I had a little time after dinner, and a project needing work, so I snapped some in-process photos.
I guess it's a minor spoiler because you can see I'm working on another henchman, but really are you surprised?
First, I want to put this head on this body, but the ball on the body is WAY too small. I'm not sure where the "donor" ball came from; I found it in my fodder bin, and it fits the head. And a bonus; this donor ball has a peg and a tab cast on which will eliminate the step of drilling into the ball to install a peg.
Here you can see I cut the tab off the bottom of the peg leaving me with a ball and a peg.
Next I cut the ball off of the neck. (Note, I SAVED the cut-off ball for possible use in some unknown future project.)
Next, using my pin vise, and a drill bit that is much smaller than the planned peg, I drill a hole down into the neck. (Use a smaller bit, and work your way up; better to have a small hole that needs work than a hole thats too big.)
Could have been centered better, but it's ok because I'm going to be drilling it wider.
Here's the next bit; about the size of my peg.
Getting there!
Ok, time for a test fit.
I liked the ball-test-fit, but now that the ball is inside the head, and the head is in place I'm thinking it sits WAY too high above the shoulders.
Since the fit is too high it's time to trim off some neck.
I ended up trimming just a little, twice. Better to make small adjustments.
Here's the new test-fit (and you can see my cuttings); looks much better!
And here's the ball without the head for one last test fit.
And here, if you look close, you can see the glue. I'll leave it overnight before putting the head back on now.
