That includes YouTuber James Hobson, aka, . As part of their Make It Real series, Hobson and his crew have made a name on building wild sci-fi and superhero props, from to to and .
The videos are always entertainingand even educational if youre interested in details like the intricacies of plasma cutting and the weight of tungsten. You might think the recent coronavirus lockdowns would make it hard to produce new Hacksmith work, but in , Hobson reveals that he and a crewmember decided to self-isolate together in the Hacksmith Industries workshop. Theyve spent the past month working on a new project, and it is a doozy: a replica Iron Man glove made entirely out of metal.
As Hobson explains, the crew has really leveled up their stainless steel production processso rather than Tony Starks familiar red-and-gold suit, theyre going to build a shiny, silver gauntlet.
As you can imagine, replicating a high-tech piece of Stark Industries gear isnt simple. An armored glove still needs to let the wearer move his hand, which means accounting for twists and turns, bending and flexing. Stainless steel isnt made for that, so the hardest part is designing all the interlocking pieces of metal.
To expedite that process, Hacksmith went to an unexpected source: pepakura, or paper modeling. It turns out that cosplayers around the world have been making their own cardboard Iron Man suits, and with a little tweaking, their designs could work for plasma-cut stainless steel, too.
Of course, thats just one hurdle on the way to making a working Iron Man glove. Check out the video to see what other challenges Hacksmith had to overcome. Watch the video here: