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May. 27th, 2010 01:58 amI know, I was supposed to post this like two weeks ago, but it's here now, okay?!
Iron Man 2. I loved it. I still haven't been able to get to the movies to see it again, but I am snagging up merch like a fiend. It's scary. Anyway, I've got a thing for the arc reactor (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sweetwildandmad built me a Mark II reactor couple years ago) and when I saw some videos on Youtube about modifying the new arc reactor toy I had to try it out.
First thing: I have never soldered anything before in my life. I'm afraid of glue guns and have only just started using them, so a 500 degree metal soldering tool was kind of daunting. But you know me, I love my research, so I did a bunch and watched some videos, and worked up the nerve to try it out. I picked up $40 in soldering stuff at Radio Shack and off I went!
So...
IRON MAN 2 MARK IV ARC REACTOR TOY MOD!
I'm calling this the Mark IV reactor because... well, because I'm assuming this is his fourth reactor. Mark I was made in the cave, Mark II was made when he got back. Mark III was what he was using in IM2 before he created the Starkonium or whatever and made the Mark IV... is how I'm counting anyway. I don't think he made a new reactor to go with every suit. So. Yeah. There you go.
What I did: Removed the speaker. Switched out the yellow LEDs for super bright white LEDs. Painted the outer shell white.
Image heavy. For reals. ( SEE HOW! )
Iron Man 2. I loved it. I still haven't been able to get to the movies to see it again, but I am snagging up merch like a fiend. It's scary. Anyway, I've got a thing for the arc reactor (
sweetwildandmad built me a Mark II reactor couple years ago) and when I saw some videos on Youtube about modifying the new arc reactor toy I had to try it out.First thing: I have never soldered anything before in my life. I'm afraid of glue guns and have only just started using them, so a 500 degree metal soldering tool was kind of daunting. But you know me, I love my research, so I did a bunch and watched some videos, and worked up the nerve to try it out. I picked up $40 in soldering stuff at Radio Shack and off I went!
So...
IRON MAN 2 MARK IV ARC REACTOR TOY MOD!
I'm calling this the Mark IV reactor because... well, because I'm assuming this is his fourth reactor. Mark I was made in the cave, Mark II was made when he got back. Mark III was what he was using in IM2 before he created the Starkonium or whatever and made the Mark IV... is how I'm counting anyway. I don't think he made a new reactor to go with every suit. So. Yeah. There you go.
What I did: Removed the speaker. Switched out the yellow LEDs for super bright white LEDs. Painted the outer shell white.
Image heavy. For reals. ( SEE HOW! )
