(ah, limiting yourself to the arc reactor sounds just right - project to keep you busy and fun and skilled but less ambitious than an entire suit)

(wouldn't it be cool? Even just the suit alone! And it doesn't look *too* complicated. Bet I could even find a pattern to modify. We'll ignore that I don't have a sewing machine (but I could, um, get it all ready and sew it at home over Thanksgiving. Oh, man, I haven't sewed in years...)