Mannequin?

Thanks! Thought I’d share in case it helped anyone out. The hands were my one nit-pick about the mannequin. 100% happy with it now
 
DennisFett1142 said:
My wife is gonna flip when 10 of those little tripods show up at the house. That'll give me 30 digits to spread out among my Fetts!
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Holy cow!!!
DennisFett1142 said:
Question: How did you connect the flexible digits to the inside of the hand?
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I'll take some more pics tonight or this weekend of the process. Basically, the holes were small enough that i was able to shove them in there pretty snug. Next, I'm going to shoot some foam in there to solidify everything. Lastly, I might go over the fingers with some electrical tape so they slide into the gloves a little more smoothly.

I sampled several different tripods for flexibility, circumference, and length.

Here are the exact ones I bought:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BCTPNR3/ref=twister_B09J8FNK49?_encoding=UTF8&th=1
 
How do you keep the armor from falling off? I have a Stormtrooper costume on a mannequin and the Velcro keep coming unstuck and peaces fall off after about a month. Just wondering if you had any tricks or tips to keep the armor on.
 
thedarkside1726 said:
How do you keep the armor from falling off? I have a Stormtrooper costume on a mannequin and the Velcro keep coming unstuck and peaces fall off after about a month. Just wondering if you had any tricks or tips to keep the armor on.
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I’m not sure about stormtrooper suits, but the armor on my Mando is attached with Velcro and magnets and doesn’t seem to fall off.
 
DennisFett1142 said:
Yeah, I've have replaced the digits on all but one of my life size Fetts with those tripod legs. The realism of the pose improves significantly with realistic grips...
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I’m in the process of modifying a cheap mannequin for my trooper armor and almost bought the wooden model hands to hack and install in the mannequin

So glad I stumbled upon this build.. I’ll be going the tripod route now!
 
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