MANDO
Super Freak
Wow that looks great! 
Real metal?
Real metal?
build your own tusken raider thread
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Boba Ben
Super Freak
Looks amazing.
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
Yup, aluminum tubing. Worked great! I'll be putting together a second sometime soon. Thanks Ben and Mando!
bidufarewell
Super Freak
Re-did my Tusken Raider head. All aluminum eyes, tusks and horns now. The only thing Hasbro is the mouth/nose.
Perfection!
j14
Super Freak
Thats looking great Chaka.
I love how the wrappings look so natural and did you use leather straps around the mouth piece?
I love how the wrappings look so natural and did you use leather straps around the mouth piece?
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
Thanks Barry. Yeah, I just dremeled away some slots at the base there. j14, I'm not sure if you were talking abuut my head or one Chaka did earlier but I did use leather wrappings around the mouth piece.
j14
Super Freak
j14, I'm not sure if you were talking abuut my head or one Chaka did earlier but I did use leather wrappings around the mouth piece.
Well bugger me...sorry Flosi for some reason I had a brain fart and thought this was Chakas thread, many apologies.
I really like what you've done with this guy.
How small is that aluminum tubing???
I may have to "borrow" some of your ideas when I eventully get around to going this guy.
Jay.
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
I can get you the measurments when I get home, j. Like I was saying, I'm going to start a new one. With this head I removed the Hasbro pieces I had in place, drilled holes and then glued in the metal bits. For the second I'm going to start with a bare head and place the metal parts prior to doing the wraps. I'm hoping I can get the placement of evertything a bit better. Guess I better hit up ebay for a new TR so I can get going on it.
Chakaman
Super Freak
Flosi, that head is SPOT ON. Superb job.
I used plastic tubes painted silver. I too only used the mouhtpiece, the Hasbro eye tubes are too big in my opinion. Yours looks much better than the one I did a while back. It looks like you are holding a lifesize head! So cool!
Here is the one I did a couple of years ago, as you can see it needs an upgrade.
I used plastic tubes painted silver. I too only used the mouhtpiece, the Hasbro eye tubes are too big in my opinion. Yours looks much better than the one I did a while back. It looks like you are holding a lifesize head! So cool!
Here is the one I did a couple of years ago, as you can see it needs an upgrade.
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FLOSI
Nerf Herder
Thank you, Chaka! I think that head looks great, like all of your work.
I'll get the measurements posted on here soon for the tubing I used. The eyes are about as wide as the openings for the Hasbro eyes. As for the tusks I used two sets of tubes, one that was just wide enough for the other slip inside to get that layered effect. Anyone with a Dremel and a cutting attachment can whip the parts up pretty quick, assuming you wanted to put a new one together.
I’m ready to do another but the issue I'm having is finding a Tusken Raider for a decent price on eBay... all the ones with Gaffi sticks are all BIN for over 25 bucks, which is silly for what I need. Guess I'm just being cheap.
Anyone else swap out the middle section of their Gaffi stick for a smaller metal rod? Was thinking about doing that too.
I'll get the measurements posted on here soon for the tubing I used. The eyes are about as wide as the openings for the Hasbro eyes. As for the tusks I used two sets of tubes, one that was just wide enough for the other slip inside to get that layered effect. Anyone with a Dremel and a cutting attachment can whip the parts up pretty quick, assuming you wanted to put a new one together.
I’m ready to do another but the issue I'm having is finding a Tusken Raider for a decent price on eBay... all the ones with Gaffi sticks are all BIN for over 25 bucks, which is silly for what I need. Guess I'm just being cheap.
Anyone else swap out the middle section of their Gaffi stick for a smaller metal rod? Was thinking about doing that too.
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
I'm posting this here for my benefit as much as everyone elses I thought I'd try my hand at building my next head in a similar way to how this guy is doing his 1:1 heads here.
https://www.tk1336.com/tuskenraider.html
I thought I'd try my hand at building my next head in a similar way to how this guy is doing his 1:1 heads here.https://www.tk1336.com/tuskenraider.html
Chakaman
Super Freak
Thanks for the link Flosi. 
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
YW, Chaka! I was going to start working on the second head tonight but that might have to wait now....
How about bandoliers? Anyone have any suggestions?
These look good:
https://www.war-toys.com/nmfjammobandoliertan.aspx
https://www.war-toys.com/rickyfoster-thompsonammopouch.aspx
How about bandoliers? Anyone have any suggestions?
These look good:
https://www.war-toys.com/nmfjammobandoliertan.aspx
https://www.war-toys.com/rickyfoster-thompsonammopouch.aspx
Chakaman
Super Freak
It looks like two Thompson ammo pouches along the waist and British 1903 bandoliers around the shoulders. There are a couple bandoliers on ebay, but $14 and overseas.
FLOSI
Nerf Herder
Ah, so the bandoliers are that old? I don't think I'll go with anything screen accurate, just going for a good overall look.
Chakaman
Super Freak
thats a great idea. I guess I had forgotton what the Hasbro bandoliers looked like.
