I cut the stock with a jigsaw and sanded the edges down with a mouse sander. I purchased some 1 inch (3/4″ actual) x 12″ x 8′ wood from Lowes, glued it together, and let it sit overnight.
Like many Tuskens before me, I used the stock template from Studio Creations. These are a few of the ideas that I borrowed from his build. I also liked the cabling he used between the stock and scope. The copper added a splash of color and made it look “scrappy”. I particularly liked how he secured the barrel and ramrod by using a carved out a piece of aluminum, supplemented with copper wire wrapping. I also referred to a build by Plastic Fury on the Krayt Clan forums. I really like the scope on this build, and used most of Dave’s ideas when constructing this component.
The first cycler that I bookmarked was from Dave Syczylo. I began researching the weapon and found 2 builds that interested me. Because I’m working on a Tusken Raider costume, I chose to build the Tusken sniper rifle. Coming off of the T-21 Light Reapeating Blaster build, I was anxious to get started on my next scratch build.
