So its been a while since I finished the Iron Man. I figured I'd give one final update. After finally getting a successful wiring setup, I found out the face mask was way too heavy to run on either set of servos... So i scrapped that and found a simple setup that only required 4 lights and a simple switch in the center of the face mask which I then used magnets to hold it in place. I also added two magnets on top so that I can have the appearance of a raised mask. After adding these I added another coat of primer and began to spray paint. I used a metallic gold and Glossy red. I then sprayed a light coat of black over the corners and wiped it off with a paper towel for a slightly weathered look. Lastly I added a coat of poly euro thane over everything to protect it. In my opinion it looked really good. Bonus Iron Man:
This last thanksgiving, I found out my young baby cousin was a big Iron Man fan As well. And after the completion of my Iron Man, i began work on a new on, the mark 42, which turned out too small for my head. I decided to finish that helmet using the same process as mine to give to my cousin. The one step I skipped was the bondo because of time constraints. I think it still turned out pretty good too.
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AuthorMy name is Nathan and I enjoy building and creating things, weather it be out of wood, paper, or even on the computer. I want to start recording all of the fun things so this is where I am. Why Does this existI have recently started to play with Blender. A 3D modelling and design software. I have also built several costumes and helmets which I will be posting future ones up here. This site is mostly about that and other projects I might have.
If you're interested in this stuff...So I use a program called blender which is a great opensource modelling program. This allows you to model, and also animate and ever program games. Its a great program to use as there are endless possibilities.
http://www.blender.org Another useful site is for the helmets and such that I make. This is from a papercraft design program called Pepakura. It allows you to print out designs to build whatever you want. There are tons of tutorials online to see how to use it. http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/ Archives
January 2016
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