• With free instructions from the community you can make a convincing Beskar ingot.
• You will only need around $30 worth of LEGO to make a large ingot or $17 for the smaller version.
• Both make use of relatively common pieces.

Like most new additions from the Mandalorian, the Beskar ingot has become a familiar part of Star Wars and anyone who wants to make their own does not need to break the bank on precious fictional space metal.

Instead all you need is some LEGO. LEGO content creator Dorian Bricktron has made not one but two versions of the Beskar ingot and has kindly released free instructions for you to make your own – available here.

Both versions are centred around a 2X2 printed round tile piece that LEGO produces featuring the Imperial logo. Making use of some newer pieces which allow for perfectly flat surfaces featuring these round tiles (something not easily achievable in the past) the ingots are perfectly smooth giving a nice texture when compared to other Beskar ingots that other people have made in the past.

Even better is that you don’t need to chase down alien criminals to get your own Beskar as Dorian Bricktron has worked to make it relatively cheap to assemble. The larger of the two ingot options needs pieces that total around $27.20 (~R509). The smaller version, on the other hand, is even cheaper at around $17.11 (~R320).

You can, of course, make this even cheaper by using your own pieces. We do want to give out a warning, however. his build mostly uses LEGO’s colour of light bluish grey to replicate the metal look of Beskar. Light bluish grey has a habit of yellowing with age, exposure to sunlight or even between batches. Because of this you may get unlucky and your pieces will be noticeably mismatched when the final build is complete.

In the video above Dorian Bricktron explains how this was still a difficult project even though, on the surface, this is just an intricate box. This is something we can really relate to as, back in 2017, we made some accessories for the Nintendo Switch when none were available in South Africa. Our cartridge case and carry case / stand are both also just intricate boxes on the surface but there’s a lot that goes into these projects that isn’t clear from just seeing the finished product.

Back to Beskar, however, and we really like these renders of a chrome finish you can see here. LEGO unfortunately doesn’t make metallic pieces like this anymore but, because the community still desires them, several small companies have popped up overseas that offer these kinds of chrome bricks. That’s another option for those with extra bounty money to spare.

What’s funny about these attempts at making LEGO Beskar is that LEGO itself already did it, kind of. Back in 2022 the company had a promotional item available based on the Beskar ingot but, instead of actually being made of LEGO, it was a static keychain given away for May the Fourth if you spent enough money.

You can see the keychain in the image below and, while it certainly looks the part, it is on the smaller side and has a large hole in the corner to facilitate the chain. This is on top of the fact that, you know, it’s not actually LEGO.

If you want to see a May the Fourth promo that is actually made of LEGO, and a bit on the Dark side, check out the burned down Lars Homestead custom that we made.