1/6 SSC ESB/ROTJ Darth Vader Modification Thread

[eczamurai]

Just my luck. Lost the sideshow tusks.. They dropped out of my hand and fell through the cracks of my wooden floor. Now I have to resculpt them... PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.. Have only one left because I was lucky enough to receive one head with only one tusk in the first place -_-

 

[Sturtrup]

Kaiyodo kit is very interesting. How much I have to pay it to do a good affair?

 

[matrix69]

Kaiyodo kit is very interesting. How much I have to pay it to do a good affair?

They can vary in price,i picked up mine for 50euro plus shipping.Just beware of recasts,their too small due to shrinkage

 

[matrix69]

Really happy with how the gloves turned out.You can get nice little creases just where you want them,along the wrists
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[eczamurai]

Really happy with how the gloves turned out.You can get nice little creases just where you want them,along the wrists
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I want those. What hands did you use? They're bendy right? Sounds like a solid idea.

 

[McHaleyArt]

Very nicely done, matrix!

 

[matrix69]

Very nicely done, matrix!

All credit to your idea,that DX suit is still useful for something

 

[matrix69]

I want those. What hands did you use? They're bendy right? Sounds like a solid idea.

Best way to go i think,not the biggest lover of bendy hands and still feel their slightly overscaled with gloves on them. But with a little bit of modding i think they look great. I now have the 2 poses i really wanted to have for displaying the figure. And even the pointing pose
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[Too Much Garlic]

I have a Kaiyodo kit I'll never finish. However I made some alterations and tried to make the chest armor more accurate, but cut up the arms to get the hands at belt pose and screwed up so had to cast new arms.

 

[shocktrooper_au]

Really happy with how the gloves turned out.You can get nice little creases just where you want them,along the wrists
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if you gave this figure a more natural less spread legged pose, this would look spectacular, great job on the gloves achieved the pose I've wanted my Vader in

 

[generalgrevious]

yeah im happy with the way my vader turned out. I popped out the wrist pegs in the gloves with no problem. might find some leather boots and cut out the shin guards and place the shin guards over the leather boots but still keep the hard plastic feet to give it more articulation and realistic look.

 

[matrix69]

yeah im happy with the way my vader turned out. I popped out the wrist pegs in the gloves with no problem. might find some leather boots and cut out the shin guards and place the shin guards over the leather boots but still keep the hard plastic feet to give it more articulation and realistic look.

I used the sleeves from the DX shin guards,just replace the armour parts with the cut down kaiyodo ones. Was looking at using long pleather boots but they all look shorter foot wise compared to the kaiyodo,which to my eye look perfect scale wise. Looking at picking up one of those Lforigno capes as well,love how they drape

 

[matrix69]

Fits in nicely with my custom fett and the awesome tamashii 3po
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[generalgrevious]

I used the sleeves from the DX shin guards,just replace the armour parts with the cut down kaiyodo ones. Was looking at using long pleather boots but they all look shorter foot wise compared to the kaiyodo,which to my eye look perfect scale wise. Looking at picking up one of those Lforigno capes as well,love how they drape

show me a photo of the thing you did with the dx sleeves

 

[Chakaman]

Fits in nicely with my custom fett and the awesome tamashii 3po
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Great picture right there.

 

[matrix69]

if you gave this figure a more natural less spread legged pose, this would look spectacular, great job on the gloves achieved the pose I've wanted my Vader in

As you wish
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[matrix69]

show me a photo of the thing you did with the dx sleeves

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Comparison between the kaiyodo on the left and sideshow. I put some black fabric around the inside of the ankle part of the boot so to hide any gap once the the sleeve fits down over it,and you still have full articulation. Basically it's the same principal as the DX. I might change these in the future with a parted out pair of boots from the HT ANH vader,they look awesome

 

[eczamurai]

Love your Vader. One of the best! The gloves looks amazing!

 

[shockwave]

Beautiful work Matrix69.



Customs are the best!

 

[Too Much Garlic]

The gloves look nice, but I think they would look better with a stitch all around the rear opening edge.