Uh, is that Bumblebee hiding in the corner?

I put functional in quotations because the boot-jets don’t work, it won’t stop a single bullet (or rock), and the arc reactor is just a bunch of LEDs. Oh, and the briefcase looks like a homemade bomb. Besides that though, totally legit. The suit consists of 384 individual pieces of armor, over 4,000 LEGO Technix pieces and took more than 1,200 man-hours (that’s like 2,000+ woman-hours) to design and construct. 1,200 hours — good lord, that’s 50 days. I haven’t spent 50 days making anything! Unless ‘my friends and family disappointed’ counts, in which case I’ve been at that shit for years.

Hit the jump for a video of the briefcase to Iron Man suit transformation in action (complete with dryer-vent pipe arms!)

Iron Man Mark V Briefcase Armour [cosplay] (with a ton more pics and info about the build)
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Fully Functioning DIY Iron Man Mark V Transforming Briefcase Suit [obviouswinner]

Thanks to Mark, who always handcuffs his briefcase to himself so people think he’s carrying around some important shit. Smart thinking — if you want your arm chopped off!