Next step -- the rest of the frame, neck rings, and finishing the eyestalk mechanism

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Some of this I did right before Further confusion, some I did right after.


Top plate for shoulders aligned on shoulder base to drill holes for lamp pipe struts




Shoulder assembly

You can see how I had to add extensions to put the lamp pipe into. but it turned out both light and rigid.




Assembled (naked) TDK frame




braided reed for the neck rings




Braided reed to make the neck rings from




Hole drilled in foam-filled coconut

The holes will be used to net the shells together over the raffia skirt




Foam-filled coconut shell with the excess foam sliced off the back




Box full of foamed and drilled coconut shells

58 of them (2 spares). That's 232 holes!




Eyestalk pivot mounted on dome wheel




Assembled eyestalk pivot




Eyestalk ,mechanism in the raised position




Eye stalk mechanism in the lowered position




Bamboo handle for the eyestalk, pulled down to elevate the stalk

The spring in the background is holding the dome at the correct height pending the installation of the pneumatics




Bamboo handle for the eyestalk/dome mechanism