Although originally planned as a completely digital suit, the Stan Winston Studio Iron Man team built a "real" Mark I suit that wound up performing over 80% of the Mark I shots in the final film. From the first film test to flam… See more

Academy Award-nominated, 25-year-SWS supervisor and co-founder of Legacy Effects, Shane Mahan, recalls the first images for the Mark I sent over by Marvel during pre-production, "The Mark I, the cave escap… See more

Key artist at Stan Winston Studio & Legacy Effects, Trevor Hensley, said, "The Mark I was the first time we used that killer chrome paint, that metallic surface finish. You start with a shiny black surface, and then you mist on the … See more

After Jon Favreau and the producers approved the maquette, Dave Merritt and the model-making team at SWS moved onto the full-size Mark I armor. "We didn't grow any of those full-size shells. We just felt that the … See more