One of the big events at the Marvel booth was the unveiling of the Iron Man Mark 1 Armour. Superhero Hype! has some great shots of the suit including some close-ups that really look good. I am really impressed at the amount of detail the creators put into this suit and can’t wait to see this behemoth in action.
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Wow. Just…Wow. The detail is incredible.It really looks like something a genuis would put together in a POW camp. There are so many parts of that suit that just make sense. Every bit of info that comes out makes me more and more excited. Wow.
I wonder if the caption for this photo should be “I crap nerds like you for breakfast- see!”.
It looks like C3PO on steriods!
It looks awesome, but it doesn’t look bulletproof.
The Mark I is bulletproof. In the Comic Con footage that was leaked showed bullets pinging off of it. It’s dead sexy, I absolutely love the work that Stan Winston & Co. did in building an actual suit.
I saw the footage too, but it still has open areas, exposed wiring, and unprotected mechanical parts. It’s clearly not bulletproof.
Also, he’s got tanks of gas strapped to the arms. I bet a lucky shot or two to one of those babies would blow Stark’s arm off.
Yes, I am indeed bulletproof.
It looks like a proof of concept, an early Mark 0.1 prototype, hastily put-together by a mad scientist to demonstrate the technical feasability of the weapon. Or maybe it’s a 14th century knight in shining armor who lost his horse.