Just love this guy and the shelf presence he has. My wife makes fun of me I'm so infatuated with him!
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Very nice! Really have to get going on building my new display cabinet so I can put Vader on display.
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Very nice! Really have to get going on building my new display cabinet so I can put Vader on display.
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My Darth Vader arrived today!
I liked how masterside posed his Vader, so I copied it!
Great Caesar's Ghost, how did I miss this! AWESOME shot!
shadow_wolf
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shadow_wolf
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I think I'm done with modding his head. Just need to wheather his chestbox and his belt cod boxes as a last touch and call it there.
SilverStar17
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Great photo.
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"Never really liked it [Star Wars]".... I could have you EXECUTED for that statement alone, you realize. What are you even doing here!
Freakazoid!
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Is there word whether or not the reissued Vader coming later this year will have any modifications made by HT?
All my Hot Toys Vader head and shoulder mods complete!
•Dome lowered and moved forward.
•Nose set deeper into mask, and repainted.
•Face wrapped in foil, placed behind eyes.
•Neck sanded downtown to remove "point."
•Chest armor sanded and repainted
•Shoulder bells swapped out with SSC Vader, sanded, repainted.
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•Dome lowered and moved forward.
•Nose set deeper into mask, and repainted.
•Face wrapped in foil, placed behind eyes.
•Neck sanded downtown to remove "point."
•Chest armor sanded and repainted
•Shoulder bells swapped out with SSC Vader, sanded, repainted.
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shadow_wolf
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Top notch job TWC!
Phenomenal job on those mods, WTC!
Does your Vader have custom tribal tattoos on his chest???
Very impressive job, Waste Time Continuum! 
But what is the neck shave-down? That's a new one on me.
But what is the neck shave-down? That's a new one on me.
Haha, I'm using a modified Hot Toys Road Block body. I like the proportions much better
Very impressive job, Waste Time Continuum!
But what is the neck shave-down? That's a new one on me.
Thanks! The neck dips down too much below the chin. I just sanded it down a little bit till it matched my reference photos from ANH, better.
SilverStar17
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paulcarson
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I reshaped the bottom of the neck on mine also , it curves to point that doesn't look correct and when lightly reshaped looks a lot better . I also trimmed the "bars" that run the length of the chest armour vertically. They shouldn't overhang as much as they do. the bottom should follow the curve . I'm really impressed !
I think 75% of people's belts broke from what I've seen in this thread.
Not mine... I think it's one of those things where most of the people who had a bad belt are going to understandably say something, but most people with a good belt have no need to mention it.
Thanks!
Yep, the neck needs to be trimmed just a bit, it's only about 1-2x the width of the white part of a thumbnail, but if it were blown up to 1/1 scale it would be a few inches too long.
I might trim the bars on the shoulder armor as well. I thought about it but decided to wait to see if they assist with keeping the inner robe/tunic in place, if they don't help at all hen I'm going for accuracy and sanding them down, flush with the rest of the armor.
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That's possible, yes.
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my belt was fine... there was a hint of it starting to tear when I was unbuckling it, but with care, it was just fine! put a little cyano on wither side and t was perfect!
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