Interchangeable Hat Wig

[evancelt]

Interchangeable Hat Wig. Got the idea from Captain Becker. He glued his together - I left mine separate so I can reuse it for different color combos. Wanton destruction aside, I think the prototype turned out pretty well. 1 down, 10 to go!

UPDATE: Added some pics of Imperials

Edited September 29, 2020 by evancelt

[Elusys Ra Arwal]

Neat! That's a good idea, if you don't want to glue it, but my concern is its stability. Since it doesn't attach to a stud anymore but just sort of clipping around the head itself, I have some questions:

Is it still stable?

Does it detach as soon as you hold and/or move the minifigure?

Do you think it has become less sturdy and prone to have the sides of the wig snap and break?

[evancelt]

Just now, Elusys Ra Arwal said:

Neat! That's a good idea, if you don't want to glue it, but my concern is its stability. Since it doesn't attach to a stud anymore but just sort of clipping around the head itself, I have some questions:

Is it still stable?

Does it detach as soon as you hold and/or move the minifigure?

Do you think it has become less sturdy and prone to have the sides of the wig snap and break?

Still seems very stable, though time will tell if it stretched out or not. It stays put (doesn't immediately detach or move around). Seems plenty sturdy (plastic is thick).

[Elusys Ra Arwal]

55 minutes ago, evancelt said:

Still seems very stable, though time will tell if it stretched out or not. It stays put (doesn't immediately detach or move around). Seems plenty sturdy (plastic is thick).

Great, because I was thinking to do the same operation as Captain Becker, just cutting and gluing, after buying some hats, because I don't have that many officials, so I don't really care. Plus I was also thinking to paint some of the wigs in a greysh colour , just to make a different effect.

Edited September 29, 2020 by Elusys Ra Arwal

[Jack Sassy]

It's a good look, i've got no guts to do this ever since I own only two and each goes for 2 euros on Bricklink. I'm surprised that this mold has only appeared two times, it's a very important heapiece during age of sail and Lego should make more sets with these

[Thena]

Captain James Cook ?

[SteamSewnEmpire]

RIP wig. I'll never forget those times we shared together - especially when your got your top cut off and died. That was some shenanigan. You trickster, you.

Edited October 1, 2020 by SteamSewnEmpire

[Captain Becker]

Thanks for the Credit, though Originally this was made by Plain Bear which whom I got the idea myself. And yes, my soul cries when cruelty to Lego´s is done, but I feel like that the end result is worth it at the end. Maby. 

Captain Charles J. Becker

[evancelt]

Ended up using the interchangeable hat wig for the lieutenant in my company of 26th foot and the second in The Duel:

 

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[Chmashdehjare]

Wow that is really cool.  Not sure if I’m brave enough! I mean, it’s just plastic, right? That we just exchange paper for? Gotta get over my Lord Business thinking!

 

[Kalamont]

Great made. It reminds me of the famous scene from the first movie of pirates. In fact, I'd like to get such a hat in reality but the proposed hats on amazon or eBay are not worthy. The quality of their hats is poor, and that's the problem. I probably should try to make it on my own but I'm not skillful enough for that. Maybe I'm gonna find some private hatmakers because I usually saw on the platforms like https://headwearhut.com/collections/custom-5-panel-hats  the custom hats of a different kind. People really make hats and sell them on platforms like that. Hopefully, someday I'm gonna find what I need.

Edited October 29, 2021 by Kalamont