build your own tusken raider thread

[FLOSI]

The ones on the cheeks? Those are hollow? I just thought that was the vintage figure variant?

I have everything on hand that I'll need. I made cloth strips and gave those an acrylic bath. Just need to wrap the head after they're dry.

 

[barryo]

i just took a small drill bit & drilled them out a bit on my first one

on the 2nd one i made i used something else

 

[FLOSI]

I'm missing something on the color of the wraps. What colors did you use, B?

 

[barryo]

I'm missing something on the color of the wraps. What colors did you use, B?

i used ground up green pastel chalk...........but you could use a watered down paint as well. but the reason i used chalk is i didnt want the paint to smooth out or lay down the ragged look of the cloth.

 

[FLOSI]

Ah! It's green I'm missing. I was sticking to the browns and tans and just couldn't get what it was I wasn't seeing.

 

[FLOSI]

Close to finished. I need some pastels for the head wraps and I think I'll be good.

 

[thundergod]

That looks great Flosi , the bandolier's spot on . I'm currently thinking of scratch building myself a new Gaffi stick for my guy .

 

[Chakaman]

I agree, looks great Flosi!! Did you scratch build those ammo pouches? They look fantastic!!

 

[barryo]

damn that looks freaking awesome floskenraider.............

dude you should water treat him.........you wont regret it...........

 

[j14]

Ah bugger now I'll be looking to do one of these.

He looks amazing Flosi.

The pouches look great I also like the mod done to the respirator around his neck (if that's what it is).

All in all, great custom.

 

[FLOSI]

Thanks guys! The pouches are DID German Africa Corps pouches. They were leftovers from a German Indy bash of mine and ended up in the parts bin since they were the wrong color. I took two three pouch sections and glued them on a leather strip. Everything I used on this was in my parts bin. I just added another strip of fabric around the neck and it really turned out awesome! Amazing that something so minor can help so much. I'll take a pic.

 

[FLOSI]

 

[FLOSI]

That looks great Flosi , the bandolier's spot on . I'm currently thinking of scratch building myself a new Gaffi stick for my guy .

I'd love to try and find some metal parts for the eyes and tusks! What are you going to try for the Gaffi stick?

 

[thundergod]

Well , I've got a good selection of aluminium and brass rod , so that's how I'll start . The main body tapers slightly , so I'll have to play about with putty/Milliput to get that right . The bulbous "club" bit will again probably be sculpted in Milliput . I basically plan to just play about with it , until I'm happy , as using the Hasbro piece as reference( good as it is ) is probably not 100% accurate . The thing is though , the Raider is a figure that is open to interpretation and their equipment ( being as it's meant to be made from scrap parts in "reality" ) doesn't need to be completely screen accurate . If I'm happy with my results , I'd be more than happy to provide one for anyone with casting capability .

 

[FLOSI]

I'm sure we can make it happen. I'm already thinking about TR #2. We, as a group, should really think about trying to improve the parts we have at our disposal. I think this is an easy figure to push the boundaries on.

 

[thundergod]

Totally agree ! There's no reason why members can't have multiple Raiders at minimal cost . I'm just waiting for someone to come up with a way of building a Bantha which doesn't break the bank !

 

[FLOSI]

And minimal is an understatement. Buy a Hasbro TR, some pouches and go to work! I'd like to make my next with a rifle.

 

[thundergod]

The only parts of the Hasbro figure I ended up using were the clothing,Gaffi and the mouthpiece !

 

[clparker04]

Great figure there mate I love what you did with your one.

 

[FLOSI]

Re-did my Tusken Raider head. All aluminum eyes, tusks and horns now. The only thing Hasbro is the mouth/nose.