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Brigades => Canon and Legends => Canon Brigade => Topic started by: yadsmood on Jan 01, 2020, 10:48 PM

Title: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: yadsmood on Jan 01, 2020, 10:48 PM
I am starting a build for The Mandalorian in his Beskar Armor from The Mandalorian. I know that since the first season of the show just finished, it might be a while before the CRL is up for this costume. In the mean time I thought I would start this work in progress thread to document my research and progress.

I started by somewhat arbitrarily braking down the costume into 20 parts and naming them as seen below:

Note: Some of these "parts" have multiple things in them. I broke them down/grouped them by what made sense to me.

I then have gone through the entire first season of the show and tried to take the best screenshots I could of all the parts and categorize the images into folders for their parts to create a reference library. I also gathered some reference images from other sources (like Entertainment Weekly and IGN) and added them to the reference library as well. Note I only added images to the parts folders in my reference library if they were from when The Mandalorian was wearing Full Beskar Armor (i.e. I didn't include reference from the armor he had before he got the rest of his Beskar armor in episode 3).  The reference library can be seen here (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Nsvhpo5bVIIhNtVOFsJAm1DnQad5UWt2).

I did start a separate folder in my reference library for the non-Beskar armor because some of the parts may be the same (which would be very nice because we have great photos from when the non-Beskar armor costume was on exhibit), but I have yet to scrutinize/compare them thoroughly. I'll be doing that comparison next.

I'd love any feedback you have and if you happen to find any good photos of parts that are not in my reference library, feel free to share it with me and I'll add it.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: yadsmood on Jan 06, 2020, 11:01 PM
I ended up taking all the reference I could find from D23 of what I am going to call the original costume (i.e. the one from the first few episodes) and catagorized it similarly to what I did for the Beskar armor costume. It can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aHzczBDmaFaH63fzfhCDb9YT6A2Z5Auo

Now that I have a decent amount of reference I was trying to decide what to work on first. I know there are several 3D modelers working on the armor right now, so I thought it would be best to give them time to work on that, and start that armor later. That mostly leaves the soft parts and leather parts. So I decided to start on the boots.

Unfortunately I don't have a lot of good reference of the boots when he is wearing the Beskar armor as seen in my reference folder for the boots (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fvqBoC59nISrhap2oRIn1qsOYjI5OAAo?usp=sharing).

From what I can see, it looks like the soles of the boots match the ones identified as the ones worn in the original armor costume (i.e. Skechers Blaine Orsen Ankle Boot) as seen below:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49342511718_5dd1f56dd8_o.jpg)

From what detail we can see in the reference I have, it looks the same as seen below:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49342503823_9edec656e6_o.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49342538293_8329cb1e53_o.jpg)

(Please ignore the colors on the last photo. I heavily messed with them to make the details more visible.)

This leads me to believe that it is reasonable to assume they are the same boots and that I can use the reference of the boots with the original armor as a stand in for reference of these boots until we have better reference of the costume with the Beskar armor.

With that in mind, I ordered the Skechers Blaine Orsen Ankle Boot (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050I8JE6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3kTdEbVNVCTRB) in my size with plans to cover in leather to match the screen used ones.

Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Vexos on Jan 06, 2020, 11:47 PM
Commenting to follow your build. Good job documenting everything so far, keep it up!
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Erio J'uni on Jan 07, 2020, 02:08 AM
Following.  You've done a great job gathering references.  Don't forget the back plate.  Even though we don't see it 98% of the time it will still be required when the CRLs drop.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Kryamla Redalur on Jan 07, 2020, 02:46 PM
Commenting to follow :)
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: yadsmood on Jan 10, 2020, 10:56 PM
@ Erio J'uni: Thanks for the info, but also boo about having to make a costume piece that will never be seen. haha oh well.

Some Updates:

I REALLY don't want to sew the gloves because of how small the tolerances are when sewing gloves and because they are leather, and leather is not forgiving when it comes to sewing. I ended up ordering these gloves: https://www.etsy.com/listing/750105172/mandalorian-inspired-leather-gloves?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=the+mandalorian+gloves&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&bes=1 (https://www.etsy.com/listing/750105172/mandalorian-inspired-leather-gloves?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=the+mandalorian+gloves&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&bes=1)

They aren't 100% perfect but according to the description, they are fixing the few things that I saw as needing fixing (mostly just the length of the black part of the thumb which even if they didn't, I could just do myself).

As for hand plates that go on the gloves, while I am pretty sure most of the 3D modelers have really accurate versions of these, a lot of them have them as part of armor packs so I am going to wait until I buy the rest of the 3D models for the armor to buy/work on these.

I got my boots but had to send them back because they ran large. I now have the boots in the right size and they fit well.

I decided that one of the biggest blockers for me to start working on a lot of the rest of the costume is the flight suit so I decided to put the boots on hold for a little while to focus on the flight suit.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: LaughingRaptor on Jan 10, 2020, 11:59 PM
Thanks for putting together this awesome reference guide.  At the moment, I'm trying to figure out the vambraces.  Whistling Birds are on the Left and the Flamethrower is on the Right, correct?

Any thoughts on the LED on the flamethrower bracer?
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Kryamla Redalur on Jan 11, 2020, 04:06 AM
Yay progress! I don’t blame you for buying gloves, they are not easy to make!

What material are you thinking for the flightsuit?
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: yadsmood on Jan 11, 2020, 11:44 AM
@ LaughingRaptor
Unfortunately, if you watch episode 3 and 4, you can notice that he uses the flamethrower on his left arm in episode 3 during his fight with stormtroopers and then the whistling birds also on his left arm when he is again fighting stormtroopers. Then in episode 4 in his fight with Cara Dune he uses the flamethrower on his right arm.  So either he has flamethrowers on both arms or they cheated one of the flamethrower shots for filming reasons.

If you are talking about the red display closest to his elbow on the right bracer, there are people on Facebook who have figured out that it displays text from the Mandalorian language. I can’t find the exact thread but here is a photo that supports the idea:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49375255898_993e08775c_o.png)

And here is a link the to the Mandalorian alphabet: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mandalorian_(writing_system)/Legends?file=Mandalorian_map_%281%29.png

One person on Facebook in one of the Mandalorian groups even has already built out his and has put up a tutorial on how to do it:
https://github.com/breazile/mandoputer?fbclid=IwAR0pozgEMuygrrNFDjdmLmjKLVonaWbbs8vAuIkLskKpI3K0fmOjYa00Nmo

If you scroll down to the bottom of that page you can see the final product.


@ Kryamla Redalur
A lot of people on Facebook are suggesting duck cloth, saying that after a few washes it is a lot softer and will work well. I am a bit skeptical, but I am going down to the fashion district today to get a lot of $1 test fabric because I ran out and and would like to start patterning out the flight suit. I’ll also be keeping an eye out for what could work for any of the soft costume parts including the flight suit fabric. I might also swing by Joanns to look at their duck cloth and see if they have anything I want to use.

Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Kryamla Redalur on Jan 11, 2020, 03:41 PM
Yeah duck cloth does soften up with washing and use! My custom mando vest is duck cloth and it’s much softer now than when I first commissioned it! But I imagine some sort of cotton twill would work too if you’re not feeling duck cloth!
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: LaughingRaptor on Jan 11, 2020, 05:45 PM
@ LaughingRaptor
Unfortunately, if you watch episode 3 and 4, you can notice that he uses the flamethrower on his left arm in episode 3 during his fight with stormtroopers and then the whistling birds also on his left arm when he is again fighting stormtroopers. Then in episode 4 in his fight with Cara Dune he uses the flamethrower on his right arm.  So either he has flamethrowers on both arms or they cheated one of the flamethrower shots for filming reasons.

If you are talking about the red display closest to his elbow on the right bracer, there are people on Facebook who have figured out that it displays text from the Mandalorian language. I can’t find the exact thread but here is a photo that supports the idea:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JXzAn-Ixqvqko1cUb1_6MRpsVtA71nYGFFJMS7xmuqwMHG9JETSwG83o9KiurzVFqCP72KOSckZug5oJvHJ8vMUWxxtwGO-1rakGXLfKwfHvb34g3450mJ7DnHsHrFYG5WYVE2i3yISPlyoOaQL2WKJOdYx0ZGv2zISz9S4twvIIwH-ho9daub9u5HzVQlx1fnZ_DunrE1OddDOgaIOgL0ml6vOimp5x7ZSaPuabynD97TFROZlsYvxcddaTQYomjkClncjml9eTAgr7NqKwLj8enNP7nh2m4DxqIeA2o14tYlAcQrJnO2KsD8qO9ka78jWLXCPtF6QZyG4nK3DdBvAVaTBAYR98Zm9--Qppfo_VAZuQTh28M8o7J8RAsNfDL1h0IHJ5bRpVZYbKchPRzRQGPsW87YvGM6Z1Qe3f_n_ouJM1MVQ4ClI4tZsFkzitlJI89Ip2MLJunFe4dyqsVLp-my5SvIWZ1QHShtzP2tXZGoNEWFO3kX9XEM9HEWV-kwced8HIxHaWZLHaTkYPYFz2XWfaNMUWXSNjf2AnPe34QR38UjBQtCWk-e_VX_Tfu5VkRjLcjffMpJyx9MLoEloSihVdO8Y6X7ECWLTOUZ0URX-9CTpFncf9FX6vUVaZoI9YeBSDbot1OM2u5cd5Y0ddyk-GCXJ44jDVky5jnOK0O0wSGf1qdQ=w2096-h1310-no)

And here is a link the to the Mandalorian alphabet: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Mandalorian_(writing_system)/Legends?file=Mandalorian_map_%281%29.png

One person on Facebook in one of the Mandalorian groups even has already built out his and has put up a tutorial on how to do it:
https://github.com/breazile/mandoputer?fbclid=IwAR0pozgEMuygrrNFDjdmLmjKLVonaWbbs8vAuIkLskKpI3K0fmOjYa00Nmo

If you scroll down to the bottom of that page you can see the final product.


@ Kryamla Redalur
A lot of people on Facebook are suggesting duck cloth, saying that after a few washes it is a lot softer and will work well. I am a bit skeptical, but I am going down to the fashion district today to get a lot of $1 test fabric because I ran out and and would like to start patterning out the flight suit. I’ll also be keeping an eye out for what could work for any of the soft costume parts including the flight suit fabric. I might also swing by Joanns to look at their duck cloth and see if they have anything I want to use.

Thanks!  I'm in that group and the gentleman there responded to my post with that.  It's going to be interesting to build, and I have to edit the STL I have for the vambraces, but both are skills I intend to pick up anyway...
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: yadsmood on Jan 12, 2020, 04:04 PM
I am going to start off this post by saying, I now hate the color of this flight suit. It is an odd color between brown, purple, and grey and it seems to slightly change per scene. It is probably because of the color grading and lighting but still. It is making it an interesting time trying to decide on a matching fabric.

In any case, I had an interesting time in the fashion district, I went through about 90% of the fabric stores there. I found really good options of fabric for the original flight suit but not the beskar armor flight suit. I did pick up 17 yards of test fabric for $1 a yard so that was a success. On the way home, I stopped at Mood Fabrics which I had never been to before and I like the store a lot. They had A LOT of fabric and it was well categorized. I found what I thought was pretty good option in their cotton canvas/duck section:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49374895516_f14b41037b_o.jpg)

I think it has a nice weight and drape. It was somewhere around $14-16 a yard with a width of 60". The only drawback, and this kills me, is that the other side of the fabric has glitter on it.  :( As far as I can tell, the glitter wouldn't rub off when I rubbed it... but ... yeah ... glitter... *sigh*

They also had a good wool section that I found some really good fabric for the cape at... $30 a yard. *sigh* This is not going to be a cheap costume.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49374895611_1b3b51411e_o.jpg)

And here is a nice well lit shot of both the flight suit and the cape for comparison:

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49375720606_140e8bfd45_o.png)

I was going to start working on drafting the flight suit pattern but after looking at all the reference I have, I am hesitant to do so. I believe, like many others, that the flight suit is the exact same pattern with the exact same topstitching as the original one, except it is a different color. I don't have enough reference to prove that. I can prove that many of the details are the same but not all of them. I also have not found any evidence yet that that disproves this belief. For the day, I have decided to put that aside.

One of the things I have realized recently is that I have a lot of 3D printing I need to do before celebration for this project and other projects I have going on, so I really need to start some of that sooner rather than later. One armor part that I will be 3D printing that does have a HUGE amount of reference and is the same, as far as I can tell, between both versions of the armor, is the helmet. I think people have had enough time to model it accurately so I decided to start looking for an accurate one to print. Of the couple I have compared this is the one that I have liked the most:

(https://cdn.myminifactory.com/assets/object-assets/5de21ab244248/images/720X720-helmet-2.jpg)

Here is the link to it: https://www.myminifactory.com/object/3d-print-mandalorian-helmet-v2-106137

I have overlaid photos of the actual helmet with this one and it is really accurate as far as I can tell. I would love others opinions because I REALLY don't want to have to make multiple helmets if I can avoid it.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Ulrezaj on Jan 12, 2020, 05:25 PM
I've also been studying the flight suit (and cape) and am finding it frustrating how much the color changes between sources.

Official costume showing a weathered/sandy olive green:
(http://puu.sh/EZaOd/f3663b3e41.jpg)

Official costume again but leaning way more towards plain olive green:
(http://puu.sh/EZaSS/0b6f458612.jpg)

Official costume in different lighting (flash?) looking more gray-green:
(http://puu.sh/EZaTL/071683fa41.jpg)


Episode 4, dark ruddy olive:
(http://puu.sh/EZaV6/67f4b4ffc7.jpg)

Episode 5, totally charcoal gray:
(http://puu.sh/EZaXd/b7b62fee2e.jpg)

Episode 5, totally brown??:
(http://puu.sh/EZaYg/8fa1c7bd5e.jpg)

Promo pic, dark brown (and so is his cape):
(http://puu.sh/EZaZ4/b72f6089ee.jpg)

Another promo pic, again dark brown:
(http://puu.sh/EZb04/454d40e9fe.jpg)

Episode 6, more dark brown:
(http://puu.sh/EZb1N/8b6b40df28.jpg)

So between all these sources I'm having a hell of a time deciding what color both the flight suit and cape are. The promo CRL says the flight suit is off gray and the cloak is black but that seems to be true only some of the time for the flight suit, and the cape is never black but rather gray or brown. Surely he didn't change his flight suit or cape between pre-beskar and beskar armor. But if he didn't, how can lighting account for such drastic changes in color between the official costume and the episodes?

Also just a heads up yadsmood, your google linked pictures aren't showing up.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Erio J'uni on Jan 12, 2020, 05:29 PM
Check the photos from D23.  Those will have the most natural ambient light and will.probably show the closest to the actual color you'll find.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: yadsmood on Jan 12, 2020, 06:22 PM
@ Ulrezaj

First, thanks for pointing out the missing photos. It's weird because they show up for me correctly. In any case, I uploaded them to flickr instead and fixed the links. They should be working now. If they aren't, let me know. But, back to the costume.

I agree with Erio J'uni. If I was doing the costume from the first 3 episodes that was displayed at D23 (what I call the original costume), I would use the D23 pictures as the "truth" on what the color is. There are enough unfiltered/unedited photos of it that I think it is possible to get something really close to the original fabric.

If you are like me and are doing the costume with full Beskar armor that is introduced late in episode 3 and is worn for the rest of the season, we don't have unaltered close photos so we can't be sure. Though, in my opinion, what reference I have  strongly suggests the colors between the flight suits of the two costumes are different. And as to your comment "Surely he didn't change his flight suit or cape between pre-beskar and beskar armor," while I understand why you would think that, I work in the film industry and trust me when I say something like that is not uncommon. I personally don't think the cape changed color but if I had to guess why they would do any color change to his costume, it is most likely because that is a huge moment in the season where he makes the choice to "do the right thing" and save the baby yoda. That internal change in a character often is represented outwardly in movies through a costume change.

Also, what promo CRL are you referring to? I haven't seen one posted but since I am new to this club I might have missed it.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Kryamla Redalur on Jan 12, 2020, 07:26 PM
I think this is the one! I believe it Is the pre beskar armor.

http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=177589.0
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Ulrezaj on Jan 12, 2020, 08:35 PM
@yadsmood

If we go by the assumption that for whatever film reasons they did change his flight suit and cloak after episode 3, I would then be inclined to say that the "correct" color is dark brown for both his flight suit and cape, just because that's the color that it appears on screen the majority of the time.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: BearCubsTeacher on Feb 05, 2020, 09:50 AM
With all the effort and dedication to authenticity that this group promotes, I can’t help to wonder if the costume makers/designers for the actual show might simply help by releasing some key, important information to help keep all those Mandos looking proper.

Even just releasing the flightsuit fabric used for the show would be tremendously helpful, and certainly couldn’t damage the show at all. Has anyone from Mandalorian Mercs ever approached the show’s costume designer with such a request?

Something else just occurred to me. Why wouldn't Din Djarin have many flightsuits to wear under his armor? Surely in the Star Wars universe people had changes of clothes to wear while one flightsuit was at the local dry cleaners or during laundry day? Maybe the producers/writers/costumers made a brown, a charcoal and a sage green flightsuit? It presents a continuity issue, certainly, for the show, but it kind of makes sense to me that there might easily be differently colored ones.

If I find a shirt that I like and it fits me well, I'll usually buy every color of that shirt on the rack. I can see Din Djarin doing the same at his local "Mandalorian Men's Warehouse".
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: yadsmood on Feb 05, 2020, 11:55 AM
Has anyone from Mandalorian Mercs ever approached the show’s costume designer with such a request?

That is a good idea that I have unfortunately already tried. I have had some friends in the past be fortunate enough to get replies from costume designers on costume related questions so I thought to do the same. I looked up the costume designer for the show (Joseph Porro) and the only social media I could find him on was instagram. I direct messaged him saying that I really enjoyed his work on the Mandalorian and asked if the full beskar version of the flightsuit was the same pattern with the same details as the pre-beskar flightsuit. Unfortunately I didn't get an answer. But I totally understand him not answering. He has nothing to gain from answering and could only get in trouble from doing it.

Something else just occurred to me. Why wouldn't Din Djarin have many flightsuits to wear under his armor? Surely in the Star Wars universe people had changes of clothes to wear while one flightsuit was at the local dry cleaners or during laundry day? Maybe the producers/writers/costumers made a brown, a charcoal and a sage green flightsuit? It presents a continuity issue, certainly, for the show, but it kind of makes sense to me that there might easily be differently colored ones.

If I find a shirt that I like and it fits me well, I'll usually buy every color of that shirt on the rack. I can see Din Djarin doing the same at his local "Mandalorian Men's Warehouse".

While I can see how you would think that, I have a different opinion. Making these TV shows is expensive. For every costume they make for the main character, they generally have to do at least in triplicate: one as the hero one worn by the main actor, one worn by their stunt double, and one backup. Having multiple different versions of the flight suits in different colors would get expensive and from what I heard, even though Disney has lots of money, this show was on a tight budget.  I believe that most costume changes that you see in movies, especially in fantasy/science fiction where most of the clothing has to be custom made, generally have a purpose that is plot or character driven. I am having a hard time coming up with plot or character driven reasons why the Mandalorian would need to change his flightsuit between most of the episodes. It is more likely to me that these are all the same under different lighting conditions and/or color grading.

Some updates on my progress, I have been struggling with my 3d printer and the enclosure that I built for it for the last two weeks. I have some more modifications to do but I finally got it printing again and will have more parts to show soon. I did go to a build day with my local chapter and got a lot of sanding and filling done on my hand plates. I'll try to show their progress in a future post. I also acquired some tools that will help me with the rest of the costume. I bought an air compressor in order to be able to use automotive paint, primer, and filler on my hard parts. I bought a new airbrush to help me paint the finer details. I bought a hand crank leather sewing machine that will help me with all the leather parts. Lastly I bought a Elegoo Mars UV photcuring printer which should help me print all the small parts with really good detail and avoid a lot of sanding.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Kryamla Redalur on Feb 05, 2020, 01:01 PM
Can’t wait to see your progress! :D
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: BearCubsTeacher on Feb 05, 2020, 02:35 PM
Yadsmood,

I am VERY impressed with your dedication and acquisition of tools/knowledge to build this kit! I suspect your final kit will very closely match the show's quality and appearance.

Where are you finding your STL files for printing? I just started printing a shoulder pauldron today, but about two hours into it I realized that some important details were missing from the element. I'm learning to look for those small details in models people post online. Many seem to get proportions right, but miss very obvious details. I think I got lucky and picked a good helmet, and I'm happy with it so far, but in looking at pictures of Din Djarin, I can see some changes I would make to make the helmet even better. Oh well! Next time!

I've found a site that seems to offer quality made models, but they don't list pricing. My hunch is, based on their description, they want a lot for their STL file use. https://do3d.com/product/3d-printable-model-mandalorian-beskar-steel-armor-helmet-bounty-hunter-sensor-rifle-star-wars-print-file-format-stl/

Update: Their pricing wasn't too bad actually! All the bundles had a helmet in them, which I don't need, so I'm seeing if they can bundle what I do.

Update: I didn't like some of the detailing I saw on the above site. And when I looked at the other offerings in the digital offerings, I wasn't impressed with the quality of what I saw and fidelity of the designs. So, I'm now going to order from this Etsy designer, who really seems to pay attention to detail and gets it right, at least to my eyes. Here's the link to his website:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreatApeStudioArt?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=759626308
The only thing I don't like about it (but it may actually be better!) is that the models are very "thin" for the thickness of the plating for the armor. This will, of course, save filament costs when printing and weight- which is great. It may also will give me the ability to add a layer or two of reinforcing fiberglass to the underside of the components without adding too much overall thickness to them, so maybe it's a "win-win" in having them designed thinner.
Another great thing about this particular designer is he's clearly an artist, in looking at his Star Wars busts- so I trust his discerning eye for proportions and size.
And another is that he sells the parts individually. When I was looking at the earlier source, they wanted to sell bundles only and that's a lot of investment at one time for models that I may not be entirely happy about.


Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: BearCubsTeacher on Jun 26, 2020, 11:44 AM
Any updates to your kit?

I've not been able to find the Blaine Orsen 62929-CDB boots in my size. According to one rep I spoke with, they were last manufactured in 2015 and are now discontinued. However, the black version are still available in may stores online, so I ordered a pair in my size for only $54 from Walmart. :) I guess one nice thing about discontinued items is they go down in price when they don't move off the shelves. I'll be totally covering them in leather anyway, however, the soles have grey elements on them that the brown version do not- but otherwise I think they'll do fine.

So, if anyone is planning on getting the right boots, you might want to order the black version before they're all gone too!

I've been sending away for grey cotton duck samples and I'm awaiting another two today. Hard to tell which would match the color from the show the best as the lighting in different scenes makes the flightsuit appear to be anything from a purplish-grey, to mud brown, to olive drab. I guess that suggests that a grey would be best as it would likely have a broader ability to appear as different colors depending on the lighting, given its neutral color.

Right now I'm using your images (thanks!) to research gloves. Would be wonderful to find the actual black/butterscotch gloves that were used on the show.
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Khorkhe Ori'tor on Jul 16, 2020, 09:32 AM
Hello Vode:


These are the CRLs for version 2 of Din Djarin, it is important to follow guidelines so as not to get confused and that there are no problems when applying.:

http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=188204.0

I hope it helps you in the crafting guide as he is a Canon character that is thoroughly evaluated.

Regards,
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: BearCubsTeacher on Jul 17, 2020, 11:41 AM
Hello Vode:


These are the CRLs for version 2 of Din Djarin, it is important to follow guidelines so as not to get confused and that there are no problems when applying.:

http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=188204.0

I hope it helps you in the crafting guide as he is a Canon character that is thoroughly evaluated.

Regards,

Khorkhe Ori'tor, thank you. Is it possible to get advise/recommendations from any Ruus'alors before getting the kit done for the submittal app? Is that done entirely on the clan level and just through our WIP posts?

It seems it would be easier to fix a piece of armor in the earlier stages of work than to work for a while on it and have it go in the wrong direction.

If so, how does one flag down and solicit the opinions of a Ruus'alor?
Title: Re: Brent's The Mandalorian in Full Beskar Armor WIP
Post by: Mi'ix on Aug 13, 2020, 12:49 PM
Usually via your local clan board.

Check with your local group to see how they do things.