Iron Man has finally returned to theaters across the country, inevitably leaving a lot of us lusting for our own set of red and gold armor. But it turns out that billions of dollars, a genius IQ, and the magic of Hollywood aren’t required to realize that dream. At least, not for these brilliant amateur creations.

Since Tony Stark constructed his first model of armor back in 1963′s Tales of Suspense #39, Iron Man has always been about the suit—and the suit has always been changing. Over the last 50 years of comics, we’ve seen dozens of different models come out of Tony Stark’s workshop, with features ranging from repulsor rays to the Extremis technology that plays an integral role in the upcoming Iron Man 3. We’ve picked out the fourteen most interesting and important incarnations of the Iron Man armor, and how they influenced the Mark 42 hitting the big screen this weekend.