1/6 Hot Toys - MMS 279 - Star Wars Episode IV: 1/6th scale Darth Vader

[paramoremcr88]

Excellent work James. I followed your lead and matte blacked the chest armour, weathered the belt and chest boxes and also removed the tunic wire.

Looking awesome!

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Thanks so much Jay.




I'm so amazed how much HT tweaked the mask. Especially noticing the outer and inner box artwork.

 

[paramoremcr88]

Thanks so much Jay.

If I knew what I was doing, I'd give the weathering a go.... but I haven't... so I won't

 

[cel3027]

Hope we get this b4 xmas
why do some have red grate on stand and others grey like mine on han and chewie obiwan

 

[Cap'n Cook]

It's SO simple man. Dry brush and some silver paint.

Just take pretty much ALL of the paint off the brush with a tissue and dry brush the corner lines. Can always be rubbed off anyway.

 

[TheFiend]

Everyone's unloading the SS Vader as expected. [emoji38]

I can't believe people broke even with it. I tried. For a year! [emoji38] I eventually let it go for $200 plus shipping.

I wonder what the future of that figure will be...

 

[TheFiend]

Anyone think the cape and robe will be widely parted out? I decided the lferigno ones are too high maintenance.

I hope so. I want to pick up the robe and cape for myself.

Stunning piece, y'all...Fence riders must cave. Cave now, cave often...

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Whoa.....

 

[FullMetalHippie]

Got the tunic wires out. Easy peasy.

 

[paramoremcr88]

It's SO simple man. Dry brush and some silver paint.

Just take pretty much ALL of the paint off the brush with a tissue and dry brush the corner lines. Can always be rubbed off anyway.

Sounds straight forward but me doing it is another thing!

 

[davejames]

Stunning piece, y'all...Fence riders must cave. Cave now, cave often...

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God dang, these are some fantastic looking shots!

 

[james the cat]

Excellent work James. I followed your lead and matte blacked the chest armour, weathered the belt and chest boxes and also removed the tunic wire.

Looking fantastic cap'n'cook
Nice pose !!

 

[paramoremcr88]

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[Invictus Sol]

You are correct sir! This ain't my first rodeo. Just my second. LOL
Here you go. Proof there is a sucker like me who bought it in the first place thinking sideshow would actually do justice to the original dark lord of the Sith!

And you got shipping!

Honestly I wouldn't have thought it was possible to get $250 at this point, even supposing it was an exclusive, since the guy could've ordered from SSC direct and used a coupon (or spent $50 more and got HT's). Well done!

I can't believe people broke even with it. I tried. For a year! [emoji38] I eventually let it go for $200 plus shipping.

I wonder what the future of that figure will be...

Yes, believe I cut mine down the same. I might've even thrown in shipping or gone 50/50 on it...

Nice pics, para. Can't wait to get this around Christmas. If they canvass for early shipping, I'll definitely jump on it.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Looking fantastic cap'n'cook
Nice pose !!

Thanks very much! Your weathering was a superb reference.

 

[Eamon]

Amazing pics paramoremcr88!!

How are folks handling the voice activation? Mine came on once and hasn't come on since.

Haven't been on here in a while but are folks still claiming that he Sideshow one is better or is this yet another lesson not learned?

 

[WhoaItsJBot]

I'm seriously leaning towards getting this. How easy is it to slip the inner robes under the armor? Is the armor glued down or anything?

 

[Eamon]

I'm seriously leaning towards getting this. How easy is it to slip the inner robes under the armor? Is the armor glued down or anything?

Nothing is glued down. It's all 100% removable.

 

[WhoaItsJBot]

Nothing is glued down. It's all 100% removable.

Thanks, good to hear. His ESB/ROTJ appearance has always been my favorite so that's what I'd be going for.

 

[chilipep66]

great photos guys,

without having to dig through tons of pages, whats the verdict on the cape and tunic? will people be upgrading with an lforigno or tonymeis type custom?

 

[Cap'n Cook]

great photos guys,

without having to dig through tons of pages, whats the verdict on the cape and tunic? will people be upgrading with an lforigno or tonymeis type custom?

The Cape is beautiful. Heavy drape but malleable and folds a dream. Makes me wonder why they messed up bats so much.

Tunic also great but needs the wire removed to hang easy.