Wearable, motorized prop designed for accuracy and comfort
About the model:
This is a model of the Mk 42 Iron man helmet, seen in Iron Man 3. It is fully wearable, with foam inserts inside to help the helmet fit snugly on ones head. The spray paints used are BEHR Metallic Red Gloss, BEHR Metallic Gold Gloss, with a final Rustoleum clear coat to achieve an accurate color and finish. The helmet uses an Arduino Nano micro controller, two MG90 servos, a pushbutton, led eyes, and a portable charger to power the circuit. The led eyes are specifically for Iron Man which can be found on many online stores.
Design Process:
The first step I took was to design a test circuit on Tinkercad, a free online software where you can build and test circuits with code. After creating a schematic which included a wiring diagram and a bill of materials, I ordered the parts and began printing. The files are from Walsh3D and can be found on Etsy. The helmet took about 35 hours total to print. After that, I assembled the helmet using hot glue then, sanded, primed and painted all the parts. To make the circuit compact and sturdy, I soldered the electronic components together. Finally, I attached the electronics, fine tuning the code so that the faceplate would have the proper range of motion.
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