Iron Man Helmet

Step 9 Lighting Up The Eyes

to make your iron man helmet look even more impressive you can add lights to the eyes, to start your going to put two sunglass lenses inside. I've chosen a light blue faded pair of lenses that i got from a pair of cheap glasses from a market stall, but you can use what ever colour you want. you need to stick these to the inside of the mask with the lighter part of the lense showing, so they don't look too blue. I chose to do this with super glue but you could do it with a glue gun.

then add two LED's either side of the eye, i used super glue to put these in too but you could also use a glue gun on these aswell. next add a switch to the cables and hook up the 12v battery then you should have glowing eyes!

hope you enjoying this instructable!

Comments

[ironman22]

nice work man i am just working on that mask and i gotta tell you it is not so easy it looks

[pheadjack]

I'm working up a suit as well. The instructables I have found here have been really great ! I appreciate all the help. Here are some images of what I have so far.
I got really silly and decided to make it from metal & rivets. This is about 6 months work off and on. I don't know what I was thinking, but it has been fun too.

[jase78]

well done on the mask fella, you think you could use this same technique to make a suit too???? .


well done again, im defo gonna give it a go, thanks for the indepth tutorial.. also, would using a clear varnish or anything to make it look shiny work on it?

[92033]

Use either Clear Varnish or Clear Lacquer...they both work equally well.

[spazo]

if the light is at the side then won't your eyes be pain?

[zinnatty]

lol i think the same thing. you'll need an extra pair of sunglasses

[GamerGear]

so I have a question, did you cut slits at the bottom of the lenses so you can see? I'm building a COG gears of war helmet and wanted to know if that technique would work

[lnknprkfrk13]

No, he used sun glasses so you could see out of them to begin with, no slits necessary.

[thesims!!!]

CAN YOU SEE W/ THE LEDs ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shogun]

SWEET !!!!!!!!!!!!! Just one thing .... is that thing heavy or light?

[thesims!!!]

probally light because the clay is light weight

[thesims!!!]

looks really great man but when the LEDs are on, can you see anything

[mu0p]

WOW amazing instructable. Thank you so much for this... Where did you learn all this?

[shogun]

looks like he made it up mu0p

[pmaggot]

self taught,just decided to start one day!!

[PsychoPharaoh]

Looks awesome! But can you see out of it when the LEDs are on?