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