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Making the Mandalorian Armor out of Metal with Matt Schwartz

December 7, 2019
This week we chat with Matt Schwartz who builds top fuel dragsters for his day job and Mandalorian armor on the side.
This week we chat with Matt Schwartz who builds top fuel dragsters for his day job and Mandalorian armor on the side.

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Topics

00:04:29 - Getting into Props
00:06:01 - Getting into metalwork
00:10:45 - Building Dragsters
00:14:41 - Fuel Tank Welding Process
00:17:36 - Making Carbon Fiber Knives
00:21:11 - Making Mandalorian Armor
00:23:07 - Balancing creative freedom with accuracy
00:30:00 - Building the rest of the armor
00:32:33 - The weathering process
00:35:07 - Sharing on YouTube
00:36:10 - Dream project
00:37:03 - Makerspaces
00:39:47 - Building metal weapons
00:41:49 - Getting into Star Wars
00:44:07 - Where to find Matt

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Selected Transcripts

Sure you can make some Mandalorian Armor out of foam, but what about metal? Matt Schwartz shows us how! #diy #mandalorian #babyyodaSure you can make some Mandalorian Armor out of foam, but what about metal? Matt Schwartz shows us how! #diy #mandalorian #babyyoda