2010-06-21, 03:31 AM
I came.
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Costing over $4,000 in parts and about one month of construction time, Anthony Le has built his own Iron Man suit, with dent-proof exterior, motorized faceplate and spinning mock Gatling gun.
[video=youtube;tSaxtNd5QZ0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSaxtNd5QZ0[/video]
WEAPONRY
Le built a replica of the machine gun on the suits shoulder out of PVC pipes and other materials. He added a small motor and belt drive to make the cylindrical gun spin like the real thing. To activate it, he presses a button in the palm of the suits glove. He says the gun could also be converted into a paintball shooter.
POWER
Le built an LED-based replica of Iron Man alter ego Tony Starks arc reactor for the chest, but unlike the movie version, it doesnt actually power the suit. Instead, all the LEDs and the motors that drive the gun and the faceplate have their own batteries hidden within the suits large frame.
CONTROLS
Inside the chestplate, Le added a hands-free button that activates the helmet. When the faceplate is open, he just stands up and points his arm forward, causing his chest to press against the button, triggering the servo motors in the helmet to close the mask. This, in turn, switches on the red LEDs set inside the eye openings, which are large enough for him to also see out of. To open the mask up again, he presses another button.
BACKUP
Le says he focused on the War Machine suit, donned by Starks buddy Jim Rhodes in Iron Man 2, in part because it just looks more hardcore. But he also built a new-and-improved replica of the suit that Iron Man himself wears in the film, the Mark VI. That version also has the LEDs and motorized faceplate but, alas, no cannon.
Source: http://www.kineda.com/fan-made-iron-man-suit/
Costing over $4,000 in parts and about one month of construction time, Anthony Le has built his own Iron Man suit, with dent-proof exterior, motorized faceplate and spinning mock Gatling gun.
[video=youtube;tSaxtNd5QZ0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSaxtNd5QZ0[/video]
WEAPONRY
Le built a replica of the machine gun on the suits shoulder out of PVC pipes and other materials. He added a small motor and belt drive to make the cylindrical gun spin like the real thing. To activate it, he presses a button in the palm of the suits glove. He says the gun could also be converted into a paintball shooter.
POWER
Le built an LED-based replica of Iron Man alter ego Tony Starks arc reactor for the chest, but unlike the movie version, it doesnt actually power the suit. Instead, all the LEDs and the motors that drive the gun and the faceplate have their own batteries hidden within the suits large frame.
CONTROLS
Inside the chestplate, Le added a hands-free button that activates the helmet. When the faceplate is open, he just stands up and points his arm forward, causing his chest to press against the button, triggering the servo motors in the helmet to close the mask. This, in turn, switches on the red LEDs set inside the eye openings, which are large enough for him to also see out of. To open the mask up again, he presses another button.
BACKUP
Le says he focused on the War Machine suit, donned by Starks buddy Jim Rhodes in Iron Man 2, in part because it just looks more hardcore. But he also built a new-and-improved replica of the suit that Iron Man himself wears in the film, the Mark VI. That version also has the LEDs and motorized faceplate but, alas, no cannon.
Source: http://www.kineda.com/fan-made-iron-man-suit/
