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Sure, as long as we agree he never did the fists on hips. :hi5:

It's a very intimidating look that SS can replicate for one of its statues...I was disappointed the GG kneeling statue didn't get it right on target...either way, the earlier GG masks were way off...
Perhaps we'll get a Vader in the Meditation Chamber from SS one day
 
Got mines in today and i love it.......some quick picture after i set it up. Next up SSC LSF Darth Vader...I hope


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Very nice. Are you only able to have the dome on in one position or does it lend itself to be positioned a bit lower on the face and tilted more down in the back?
 
Very nice. Are you only able to have the dome on in one position or does it lend itself to be positioned a bit lower on the face and tilted more down in the back?

There is no way to lower the dome it is molded in the inside to fit the top part of the face mask . The only way is to put a dremel to it and make it deeper , but would then leave a thin layer on top of helmet and even then it may not lower as much as you don't have much thickness to them to work with, but is something I am planning on testing out
 
There is no way to lower the dome it is molded in the inside to fit the top part of the face mask . The only way is to put a dremel to it and make it deeper , but would then leave a thin layer on top of helmet and even then it may not lower as much as you don't have much thickness to them to work with, but is something I am planning on testing out

Honestly, with a piece that expensive... I would be too much of a coward to put a Dremel to it in any way.

Just think of him as the Hoth Entrance Vader and he'll be somewhat screen accurate. .)
 
Honestly, with a piece that expensive... I would be too much of a coward to put a Dremel to it in any way.

Just think of him as the Hoth Entrance Vader and he'll be somewhat screen accurate. .)

He might need to cover the base with snow then, and remove the saber from the hand...
 
Honestly, with a piece that expensive... I would be too much of a coward to put a Dremel to it in any way.

Just think of him as the Hoth Entrance Vader and he'll be somewhat screen accurate. .)

So true , as I've said before I'm not so into accuracy , and in all honesty this thing in person is sooo cool the way it is helmet and all
 
So true , as I've said before I'm not so into accuracy , and in all honesty this thing in person is sooo cool the way it is helmet and all

It's accurate enough for me--( there are things that're a little different - but it doesn't bother me) and I'm pretty picky...

As it is, there's not much in the way of accuracy when it comes to a lot of licensed Vaders...there's some really awesome individually assembled lifesized sets that're pretty cool, but not a lot of llcensed items...the closest in size to this is the SS PF Vader or the Reds 3' vinyl, and neither are any more accurate than this one. So this is probably the most accurate in it's category --
unless SS one-ups them with either their 1/4 or 1/2 scale figures!!
We shall see =P

Regarding the height of the helmet / dome etc
-- sorry I accidentally edited down the old post:

Here's a genuine / accurate ESB...a charity auction piece from LFL...signed by GL
notice the helmet is actually seated beneath the shoulder armour, like in some ANH and ESB shots but still higher than what we normally see as depicted in the shots below.
(neck is usually over and lower in front of the breastplate)


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notice that the cape at the shoulders seem to BUMP UP to the back of the neck...attempt to conceal the lack of covering there? But it definitely closes the gap...



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It's accurate enough for me--( there are things that're a little different - but it doesn't bother me) and I'm pretty picky...

As it is, there's not much in the way of accuracy when it comes to a lot of licensed Vaders...there's some really awesome individually assembled lifesized sets that're pretty cool, but not a lot of llcensed items...the closest in size to this is the SS PF Vader or the Reds 3' vinyl, and neither are any more accurate than this one. So this is probably the most accurate in it's category --
unless SS one-ups them with either their 1/4 or 1/2 scale figures!!
We shall see =P

Regarding the height of the helmet / dome etc
-- sorry I accidentally edited down the old post:

Here's a genuine / accurate ESB...a charity auction piece from LFL...signed by GL
notice the helmet is actually seated beneath the shoulder armour, like in some ANH and ESB shots but still higher than what we normally see as depicted in the shots below.
(neck is usually over and lower in front of the breastplate)


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notice that the cape at the shoulders seem to BUMP UP to the back of the neck...attempt to conceal the lack of covering there? But it definitely closes the gap...



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that is not screen used armor in the auction pics, pieces from a tour suit maybe!
 
its the helmet, I.m referring to, but that was one of the several made for filming empire... that was auctioned, for a lot of dough for a high profile charity....but g.l. Signed a certificate saying that this set was originally made in order tio film ....but was not one of the screen used sets...but was repainted for the auction...ands permanently attached to prevent replicating....of course....he could be mistaken....seems the shoulder armour in the movie is wider....


Again, the position of the dome....should be tilted back more tho
 
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Definitely authentic LFL pieces. The dome is RotJ style. Mask is argued on whether being ESB or RotJ. Armor looks like stunt armor - it was cut narrower to allow more movement.


The Hoth Entrance Vader also has a shorter tunic, likely to make walking faster possible. Seriously... I'm not arguing complete accuracy to just that one iteration of Vader, but the fact that the dome WAS positioned as on the figure in the movie makes it accurate. If anyone goes back and watches ANH, then the dome is all over the place and not really in just one position - check out the TIE fighter cockpit shots at the end... the dome is riding really high on the brow.

It's a very nice Vader - sans the "taking a dump" pose - but the fact that they scanned an original helmet puts this on a number 1 spot with me for effort alone. I don't collect the size, nor have the funds for it, but they went an extra mile with a feature ALL other companies have gotten wrong. And placement of the dome is a PITA if you aren't really accustomed with how it should sit...
 
Thanks guys the only one missing that is on the bench is my Arnold and superman , hopefully I can have them done in the next month, vader though is my favorite
 
It's nice. It's just not 2000.00 nice. It's more like 400.00 - 500.00 nice. I still would not buy it. But it does look better among the other CMs.

Congrats to those who love it. I just really hate the pose and the helmet just if off to me.

Basically I feel the same way about this piece as I do all the CM pieces. They are all of in some way or another to me. But I will say I have never seen one in person so I can't really judge 100%
 
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