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

[generalgrevious]

Wait -- no pics of the dome separated from the mask -- to show us what's inside?

That dome doesn't look lowered at all.

This is like your Chewbacca head all over again.

sorry wor-gar I can take it off. when I did it I forgot to take a photo of it.

 

[Wor-Gar]

OK, so take it off and take a picture like you said you would. And while you're at it take a picture of the lighter faced Chewbacca SS sent you -- you never posted that either.

I'm beginning to wonder if you always tell the truth, know what I mean?

 

[generalgrevious]

ok this is what the helmet looks like with the dome off. it looks like the prop almost as I was looking at pictures of the mask. ok here are pictures of the mask with out the helmet the third picture shows the big whole in the center of the helmet . and the other shows the inside of the helmet what it looks like after I sanded down the square the attaches to the head sculpt and you can see what I did . I have not decided yet if I want to place some rounded magnets it yet or not .and this is what it looks like after you done and put back together.

 

[Rudimus]

Wow that sculpt's asymmetry really shows without the dome.

 

[generalgrevious]

I was looking at props of the helmet and it had the same mold as the hot toys

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Cool that it actually has a mounting system. The real ANH didn't have that.

Incidentally: the real screen used ANH Vader face mask has likely been found to reside in a private collection in France.

 

[generalgrevious]

yeah it was interesting how it looked under the helmet.

 

[drjedisith]

Thanks general! Now i want to take the ht dome off and put it on my ss anh mask!

 

[generalgrevious]

I don't know it might be to big for the sideshow mask. maybe you will have to show us once you have done it.

 

[drjedisith]

The sideshow mask is actually wider in both face and neck. I think it would be perfect! But im scared. Not gonna lie lol

 

[generalgrevious]

well don't do it. I tried it just because wor-gar was tempted to try it out

 

[generalgrevious]

here is a photo of vader and the governor tarkin himself.

 

[rhboyd]

did it. it was pretty easy. nerve wracking, but easy. had to run out immediately, so I'll post up some pics later.

 

[rhboyd]

and I want a HT Tarkin. with exclusive fuzzy slippers!!!

 

[generalgrevious]

you can always make him some fuzzy slippers

 

[drjedisith]

well don't do it. I tried it just because wor-gar was tempted to try it out

lol damn wor-gar. hes nothing but a cyber bully

cool rhboyd!

 

[Chakaman]

Its kinda hard to notice the difference, maybe after better pics are posted??

Not sure if worth risking damage to the helmet at this point.

 

[zeiss]

ok this is what the helmet looks like with the dome off. it looks like the prop almost as I was looking at pictures of the mask. ok here are pictures of the mask with out the helmet the third picture shows the big whole in the center of the helmet . and the other shows the inside of the helmet what it looks like after I sanded down the square the attaches to the head sculpt and you can see what I did . I have not decided yet if I want to place some rounded magnets it yet or not .and this is what it looks like after you done and put back together.

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Could you post more pictures of the lowered dome from different angles? I can't tell if it looks more accurate or not.

 

[Wor-Gar]

ok this is what the helmet looks like with the dome off. it looks like the prop almost as I was looking at pictures of the mask. ok here are pictures of the mask with out the helmet the third picture shows the big whole in the center of the helmet . and the other shows the inside of the helmet what it looks like after I sanded down the square the attaches to the head sculpt and you can see what I did . I have not decided yet if I want to place some rounded magnets it yet or not .and this is what it looks like after you done and put back together.

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Thank you, general!

So looks like if you cut/dremmel the square on the head you could get the dome lower.

 

[generalgrevious]

Thank you, general!

So looks like if you cut/dremmel the square on the head you could get the dome lower.

so far I did not do anything to the sculpt I did not want to ruin it. I got as far as I could with the dremel. it made it a little lower just enough to cover his eyebrows. I guess you could try to sand down the nub on the helmet to go lower but I like I said I did not want to.