Brown & Decker Like Black & Decker, only not.

The level of detail on this prop is astounding. And when people try to recreate this, they end up with one of two possible outcomes. 1) Movie accurate prop - looks good as a display, but not so great when worn, or 2) Wearable prop - looks good worn under a shirt, but bears little resemblance to the movie prop.

Our primary goal was a prop that looked good when worn, as these will be making their debut at the Iron Man 2 midnight premier next week. But we also wanted it to come close to the movie prop, too. Take a look at the results and decide for yourself:

I felt that we got something that people will see and instantly recognize what its supposed to be. We did a great deal of research before this project, reading several instructions that others had posted around the internet. Again, they were either good looking props or wearable props. I felt that, out of all the arc-reactor builds I've seen on the internet, our Arc Reactor is easily in the top 50% on looks. Optimistically, the top 25%. It looks great when worn, but also looks pretty cool as a display.

I think we will definitely be coming back to this project and cranking out some higher-quality ones as we refine our process. Right now, the parts cost $20+ per unit, plus four-odd hours of labor.

I'll wrap this up with a few videos of the build process. Enjoy the Forging of the Arc Reactor!