Repairing my Iron Man MKIII Eye Problem

[broman]

When I bought my Iron Man MK III bust one eye was dimmer then the other. It was not too bad in the beginning, but within a few weeks it went almost completely off...

 

[broman]

Step 1 - remove mask

I decided to try and fix it – first step was to take off his mask.

I used an Exacto knife and some gentle pressure to pry it forward and take it off.

 

[broman]

Step 2 - take apart the old LEDS

Here are some shots of the old LED mechanism.

 

[broman]

More shots of LEDS


more pics...

 

[broman]

Step 3 - the new LEDS

New LEDS from local store.





Old LEDS beside the new ones

 

[broman]

Step 4 - wire and test new LEDs

Wiring complete – testing out the new LEDS

 

[broman]

Step 5 - adding new LED's back into mask

New LED setup in the mask.

 

[broman]

Step 7 - Glue the mask back in place

Mask glued on and hey – it works.....

 

[broman]

Comparison

Old VS new

 

[Malgus]

So there is hope when the light up features no longer work. I always thought once it stopped working its over.

 

[tyhhh]

Re: Comparison

New vs old...

You are a stud. Thanks for sharing that... I'm sure more and more of us will have to deal with this in the near future. Great work!

 

[broman]

Thanks - they certainly did not make it easy...

 

[Darkmatter]

Thanks - they certainly did not make it easy...

wow...GREAT work man!!!! i guess we all know who to pay when our LEDs need repair!!!!!

 

[DFanatic]

Wow, ballsy move! Can you fix mine now, ha ha? I got these cracks in one of the eyes. Not sure what to do about it. Any tips guys?

 

[mywii]

They could have just left the faceplate as magnet piece for such event. Nice work Broman.

 

[budafett]

How much do you guys turn your Iron Man MKIIIs on?

 

[broman]

Wow, ballsy move! Can you fix mine now, ha ha? I got these cracks in one of the eyes. Not sure what to do about it. Any tips guys?

I noticed one of mine looked like that when I took it out, but it wasn't cracked, the black paint was splitting so I painted over it. Wasn't in a visible area though...

 

[broman]

wow...GREAT work man!!!! i guess we all know who to pay when our LEDs need repair!!!!!

Ha -I don't think you'd want me to - you can't tell from the pictures, but the bust did come out with some scrapes...

 

[DFanatic]

I noticed one of mine looked like that when I took it out, but it wasn't cracked, the black paint was splitting so I painted over it. Wasn't in a visible area though...

Yeah, the cracks are really small and I was unsure if it was the paint splitting or the casting cracking. What did you use to paint yours? I considering attempting this without removing the faceplate.

 

[broman]

Yeah, the cracks are really small and I was unsure if it was the paint splitting or the casting cracking. What did you use to paint yours? I considering attempting this without removing the faceplate.

It was actually just some black furniture paint I had already - some of the black paint around the mask chipped off so I needed to touch it up - used the same stuff on the eye molds.

I probably should have gone to a hobby shop for proper paint, but it was late at night.

Looked fine when I was done though....