Imperial Gunner: The Mandalorian

Model IG 10351, Photo by Mark Edwards
Description: Imperial Gunner
Prefix: IG
Detachment: Imperial Gunnery Corps
Context: The Mandalorian Season 2

Operating the immense weaponry of the Imperial Navy are skilled gunners dressed in specialized uniforms. The gunner's features are entirely obscured by a large, sweeping helmet with a single wrap-around visor. The dark helmet helps suppress some of the dangerous flashback from such massive cannons as the ground based turbolasers protecting ground-based installations. This variant appears in The Mandalorian.

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.

• Helmet is comprised of (5) main pieces: Dome, Eye Lens, Jawbone, Scoop, and Combox.
• For more detailed images please reference the Imperial Gunner Helmet Detail page.
• The helmet has a matte, semi-gloss, or glossy finish.
• If painted, the finish is smooth without runs or streaks.
• Dome:
  • The dome is approximately 11" (22.5cm) wide, 13" long (27.5cm), and about 6" (15cm) tall (from the top of the eye lens).
  • The sides of the dome have a curve/drop around the ears that is ~2" (5cm) tall.
  • An alternate style helmet that is taller is also accurate.
  • It is approximately 10.5" (26.7cm) wide and 9" (22.5cm) tall (from top of the visor).
  • No change in length.
  • A white or silver Imperial Cog symbol, approximately 3" (7.5cm) in diameter, is centered on front top of helmet.
• Eye Lens:
  • The eye lens is tinted transparent plastic that matches the curve of the dome.
  • It can be between 1.5" (3.7cm) and 2" (5cm) tall.
  • For increased airflow, a small 1mm gap is permissible between the lip of the jawbone and the lens.
• Jawbone:
  • The nose of the jawbone extends outward, between 1.5" (37mm) to 2.5" (62mm) past the eye lens.
  • The wearer's chin is not visible outside of the jawbone.
  • The jawbone is affixed to the inside of dome using (2) screws or rivets on each ear.
• Scoop:
  • The scoop is attached to the dome using (2) screws or rivets at the top of the helmet.
  • Scoop is slightly arrowhead in shape and curved to the contours of the dome.
  • Scoop can be oriented to point from straight back to about 60 degrees down.
• Comlink Box:
  • Comlink is located on left side of helmet.
  • Comlink does not have any visible screws or other means that attach it to the dome
  • Rectangular Blue Button – top front of comlink.
  • Plastic material.
  • Round Red Button – bottom front of comlink.
  • Round White Button – side of comlink.
  • (2) Raised Bumps – above round white button, near top of combox.
  • (4) Vertical Lines - right of the round white button.
  • These run almost the entire height of the comlink face.
  • (2) White Square Buttons - top of comlink.
  • Buttons are approximately 1⁄4" (6mm) to 1⁄2" (12mm) per side depending on the size of the comlink face.
  • The buttons are smaller than the dimensions of the top face.
  • Buttons can also be rectangular.
• Antenna – top rear behind the two white buttons.
  • Unpainted metal finish.
  • About 1⁄8" (3mm) to 3⁄16" (4.5mm) in diameter and 6" (15cm) to 8" (20cm) in visible length.

• A balaclava is a black head sock/hood that is worn under the helmet and is used primarily to hide any view of the wearer's skin and/or facial hair.

• One piece flight suit is made out of black, uniform-textured nylon.
• Grey or Black thread may be used
• Mandarin collar with a chevron shape.
• A silver embroidered or silver PVC Rogue One Imperial cog emblem, on a black background, is present on both shoulders.
• Both Shoulder cogs must have one spoke aligned with shoulder seam (one cog spoke in the 12 o’clock position)
• Emblems are approx. 3" (7.6mm) diameter
• On the left forearm there is a compad pocket, with no flap and a window in it.
• Size might vary slightly to match specific compad.
• On the left bicep, below the cog emblem, there is a code cylinder pocket with no flap, and vertical stitching dividing it into pen sleeves.
• A piece of 1" (2.5cm) nylon strapping is sewn below the pen sleeve openings and is the same length as the top of the pocket.
• A piece of 1.5" (3.8cm) nylon webbing is used to cover the front zipper
• The bottom front corner of the pocket is cut off at a bevel on the side pointing in view direction, with the broader upside forming the border of the pen sleeves.
• The right sleeve has a cargo pocket on the bicep below the cog emblem.
• The pocket has a small chevron flap.
• Two (2) large chest pockets and (2) large front pockets below the belt, without any zipper or flaps.
• Both top chest pockets and below the belt pockets touch the edge of the belt area
• Two (2) leg pockets with chevron flaps, similar in proportion as the right arm sleeve pocket.
• Size may vary — (Typically the width of the front pockets equals the width of the leg pockets).

• Black chest armor made of leather, or leather-like material, worn over the shoulders and chest.
• The armor has several radial stitch lines from the neck hole to the edges on each side at the shoulder region.
• A black nylon webbing horizontal strap is present to secure the armor to the body.
• A silver or nickel fastener may be present on the front connecting the strap to the armor.
• It may include 0, 1, or 2 vertical straps to connect the back of the armor to the waist strap.
• The armor covers the shoulders, chest, and majority of the abdomen. Ideally there is a small gap between the bottom edge of the armor and the belt.
• The armor should not cover the sides of the body.

• Black, leather or leather-like, enclosed fingered, non-textured, (normal leather grain/texture/lines are acceptable) fitted gauntlet style.
• No buckles, straps, or decorative stitching.
• Three straight lines, on the back of the hand (that match some references), are optional.

• Calf high black leather or leather like material.
• Free of laces, decorative stitching, buckles on the instep or any other embellishments.
• Boots may have a single adjustment strap at the top outside of the boot, with the buckle no wider than 1" (2.5cm). This need not be functional.
• Zippers on the inside of the boot are acceptable, so long as they are concealed. If the zipper is not covered by vinyl/leather, it should be painted black.
• German “Jack boot” style boots are most accurate.

• The belt is constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material.
• Approximately 2" (5cm) wide.
• Belt has two lines on either outer edge
• There are no loops on the belt.
• A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (2.54 cm) from the buckle.
• This is worn on the wearer's left
• The belt may be worn with the snap to the left of the wearer.
• The buckle is constructed from a metal looking material.
• The buckle is rectangular and slightly larger than the belt with radius rounded corners.
• Buckle is adorned with an Imperial Code Disk with no notch at the center.

• Dimensions are approximately 1.75" (4.4cm) wide by 2.875" (7.3cm) tall by 1.25" (3.2cm) thick.
• Each box has a “step”. The “lid” attaches to the belt and is the full height and width. Depth is approximately 5⁄8" (1.6cm) (half the total thickness).
• The smaller “box” sits flush inside the lid.
• Two boxes are worn with one on each side of the belt buckle.

• Rectangular communications pad, with buttons and detailing as shown, on a grey or silver background.
• Pad has three raised circles near the top. Middle circle is blue and right circle is red
• Pad has two raised rectangular areas in the center of the pad that are weathered, darker gray or black
• Pad has a recessed u-shape on the middle right.
• Comm pad is contoured slightly to fit the arm.
• Bottom of the pad includes a third weathered/darker gray/black raised rectangular area in the lower right, a small raised circle in the lower center, and larger circle with a raised circular center in the lower left.
• OPTIONAL: red and blue circles are translucent

• Three silver code cylinders as depicted are present in the left sleeve pen pockets