Custom Darth Vader - Feedback wanted

[onix36div]

Hi guys

I bought a Kenner 97 Darth figure and tryed to customised him

I want peoples honest opinion on him and were i could improve

This is the original

This is the custom job

 

[LOTRFan]

Well anything done to those hands is an improvement! What was that!!?

 

[pixletwin]

Nice job. I think the shouler armor is riding a bit too high and he looks as if his leather suit is a bit ill-fitting. Other than that, great job!

 

[JustinLuck]

Nothing can save that helmet and mask.

 

[JGouse0498]

Well anything done to those hands is an improvement! What was that!!?

Yeah no kidding!!! I used to own that figure. The hands are horrific.

As for the custom, the hands are a vast improvement, but I don't think it looks very good.

Now that's not a criticism of your work, onix. You did the best you could. The problem is with the source material you're working with. I don't think ANYTHING or ANYBODY could salvage that.

Kudos for the effort, and you should be proud of it. Hasbro bears the shame for this figure. :emperor

 

[Mookeylama]

is that the Electronic talking Vader?

 

[Customikey]

is that the Electronic talking Vader?

No sir. This pre-dates the talking figure, which is comparatively awesome. Hell, the talker is a superb mass-market figure.

Good work giving him a cape chain!

 

[Collector Freak]

That figure is hopeless.

 

[EVILFACE]

That figure is hopeless.

For once, I agree with you.

 

[Darren Carnall]

there's not much you can do to that figure to make it a really good Vader.. .however, what you havae done has made it much better than how it was initially.

Well done!! .... and now you'll be customising everything you get

 

[hurricane]

Id keep this one as a learning experience, buy a 14" talky vader and start again.

 

[Batty]

I have that Vader and I don't remember him having Hulk hands.

 

[TOE]

This is the original

you know what they say about big hands. and just look at the gripping action on that saber ...anyway, about the custom, it looks way better than the original.

 

[onix36div]

Thanks all for the feedback

Im not offended by any comments. I had never tried this before so was wanting to start with cheap materials and was pretty happy with what i got

My next will be Han Solo

I bought an old Hasbro again but this time bought a fully articulated body seperate and im hoping to work with that.

Thanks Again

 

[pixletwin]

Keep us posted on how your Han is doing. I, for one, am very interested in seeing your results!

 

[Customikey]

Onix, as ever, I would like to reccomend this fanastic site, wich started me down the road of customizing.

Tony DiTerlizzi's Customs.

 

[onix36div]

Good site

Thanks do any of you customisers have sites out there or pics

I just love customs and love putting your own twist on things

My Han custom will commence tomorrow i think

 

[Customikey]

Good site

Thanks do any of you customisers have sites out there or pics

You bet!

I keep a thread in the custom galleries section of this site called
Customikey's Toys of Wonder.

And FigureMasterLes has an excellent site, spanning an incredible range of interests as well!

 

[onix36div]

wow mikey amazin work

ill keep in touch with you if thats cool

 

[Customikey]

wow mikey amazin work

ill keep in touch with you if thats cool

Keep posting, I'll keep responding!