Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

[Barry]

This only took about 1/2 hour to bend, align and weld up.

Short time to work with today.

[Barry]

One of the difficult challenges of an anatomically incorrect superhero with impossible proportions is making the suit fit without having to change the whole thing. When you scale this suit in the program that prints it, if you change the scale you change the whole thing! If I scaled up to widen at the waist, I could fit two of my bums in the rest.

My simple fix - only adjust it where you need to, AFTER scaling. My cardboard suit is perfect for making such adjustments. Cut it open, add thin strips where needed and problem solved!

Now all I have to do is the same on my steel suit. Only ten minutes work in it too! Bonus!

[Barry]

Tonight I tried to experiment with a bit of a hybrid idea for the gauntlets. Not sure if I will go for all foam then dip in red plasti-dip, or use the metal fingers I've already made.

[Barry]

First four attachment-points in the suit's bolt-together system. I've welded in a short extension on each side then welded two sets of tabs on each side. That way the back piece slips in between two layers of steel and bolts into place. The flat nut on the inside is welded into place then ground smooth. There's a little bit of room in there for some lining yet.



Abdominal armour fits. Now to widen codpiece to match.

[Barry]

Added in the extensions for the codpiece and welded it to the abs. Next is to cut the cod in half and add attachment points like I did with the abs.

[Barry]

[Barry]

The hands really are the hardest part. The more rigid you make them, the harder they are to get on and off and the less range of motion you can have in them.

This is the sixth gauntlet I have made and I'm really getting sick of it. At least they are getting neater with practice.

This time I used 3mm closed-cell foam sheet. It's not finished, but once I've worked it all out I will be dipping the whole thing in plasti-dip, which will seal and lock it all together.

[Barry]

[Airconvent]

Looking good, Barry!
Was overseas for work the past 2 weeks...glad to see alot of progress here!

[Barry]

Looking good, Barry!
Was overseas for work the past 2 weeks...glad to see alot of progress here!

Glad you're home safe mate! Thanks!