[Barry]

A few bits and pieces cut, shaped and ready to weld.

Handplate.



Knuckles.




Fingers.

[Barry]

Sizing and aligning the steel parts.

[P Plates]

Great patience and perseverance shown here Barry. Hope it's all smooth sailing from now on.

[seaslug]

You could always print it out and make a book!

[millicat]

What a bugger about the welding ..... honestly (and I am just a female with no expertise in welding whatsoever and have no idea what a good weld is or a bad weld) even the 'expertise' weld looks **** lol. it would have been a huge waste if you were to have given up so it's great you are soldiering on with it. I hope you finish it before Christmas ! would make a cool pressie to wake up to Iron Man in the lounge room. Have I mentioned how hot Robert Downey Junior is ?

Keep on going Barry ... and a print out and make a photobook would me an excellent idea that Greg is mentioned.

[Barry]

Great patience and perseverance shown here Barry. Hope it's all smooth sailing from now on.

I'm just stoked you lot are along for the adventure! I can't wait to see the looks on the kids faces in the hospitals!

[Gaz]

Just thinking out loud...but have you considered using plastic?

[Barry]

Just thinking out loud...but have you considered using plastic?

I've considered using a lot of materials. I've already done it in fibreglass and cardboard, tried aluminium etc. Lots of people out there making them with all kinds of materials, including 3D printing. I prefer to use my workshop skills and see what I can do. Besides, WAAAAAAAYYYY cool in steel!

[Barry]

Fabrication ramping up! Hopefully I'll get the helmet all welded up tomorrow.

[seaslug]

You could have fun with a magnet there!

[Barry]

Sure could Greg!

I got the helmet spot-welded up today.

[Barry]

More welded on today.

[P Plates]

Definitely taking shape. I don't imagine it would be all that comfortable to wear and lucky you live in a cool part of Aus rather than in hot humid Qld like me.

[Barry]

Definitely taking shape. I don't imagine it would be all that comfortable to wear and lucky you live in a cool part of Aus rather than in hot humid Qld like me.

It will all be padded out in the right spots and probably have a couple of micro-fans installed.

[Barry]

I only got ten minutes to work on this today. Here's a back view showing the seams all welded up, then ground back using an angle grinder and grind-wheel first, followed up with a flap disk.