Max and the Steel Skeleton of Hero Armor

On 15 August we shared a post on our Instagram, @heroarmor.art, to introduce one of the people behind Hero Armor and to wish him a happy birthday. We want to tell that story here too, because it deserves a place in our journal.

Looking for someone to build the frame

Hero Armor stands on a complex steel frame, and we needed someone to fabricate it. When we started looking, one of the first people to respond was an American metal fabricator who had previously worked on R-Evolution for Burning Man.

The cost was simply beyond what our independent project could afford.

Max

That is when Max came into the story.

Max is Ukrainian and works at Apple. In his free time he is passionate about extreme motorcycling, and he works on his own motorcycle. He even welded its frame himself.

Max connected with our story and volunteered to take on one of the most challenging parts of Hero Armor: fabricating its steel frame.

Drawings, brainstorming, and a skeleton

It all started when Marcel came to Max with the drawings prepared by our architect, Volodymyr. Then the real brainstorming began. There were attempts, experiments, and new solutions created along the way.

In the end, they made it work, and our 2-meter Hero got his steel skeleton.

Something very Burning Man

There is something very Burning Man about this. We came with drawings, pieces of metal, and a slightly crazy dream of bringing a Ukrainian Hero to the desert. And someone from our community simply said: "I can help."

Thank you, Max

Max, we thank you again for your time, your knowledge, your craftsmanship, and all the hours you have given to Hero Armor.

When we wrote that post in August, our Hero was about to stand on the Playa. Underneath his armor is the steel skeleton you helped create.

Thank you for helping our Hero stand.