Mandalorian Reference Thread

[zsherman]

Okay Mandos, so who makes the most screen accurate jumpsuit?? Minus color, [emoji38]

 

[Mr Mold Maker]

Mr Mold Maker- You are truly a master at painting. Beautiful work!

Not sure if you covered this already, but if you could explain the process for the Beskar painting, I would really appreciate it. I'm having one hell of a time getting it to look right. Unfortunately in most cases I am touching it too soon and putting thumbprints in it.

Thanks Ares. You’re too kind. I’ll write something up about my process when I wake up later tonight

This is great and very helpful. Can you direct me to the Casey Love set. His work is amazing but I wasn’t aware he had paints available. Also, where did you source your eyes?

Thanks again for the share!!

I spent a good while looking but I can’t seem to find any links to it anymore. You may want to reach out to him directly on FB or Instagram. I also know the colors are available in the “minitaire” paint sets they offer under different names I believe. Wish I could be more help there. Having the exact paints isn’t really a must, I would just think of it as more of a general color guide.

Eyes are custom from Fourth Seal. This was a commission job so I didn’t order the eyes myself, but I highly recommend Fourth Seal. I’ve been using them for a very long time.

 

[Halliwax]

Okay Mandos, so who makes the most screen accurate jumpsuit?? Minus color, [emoji38]

Id like to know this as well

 

[Ares X]

VERY APPRECIATED!!!

That looks so much like metal it's hard to believe it's not.

 

[wyaywya]

My finished Blaster pistol. This is a 3D printed kit from TraywickDesigns on Etsy. This definitely isn't 100% accurate but I like how it turned out.

 

[Frien004]

Alright. So the way I do Beskar is as follows.

Black primer (duplicolor)
2K automotive clear over the black.
Chrome (Alumaluster) sprayed at about 65/75% opacity. You want more of a gun metal tone.
2K clear to seal the chrome.
Oil paints thinned with Naptha to weather.

That is a very basic overview of the process. It’s also how Legacy does it. Unfortunately this method isn’t available for a lot of hobbyists due to the cost, and health risks of the 2K. You really need a full spray booth to spray that stuff.. it’s nasty.

There are good alternatives though. For chrome, you can use Alclad products, Spaz Stix chrome, quicksilver (water based) chrome, etc. You can seal with products like Liquitex High Gloss Varnish, Aquagloss, weather with acrylics.

I spent a lot of time developing a way to put the 2K clear directly on the chrome without dulling the finish noticeably so my Beskar actually retains a little more reflectivity than is “accurate.” But I prefer it that way over how something like say the Anovos looks.

Dude, that looks AMAZING

 

[LTsmash1200]

Alright. So the way I do Beskar is as follows.

Black primer (duplicolor)
2K automotive clear over the black.
Chrome (Alumaluster) sprayed at about 65/75% opacity. You want more of a gun metal tone.
2K clear to seal the chrome.
Oil paints thinned with Naptha to weather.

That is a very basic overview of the process. It’s also how Legacy does it. Unfortunately this method isn’t available for a lot of hobbyists due to the cost, and health risks of the 2K. You really need a full spray booth to spray that stuff.. it’s nasty.

There are good alternatives though. For chrome, you can use Alclad products, Spaz Stix chrome, quicksilver (water based) chrome, etc. You can seal with products like Liquitex High Gloss Varnish, Aquagloss, weather with acrylics.

I spent a lot of time developing a way to put the 2K clear directly on the chrome without dulling the finish noticeably so my Beskar actually retains a little more reflectivity than is “accurate.” But I prefer it that way over how something like say the Anovos looks.

Stunning. Absolutely stunning.

 

[Mr Mold Maker]

Today’s work was a Mandalorian Rifle. Thought I’d share as I’ve been posting my other work here anyways.

This is Rob Pauza’s file to the best of my knowledge. Painted with Alumaluster and Oils. Unfortunately this beast came to me all in one piece, barring the end. I had to drill a vise into my table to hold it and it ended up higher than my lights! It was a very interesting experience clear coating it on a step stool, haha

 

[Ares X]

You are seriously making me want to give up painting because I can't even come close to the same level. Frickin' amazing!

 

[eethan]

once again, your painting skills are seriously amazing! congratulations and thank you for sharing.

 

[EmmaInCandyland]

Wowzer! Looks stunning!

 

[seekerofgiants]

That looks absolutely beautiful!

 

[Metaphysics]

New Mando BTS episode in a few hours!

 

[zsherman]

If I know Felloni, there is GONNA be a costume breakdown episode at some point to showcase their work. He loves the fans because he is “of the people!”

 

[zachfejes]

Today’s work was a Mandalorian Rifle. Thought I’d share as I’ve been posting my other work here anyways.

This is Rob Pauza’s file to the best of my knowledge. Painted with Alumaluster and Oils. Unfortunately this beast came to me all in one piece, barring the end. I had to drill a vise into my table to hold it and it ended up higher than my lights! It was a very interesting experience clear coating it on a step stool, haha

There is a video showing the whole thing on my Instagram @Jackrupert133 if anyone wants to check it out.

This looks INCREDIBLE. I want to work on the rifle so badly - but I convinced myself to do the Blaster first to ease into it. The heat-weathered prongs at the end look so good O_O

 

[mluder]

Today’s work was a Mandalorian Rifle. Thought I’d share as I’ve been posting my other work here anyways.

This is Rob Pauza’s file to the best of my knowledge. Painted with Alumaluster and Oils. Unfortunately this beast came to me all in one piece, barring the end. I had to drill a vise into my table to hold it and it ended up higher than my lights! It was a very interesting experience clear coating it on a step stool, haha

There is a video showing the whole thing on my Instagram @Jackrupert133 if anyone wants to check it out.

Yeah... These photos are going in my reference.
Amazing!

Cheers
Steven

 

[zachfejes]

For anyone interested - I've gotten a lot done with my Blaster design (teaser render below) and I'm tracking the project over here.

I'm going to start the internals tonight, but I had an idea I'd like to get some of your thoughts on.

The Mando's Blaster has a rotating door on the right side - on the source firearm - it was where you loaded the ammo. I've designed my door to hinge and lock in place (using a bearing and magnets respectively), and I want to build something INSIDE the Blaster to take it a step further. Since it doesn't need bullets - I thought it would be cool to design a kind of power-source for the weapon with some LEDs and a red pulsing glow that turns on when the door opens!

What do you guys think?

I don't have any solid reference material for what power-sources look like in the Star Wars universe (best I've found is an old asset from the Dark Forces II game (1997). Look at it in all it's high-resolution glory! Anyone have any ideas or reference?

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

I actually rather like that one. There's also the hint of one in the DL-44 cutaway blueprint, or Han's ANH belt stuffers. The piece above at least has the benefit of already having a red LED as part of the model.

 

[Thain]

This looks INCREDIBLE. I want to work on the rifle so badly - but I convinced myself to do the Blaster first to ease into it. The heat-weathered prongs at the end look so good O_O

I'm in the same boat...helmet and blaster first, then do the rifle. That thing is just so big and has some crazy engineering to consider

 

[zsherman]

Did anyone get this book yet?

Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Art and the Imagery Collector's Edition Volume One Amazon.com: Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Art and the Imagery Collector's Edition Volume One (9781787734203): Titan: Books

Was there anything of use in it?