If Tony Stark's uniform had been made from balloons, we're not sure Iron Man would have been quite as successful in protecting civilians from evil — let alone himself.
In the latest YouTube video from streaming service blinkbox, balloon artist Jeff Wright tries to recreate Iron Man's suit in under 10 hours using no more than 500 balloons.
Wright — known for the Buzz Lightyear costume he created from balloons in 2011 — jumped at the challenge with a detailed full-body suit. Watch the jaw-dropping project come together in the video above.
Wright told Mashable that the toughest challenge involved in a balloon project is not knowing exactly how it will turn out until it's completely finished.
"I'm much less of an actual artist in the traditional sense and more of a trial-and-error engineer," he said. "With experience, things are much easier, but I still sweat it out every once in a while."
Wright added that another challenge is working with the medium itself.
"The nature of balloons is that every new brushstroke (balloon) needs an attachment point, so one must be very creative when planning a build," he said. "I can't just make a balloon float out in the middle of nowhere, it needs to be worked into the already existing structure."
Wright told Mashable that designing the helmet for the Iron Man suit posed the most difficulties. Before shooting the video, he drafted the piece four times — each to unsatisfactory results. It wasn't until the video shoot, Wright said, that he developed the final design.
Watch his tutorial for making the balloon mask below:

Though Wright and his wife are currently working as missionaries in an orphanage in Cochabamba, Bolivia, his previous life involved a great deal of balloon twisting. He picked up the hobby in college while searching for an activity to entertain him while recovering from a football injury.
"I quickly learned that balloons equal smiles," he told Mashable. "I was hooked, and after college I translated my new found passion into a career."
You can see more of Wright's work on his website.
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