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Juddy Backgammon, welcome to The Forum.
First of all, just gets rid of the black covering- and when I say get rid of it, find the seem where the ends of the plastic are and rip the whole damn thing right off...then to the trash, my friend.
Working with veneer is subjective; some really suck to work with, and others are just a breeze- if your father works with veneer like you say, just get him to help you out...then it'll be no sweat. To work with vaneer the right way takes some skill, so don't attempt to do it on your own if this is a first. Other than that, it should be a solid deal.

Now, in order' to put bottom heads on the toms- of course this is doable. I'm not sure if I'm familiar with any old Tama Imperialstar sets that were made like concert toms: ones with no resonant (or bottom) heads. I'm thinking that you picked this drumset off second hand from someplace that favored the single batter-head sound and ripped the lugs off of the bottom side of the shell. ehhh.... All you have to do is this:
Assuming that the existing lugs and hardware on the shells are a bit past their prime (and are in need of being retired), I would hop onto any of these websites that feature a list of replacement lugs (such as Drum Supply House! ) and buy some lugs that you can afford that pertain to the hole lengths of the lugs that you're replacing. In other words, get some lugs that fit the holes that are already drilled in your drum shells. If you don't mind getting dirty and up to using some wood filler and a drill, you can buy any lug and just drill the holes that need to be drilled, while also filling in any of those lonely holes that you stopped utilizing when you stripped all your hardware off of the shell. Done deal...just make sure the lugs line up the same way they did in it's previous lug configuration. When this is done, do NOT install the lugs in quite yet, for you have to draw your lines for the lug holes on the OTHER SIDE of the shell, in order to install a resonant head. From there, just repeat!
Really, this is a no-brainer...but you need to make sure to TAKE YOUR TIME- you don't want to rush it (because of course, one can't stand looking at a drum without rushing all that he/she's doing in order to play it) so it ends up that you totally destroyed your shell. All of the vet drum builders on here remember as vividly as I can how much it ABSOLUTELY BLEW when we destroyed our first shells when we were just starting out.
Remember, there will be an order to things to make the process go quickly, most cleanly, and precisely:
(1) Strip off the existing hardware and wraps off of the drum and SAND IT DOWN. Get all of the filfth, grime, holes, chips, dings, glue stains and all the other BS off of the drum. Make it naked. This includes filling all of the applicable holes and gouges that exist on the shell that you don't want in the final product.
(2) Apply what ever finish you choose to cover your drum in- covered and painted/stained drums alike.
(3) Drill your holes and install your hardware of choice. This step, just like finishes, can be messed up VERY easily and cause a complete disaster in your rebuilding process. TAKE YOUR TIME.
(4) Install all brand new heads of your choice and take a good 45 minutes to tune each drum- there's nothing like perfection.
(5) Mail the guys at DSH in Nashville thanking them for their services and supplying you with everything that you need in order to refinish your drums.
(6) Play the damned things!

Follow that VERY BASIC guide and you will be well on your way to having the closest thing to brand new drums. Enjoy!!!

-Sylvester Steov
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