Don’t we all go crazy if we were able to buy a mask exactly like Iron Man in the movie, with the glowing lights and computerized HUD in the helmet? When it comes to Iron Man and Iron Man 2, all man, and some women, will turn into kids screaming like babies. There’s a little bit of suit envy in us all. How cool would it be to have one of those suits? Isn’t that dream bizarre?
Well, one nut head Iron Man fan had set up on making his dreams come true. He may not be able to fly or bring about world peace by single-handedly fighting off the bad guys of the world, but he does seemed to be the coolest guy in the block.
Check out the video after the break.
Popular Science interviewed 25-year-old Anthony Le, the crazy Iron Man fan that made the replica suit. The first trial is described as ‘more of a costume,’ while the second attempt was built in time for the release of Iron Man 2’s show time, and is a lot more complex. Boasting a dent-proof exterior, a motorized faceplate and a spinning mock Gatling gun, Le decided to focus on the more hardcore looking War Machine with this build. Le didn’t mentioned about the materials used, and judging from the comments on the Pop Sci article (which link to comments from Myth Buster’s Adam Savage on the Replica Prop Forums), he’s very protective of his “secret.”
However, from the Pop Sci piece, it is said to cost around $4,000 to build. The armor comprised of thin, high-impact urethane, cut onto plates and joined with roughly 1,500 rivets and washers. The gun is built out of PVC piping and a motor and the helmet was made from a sculpted clay mold and liquid resin. There’s also a faceplate with integrated small motor so it opens and closes just like the movie, and batteries inside the costume power the gun, faceplate and an assortment of LEDs.
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