Well, WIP in the almost past tense - pretty much all that is left is the respirator.
I've wanted a Tusken Raider display piece for a while and have been sitting on all the parts to put it together for almost a year (a combination of being somewhat intimidated by it all and having just too many other projects all running at the same time). A few weeks ago I finally gathered up the courage to get it all started.
The base kit is by DHPFX (Darth Hair) with Godzilla metal parts. I ended up supplementing the leather bits and cloth in the DHPFX kit with additional purchases of matching materials so I'd have extra (that was a wise choice, as I ended up needing it). Pics of the assembly progress along the way:
And here is the completed helmet/mask in an appropriate setting for comparison to the screen-used reference:
It's not perfect by any means (I'd like the cloth to have been a bit more coarse in its weave for one thing), but I think it captures the Tusken essence well enough for a display piece.
On to the respirator - I'll try to post the steps on that as I go this time...
Dan
I've wanted a Tusken Raider display piece for a while and have been sitting on all the parts to put it together for almost a year (a combination of being somewhat intimidated by it all and having just too many other projects all running at the same time). A few weeks ago I finally gathered up the courage to get it all started.
The base kit is by DHPFX (Darth Hair) with Godzilla metal parts. I ended up supplementing the leather bits and cloth in the DHPFX kit with additional purchases of matching materials so I'd have extra (that was a wise choice, as I ended up needing it). Pics of the assembly progress along the way:
And here is the completed helmet/mask in an appropriate setting for comparison to the screen-used reference:
It's not perfect by any means (I'd like the cloth to have been a bit more coarse in its weave for one thing), but I think it captures the Tusken essence well enough for a display piece.
On to the respirator - I'll try to post the steps on that as I go this time...
Dan