Whether you're gearing up for a costume party, to see the movie, or just for fun at home, these great projects will inspire your complete* Iron Man transformation.
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EL Wire would look better for the whips, it's easier to get into specific shapes, but slightly harder to get and a little more expensive than rope light
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PS:
Stay until after the credits...BIG hint for new movie
OH ps the guy that belongs 2 has a VERRY brief cameo when they are booking Ivan (look for guy getting his mug shot)
i also heard that there is a news report on a tv towards the end about The Hulk which fits it's only been 6 months between iron man 1 and 2 and since tony was working with SHIELD at the end of HULK so it tracks that there would be news about Hulk durring IM2
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/rourke-has-no-idea-what-iron-man-2-is-about_1141087
Picked these up at Wal-Mart tonight... $10 for a pack of two.
Decent size AND almost the right colour.
(Nice and super bright when they are on)
I think these may come in handy!
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2010-05/you-built-what-real-iron-man
Some one is doing a paper-craft warmachine 2
Someone submitted a War Machine shoulder machine gun for Indy Mogul's new host contest. The thing obviously looks like it's made out of the materials he used, but I think that if you replace the cardboard with wood, it'd look more convincing. You can check it out by looking up "indymoguelextra", look for the user name (the same as the word you're looking up) and scroll down until you see Kyle Hedges BFX Audition: "War Machine Shoulder Gun"