Sensible Shoes...

Just got my Calden K881805 lift boots to form the core/base of the Iron Man armour.
They "lift" me to about 191 cm, which will place me at about 195 cm in full regalia. So that should be imposing enough I think :-P

As you can see, they hide up perfectly1

About to fit/articulate in the upper boot plates...

Fiberglass / Resin Hell

Well I have spent the last couple of weekends reinforcing the flimsy vacu-formed ABS parts so they might actually stand up to their intended roles.

Weekend 1 went well and very minor fumes... nothing that my push fan and exhaust fan couldn't handle. However, this past weekend was quite another matter. The winds were quite high, and I believe that the wind pushing in the window was of a higher force than my extraction fan was able to deal with, so the fumes got pushed not only back into my shop, but throughout my house :-(

In the end, I had to hermetically seal my workshop and leave the extraction system running for a few days to clear it, whilst opening windows around the house to air out the initial escaped fumes from the living areas. This was less than ideal as it was fairly cold out.

Anyway lesson-learned. Do not do this when the winds are up, and try to time it for when the wife and kids are away for the weekend just for safe measure :-p

FYI: The fiberglassing was fine for the ABS, and caused no damage or warpage. Furthermore it increased the surface rigidity by a factor of at least 2 with only one layer. This is good enough for some areas, but others will require a second cross-hatched layer, such as the greaves(shins) and the forearm rocket bay.
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Well, as of today, all fiberglassing is done and all Bondo'ing of seams has been laid.
Started sanding and feathering all Bondo'd seams (Yay)

One last sanding before I lay a dark layer and another lighter layer of primer to detect hills and valleys

My new gloves!!

Can't say enough good about these Masked Rider gloves... I have some work to do to them yet, but they are going to be amazing!

Wiring is completed...

Starting the endo-wiring to maintain alignments