Ironman wearable Arc Reactor costume powered by El Wire

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I've finally completed this project after spending over a year working on it, and I'm thrilled to have taken the time this week to finish it! Here's a video showing me building the final model and assembling it if you're interested: https://youtu.be/fmwzp5fW4YE. For Halloween this year, I'll be dressing up as Tony Stark from Iron Man 2. To create the chest arc reactor design from the movie, I took screenshots of the film and used them to guide my 3D printing process in Carbon Fiber PLA, which made it significantly lighter. I attached the parts to the shirt using two components and simple 5/8" screws. One of the best things about this model is that it can be built without any supports. If you decide to make one, please share your work with me! I'm confident that there are many innovative ways to improve or customize this design for specific uses, and I'd love to see what you come up with. To power the el-wire used in the project, I purchased it from Amazon (here's an affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2NCxtiX; if you choose to buy through this link, I'll receive a small fee). For bonding the el-wire to the surface, I used a low-temp hot glue gun. To ensure that the screws sit flat on the side facing my chest, I employed a chamfer deburring tool.