A near-life-sized version of Tony Stark's Hulkbuster armor was the center of attention at the New York Comic-Con last weekend.
The 95-pound gigantic armored suit stepped in the Javitz Center in New York City last week. According to Tech Insider, the Hulkbuster stood nine feet and six inches high, with cosplayer Thomas DePetrillo as the man underneath the suit.
As per Tech Insider, DePetrillo had been working on the Hulkbuster suit for 1,600 hours; however, the cosplayer said on his YouTube page ExtremeCostumes that the armored cosplay suit was developed in two years. DePetrillo also mentioned that he had utilized stilts to boost his height; nonetheless, it had added some time to the 20 minutes he had in wearing the suit.
DePetrillo also said in his behind-the-scenes clip that he had been making suits like the Hulkbuster for the past 19 years, as per Cinema Blend. While he had made a number of masterpieces, including Stark's iconic colossal suit, DePetrillo considered his art "the largest and most domineering thing" he had done in his life.
DePetrillo's Hulkbuster is not the only one that has become the apple of the eye in a Comic-Con. According to Cinema Blend, a team of artists from Cinema Make-up School also made a huge effort to enliven En Sabah Nur, also known as Apocalypse, at the San Diego Comic-Con last year. The masterpiece became talk of the town that time, since Bryan Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse" was also announced that year.
Fans saw Stark's Hulkbuster in Joss Whedon's Marvel Comics film "Avengers: Age of Ultron." Also known as Veronica, it was created by Stark and Bruce Banner to soothe the Hulk when he loses his temper. The green Avenger has been reported to appear in Taika Waititi's "Thor: Ragnarok" while Stark/Iron Man is set to appear in Joe Russo and Anthony Russo's "Captain America: Civil War."
Singer's "X-Men: Apocalypse" is slated to premiere in theaters in the United States on May 27, 2016 while Waikiki's "Thor: Ragnarok" set to premiere on Nov. 3, 2017. Meanwhile, the Russos' "Captain America: Civil War" is set to hit theaters on May 6, 2016.
Watch DePetrillo's video here: