• Video: A Truly Functional DIY Iron Man Mark V Briefcase Suit

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    Monday, April 4th, 2011

    There are cosplayers and then there’s this guy, or as he calls himself, the Real Tony Stark. His homemade Mark V armor is nearly good enough to pass as a legitimate movie prop. The man even built-in glowing eyes, a lighted arc reactor and sound effects powered by an Arduino controller. The video after the jump doesn’t exactly do the whole project justice. Jump over to his 89 photos on Cosplay.com for what’s probably a tiny peek at the sheer amount of work he put into the suit. It’s nuts.

    [via Geekologie]