updated ironman build

so after spending weeks building one ironman suit ive decided to start another one without even finishing the old one off
i get like that sometimes

i havent taken many before pics of this build but its using a different technique, this one is entirely made out of foam rather than fibreglass. its not going to be as durable but it will be more comfortable and easier to move around in which is ultimately a better thing in my mind

so some progress pictures so far.

the helmet is the only thing i modelled out of fibreglass, and then painted black. everything else you see in the picture is made out of foam and then painted the same colour black.

the black paint is actually a silicon based paint so that it gives some structure to the foam as well as giving the paint something to stick to

upper torso pretty much complete along with neck and helmet

the arc reactor is also complete as i will be using the one from the previous build i just didnt put it into the chest for the picture

i have also completed the hands, along with moveable finger joints and light up palms

you will see in the first pic there is a small button sticking out just to the side of the index finger

the whole thing is again made out of foam which makes the joints able to move rather than having to make indivudal joints with fibre glass this was one of the reasons i chose the foam as everything was a lot easier than fibreglass and there were quite a lot more advantages to useing it

and in this picture you can see that by holding my thumb in it presses he button and that then brings the light on in the palm, just a simple circuit with a bright LED, nothing special but looks good.