Working with the Colours

Starting paint tests under the following conditions:

1. Natural light
2. Flourescent Light
3. Flash
4. Mixes of the above

3 colours under consideration:

                                                  Hot Chilli Red        /       Dark Toreador

                                                             Dark Toreador |  Merlot Red

                                                                     

The Armour!!

The targetted armour shells are now fibreglass hardened and are being cleaned up from the resultant globule residue.
Note: The grey sections are the main high-stress areas that were fiberglassed; the clear sections are Vacu-Formed ABS primarily used to reduce weight at the most-distal points to the trunk... the exception being the abdomen itself which was an overall weight reduction choice.
Without tech installed, the suit comes in at about 35lbs. I estimate the final weight to be approximately 40lbs +/-  3lbs.

Ver 3.2 - Visor Electronics

Well the Futaba linear conversion units were very close, but in the end did not have sufficient travel to fully open and close the visor as I need.

Moving on to an orbital hinge design and Firgelli linear actuators that have a matching stroke and power with enough speed that it won't look stupid :-p

Orbital hinges constructed from a mixture of aircraft grade aluminum and steel.
Will be ordering the Firgelli's in the next month or so.

Ver 3.0 - Visor Electronics

Well, I finally got the linear servo conversion units for the Futaba S148's :-D
 and a hot-rodded Hyperdyne board that allows full voltage to the eye LED arrays and full slew rate to the dual servos!!

The first video describes the layout and geometry and the second one shows it in action...
The beauty of this actuation method is that it can be laid on its side and thereby reduces its overall height almost by half. The second benefit is that it keeps the actuation rods away from the face, minimizing risk of injury.

Now that this is proven, I need to devise a temp placement method into one of the helmets to complete proof of concept once and for all.

Compression Articulations

Well, here are some fully functional compression articulations for both front of elbows and back of knees.
This stuff is very tricky, and requires some serious geometry to get right, without blaring gaps all the while allowing articulation like butter.
In order for it to function properly, it has to either be attached to the armour shells, or an internal metal exo-frame so that it tracks properly.

Ver 2.0 - Hyperdyne controlled Rocket Launcher System debut

Ver 2.2 - ARC Reactor

Ok... been working on my ARC Reactor a bit more.

The LEDs are POWER TOP SMD SMT PLCC-2 1210 3528's

• The board was designed similar to the one that Honus designed.

• I used a silver pen to trace out the circuit lines and voila... a crapload of light with no Paladium poisoning!!!

My good buddy Zabana gave me a spare plexiglass ring which I doubled up my copper wire windings. Unfortunately there is a small size discrepancy between the ring and the LED placement as I had already built it before the ring came in the mail. I can live with that. :-p

• All of the 20 spokes/forks were hand fabricated from 22 gauge steel fitted onto an aluminum center ring

• The upper bridge wirings are actually soldered copper

• The larger central ring is aluminum with the slots all hand punched and cut

• The Tri-arm linking the center piece to the above-mentioned central ring had to be made from steel as aluminum does not take well to complex bending

There are a few more processes left before it is complete, but it is a nice solid piece that I won't be ashamed to wear at a Con.