Very Simple IronMan Arc Reactor and Helmet

Hi,

Now days, it is easy to buy things in India, like I can get IronMan Mask easily in toy shop.. But arc reactor is still not available.

I did read a lot of intructables for it, but could not get silicon molds and resin casting kit around.

The one I am sharing in this intructable is simple and components can be easily found or bought, I am using a semi transparent cap from wife's night cream. It makes things very easy

Arc Reactor

• 01 : Semi transparent cap ( Diameter : 3 inches ), wait for wife to finish though-es expensive night creams
• 04 : 3mm Blue diffused Leds
• 01 : 3v Volt coin battery
• 01 : Battery holder
• 1 to 2 Mtr : Brown wire; I extracted it from Cat5e cable ( brown pair )
• Double side Tape
• Universal PCB
• 01 : On / off switch
• Black Chart Paper

Helmet

• Big piece of card board / carton box
• Paper tape
• Paster of paris
• Fevicol
• Acyrlic paint ( Red and Golden)

Tools

• Soldering Iron
• Paint brush
• etc

• Use a metallic pin or paper clip
• heat it on a candle flame
• and make holes on the plastic cap as shown
• Using brown wire( insulated), wind around each hole

Some of the instruction available, uses PVC sheet and lazer cutter, to build circuit like design inside the arc reactor.

Where do I get the lazer cutter ? I do not have one and not cheap to buy one.

Easy solution, I used black chart paper ( Thicker than normal paper). Simply by cutting and pasting on the cap

• Fix a On/off switch on the cap as shown
• Solder 2 wires
• now solder 4 leds, battery holder
• The leds are in parallel
• Solder the PCB on to the Switch as shown
• Cover the back using PVC sheet and use tape to keep it in place

Since the battery is just 3V, I have not used any resister

• Print the attached
• Paste the prints on a cardboard and cut them out
• Use paper tape to make joins as shown
• Before we paint the helmet, we will coat the helmet by paste of plaster of paris and White Glue
• Let is dry for 24 hours
• use a sand paper to smooth the surface
• Paint the helmet with Red and golden color

I use white glue in the paint as it gives a little glossy finish.

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