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Death Watch: The Mandalorian

Model MW-11088, Photo by TD-21193

	Description: Death Watch, The Mandalorian Prefix: MW Detachment: Bounty Hunters Guild Context: Star Wars: The Mandalorian The Death Watch is a faction of Mandalorians resistant to the pacifist ways of Duchess Satine, and dedicated to returning their people to the true warrior way of Mandalore by any means necessary.

For 501st membership, only the requirements in black need to be met. The Bounty Hunters’ Guild defines an additional optional level of costuming excellence. In the page below, requirements for Level 2, referred to as “Infamous”, are listed in blue. These optional requirements are meant for those who strive to meet the highest level of screen accuracy. Please visit the BHG web site for a full description of these standards.

This Visual Guide has been reviewed by the detachment staff and the LMO team and is certified for use as a minimum approval guideline for GMLs. GMLs are free to approve this costume type. This document is not intended to be a detailed how-to on costume construction; rather a visual guide to be used for 501st costume approval. Details on construction may be found on the respective costume detachment web forum. GMLs uncertain about an aspect of submitted costume shall post questions in the appropriate DL/GML peer review section of the Legion forum. Measurements given in this document are intended to be approximate and generalized; not criteria for approval. Requirements for all 501st costumes are proportional to the wearer in scale, fit and size. Text descriptions are only one part of the guideline. GMLs and costumers must consider both text and pictures (CRL and Reference) when reviewing the costume.

General Construction Notes for ALL Armor All components should closely match Death Watch The Mandalorian Color Palette. Color palette is intended for reference in building, and will only be used in exacting measurement by Detachment for Infamous Level approval. A Basic level approval is only required to be similar, not exact. All Armor is constructed from a rigid material such as fiberglass, plastic, resin, Sintra, vacuum-formed ABS, firm rubber, metal, or similar. All armor pieces, unless otherwise noted, are medium blue, (similar to PMS 298 C) with darker weathering. Armor has the appearance of thickness and depth. All weathering closely matches visual references from Season 1, Chapter 8 of “The Mandalorian” Disney+ TV show series.

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Helmet Helmet is an undamaged Mandalorian helmet, with two very small horizontal triangles (“turn signals”) on the forehead, spread further apart than normally seen. Helmet has a dark tinted visor which obscures the wearer’s face. Helmet, ear caps, and range finder are a medium blue with the following exceptions (See Color Palette): Mandibles and head band are a medium purple color. Upper cheeks and the bottom piece of the rangefinder are a dark gray. Lower cheeks are a light teal blue color. There is a line between the upper and lower cheeks the same purple as the mandibles. Rangefinder assembly on right side features a dark grey stalk, rangefinder is blue with a dark grey rectangle painted on the top and black framed window (viewfinder) on bottom. A small cylindrical “Diagnostic port” with 3 holes (one larger hole and two identical smaller holes below) is located on wearer’s lower right cheek. Diagnostic Port is similar to, but not identical to a 3-hole Borden connector. This detail may be cast into the helmet. Back of the helmet has six keyhole slots, with bottom two featuring a small cylinder greeblie visibly protruding from the middle of each.

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	Chest Armor Chest armor is undamaged, one or two-part construction, with sizable return edge all around. Upper chest armor consists of two symmetrical breastplates connected by a central recessed strip. Recessed strip features a debossed diamond detail. Edges of the center diamond are a medium blue and the center recessed area is a dark gray color (See Color Palette). An abdominal section sits below the chest armor. Top of the chest plate lines up closely with top of the Flak Vest body. Bottom tip of the ab plate lines up with bottom of the Flak Vest body. Separation between the chest and ab plates are lined up with the horizontal top stitching on the Flak Vest. Chest armor attaches securely to the Flak Vest without any visible attachment method. Chest armor has either 1, 2, 3, or no white rank stripes: Rank stripes are positioned on the right side of the chest armor and angle slightly towards the middle per visual references. Rank stripes extend to the edge of the armor.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Chest armor is a two-part construction. A lip on the top of the abdominal plate sits under the chest armor with no vertical separation from the upper chest. Armor return edges are more significant on the upper chest plate, less on the abdominal plate.

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Shoulder Armor Shoulder armor is larger than the Din Djarin armor and is worn as a matching set. Shoulder armor almost covers the entire length of the short sleeve of the flight suit. It can either end at the bottom of the short sleeve or the bottom trim on short sleeves can extend out past the bottom of the shoulder armor. Armor is symmetrical with a raised edge around its perimeter. Shoulder armor has no visible methods of attachment. Left shoulder armor features a white “Death Watch” emblem centered on the shoulder armor with generous spacing around the emblem. Right shoulder armor has either 1, 2, 3 or no rank stripes present. Rank stripes are positioned on the lower right-hand corner per visual references. Number of rank stripes matches the number of rank stripes on the chest plate and right thigh armor.

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Shoulder Straps Shoulder straps are rectangular plates which curve downward to match the yoke of the flak vest. Straps are decorated with a thin raised border and raised center rectangle with a large gap at the front and rear of the shoulder strap between the border and center raised area. Shoulder straps are sized so they do not cover the shoulder straps of the vest completely and are mounted without visible attachments.

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	Left Gauntlet Gauntlet is the undamaged version of the live action, pre-Beskar Din Djarin armor. Gauntlet is a clamshell-style without any visible closure methods. The top of the gauntlet features three steps with the tallest at the beginning of the wearer's elbow. Four trapezoidal shapes feature on the side of the steps, three on the inner right edge and one on the outer left edge. A tapered rectangular greeblie appears on the outer side of the gauntlet. Keypad features 4 horizontal rows of 5 circular buttons and is dark grey. A darkly weathered detail, outlined in dark grey is present just above the keypad.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The center 3 buttons of each row of the keypad are slightly larger than the outside buttons. Tallest step has darker grey weathering.

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	Right Gauntlet Gauntlet is the undamaged version of the live action, pre-Beskar Din Djarin armor. Gauntlet is a clamshell-style without any visible closure methods. The top of the gauntlet features three steps with the tallest at the beginning at the wearer's elbow. A trapezoidal shape is featured on each side of the step housing the dart's section. A third triangular detail is found centered at slant between mid and lower steps. Four dark grey darts extend slightly from a recessed section at the front edge of the tallest step. A recessed dark grey display is covered with a rectangular frame on the front edge near the wearer's wrist. A white design is painted on top step of the dart housing, leaving a blue trapezoid shape.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): A darker rectangular weathered detail appears on middle step. The frame surrounding the display appears to be a separate part attached to the gauntlet.

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	Hand Plates Hand plates are symmetrical with eight sides, angled corners, and two bent faces. There are six discernible sections with a small ridge that surrounds the edge of each plate. Plates secure to the gloves without any visible means of attachment.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The triangle and rear trapezoid shape are slightly raised.

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	Posterior Armor Posterior armor covers the back of the body at the waist and is trapezoidal in shape. Armor is painted the same color scheme as the chest armor. Armor has five visible sides and ends at the middle of wearer’s buttocks. Top edge of armor features a lip that sits under the Belt, so that armor face is mounted flush against top of Belt.

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Thigh Armor Thigh armor is undamaged, Din Djarin armor, which curves to the wearer’s legs. Right thigh features: Raised rectangular ridge in the center that merges into the top and bottom raised edge. Right thigh armor has either 1, 2, 3 or no white rank stripes, which are positioned on the lower right-hand corner of the thigh plate. Number of rank stripes matches the number of rank stripes on the chest plate and right shoulder bell. Left thigh armor features: Raised rounded edge. An offset recessed groove on the inner side which terminates at top and bottom edges. Both are worn with no visible means of attachment to Flightsuit.

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	Knee Armor Knee armor is the “Death Watch” version of the live action, pre-Beskar Din Djarin armor, and features noticeably thick return edge. Left and right are the same design with the following differences: The left knee armor has an extended outer edge with 2 cylindrical dart launchers. The right knee armor does not feature an extended outer section or the cylindrical dart launchers. Knee armor has a ¾" to 1" black strap attached which wraps around the back of the wearer’s knee when worn. Knee armor is a medium blue and the dart launchers are a dark gray (See Color Palette). For 1, 2, and 3 rank stripes, the knee armor has a white “U” shaped design on the front of both knees. No stripes rank has plain knees with no “U” design.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The shorter strap has a rectangular, metallic ring attached to the end which the longer strap is looped through. The longer strap is secured by looping through the rectangular metallic ring then folded over onto itself and secured with a Velcro closure.

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	Jet Pack Jet pack consists of a main body with 3 rockets and “piano keys” between the left, center, and right rockets. Jet pack body is a medium blue (See Color Palette). Piano keys and center ridge are silver. On both sides of the cylindrical housing for the main rocket are two, 2-tiered trapezoidal shapes that widen slightly at the top. The upper tiers are a medium blue and the lower tiers are silver. Three rockets on the top of the jet pack are identical conical design with recessed cylindrical tip, two grooves around the circumference of the base, and a square-notched lower section with tightly spaced vertical ridges inside each notch. A center silver rocket cone includes additional 2-tiered extension at the base. Left and right rocket cones are a medium blue and base details are silver. Directional thrusters are recessed into the bottom of the side tanks. Cone of thrusters feature inside and outside grooves near bottoms. Directional thrusters are a metallic silver with a medium blue band positioned over the recessed vertical grooves of each thruster cone. Fan shaped greeblies, which do not extent beyond outer side of Jet Pack, are found on outward facing side of each thruster ball. A recessed exhaust vent is centered on the bottom of the jet pack, which is a circular shape with rectangular extensions protruding outward on the left and right sides. Exhaust vent grill is a silver. Jet Pack gives the appearance of being mounted directly to the Flak Vest.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Jet Pack is mounted with the top of the jet pack main body lined up at or near the top of the flak vest back panel. Jet Pack is sized so that it extends down past the bottom of the flak vest beginning from the directional thruster balls and below. Directional thruster balls have dark recessed circular detail in center back, with recessed square between center detail and start of cones.

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	Flight Suit Flight suit is medium gray (See Color Palette), and made of cotton/cotton blend, plain-weave material, similar to duck cloth/canvas. Thread color for top stitching matches the fabric color. Can be one or two-piece in construction. If the flight suit is one-piece, then there is a waistband between the top and bottom sections to create the appearance of a two-piece flight suit. The waistband does not have elastic. Flight suit top may be fitted to the wearer or worn slightly loose. Flight suit top has traditional Mandalorian style double sleeves: long sleeves with short sleeves layered on top. Short sleeves extend just beyond mid-bicep, almost to elbow, and feature vertical trim along the front, back and along the bottom edge. Trim is approximately 1.5" wide. Short sleeves may feature rectangular top stitching on the shoulder area. Long sleeves have 4 horizontal rows, with at least 3 of the rows visible between the ends of the short sleeves and the elbows. There are triangle designs sewn on the back of both long sleeves and aligned with the horizontal rows. Flight suit top has stitching on the front which gives the appearance of a tapered center panel which gradually reduces in width down to the waist band. Flight suit top has stitching along the sides to give the appearance of horizontal ribbing extending outward from the center panel and wrapping around the wearer’s sides. Ribbing is approximately 1.5" in size. Side ribbing may be slightly angled. Flight suit pants may have seams, top stitching or utilize a similar technique to create the appearance of seams along the front and back of pant legs so that the pants have the appearance of a 6 panel pants resembling the visual references. Flight suit pants may be fitted or slightly baggy on the wearer with the pant legs tucked into the boots. Flight suit pants have a front zipper flap. Flight suit pant legs have one-piece, hexagonally-shaped reinforcement patches on inside of thighs, and trapezoidal-shaped reinforcement knee patches. Flight suit does not have any visible pockets, or pouches once armor is attached.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Flight suit is medium gray and made of a poly/cotton twill fabric with a purple hue. Flight suit is a two-piece garment with the top tucked into the pants when worn. Flight suit top has tapered center panel on the front with top stitching along the vertical edges of the panel. Flight suit top has a similar back panel which is bisected with a zipper closure. Horizontal ribbing wrapping around sides of Flight suit top is quilted. Horizontal rows and triangle designs on long sleeves are quilted. Flight suit pants are a 6-panel design with double top stitched seams. Flight suit pant reinforcement patches have top stitching along the edges. Flight suit waist band is wider than the belt. Flight suit pants have no visible belt loops.

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	Neck Seal Neck Seal is made of the same fabric as the Flight Suit. Neck Seal collar has 3 to 4 horizontal rows of top stitching with the ends terminating in a right angle and down into the neck seal yoke. Yoke has a radial pattern of top stitching around the back. Seal closes at the back by Velcro or similar closure method.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Neck Seal is made of a poly/cotton twill fabric in a medium gray color with a purple hue.

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	Flak Vest Flak Vest is made of natural canvas for the shoulder straps and off-white leather/leather-like, duck canvas, tackle twill with backing, or similarly sturdy material for the vest body. Shoulder straps have ribbing along the length from front to back. Straps meet in the front and have visible distance between them in the back. Flak Vest body is sized to closely match the height of the Chest and Ab Plates, but short enough to stop before reaching the belt. Vest main body has horizontal stitching on the front which lines up with the separation between the Chest and Ab Plates, and vertical ribbing on the sides under the arm holes. Flak Vest closes down the middle back.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Flak Vest body has a line of top stitching along the edges of the top, bottom, and arm holes. Ribbing on the shoulder straps and sides of the body are quilted. Flak Vest is sized so it leaves a large gap between the bottom of the Vest and the Belt. Flak Vest is sized so it extends out past the sides of the chest plate.

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	Gloves Gloves are made of plain soft black leather or similar material and worn tucked into the Gauntlets. Logos, designs and any other non-canon details are not visible when worn.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Gloves have a wedge-shaped pattern at the base of the thumb with visible top stitching along the edge.

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	Belt Belt is medium brown leather or leather like material. Top and bottom stitching closely matches color of Belt. Rectangular belt buckle with retaining loop is gunmetal or pale gold metallic finish.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Buckle and slide are made of metal. Belt is a Slide Belt with graphite buckle and brown top grain leather strap.

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Ammo Pouches Pouches are made of brown leather or leather like material. The top flap features a rectangular detail with top-stitching. A strap used to secure flap extends from under rectangular detail, ending at bottom of pouch and secured with a metal Sam Browne stud. Belt pouches are worn attached to the belt. One pouch is positioned on the left front hip and the second is positioned on the right side of the hip in front of the holster.

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	Blaster Pistol Holster All Holster components are made from dark brown leather or similar sturdy material, and stitched along the outer edge. Features a single retention strap with a snap button closure to secure the blaster pistol. A single leg strap has a nickel-finished buckle with a loop to secure the excess strap. Holster features a single large wide belt loop at the top and is worn on the right side.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Holster is made of leather. Leg strap buckle will be metal.

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	Boots Boots are riding boots made from black leather or leather-like material. Boots have a full-length zipper on the inner side of the boot shaft. No visible logos and may have slight heel.

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	Boot Straps Boot straps are made from dark brown leather or leather-like material. Straps are sized to the same height as the cylindrical cartridge, and worn positioned near the top of the boot. Straps are secured with overlapping ends with Velcro or similar method. Right boot strap features a single cartridge loop securing a silver cylindrical cartridge. May have one or two recessed grooves at each end painted black. Cartridge has one end which is a larger diameter with vertical markings along the face. Cartridge may be placed in the loop facing in either direction. Cartridge loop is sized to allow the top and bottom of the cartridge to be visible when inserted into the loop.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Cartridge is made of actual Polyplumb found parts.

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Optional Accessories

Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below. If adding in an accessory after initial approval, the item still needs to be submitted to local GML for approval before use.

	Death Watch Blaster Rifle Blaster rifle is based on a Defense Technologies (DefTech) 1315 37mm gas gun. Blaster rifle features a thumbhole stock, ventilated barrel shroud, vertical foregrip, scope mounted on a short picatinny rail with a single scope ring, a long, thin wedge shaped greeblie along the top of the barrel shroud, and a large, threaded muzzle device. The scope is based on a Weaver V4.5-II scope and mounted reverse from the correct orientation with the eyepiece facing forward and the windage knobs rotated 45° to the left side of the scope body. The blaster rifle is black with a gunmetal or silver barrel shroud. No sling is present.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Scope is an actual Weaver V4.5-II scope or direct replica.

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Death Watch Blaster Pistol PLEASE NOTE: Blaster is to represent a live action version of the Westar-35. Blaster pistol is based on the Infinity Firearms pistol (2011 frame) with Infinity Skater Terrain Grips and Billet Grip XL Magwell. Blaster pistol grip and Magwell do not have any logos or writing. Blaster Pistol slide has angled top corners and the slide extends rearward to meet the end of the grip safety. Blaster Pistol slide features a raised greeblie with 5 horizontal rows on the end. Blaster Pistol features an extended slide safety on the right side, immediately below the slide and behind the grip. Blaster pistol is silver and black. The magwell and grip screw are a metallic silver color. The textured pattern on the grip is a light or medium grey color.

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