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What are your thoughts on making the joints out of rubber urethane casted in a silicone mold?

I wonder if something in the style similar to the iron man gloves people make could work as well, or even the 3d printed Robo Cop hands.

In case it wasn't seen yet, the blaster base is a German mp40 sub machine gun

The hands I could see being 3d printed and then casted in vytaflex 40 from smooth on. Kind of similar to what they do with the robo cop costumes.

Another approach could be to get a custom printed morph suit to fill in the joints. As established in the photos, the joints are almost exactly the same size as their human counter part. An example of how detailed one could get with these ( example image). They also are not that expensive to produce either.

I, unfortunately, haven't been able to find set photos of them wearing the gaskets, though I did find a never before seen Dark Trooper pre-CGI photo from a VFX reel: Also in this video from the Lucasfilm Showcase panel at Star Wars celebration (8:39), Jon Favreau says that everything came from the Mandalorian storage, sets, and archive, so that could at least add credibility that they did exist on set and were not added on as a part of the exhibit right? Also, after viewing the Hybrid VFX videos, they handled all the Dark Trooper CGI shots, one of them that was absent was the Dark trooper grabbing Grogu. I believe the hands we see on the Exhibit were close-ups used to physically grab Grogu in front of the camera.

Also found one of the final concept pictures made before production with vertical gaskets in mind. I was wondering how soon can an appeal be sent to the LMOs?

I found this image online from the Prop shop for Mando Season 2 and the book of Boba Fett. The costumes and props were made at Legacy Effects. The image also shows the gasket. @nanotek

The only text was a white placard "Dark trooper". I believe this one is the stunt suit or one of the ones along the wall when that officer went and talked to Gideon where the Dark Troopers were behind him and their first appearance. Underneath the gaskets, you see the black mannequin where one would see the Grey suit normally, but a black one might make look it better. I do know everything in that exhibit room has been seen on screen.

@IcyTrooper @nanotek I also have screenshots of where the grey suits are still in the actual episode and used. The Hangar Droid you clearly see the actor's suit showing, namely at the elbow, hip, and back. The camera droid you can see a the hip clearly. Then in the Hallway seen on a close-up, you can see the droid in front of the camera, their grey suit is showing at the hip (an absence of CGI pistons), the back of the right elbow, and the armpit of their left arm.

Yes, that was the grey suit.

Sure! I don't mind at all.

Also these ones from the Gallery with the actors:

I have these pictures @nanotek: It shows the rubber gaskets in the elbows and knees as well as hands.

oh, let me know what they say! I noticed there were rubber joint sleeves on the mannequin at Celebration.

Hi! I'm also thinking of building a Dark Trooper from the Mandalorian. I'm sort of tempted to 3d print the armor and then make polyurethane castings. So it will be super flexible.