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[agonistes86]

Do you have plans on making the trio of Vaders as accurate as possible or just one center piece end all be all?

Saw your custom thread, like the progress I’m seeing there. Looking forward to seeing you apply the various tones to the mask.

I currently have a custom 1:6 ESB/ROTJ Vader (made before I cared/knew about the differences between those two) and the 1:4 that I'm converting to be a proper ESB. I'll most likely sell the 1:6 once the 1:4 is done.

I do have a full set of 3D printed ANH parts based on scanned lineage pieces. My plan is build that in about 2 years once I complete other projects in the pipeline.

So that's currently my envisioned Vader representation: 1:4 ESB and 1:6 ANH. ESB and ROTJ are too similar to me, and I much prefer the ESB look (and don't care for the ROTJ reveal look).

I'm not convinced that render is the same sculpt we've now seen on display. Also, I don't think it's a particularly good sculpt in any case.....

Agree, I don't care much for that sculpt based on that render.
But I'm reserving my judgment until the full reveal, hoping for the best.

I like the Q 1:1, though I feel it comes across a bit like
a WB lot mannequin without the shades.
Of course, I’ll likely never see that piece in person so photos and videos are all I’d have to go by.
I just can’t ever see myself going down the 1:1 rabbit hole for any character in cinema.

I get what you mean. In some shots he looks a bit too much Madame Tussaud to me, but in the recent production vid, he does look amazing IMO.

But yeah, 1:1 is also not for me. It gets too much into a creepy territory for me (at least human busts/statues), and it loses much of the art form and challenge of making a scaled replica as accurate and lifelike as possible.

 

[Nick D]

I currently have a custom 1:6 ESB/ROTJ Vader (made before I cared/knew about the differences between those two) and the 1:4 that I'm converting to be a proper ESB. I'll most likely sell the 1:6 once the 1:4 is done.

What’s your ideal scale to collect? Or are you into a variety? I hear a lot of people with the 1:4 prefer 1:6, interesting you’re leaning oppositely. More canvas?

Agree, I don't care much for that sculpt based on that render.
But I'm reserving my judgment until the full reveal, hoping for the best.

I hope it favors Arnold around 1990-91,
they seem to have always had difficulty pinpointing his age accurately with their past T2 sculpts.
Though I personally think this rendering looks better to me than those.

But yeah, 1:1 is also not for me. It gets too much into a creepy territory for me (at least human busts/statues), and it loses much of the art form and challenge of making a scaled replica as accurate and lifelike as possible.

I just can’t get into anything past 1:6.
I feel like you really need an open floor plan to properly display in a 360 degree fashion.
You want to be able to get glimpses of it
from multiple angles instead of in a case
or wedged into a wall corner.

Angles like this really help sell it,
where you wouldn’t normally see it like this so when you do, you find it more appealing.

 

[Akiratang]

Yeah that bust is amazing , I would love it but as mentioned you really do need a proper display plan to really view it from all angles. Wouldn't wanna try move that heavy ass bust just to show someone how cool the back looks 😅

 

[Dave_W]

 

[agonistes86]

What’s your ideal scale to collect? Or are you into a variety? I hear a lot of people with the 1:4 prefer 1:6, interesting you’re leaning oppositely. More canvas?



I hope it favors Arnold around 1990-91,
they seem to have always had difficulty pinpointing his age accurately with their past T2 sculpts.
Though I personally think this rendering looks better to me than those.


I just can’t get into anything past 1:6.
I feel like you really need an open floor plan to properly display in a 360 degree fashion.
You want to be able to get glimpses of it
from multiple angles instead of in a case
or wedged into a wall corner.

Angles like this really help sell it,
where you wouldn’t normally see it like this so when you do, you find it more appealing.

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1:6 is also my preferred scale. I find that it's the right balance for me between size (how much space it takes up), details it can hold, and poseability. Once you go smaller, fabric gets too much out of scale and it gets hard to get the right proportions. Once you go larger, poseability becomes more of an issue because of weight, and it simply takes up more space.

Simply because of availability, I did get a handful of 1:4 figures over the years. Then my idea became to have my favorite characters and franchises represented in 1:4 as a highlight.

Working on Vader, the larger canvas to work with is indeed a huge bonus, that allows me to add details I wouldn't be able to do in 1:6.

Here's a shot of my collection from a year ago (when I displayed my original childhood toys along with each character for a while).

 

[Wor-Gar]

Always a beautiful display.

 

[Nick D]

I see the EB 1:4 BD there,
love the use of die-cast on that piece.

That is a unique concept of adding the childhood counterparts. I like that you stick to one 1:6 figure per shelf, that’s what I’ve done throughout my time of using detolfs.

Today my Moducase DF1801 arrives from UPS so I’ll be building that tonight and transitioning on from the detolfs but they have served me well a good eight years.

Unfortunately I’m awaiting a good bit to release to fill them out, so they’ll look a bit bare for a good portion of 2025. I don’t plan on expanding any bigger than a DF1801, going to constrain everything to that and keep the collection under 25 pieces total.
This way I’ll be able to enjoy the details and have better progress at getting them all to the level I’d like for them to be.
I don’t see myself ever being a completionist regarding lines, films.

I agree with the person who mentioned collecting from their favorite film of the series. That’s a good way to go, I like Batman Begins and TDK but not Rises so I don’t buy anything from that film, I prefer T2 and the overall design than T1 so I’ll stick to representing T2 instead.

 

[ShiftRefresh]

1:6 is also my preferred scale. I find that it's the right balance for me between size (how much space it takes up), details it can hold, and poseability. Once you go smaller, fabric gets too much out of scale and it gets hard to get the right proportions. Once you go larger, poseability becomes more of an issue because of weight, and it simply takes up more space.

Simply because of availability, I did get a handful of 1:4 figures over the years. Then my idea became to have my favorite characters and franchises represented in 1:4 as a highlight.

Working on Vader, the larger canvas to work with is indeed a huge bonus, that allows me to add details I wouldn't be able to do in 1:6.

Here's a shot of my collection from a year ago (when I displayed my original childhood toys along with each character for a while).

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That's an incredible display! Perfect balance between quality and quantity in my mind. Love how the 1/4 scales pop as well.