Mandalorian Armorer WIP (pic heavy)

[SMP Designs]

We’re jumping on the Mandalorian costume train, but not with the man himself. his thread will follow the construction of the female Armorer.
I wanted to start with the main armor pieces - helmet and breastplate - and get them locked down as soon as possible. Getting started, I found templates on Etsy from other shops to use as jumping-off points.

• Helmet template from TristanMaker
• Chestplate template from SurferDaveDesigns

In order to get the right fit and to revise the helmet for the Armorer, both templates needed a considerable amount of modification. I began by putting the templates together in posterboard and then revising as needed to get the scale, fit and look that I wanted.

Once I had the templates resized and the details mapped out the way I wanted them, I began a test run of the helmet to further refine the template. I built up the base shape of the helmet in 6mm foam and used 2mm foam to lay out the faceplate and the stripes that go over the top and back of the helmet.

I was happy with the test version and the scale and placement of the various details. I then cut the test helmet apart and used it to redraw a new version for the final build. The actual helmet build got underway using:

• 6mm eva foam for the main shape - top and sides/back - and the ear details
• 8mm eva foam for the faceplate and base of the ears
• 2mm eva foam for the detailing stripes

I then moved on to the torso. In order to build the foam version of the breastplate, I wanted to get the body of the tunic done so I could test both pieces together. The breastplate is made of 6mm eva foam.

The tunic and pants are being built in a dark green twill. The tunic has a back zipper, layered sleeves, and burgundy faux leather details.

I then took a brown belt base that I had to hand (created for my RPG Rogue build) and tested all the pieces so far for fit and scale.

Coming up - the armor build continues with the rest of the helmet and breastplate detailing and the apron and accessories get underway. Stay tuned!

 

[Chris Moliere]

Looking promising, I’ll keep an eye on this!

 

[SMP Designs]

Hi all! Making progress on this build for Dragon Con. Here's the latest! Picking up right where I left off...

The rest of the detail pieces were then added to the helmet and the horns were made out of foam clay and glued on with contact cement. The entire helmet was coated with Plasti-Dip and a flexible caulk was used to fill in seams and clean up edges.

After all the seams were finished with caulk, the helmet got a final coat of Plasti-Dip, primed, and given a base coat with metallic brass spray paint.

At the same time, I drafted a template for the back of the neckline for the breastplate. Once that was added, the entire piece was coated with Plasti-Dip.

Next, I created templates for the shoulder plates. These were cut from 3mm EVA foam and the hash marks were lightly scored into the foam. I then heated the foam to open the pattern and shaped the pieces over a form. They then got edging of .5” wide strips of 2mm EVA foam.

Once all of these pieces were coated with Plasti-Dip, they were given a base coat of burgundy paint.

The apron was based on a simple skirt pattern and consists of the front layered section that has the layers and a back section that has some layered details and a pointed bottom edge.

The front of the apron was created by cutting a base out of black broadcloth. Then, working from the bottom up, each layer was cut, the bottom edge bound in thin faux leather and sewn to the base fabric. Each layer overhangs the one below by .5” to hide the stitching that attaches it to the base.

When complete, the layered piece wraps all the way to the side back and overlaps the back piece. There will be 3 snaps on each side that connect the waist and top 3 layers to the back piece and the rest will hang open.

Here are all of the pieces at this point.

Next up: painting continues and the accessories get underway. Stay tuned!

 

[Halliwax]

I have so much respect for this foam work.. very talented artwork

 

[SMP Designs]

Thank you! It's been a bit of a trial and error and revision process but I'm pretty happy with where I've got. Looking forward to getting the detail painting down and come out the other side!

 

[Pedro]

Some impressive foam work there, nicely done!

 

[EvilEmpryss]

I'm late to the party, but I want to say I love the work you've done!

Something about the reference outfit has been bugging me as I put my own together, and it was half-answered as I was watching one of the BoBF episodes. I wanted to know if the Armorer has a back plate, and apparently she does. You can just see it peeking out from under the fur in one scene.

Sorry for the atrocious pic of my TV screen, but you can see the bottom edge of the plate in this shot.

Now I need to know: does anyone have any clue what shape it would be?

 

[nosequehacer]

I´m sorry if it´s too late

 

[Halliwax]

Bumping to see if there was any updates