Avengers: Age of Ultron (2013) - Hulkbuster early concepts

Some sketches for Hulkbuster. One of the first characters we tackled on Age of Ultron. Was a lot of fun to break away from human proportions and go a little crazy.

Loved the absurdly large shoulders on this one, and the ball-like head.

Loved the absurdly large shoulders on this one, and the ball-like head.

A lot of attention was paid to trying to cover joints so Hulk couldn't get his fingers in there and rip limbs off!

A lot of attention was paid to trying to cover joints so Hulk couldn't get his fingers in there and rip limbs off!

The yellow frame structure was a theme I was developing in several ideas.

The yellow frame structure was a theme I was developing in several ideas.

Just liked this angle...

Just liked this angle...

The first sketch I developed, derived from some Hulkbuster ideas I was playing around with for Iron Man 3.

The first sketch I developed, derived from some Hulkbuster ideas I was playing around with for Iron Man 3.

An exercise in taking it too far...

An exercise in taking it too far...

The linebacker look.

The linebacker look.

The quarterback look.

The quarterback look.

This one's a little out there... playing with the idea of plates floating on some form of shock absorbtion, so he can take a hit. I also modeled this one after the Hulk sculpt from Avengers, to see what Hulk physique might look like on an Iron Man suit.

This one's a little out there... playing with the idea of plates floating on some form of shock absorbtion, so he can take a hit. I also modeled this one after the Hulk sculpt from Avengers, to see what Hulk physique might look like on an Iron Man suit.