8pm Friday.

For those of my overseas supporters, I will be receiving a clean copy for me to upload to You tube. You'll have to be a little more patient until I receive it and upload it.