Bazza's Iron-Man suit build

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Hello all!

I've been working in my shed whenever I get an hour or two over the last year or so, building a custom fit Iron-Man costume.

I have heaps of photos of the progress from start to current on my website if you want to have a look at how it all happens.

In the meantime, I thought at the stage I'm at, it was time for some creative photography.

I set-up the work so far in my studio and prepared the lighting, height, distance etc. I then donned what I could and played with the result in Photoshop to bring in some colour that I'm not yet ready to paint on.

It's good to just get a little bit of an idea of where I am headed with the suit. It's also good to see it all together so I can check proportions etc.

1. Setting up studio lighting.
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2. All the bits taped together in position.
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3. Fun with Photoshop!
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Blessings!!

Baz.
 

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Amazing suit! It is wearable?:bigeye: Marry me, NAO! :p
Yes, I always propose to married strangers on the internet, but only if they can create awesome suits (I am totally not superficial! :p).

Great job though. You should go shopping in it :)

Thanks mate! I'm sorry to say that There is already a Pepper Potts in my life and she married into my eccentricity. We have already created our own little Tony Stark Junior a year ago........:D

I have lots of plans for this suit in public, so keep an eye out!


Baz.
 
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What an incredible reproduction! I haven't seen the movies but I have hundreds of Iron Man comics...to me you even LOOK like Tony Stark inside that armor! You've got to find a Halloween party to attend this fall...you'll win. (Do you have Halloween in Australia?)

Bless ya mate! Yes, we do have halloween here in Australia, but I have never partaken in it.

I am hoping to help out some worthy charities with it, perhaps children's hospitals, cancer kids, McDonalds McHappy day in the drive-thru etc etc.

Baz.
 
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Bless ya mate! Yes, we do have halloween here in Australia, but I have never partaken in it.

I am hoping to help out some worthy charities with it, perhaps children's hospitals, cancer kids, McDonalds McHappy day in the drive-thru etc etc.

Baz.

That's wonderful ^^

Got busy building the cod-piece.

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looks awesome!! :clap:
 
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If it was possible, it would be awesome to create suits for your entire family + extended family. And then go shop or just do something very normal, like attending a game with family, etc. Of course that is not possible, but it would be great fun to see a army of Stark suits just casually do their daily chores and such ;)
 
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If it was possible, it would be awesome to create suits for your entire family + extended family. And then go shop or just do something very normal, like attending a game with family, etc. Of course that is not possible, but it would be great fun to see a army of Stark suits just casually do their daily chores and such ;)

I'm in. Now just to find a few hundred spare hours to get them done.... :crossrc:
 
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Something I should have done in the very beginning -

MAKE A TAPE DUMMY!

Fitting, modifying and adjusting the suit needs to be done accurately and doing it on my own body is darned near impossible.

With a tape dummy to my exact proportions, I can build and modify the whole suit on it and have it all fit together exactly, being sure that it will fit me when done.

I watched some U-tube tutorials by a guy called STEALTH on how to make this.

First a supporting frame has to be made out of PVC pipe. Then it's just a matter of putting on some thin clothes that you don't mind cutting up, tape up the sleeves, ankles and waist then get an assistant to wrap you up like a mummy in PVC Duct tape.

I couldn't believe how good it made my back feel... I might have to tape up my back every day before a start swinging the chainsaw at work!

Once covered from ankle to neck, then it's a matter of the assistant cutting the silver suit off - just enough to wriggle out of it, which can be slow and tedious, but taking your time is key.

Next insert the skeleton support and start to tape up the cuts, leaving the torso open until last. Stuff the whole suit with newspaper, rags, sheets, foam or whatever you have and pack it right out. The tape won't stretch beyond how it was while you were wearing it, so your form is retained.

I've run out of tape (used three rolls of 30 metres) so I'll have to pick up another roll tomorrow and stuff the suit as soon as possible.

This is going down as one of the top few weirdest things I've done.....

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Left thigh assembled. This one was a little more difficult than I expected. For such a large piece it is made of an incredible amount of small parts. Very fiddly cutting and folding on this one.

This is the first part I've made that came with braces to go inside it for shaping. This way I can harden it then cut the braces out and it will retain the correct shape.

I tried it on my leg and it fits perfectly, even allowing for thick and loose tracksuit pants, later to be replaced by bicycle long-johns and the padding inside the armour.

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