1/6 SSC ESB/ROTJ Darth Vader Modification Thread

[Niltusk]

Think we best go back to discussing the sideshow Vader or we'll get told off!
Steph x

Bah, anyone who can't be sidetracked for a couple seconds to look at a kick *** Vader is probably in the wrong section.

 

[Ajkhunter]

Oh, so you still don't have it in hand?

Come back to us and brag when it's in your possession. Whenever that is.

(joking, bro) . Love that Vader! Best one yet.

Haha no still waiting, but should be soon... and then I will be back!!!

haha thanks man!

 

[Rorywan]

Think we best go back to discussing the sideshow Vader or we'll get told off!
Steph x

It's alright, you know who, isn't around!
Please discuss this figure to death, I'm totally blown away by your work.

 

[mrshurricane]

'As you wish' here's a close up of the mask we were asked for the 'prop' look so all 'brush streaks' and wear marks are evident tusks are steel , there is a cape chain but it's hidden here as it sometimes was in ANH the robes are inspired by that gentleman who does replacement robes for a lot of you however we went with a different material and the inner robe is more tailored with small pleats at the belt line .Steph x

 

[mrshurricane]

I've been told the dome edges will be a lot thinner by the time Aj receives it
S x

 

[r5150s]

We've just finished an ANH on some sort of kp body ,not the one some of you prefer , I think it's the same but shorter , body was reworked , made taller etc, bare in mind we make our own custom body suits ,

hello…can you pm me the price for the custom body suit ? and I would love to see the suit not on the figure please

 

[earthdog]

hello…can you pm me the price for the custom body suit ? and I would love to see the suit not on the figure please

I've been thinking about a replacement suit too just help those skinny arms out.

 

[Darthrazz]

Hey gang, I was going through my old pictures last night. I found these old gems, lol. This was from the days when we were all making Vaders, I had put his together for reference. Check out the ERTL helmet, it looks good, but I think the dome is too narrow. I have to look for it, think I MIGHT have it somewhere.

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[Commtech]

Thanks to McHaley's guidance on putting together the Kaiyodo Screamin mask/Hasbro dome combo (And DarthRazz for hooking me up with the Kaiyodo kit). I am happy with the stock helmet, but I really had to try this mod on my new DX Vader. Gotta say that I'm really happy with it. I still love the stock one but I like having options.
Here are some pictures. I still have to paint it and do more tweaking here and there, but it's already looking good to me:

 

[Commtech]

And a quick comparison:




I like them both.

 

[Darthrazz]

Looks good Commtech!! Nice work!

And a quick comparison:




I like them both.

 

[mrshurricane]

Now replace the armor
S x

 

[Pixelpiper]

IMO, replace the mask and helmet, keep the armor.

 

[Commtech]

Yeah, I'm keeping the armor. Just gotta work on shortening the body a bit. I bought an extra body to experiment on.

 

[shockwave]

Looks good Commtech!! Nice work!

Ditto!

 

[DCFett]

That does look good!

Can't remember if anyone did this in this thread, but has there been any success with swapping to the malgus body? Thx

 

[McHaleyArt]

That does look good!

Can't remember if anyone did this in this thread, but has there been any success with swapping to the malgus body? Thx

Someone did try that some time ago. The body was too small.

 

[Commtech]

Proof of concept successful, using 5/16" nut and thick rubber band. I'll probably keep the nut and replace the band with garment-quality woven rubber chord/flat for longevity. The next step is to cut away the beveled walls to allow the abdomen piece to rise further into the upper chest.

What's the status on this, Pixel?

 

[Pixelpiper]

Haven't gotten back to Vader yet, but will soon. I did finish the chest work though, and it's a keeper. I'm working on three dozen custom figures right now (literally 36), plus a few other completely unrelated projects. I have some nice epoxy in the house now as well as some new razor saw blades, so I'll be attacking the legs on Vader next. Waiting for the replacement head from Sideshow has also pushed this to the bottom of the pile for now.

 

[Commtech]

Proof of concept successful, using 5/16" nut and thick rubber band. I'll probably keep the nut and replace the band with garment-quality woven rubber chord/flat for longevity. The next step is to cut away the beveled walls to allow the abdomen piece to rise further into the upper chest.

Haven't gotten back to Vader yet, but will soon. I did finish the chest work though, and it's a keeper. I'm working on three dozen custom figures right now (literally 36), plus a few other completely unrelated projects. I have some nice epoxy in the house now as well as some new razor saw blades, so I'll be attacking the legs on Vader next. Waiting for the replacement head from Sideshow has also pushed this to the bottom of the pile for now.

Well, I couldn't wait and decided to give it a shot myself. Here are some pictures to better explain it. I did gain like 1/4 off the height.
I'd like to take off one more quarter of a inch from somewhere else and then I think that'll do it.



And he's looking more or less like this. (I'll be cutting the cape from the bottom a bit to adjust it to the final height. Also, don't forget I'm using the kaiyodo mask/hasbro helmet combo which I'm not done with.)