Armor Party talks with Ramey Chanadet (@rchanadet) about his process of building. With over 45 costumes among the clubs, Ramey has developed nearly every costuming skill under the sun. Part of the @dadbatchpod - we get the scoop on his Star War

Armor Party with Joe "Tech" Lara

Dec 6th, 2022 2h 3m

If you've gotten familiar with the Star Wars costuming scene, you've certainly seen Joe Lara: the first ever "Tech" from "The Bad Batch." A veteran and advocate for community building, his story is one of inspiration for choosing to move forwar

Armor Party with Mark VonOhlen of Denuo Novo

Nov 8th, 2022 1h 47m

Armor Party hears from Denuo Novo, the company that rose in the ashes of the former ANOVOS as a premier dealer of licensed Star Wars wearables. As the brand manager of Denuo Novo, Mark gives us some insight as to how this opportunity came to be

Armor Party with Brendan Wayne

Oct 4th, 2022 1h 57m

Armor Party talks with Brendan Wayne, character performer of the helmeted Din Djarin of the Mandalorian. For 2 seasons of the Mandalorian and with appearances in The Book of Boba Fett, Brendan walks us through how his skills and training as a g

Armor Party with Star Spangled Comet

Sep 20th, 2022 1h 41m

Episode 3 of season 2 brings a conversation with Star, a Michigan costumer who has gone head first into Star Wars costuming since the pandemic. Not afraid to experiment, we learn her process of building with foam and where she's found success i

Armor Party with Steven Schultz

Sep 7th, 2022 1h 45m

Our second episode of season, we talk with Steven Schultz, (www.instagram.com/stevie.kickz ) about his costuming journey. What started as humble beginnings to get time off work turns into a full fledged obsession that eventually leads to helpin

Armor Party with Chris Bartlett

Aug 23rd, 2022 1h 49m

Armor Party takes an oil bath with actor Chris Bartlett, actor and performance artist from the Disney+ Star Wars series. Known for playing Q9-Zero the assassin droid in the Mandalorian, Chris tells us how he got the gig of Lucasfilms traveling

Armor Party with Brian Matyas

May 9th, 2022 1h 48m

Lucasfilm concept artist Brian Matyas shares his process of designing iconic characters like Din Djarin, BoKatan and Boba Fett for the modern age. His work is featured heavily in The Art of The Mandalorian Season 1 and 2, and is considered one

Armor Party with Kevin Weir of Imperial Surplus

Apr 22nd, 2022 3h

Armor Party gets the backstory on one of the most important builders and creators in the Star Wars costuming hobby. Kevin Weir of Imperial Surplus went from fan, to vendor, to creating props and costumes for productions themselves. As the top t

Armor Party with Emma Swanson of Gabercrete

Feb 18th, 2022 1h 40m

For episode 19, Armor Party talks all things sewing, stitching and Star Wars aesthetic with Emma Swanson, owner of Gabercrete. She walks us through how soft goods play an integral part in costuming, and how her business manages expectations, cr

Armor Party with Brian Muir

Feb 1st, 2022 1h 3m

Armor Party talks with Brian Muir, the legendary sculptor who created Darth Vader, the stormtrooper armor, CZ3 and the Death Star droid in Star Wars: A New Hope.....all at the age of 24. We were lucky enough to get some insight in the "thumb te

Armor Party with OffEarth3D

Jan 18th, 2022 1h 52m

Armor Party gets the business of printing, painting, and prepping from Darryl Kemper, owner of OffEarth3D prop studio. We talk what it took for him to go full time, and how he's managed to tame the midwestern elements while documenting what he

Armor Party with Justin Sonfield

Jan 7th, 2022 2h 26m

Armor Party sits down with multi-club costumer Justin Sonfield. With over 20 approved costumes across the clubs, we hear what inspires him to build, how we approach civility when having costuming standards and a deep dive into the costume of C-

Armor Party with Frank Ippolito

Dec 7th, 2021 2h 23m

In episode 16, we sit down with make-up, fabrication and special effects legend Frank Ippolito. Frank played the Mon Calamari dock worker in the second season of The Mandalorian, and his shop Thingergy is responsible for now iconic Star Wars ch

Armor Party with Jen Markham

Nov 23rd, 2021 1h 32m

For episode 15, Armor Party learns how costumers in small spaces can make BIG impacts with the desire to learn and build. Manhattan's Jen Markham shares her story as a newer costume club member with over 20 different builds, and how she approac

Armor Party with John "Lonewolf" Ficker

Nov 9th, 2021 2h

Armor Party gets taken to school by John Ficker of Lonewolf Customs - one of the most reliable vendors in Mandalorian costuming and designer of one of the most infamous buckets in the Mando Mercs costuming club. He tells us about his days as an

Armor Party with Brian Cook

Oct 26th, 2021 2h 16m

Armor Party gets put in the crosshair of Brian Cook, known as @sithing.aint.easy on Instagram talking all things building. We discuss our love of Darth Vader, the problems of 3D prints, getting your family involved in costumiong, not being afra

Armor Party with Andrew Liptak

Oct 12th, 2021 1h 57m

Armor Party dives into the history of costuming with multi-armored 501st member Andrew Liptak. As an author, he's been able to explore, research and write about the long, unknown past of "costume-play" reaching all the way back to the 1930's. H

Armory Party with Timothy Harrison

Sep 28th, 2021 1h 41m

Armor Party sits down with Chicago's Timothy Harrison, owner of HDC Fabrication. In this episode we discuss the pro's and con's of consumer resin and FDM printers, what you should be looking for in airbrushes to do proper paintjobs and the inve

Armor Party with Terry Chui

Sep 14th, 2021 2h 54m

Armor Party sits down with Terry Chui A.K.A. Panda Props for our longest episode yet. In this episode we cover Terrys long history of creative jobs from creative director at EA Games, to building one of the most extensive collections of "How-To

Armor Party with Colin Adams

Aug 24th, 2021 1h 35m

Armor Party nerds out with Colin Adams, a professional creative who found his love of costuming and prop making after a Star Wars 40th birthday party got his gears turning to start making. We discuss painting and weathering, how electronics are

Armor Party with Rei Kennex

Aug 10th, 2021 1h 9m

Armor Party sits down with Rei Kennex, a talented costumer and actor who shares her Star Wars story and what it takes to become the characters she cosplays as. In this episode we talk make-up, prosthetics and foam work, and how physicality play

Armor Party with Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

Jul 27th, 2021 2h 12m

In this episode, we sit down with Paul Sun-Hyung Lee who played New Republic X-Wing pilot Carson Teva in season 2 of the Mandalorian. Paul tells us about being on set of the Mandalorian and his personal tour from Jon Favreau, what it was like w

Armor Party with Hunter Smoke

Jul 13th, 2021 1h 7m

Armor Party talks with Hunter Smoke, a multi-costumed trooper and recent college grad who moonlights as a costume commissioner who specializes in construction and paint. We discuss our love of Captain Rex, Clone Troopers and all things building

Armor Party with Drew "The Costumer" Hart

Jun 29th, 2021 1h 40m

Armor Party talks with Drew The Costumer, a multi-faceted costume that specializes in leatherwork. He's worked on various Hollywood productions, but we focus specifically on his work on BoKatan and the Nite Owls from The Mandalorian show. ---