1/6 SSC ESB/ROTJ Darth Vader Modification Thread

[matrix69]

Since I'm stuck untill I get a good gloss cote I might as well enjoy him as he is and pretend he's sort kinda ANH.

That's looking great!

 

[eczamurai]

That's looking great!

thanks! Still needs some minor paint touch-ups!

 

[eczamurai]

Finished the paint job, added the tusks, still need to add the gloss and I will be done.

I am considering getting another kaiyodo, because doing this has made me realise there is a better way to resculpt the mouth part, risky, but better. But only after finishing this and having enough funds for such endeavors!

 

[mrshurricane]

In red are the modified areas over the kaiyodo kit piece. Unseen are the PE side latches and additional crown details , plus the whole thing is slightly bigger.
Steph x

 

[matrix69]

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[eczamurai]

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Love the hands! And everything else!

 

[generalgrevious]

so did you go back to the kaiyodo gloves instead of the bendy hands

 

[matrix69]

so did you go back to the kaiyodo gloves instead of the bendy hands

All options,i have the kaiyodo glove and saber fixed together(as one peice)just for this pose

 

[matrix69]

Love the hands! And everything else!

Thanks

 

[generalgrevious]

I still have those hands as well but left the bendy ones on for now

 

[davejames]

Ok, don't know if this will ultimately work out or not... but I decided to take a crack at sculpting a new mask for my ESB Vader. It's still very rough and needs to be smoothed and sharpened up quite a bit, but I matched it as closely as I could with the real mask (and when layered together everything seems to match right, at least from the front).

Still not sure about the overall size though (being unpainted it probably looks bigger than it is at the moment). And while I matched all the crooked, asymmetrical features, part of me thinks that might need to be toned down a bit for 1/6 scale, since the crookedness seems to jump out a lot more than it should. Either that or I'm just way too aware of it now....

Oh well, if nothing else it's been a fun and challenging thing to try to sculpt.







And here it is with both helmets on:



(and yes, I know the lower grill needs to be a lot bigger for the ESB version)

 

[matrix69]

Ok, don't know if this will ultimately work out or not... but I decided to take a crack at sculpting a new mask for my ESB Vader. It's still very rough and needs to be smoothed and sharpened up quite a bit, but I matched it as closely as I could with the real mask (and when layered together everything seems to match right, at least from the front).

Still not sure about the overall size though (being unpainted it probably looks bigger than it is at the moment). And while I matched all the crooked, asymmetrical features, part of me thinks that might need to be toned down a bit for 1/6 scale, since the crookedness seems to jump out a lot more than it should. Either that or I'm just way too aware of it now....

Oh well, if nothing else it's been a fun and challenging thing to try to sculpt.


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And here it is with both helmets on:

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(and yes, I know the lower grill needs to be a lot bigger for the ESB version)

WOW! ! That looks fantastic!

 

[eczamurai]

Great job with sculpting that vader from scratch! Well done!

 

[eczamurai]

And while I matched all the crooked, asymmetrical features, part of me thinks that might need to be toned down a bit for 1/6 scale, since the crookedness seems to jump out a lot more than it should. Either that or I'm just way too aware of it now....

It's not you. It's your brain automatically fixing any asymmetry. It's what most do with people's faces as well ( I don't, I tend to see people's asymmetry instantly. )

So, no, you shouldn't make it less asymmetrical.

 

[matrix69]

Blows that SS mask out of the water!

 

[Too Much Garlic]

That is an impressive sculpt. The only things I can see that needs improvement is the nose bridge with the three notches are and how slim the neck is. Everything else looks really well sculpted and proportional and I definitely do not think you should try and make it more symmetrical or idealized. The scale also looks great.

What kind of sculpting material are you using?

 

[eczamurai]

So... I cut apart my painted Vader... I want to make it a reveal.

Yes. I am an idiot. And yes I will succeed in making this a VERY crowded reveal headsculpt!

 

[davejames]

Thanks guys.

That is an impressive sculpt. The only things I can see that needs improvement is the nose bridge with the three notches are and how slim the neck is. Everything else looks really well sculpted and proportional and I definitely do not think you should try and make it more symmetrical or idealized. The scale also looks great.

What kind of sculpting material are you using?

Yeah I agree the nose bridge still needs some work. And glad to hear the scale looks good (because I really did not want to have to resculpt it smaller).

And it's just basic super sculpey. I was kinda hoping to be able to scratchbuild it out of styrene, but with all the weird shapes and angles I realized it would be far easier to sculpt it instead.

 

[mrshurricane]

So... I cut apart my painted Vader... I want to make it a reveal.

Yes. I am an idiot. And yes I will succeed in making this a VERY crowded reveal headsculpt!

It'll be worth it
Steph x

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[davejames]

Blows that SS mask out of the water!

Thanks. Although it wouldn't really have taken much to do that.