Just received the 3-piece "slimmer" Vader suit from the v2 Vader. Hoping it makes a difference.
Just received the 3-piece "slimmer" Vader suit from the v2 Vader. Hoping it makes a difference.
Sanded the arms on my v1 body - gloves work great
I used R1 gloves on my ANH Vader without too much issue. I think I rotated the gloves slightly as I pushed them onto the arm. They went on fine. Now sure if they actually clicked into place but even if they didn't they were on well enough to hold his sabre without an issue.
The sleeves won't fit inside the gloves and do bunch up a bit...
Here's a photo of my repainted belt boxes and chest box. The aluminium "washer" was painted at the base of the red lamp on the belt boxes (not seen anyone else do this yet but check the photos of the actual suit - it's there). The "washers" at the base of the 6 knobs were painted red because the factory paintjob was a bit hit and miss on them. Also the tiny hole was drilled out at the base of the chest box rods to add more realism to that part (the original rods had a hole in that location but Hot Toys just sculpted a little recessed circle there so it was drilled out with a micro drill bit).
I opted to use the V1 chestbox because although slightly smaller, the proportions and placement of the buttons and rods are more accurate on this version. The Rogue One chestbox and V2 have these elements spaced too widely apart which throws off the overall look in my opinion
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I did use the Rogue One chest / shoulder armor because I preferred the shape of it. I was going to trim the edges a bit because that last gun metal section is too wide but ultimately decided to keep it "as is" because it looked good when the overall effect was seen on the V1 body.
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The little rectangular "ribs" were removed from the underside of the armor so the shoulder bells can be positioned correctly sitting underneath the armor (rather than being stuck onto the edges). In ANH, the shoulder bells were always underneath the armor.
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Here's a rare photo showing the armor without inner robe or capes.
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Easy? Scary? Satisfying?
Now are you doing the eyes as well as the nose plug adjustment... AND of course lowering the helmet?
Matrix actually cut a 1/6 head so just the eye section would fit in the mask and painted it silver so you'd get that amber "inner glow" in the eyes in the right light. Always thought that was clever.
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