Quick 'n easy Stormtrooper Han/Luke helmet mod

[Billy Ray]

I know a lot of folks were dissapointed about Han and Luke not having swappable heads or being able to wear the helmets. I really wasn't one of those folks, but I was out cleaning my garage today and came across a couple of these rubber tip things and had a eureka moment. It took all of about 5 minutes to do both Luke and Han, most of that was finding my Exacto knife.

Here is a shot of the tip next to the Luke/Han helmet:

I cut a cross slit in the tip like so:

I then removed Luke/Han's head and pushed the tip over the ball like so:

Then put the helmet over the tip. It fits perfectly, without damaging the inside of the helmet:

And now I have two Stormies to flank Vader or Stormtrooper Luke and Han whenever I want:

 

[Brinn 71]

BRILLIANT!!! Good stuff MAN!

 

[zeiss]

Looks great! Now if I only knew where to get something similar...

 

[drod26]

nice man..

 

[Mortar Conn]

Eureka Fix of the Year. Truly brilliant man. Now why couldn't Sideshow have included a solution like that?

 

[Billy Ray]

Looks great! Now if I only knew where to get something similar...

I'm sure you can get them at any home improvement/hardware store, heck Wal-Mart probably has them too. They are just those rubber caps that go on chair legs and stuff like that. The ones I used are about 1 1/4" in diameter. Here's a whole page of them from Lowes:

https://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productList&Ne=4294967294&category=Tips&N=0+4294910528

 

[Darthrazz]

You sir, are a GENIUS!!!!

 

[Rook]

That's very nice work. Very innovative.

 

[Balsquat]

Amazing...You just prevented pages and pages of ^^^^^ing and complaining with this simple fix...BRAVO

 

[galactiboy]

Nicely done sire

 

[Darthgothikus]

Hi All

Thought I'd offer another easy option!

This is what we want - but how to achieve it? Come with me...
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Step 1: Cut a short strip of packing foam 3" x 1" approx
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Step 2: Fold in half...
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Step 3: Insert into Helmet (Sounds painful but trust me!)
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Step 4: Push Ball joint into foam insert.
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And, Ta Da! A no risk, easy to do helmet fix.
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Looking good Luke!
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And later down the Eighties Disco, Luke busts out some Electric Boogaloo moves...
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[Cocoboloboy]

Very cool ideas, guys! Almost makes me want to get a set, repaint those beautiful sculpts for my ANH Luke and Han and have two glossy troopers to boot.

 

[Billy Ray]

That foam trick is pretty nice too!

The cool thing about my mod is that it looks like there is an actual head inside...not that you can really see it unless you hold him upside down though:

 

[bmarz1000]

Thanks guys! I've been wondering about this since they announced these! Now, how to get the money to pay for 'em?

 

[pixletwin]

Very resourceful.

 

[FlyAndFight]

Excellent mods, guys!

 

[Customikey]

This'll be great for those of you who want to get the Luke and Han heads repainted! You won't have to sit for months with headless figures on your shelves!!

 

[Darth Waller]

Very smart, guys! Freaks rule!

 

[toystales]

Thanks for the tips guys. I tried both methods on my figures and both methods worked excellent!

 

[Crimsonbob]

Very cool guys and nice and simple