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

[Matt S]

Wonder when Sideshow will ship my Hot Toys Vader?..........

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Considering it takes them weeks to respond to inquiries now, I assume they'll ship these out sometime in 2053 or so

 

[joda76]

Yea really what is going on? It's like they are fixing the voice feature or something, lol.

 

[stickman]

Sideshow made me send my Vader back because they would/could not replace the belt. I had to return and cancel my order, re-order and wait. I have been waiting for over a month. No word on my replacement order.

"It's like they are fixing the voice feature or something, lol." - Joda76
They can take their time if that's the case!

 

[Matt S]

Sideshow made me send my Vader back because they would/could not replace the belt. I had to return and cancel my order, re-order and wait. I have been waiting for over a month. No word on my replacement order.

"It's like they are fixing the voice feature or something, lol." - Joda76
They can take their time if that's the case!

What I do not understand is why they replaced belts for some, but not others.....limited stock? I am totally guessing

 

[Darthrazz]

Thinkgeek has these in stock right now after they sold out last week. What gives?

https://www.thinkgeek.com/product/htvj/?srp=4

 

[TonTon]

Definitely keep an eye on any more sales. They have them all the time.

 

[Darthrazz]

Yea really what is going on? It's like they are fixing the voice feature or something, lol.

That'd be great!

 

[matrix69]

After doing the nose mod i decided to repaint the inaccurate colours of the mask,upper eye lids and right cheek should be black,and the thin tubing that run from the tusks and the right side of the mouth vent should be gunmetal.. View attachment 246366View attachment 246367View attachment 246368

 

[Darthrazz]

Definitely keep an eye on any more sales. They have them all the time.

I tried a ton of older codes, but none checked out. lol

 

[matrix69]

Still a little more work to do on the nose plug..View attachment 246369View attachment 246370View attachment 246371

 

[TonTon]

Impressive.

 

[Darth Fok]

The more I compare this to the SS version it makes me wonder why SS can get things right. Sure the HT one isn't perfect, but damn come on SS you can do a lot better

 

[Matt S]

Matrix: what did you do to get the lenses like that? Full replacement? That is how I wish the eyes on mine looked

 

[Solo_bones]

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My God, that is brilliant. Any mods on this? This looks outstanding.

 

[McHaleyArt]

Still a little more work to do on the nose plug..View attachment 246369View attachment 246370View attachment 246371

Looks Good! Since you're going all out, you might want to try and cut the eye section out of a human sculpt and insert it in the mask, behind the lenses. It would probably still reflect the light back and subtly show the eyes in certain light...that is, if you'd want that type of effect. If it doesn't reflect the light back enough you could paint the skin around the eyes white. Just an idea.

 

[dw316]

I like that they added the instructions to this figure on the SSC order page. I wonder if they are doing that for all their HT figures.

 

[Chakaman]

Still a little more work to do on the nose plug..View attachment 246369View attachment 246370View attachment 246371

Wow. Excellent work.

 

[matrix69]

Matrix: what did you do to get the lenses like that? Full replacement? That is how I wish the eyes on mine looked

It's an easy mod once you crack the head open,just cut and place a small piece of white plastic behind the lens.Works great and makes the amber color pop.View attachment 246408

 

[Chakaman]

Matrix, how did you "crack open" the head exactly?

I'm thinking of doing the same, but I wasn't going to it if was too difficult.

I just remember getting the dome off was a huge hassle.

 

[matrix69]

Looks Good! Since you're going all out, you might want to try and cut the eye section out of a human sculpt and insert it in the mask, behind the lenses. It would probably still reflect the light back and subtly show the eyes in certain light...that is, if you'd want that type of effect. If it doesn't reflect the light back enough you could paint the skin around the eyes white. Just an idea.

I was thinking of doing that using the SS reveal sculpt but the eye lens aren't transparent enough to get the desired effect.