Producing a 3D printed Hip Pod

3D printing and remoulding the Iron Man Hip Pod

This page is about producing the hip pod, check out the main project index for the rest.

This page is specifically about producing the Hop Pods for the suit, which I designed in Autodesk 123D, and had printed at Shapeways. You can buy this part from my Shapeways shop, and they’ll ship it directly to you.

Next I made a Silicone mould from the piece and cast a duplicate in Polyurethane, obviously I’ll do a pair for the suit:

Here’s a YouTube video I made of the entire process