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 th… 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-… 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 shin… 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 o… See more

While Ryan Meinerding's designs were excellent references for the shape of the Mark I, they were all in black and white. Broad color schemes and tones were then worked out … See more