Hot Toys ROTJ Emperor Palpatine

[faststreetsofhongkong]

Guinea pig here, I went for it:

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[faststreetsofhongkong]

The plan now is to let it fully air dry, no direct sunlight.

Then I will put it back on to see if there is any shrinkage.

After that, I will wrap the sculpt in saran wrap, and then it’s crazy time, I will get some select film stills from Return of the Jedi, and then I will go and soak it with hairspray and mold it and shaped into that pose that I’m looking for ...

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[rayeknor]

He looks SO HAPPY for his shower.

 

[Rmsceb]

Faststreets, thanks for all the pics, info and updates! I feel that I know exactly what I'll have to do when I get mine now.

 

[xipotec]

This may be the funniest picture of a raw figure to ever appear on these forums.....



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[TaliBane]

Yeah, he really looks so happy to be part of the process.

I'm not exactly sure all of this is enhancing my excitement for this figure however.

 

[guyver1]

This may be the funniest picture of a raw figure to ever appear on these forums.....



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Not so fast

 

[D.R.37]

So Good!

 

[guyver1]

So Good!

I read Ian is pretty hip..so maybe

 

[GMan022]

Did much dye come out in the soaking?

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[CollectorGuy]

^ This i didn't see any dye photos.

 

[Ropen]

They just changed my flex date to November, did they delay this, or is it still set for October?


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[faststreetsofhongkong]

Did much dye come out in the soaking?

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None. And I soaked it for 20 minutes


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[faststreetsofhongkong]

Cloak is back on, absolutely no shrinkage:

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[faststreetsofhongkong]

Here’s where the terror begins:

I have a pretty strong feeling that this thing does not bleed out onto the figure, and maybe they are just trying to avoid legal liability by putting that warning in the instructions manual. Then again, really strong hairspray is a whole different beast, I might get some reaction out of that, hence I have to put cling wrap around the sculpt first ...


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[momaw]

It looks like a similar material to that used for the Kylo Ren figure. I don't recall any bleeding from that one.

 

[faststreetsofhongkong]

I really doused the hood heavily with hairspray, and have been shaping it, absolutely no bleed at all coming off of it ...

I know that this is going to take several rounds to get it exactly the way I want it, but I can already see a difference, with the puffiness being taken out of it


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[Raiders March]

ballsy thing to do with a brand new figure, hope it works out for you. It looks to be a great OT release and i can't wait till mine ships out!

 

[jkno]

Here is a tutorial I did a while back on how I like to do Water Treatments...especially for robes.....

With this one I will soak it to get our excessive dye first, then re do withe he sprayer to get the robe to lay the way I want....

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com...-questions/167584-water-treatment-method.html


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Cool tutorial. Did something similar to my old Sideshow Vader many years ago. But not sure if it is enough to stop the color transfer of the robe

Awesome tutorial! But yeah - just to clarify for others, we are talking about two different procedures here: water treatment is to make 1/6 clothing hang more naturally, whereas this outfit (and many other HT outfits it seems) also needs a soaking perhaps including vinegar to lessen the dye and help set it.

Unfortunately the two processes are needed for this figure (due to the robes not hanging well as per FSOHK having it in-hand AND the dye being a danger to his pale skinned head/neck/hands) but some outfits only need one or the other - outfits that hang fine but are bleeding dye on heads/hands, and outfits that aren't bleeding dye but are hanging unnaturally.

Exactly. Two different things. But maybe both are necessary.

Good advice. Like I said for this guy....

Strip him down (ewe)
Soak the Robe in warm water , rinse repeat. Vinegar can help set some dyes, as does salt.
Shame this step is needed at all.

Hang dry, then the water treatment to help the robes flow and sit better.....


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I will definitely soak the robe. Found a few interesting reads about vinegar and salt, if they are to be used or not:

https://www.hunker.com/13422730/how-to-set-dye

https://www.pburch.net/dyeing/FAQ/settingdye.shtml

Guinea pig here, I went for it:

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The plan now is to let it fully air dry, no direct sunlight.

Then I will put it back on to see if there is any shrinkage.

After that, I will wrap the sculpt in saran wrap, and then it’s crazy time, I will get some select film stills from Return of the Jedi, and then I will go and soak it with hairspray and mold it and shaped into that pose that I’m looking for ...

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Thanks for sharing. Emperor looks happy

 

[xipotec]

This is what the final result was on Kylo...

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