At least it's the more sinister version we all prefer.
Your Vader is looking great. WIP pics are very helpful. Slowly building up some very similar parts.
I modified and added the "fat suit" from the Banner figure. I think it did the trick. It added just enough of an accurate form without making him look like he has a beer gut.
I also threw on he tunic/inner robe to show how that also makes him look larger, and de-emphasizing the size of his head.
Starting to look less superheroish, and more like a real man in a costume. I'm really happy with how this figure is coming together.
Most fan mades and licensed helmets are painted wrong. Not that they aren't painted well and looks great. No... there are just a lot of details on the ANH that is guesswork until better reference is made available. For instance: unlike ESB and RotJ, the ANH isn't two-tone, but is gloss black with gunmetal highlighting in various degrees with the black undercoat shining through, and drybrushing the areas that most people agree on are black and some think are actually gunmetal. It is the most difficult paint job to replicate, due to how it was painted. A prop maker tip was to apply gunmetal paint and then wipe it off as it would give that metallic shine when lit the right way - this technique can be seen at various areas of the ANH armor and helmet, and mixed with the more thorough gunmetal application it gives off a blotched, overlap and blended look between the black and gunmetal that isn't seen on the helmets and armor in the other movies.
