Classmates scoff at Chinese girl for claiming dad is Iron Man. Then this happens
- Comic book fan took more than two years to assemble the outfit from about 300 parts
A kindergarten pupil in eastern China had the last laugh on her classmates who scoffed at her claims that her father was Iron Man, the Marvel superhero.
Bao Jianguo, 34, saved the day for his daughter Lele, when he turned up at her kindergarten in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in a home-made costume based on the cartoon character, the Qianjiang Evening News reported on Sunday.
“Iron Man is here! Iron Man is here!” the children shouted at the unnamed school, according to the report.
Bao, whose day job is designing robots, is a comic book fan and decided to make the costume after he saw other people online creating their own.
He took more than two years to design a prototype that would fit his body shape and assemble the 300 plastic and resin parts needed for the look.
“In my old house, the conditions for making the costume were tough – I had to wear a protective face mask and run the fan whenever I used spray paint,” Bao was quoted as saying.