Death Watch Grunt

Model MW-80302, Photo by Angela Ivy
Description: Death Watch Grunt
Prefix: MW
Detachment: Bounty Hunters Guild
Context: The Clone Wars, Season 2, 4 and 5

The Death Watch are a faction of Mandalorians resistant to the pacifist ways of Duchess Satine and dedicated to returning Mandalore to their warrior heritage. The Grunts follow their leader Pre Vizsla, without question.

This is a visual guide used for 501st costume approval, not a how-to for construction. Construction details are found at the costume's Detachment website. Measurements provided here are are generalized, and not criteria for approval. All 501st costumes are proportionate to the wearer in terms of size, fit, and scale. During evaluation, both text and images (CRL and Reference) must be considered. When in doubt about a feature of a submitted costume, GMLs should post questions in the Legion forum's DL/GML peer review section.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below. For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. This Detachment defines additional, optional costuming details listed in blue and red. Please visit the Detachment website for more details on these options.

• Animated Death Watch style helmet (not Boba/Jango style).
• Ear caps are symmetrical and have red center trench running the length of the ear cap.
• A dark smoke visor extends to the bottom of the helmet.
• Helmet is painted as follows (see palette above for color reference):
• Dark gray dome, back section and flat area of cheeks.
• Ridge line that circles starts with dark grey at top and fades into blue, extending onto the ear caps and front visor area.
• Rear key slot is blue.
• Upper cheeks are �Grey-washed� white.

• Flight suit is a blue similar to color palette reference above.
• It has double sleeves that end on the wearer�s biceps.
• Neck seal may be built into the suit, tight-fitting and covers all visible skin and hair.
• No pockets or zippers are visible once costume components are attached.
• Flight suit is fitted to the wearer with minimal blousing.

• Vest is made of Navy Blue leather, leather-like, or similarly sturdy material such as duck cloth or canvas.
• Vest is tailored and fit to the wearer.
• Two long, rigid shoulder tabs that stick out like wings are used to mount the shoulder armor.
• Vest ends just before girth belt.

• Collar, chest, center diamond and abdominal armor are painted medium grey.
• Left breast plate has two indented horizontal bars, located close to center chest, painted red.
• Center diamond plate has a raised vertical rectangle painted grey to match gauntlet and knee armor.
• Armor plates sit close to one another.
• Chest Armor lines up with collar armor at the outer edges.
• Abdominal armor sides line up with the bottom outer edges of Chest Armor, following the same downward angle.

• Armor has 4 points with an inward curve connecting the top and bottom point on each outside edge.
• Shoulder armor flares out off the shoulders.
• Bottom of Armor extends to the flak vest shoulder tabs.
• Shoulder armor is medium grey to match chest armor.
• Left has red �Circle-styled� logo.
• Right has Very pale yellow �C-shape� logo.

• Gauntlets are light/medium grey.
• Gauntlets are identical mirror images and taper toward the wrist with following details:
• Raised rectangular detail is located on outside end, above hinge close to wrists.
• Top of gauntlet has two raised platforms; one closest to wrist is taller and shorter in length than one closer to wearers elbow.
• Trapezoid extension beyond end of gauntlet at top elbow end edge.
• Gauntlets open on the inside of the arm with indented �closure� on either side of the seam.
• No hinge method on outside seam is visible when worn.

• Gloves are a cotton, canvas or non-piling material that closely match the color of the Flight Suit. No Leather.
• No visible logos or designs visible on gloves once hand plates are attached.
• Armor is symmetrical, angled tombstone shape which extend from the knuckles to just before the wrist.
• Plates are Medium Grey to match Chest Armor.

• The back plate is medium grey.
• Curved cutout at the bottom.
• Plate curves towards wearer on all edges to give appearance of thickness, and sit flush against wearers back.
• Collar armor and back armor do not overlap.

• Brown leather or leather like material with no pattern.
• Belt is approximately 5-6 inches wide and proportionate to wearer, to accommodate proper spacing and appearance with other armor elements.
• Extends beyond the ammo belt on the top and bottom.

• Medium grey and matches helmet and armor.
• Made of leather or leather like material.
• Belt is approximately 5-6 inches wide and proportionate to wearer, to accommodate proper spacing and appearance with other armor elements.
• Extends beyond the ammo belt on the top and bottom.

• Ammo belt is Medium Grey to match Chest Armor. Girth Belt shows above and below.
• From center outwards:
• Rectangular buckle in the center with rectangular indent.
• One (1) skinny rectangular section on each side of the buckle.
• Two (2) rectangular sections double the width of previous sections.
• Two (2) rectangular sections two-thirds the width of previous section.
• Two (2) large square sections.
• On each hip there is a large square section with a smaller square indent in the center.
• Back of belt is comprised of large square sections.
• Ammo Belt attaches to Girth Belt, centered from top to bottom.

• Triangular cod piece with rounded bottom edge, which curves inward toward the inseam of the wearer at the bottom.
• Cod is worn tucked under the girth belt, with no visible signs of attachment.
• Color is Medium Gray to match Chest Armor.

• Color is Medium Grey to match other armor components.
• Features a solid box holster on each leg.
• Armor wraps snug around the outer thigh with no visible straps or attachment.

• Painted light/medium grey, matching Gauntlets and Chest Diamond detail.
• Armor attaches to the front of the knees, directly to flight suit with no straps or visible means of attachment.

• Painted light/medium grey.
• Armor has three sections: flat front and angled flat sides that curve at back slightly to fit wearers leg. The tops of the side segments angle downwards.

• Ankle high black canvas or leather with black rubber sole.
• Sole has a small heel and rugged tread.
• Palladium boots Pampa Hi, in black canvas or Brahma Banjo boots are acceptable.
• No laces or logos are visible once armor is attached.

• Armor consists of ankle Spat, toe cap and heel cover with a light/medium grey rectangular raised detail that wraps around the back of the heel.
• Painted medium grey.
• Boot armor connects with no visible attachments.

• Death Watch �Nite Owl� style jetpack with details.
• The colors for the jetpack are: Light grey, Medium grey, Dark grey, and Red.
• Jet pack has the following main components:
• One center tank and two side fuel tanks.
• Center tank has extended slim-style center rocket.
• Two bottom mounted thrusters.
• Short Cone-shaped missiles on top of side fuel tanks.
• A thin Red band is located on the two side missiles, on the round base of the missiles just above main body of fuel tanks.
• A vertical dark grey stripe extends along the center of the main tank.
• Elevated, light grey pin-striping detail is found on either side of the main tank.
• Within the pin-striping fields on either side of the center tank are two separate thin red detail lines.
• Two bottom thrusters are dark grey and angle outward slightly.
• Center tank slopes on each side to the center surface areas at the bottom and at the top of the pin-striping detail.
• Bolt details are present toward the bottom outer side tanks, but do not extend beyond the side of the tanks.
• Two outer tanks have alternating light and medium grey angled stripe design.
• Jet pack attaches snugly against the back armor in the proper centered position.
• Primary color of pack is medium grey to match armor, and is weathered with a matte sheen.

• Death Watch �Nite Owl� style jet pack with correct landmark details.
• The colors for the jet pack are: Light Grey, Medium grey, Dark grey, White and a vibrant blue similar to the flight suit.
• Jet pack has the following main components:
• One center tank and two side fuel tanks.
• Two bottom mounted thrusters, Dark grey and angled outward slightly.
• Three cone shaped missiles on top of each fuel tank. Center missile is taller than sides.
• Approximately 1-inch �Grey-washed� white band is located on the two side missiles just below the cone tops.
• A vibrant blue band approximately �-inch wide is below the 1-inch band.
• A vertical dark grey stripe extends along the center of the main tank.
• Slightly elevated, light grey pin-striping detail is found on either side of the main tank, surrounding blue sections on the jet pack.
• Bottom of two side tanks are weathered light grey.
• Center tank slopes on each side to the center surface areas at the bottom and top of the pin-striping detail.
• Bolt details are present toward the bottom outer side tanks, but do not extend beyond the side of the tanks more than a quarter (1/4) inch.
• Jet pack attaches snugly against the back armor in the proper centered position.
• Primary color of pack is medium grey to match armor, and is weathered with varied dark and light grey areas. Paint has a matte sheen.

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.

• Animated Death Watch style Westar Pistols.
• Painted light/medium gray with a dark gray finish on the handles and slide.

• Animated Death Watch style Carbine (long version of the pistol).
• Painted light/medium gray with a dark gray finish on the handles and slide.