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Hot Toys Darth Vader : tips , tricks and any other mods
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jkno
Stormtrooper
Screws used on the real helmet, HT are ok for what they are supposed to be:
And the EFX Vader Legend tusks, which are VERY accurate:
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Screws used on the real helmet, HT are ok for what they are supposed to be:
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And the EFX Vader Legend tusks, which are VERY accurate:
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It’s all opinion. I think the kaiyodo mask with the tusks I listed is more accurate than a modified HT with stock tusks. Just my 2 cents, as I’ve owned both.
jkno
Stormtrooper
I got it from my local art supply shop. I think you can get it from Amazon though.
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So, I picked up the vinyl, Kiyodo, Vader kit.
The head sculpt, while nice, is not as amazing as the hype suggests. I would say with confidence that it’s not as good as the Hot Toys, Vader Head sculpt.
Both Kiyodo and Hot Toys have their issues.
Here are my issues with the Kiyodo sculpt.
• The entire Head sculpt appears to be a mirror image of the Vader mask. So it’s completely backwards. This is it’s biggest issue.
• The detail/resolution is soft.
• The brow above the eyes is way too small.
• The nose seems a little small. And the “plug” is close to the surface just like the Hot Toys sculpt.
• It is slightly under-scale for 1/6.
While the Kiyodo HS is definitely one of the better sculpts out there, in my humble opinion, if you already have a Hot Toys sculpt, there’s no reason to go out of your way to get a Kiyodo. In fact, I would say the Hot Toys nudges out ahead by the virtue of being made of high quality plastic, instead of soft vinyl, and Hot Toys has much sharper detail/resolution in the sculpt. It’s also easier to modify the Hot Toys sculpt.
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The head sculpt, while nice, is not as amazing as the hype suggests. I would say with confidence that it’s not as good as the Hot Toys, Vader Head sculpt.
Both Kiyodo and Hot Toys have their issues.
Here are my issues with the Kiyodo sculpt.
• The entire Head sculpt appears to be a mirror image of the Vader mask. So it’s completely backwards. This is it’s biggest issue.
• The detail/resolution is soft.
• The brow above the eyes is way too small.
• The nose seems a little small. And the “plug” is close to the surface just like the Hot Toys sculpt.
• It is slightly under-scale for 1/6.
While the Kiyodo HS is definitely one of the better sculpts out there, in my humble opinion, if you already have a Hot Toys sculpt, there’s no reason to go out of your way to get a Kiyodo. In fact, I would say the Hot Toys nudges out ahead by the virtue of being made of high quality plastic, instead of soft vinyl, and Hot Toys has much sharper detail/resolution in the sculpt. It’s also easier to modify the Hot Toys sculpt.
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generalgrevious
Super Freak
This would require work just as much as anything else. Hurrican made anh version for me so there was work done to it. Like the metal mesh wiring inside the mouthgril part. I cut the eyes out and put some brown amber film cell in there place.
jkno
Stormtrooper
So, I picked up the vinyl, Kiyodo, Vader kit.
The head sculpt, while nice, is not as amazing as the hype suggests. I would say with confidence that it’s not as good as the Hot Toys, Vader Head sculpt.
Both Kiyodo and Hot Toys have their issues.
Here are my issues with the Kiyodo sculpt.
• The entire Head sculpt appears to be a mirror image of the Vader mask. So it’s completely backwards. This is it’s biggest issue.
• The detail/resolution is soft.
• The brow above the eyes is way too small.
• The nose seems a little small. And the “plug” is close to the surface just like the Hot Toys sculpt.
• It is slightly under-scale for 1/6.
While the Kiyodo HS is definitely one of the better sculpts out there, in my humble opinion, if you already have a Hot Toys sculpt, there’s no reason to go out of your way to get a Kiyodo. In fact, I would say the Hot Toys nudges out ahead by the virtue of being made of high quality plastic, instead of soft vinyl, and Hot Toys has much sharper detail/resolution in the sculpt. It’s also easier to modify the Hot Toys sculpt.
Pictures below:
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Yeap, good review. That is the reason I never went for a Vader Kayodo mask, too soft overall and the mirror effect. HT is not perfect, but like, you said, it will work, with minor mods.
Wow, that’s looking fantastic so far. Is it from scratch, or is it a modified recast?
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Thanks.
I’m going to try to recast the “teeth” from the grill on the Kaiyodo sculpt and modify it for the Hot Toys HS. The “mouth” triangles on both sculpts look like they are nearly an exact match, so hopefully it won’t be too difficult to modify.
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jkno
Stormtrooper
That could be a nice tying to do indeed
So, I picked up the vinyl, Kiyodo, Vader kit.
The head sculpt, while nice, is not as amazing as the hype suggests. I would say with confidence that it’s not as good as the Hot Toys, Vader Head sculpt.
Both Kiyodo and Hot Toys have their issues.
Here are my issues with the Kiyodo sculpt.
• The entire Head sculpt appears to be a mirror image of the Vader mask. So it’s completely backwards. This is it’s biggest issue.
• The detail/resolution is soft.
• The brow above the eyes is way too small.
• The nose seems a little small. And the “plug” is close to the surface just like the Hot Toys sculpt.
• It is slightly under-scale for 1/6.
While the Kiyodo HS is definitely one of the better sculpts out there, in my humble opinion, if you already have a Hot Toys sculpt, there’s no reason to go out of your way to get a Kiyodo. In fact, I would say the Hot Toys nudges out ahead by the virtue of being made of high quality plastic, instead of soft vinyl, and Hot Toys has much sharper detail/resolution in the sculpt. It’s also easier to modify the Hot Toys sculpt.
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While both the kaiyodo and HT masks have issues....kaiyodo is still the more accurate of the two...and will look a lot better when painted up. HT might be sharper looking....but the sculpt is all kinds of wrong...
That's looking great paul...
Man Paul that looks sick! I love my kaiyodo personally, but will admit the material it’s casted in leaves a lot to be desired. I picked up one of those cheap $5.99 unmasked Vader sculpts from eBay and added it to the inside and for now it’ll hold me over until I get my hurricane one in.
Reposting these from the R1 vader thread...for those interested
To stop the tunic from flaring out run a length of wire through the hem...then stitch it in place
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And for the foil behind the lens mod...cut a piece from a foil container....it works great and there's no creases...
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To stop the tunic from flaring out run a length of wire through the hem...then stitch it in place
View attachment 404575View attachment 404576
And for the foil behind the lens mod...cut a piece from a foil container....it works great and there's no creases...
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Just removed the entire grill. There is A LOT more material in there than you might think.
This is just a practice HS I’m working on, but I’m super nervous LOL!
I really want to get the grill to look right.
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This is just a practice HS I’m working on, but I’m super nervous LOL!
I really want to get the grill to look right.
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Thanks for sharing this. That’s exactly what I’m planning on doing.
It’s actually amazing how much better any Vader figure looks when you get the cloak and tunic looking right.
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paulcarson
Disenchanted
Man Paul that looks sick! I love my kaiyodo personally, but will admit the material it’s casted in leaves a lot to be desired. I picked up one of those cheap $5.99 unmasked Vader sculpts from eBay and added it to the inside and for now it’ll hold me over until I get my hurricane one in.
Thank you
paulcarson
Disenchanted
Just removed the entire grill. There is A LOT more material in there than you might think.
This is just a practice HS I’m working on, but I’m super nervous LOL!
I really want to get the grill to look right.
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Awesome! I'm looking forward to seeing this. I'm excited and it's not even mine!
Anyone else working on their Vader's? I have a re-newed enthusiasm for this figure after all the amazing work I've seen
I'm getting the Vader/Tarkin pack in tomorrow, and only got it so I can customize Vader.
I won't go to the extreme of resculpting, but I love what I'm seeing here. My ROTJ custom uses the kaiyodo mask with hurricane dome, I'm looking forward to seeing the differences with the HT mask in person.
generalgrevious
Super Freak
I STILL LOVE MY HURRICANE ANH MASK HE DID FOR ME. I`M WORKING ON A HELMET FOR HIM. I HAD AN EXTRA HT RO HELMET I CUT IT RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE TO SPLIT IT OPEN AND SANDED DOWN BOTH SIDES TO TRY TO NOT MAKE IT LOOK SO ENORIMUS LOOKING ON THE kaiyodo MASK. STILL WIP.
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