My Iron Man MKIII suit: UPDATED PICS 8th March 09

XRobots

Jr Hunter
I posted a few pics of this in someone else's thread, but I thought I'd start my own now that I can.

You can see all my progress to date here, although some of the parts I've sculpted but not yet cast may need revisiting (the arms): http://www.xrobots.co.uk/Iron Mancostume/

It's all sculpted in Klean Klay and cast in Aqua Resin, it's not 100% movie accurate, but I have more fun without worrying too much about that ;-)

My current work is on the legs. I'm using one sculpt to make both legs, which when made in Aqua Resin will then have their upper contours cut differently, and the outer thigh part will be made separately and stuck onto each to make the left and right leg. Here's the leg sculpt which is pretty final:

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And the chest plate, more on that at the link above:

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Coolness indeed. Custom versions are just as cool as movie versions. The comics have had what, like 20 different suits he built, all just called Iron Man.
 
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Thanks guys, hopefully it will look enough like Iron Man that when people see it that's what they think it is ;-)
 
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Here are a few updated pictures on this as I've now made the back of the torso. The ruler pictured there is 30cm/12":

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Here are the other parts with the torso front and back propped together:

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Thanks for your feedback guys, I don't really think I'm a master prop builder or anything, so it's all just for fun really. Here's a short update on the progress:

Lower leg mould and support jacket, I still have to pull the upper leg mould off, and of course cast the pieces. As you can see, the cloth layers in the latex mould help it hold it's shape well, even without support:

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I've also started to fill, prime, sand and fill etc etc the back of the torso, a couple of minor bits to take care of yet:

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There are are a few other pics at http://www.xrobots.co.uk/Iron Mancostume/ , and more coming soon.
 
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Are you going ot do an indepth tutorial about the helmet, or the suit in general? It looks like a incredible project, and I was going to try a Iron Man helmet for myself but didn't really know where to start.
 
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Would you recommend your latex/ and blue kitchen cloth technique for other mask making? It seems a viable option for Niteowl 2's mask from the new Watchman adaptation.
 
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Yes, I'd say it's worth trying layers of cloth in with the latex, because it certainly helps keep it more rigid. On the outer layers of the leg mould I used an even thicker kitchen dish cloth which has really made the moulds hold their shape even without the support jacket. They've come out quite thick though, which is good for moulds, but maybe the technique will need testing for a mask / prop etc
 
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I'm currently re-sculpting my Bat-cowl which I will use as an experiment for your technique. We will see if it works, probably will, but I'll let you know if it does, or doesn't.
 
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