Iron Studios 1/4 Darth Vader

[Phoenixblazes]

I'm really surprised he's still available. Considering the character, pose, the Hoth environment, the lights I think he might become sought after once he's released - provided IS ups their quality from the Spidey. They have the ability, because their AoU Cap is an amazing piece.

Since Spidey, Iron Studios have since released 4x 1/4 pieces. But it seems like most only know about the Spidey.

Their pieces usually hit the mark.

Just be prepared that the lights probably won't be powered by an AC adapter. I now have 4x Iron Studio pieces with light up features, and none are powered via the mains.

 

[Scottpe]

Just be prepared that the lights probably won't be powered by an AC adapter. I now have 4x Iron Studio pieces with light up features, and none are powered via the mains.

Very disappointing if that trend continues with this statue. Batteries are obviously very limiting. These are not toys!

 

[SAB]

Still on the fence about this one.
Its such a weird pose. It looks great but is not how Vader moves. There isn't a single scene where he charges forward like that.

 

[user 6734]

Still on the fence about this one.
Its such a weird pose. It looks great but is not how Vader moves. There isn't a single scene where he charges forward like that.

guess you havent seen R1 ... ? I can now totally see him striking like this

 

[slynger]

guess you havent seen R1 ... ? I can now totally see him striking like this

My thoughts exactly. Coupled with the attack on Hoth that took place off-screen, I can absolutely see this and it fits . . . perfectly.

 

[67L88Stingray]

 

[dao2]

Very disappointing if that trend continues with this statue. Batteries are obviously very limiting. These are not toys!

They are not an American company and using stuff with ac adapters are regulated, it's not cheap, free, or easy to do especially for a company that's not even in the US. USB adapters might be ok though dunno.

 

[Phoenixblazes]

They are not an American company and using stuff with ac adapters are regulated, it's not cheap, free, or easy to do especially for a company that's not even in the US. USB adapters might be ok though dunno.

What does not being an American company have to do with anything. It's not exactly new technology. A technology that I daresay most in the developed and developing world have ready access to.

 

[Joe Prince]

First, are their plugs the same as US? EU has different prongs that don't fit US standard. So they would have to make it different for US. Something that may not have been planned beforehand.


Second, I am glad there is no plug. it sits out of place and will make it look awkward.

 

[Phoenixblazes]

First, are their plugs the same as US? EU has different prongs that don't fit US standard. So they would have to make it different for US. Something that may not have been planned beforehand.


Second, I am glad there is no plug. it sits out of place and will make it look awkward.

Easily gotten around. There are these international adapters you can get. How do you think those of us outside the US get any of the Sideshow lightups to work?

Or better yet, they can provide a wall adapter which has changable plug heads. Again not the hardest thing in the world.

And if voltage differences are an issue, there are appliances around where they adapt to the voltage without the use of an external transformer.

And if you don't want to power the light up via the mains, again you can still have a battery compartment. One option doesn't limit the use of the other.

Heck I believe there are quite a few Sideshow pieces that run on both ac power or batteries.

 

[dao2]

What does not being an American company have to do with anything. It's not exactly new technology. A technology that I daresay most in the developed and developing world have ready access to.

Because if they plan on selling it in the US they would still have to get it approved by the DoE.

 

[Phoenixblazes]

Because if they plan on selling it in the US they would still have to get it approved by the DoE.

Maybe so, but I imagine most companies, including electical goods etc have to go through various hoops to ship internationally.

The US is an important market, but not the only one.

 

[Scottpe]

Second, I am glad there is no plug. it sits out of place and will make it look awkward.

This is why you would have a power adapter that plugs into the base, which is a very common configuration with electronics...

 

[SAB]

guess you havent seen R1 ... ? I can now totally see him striking like this

He doesn't move like that in Rogue One. He always stays very upright and a little awkward, never moves fast, even when lashing out and going on that murdering spree.
Charging and doing a broadsword style swing two handed while twisted at the waist is very unVader like.
It probably will work better holding the saber one handed and doing a force choke with the other hand. That puts it closer to how he moved in Rogue One.
Its not that I don' t like the statue, I just find it odd to connect to the scenes the character has been shown in on screen.

 

[Scottpe]

Charging and doing a broadsword style swing two handed while twisted at the waist is very unVader like.

Two-handed broadsword style swing while twisted at the waste in ESB (the movie upon which this statue is based):





He's not necessarily 'charging forward' in this particular scene, but regardless I don't view the statue's pose is unVader-like at all...

 

[Darth Lam]

I also don't recognize that specific piece of ground that he's walking over on the base. Cancelled!

 

[SAB]

Two-handed broadsword style swing while twisted at the waste in ESB (the movie upon which this statue is based):

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He's not necessarily 'charging forward' in this particular scene, but regardless I don't view the statue's pose is unVader-like at all...

Nice pics, thanks dude. Pretty close actually.

 

[SAB]

I also don't recognize that specific piece of ground that he's walking over on the base. Cancelled!

I like the ground on this one ... but the huge base is the reason I don't have the Sideshow one....

 

[Scottpe]

Hmmm...I know this is a prototype, but maybe there is actually some hope that it can plug into a wall outlet after all (see red arrow below)...

 

[dao2]

Maybe so, but I imagine most companies, including electical goods etc have to go through various hoops to ship internationally.

The US is an important market, but not the only one.

It is absolutely worth it for stuff. However statues are far more limited, batteries are common, etc. Could still be done and have SS do the leg work prob. But this isn't say like an iron or something that will be made in the hundreds of thousands or even thousands. This is like looking at selling <1000 in the US and even less in other places. Also for statues they don't care about international since they only rate it for local standards usually. Technically you're supposed to make sure it's compliant when importing. There's a lot of ignored stuff when people import things.

Does it have wood? You're supposed to fill out a form. Does it have lithium? Form. Does it contain electronics? Form. Does it have wireless frequencies? Form.

Usually it's nothing and most people just don't care, but every once in a while you get called on. Like I imported a prop replica that had a handle made of wood. I had to fill out some form saying it wasn't a significant amount of wood or whatever and something about termites (I don't even remember, I just asked someone else wtf I was supposed to put). I've imported quite a few consoles as well (I like the fancy limited editions). Once I had to sign some form stating it had X amount of lithium in it and was safe and also that the electronics and wireless frequency complied with whatever fcc standards (I assumed it did, didn't really look).

Also you're technically supposed to pay tax on everything you import and buy from SS and stuff even if you don't live in CA. They won't charge you the tax automatically unless they do business in the state but you're supposed to report it and pay use tax on it. So yeah there are a ton of stupid little rules and regulations that we ignore everyday cause they're dumb and would essentially make life unlivable. Technically there's a law in my county saying people can't swear on public property. It probably wouldn't hold up in court and it's stupid old but it exists. Businesses have to be more careful though, and when stuff gets imported in an industrial quantity they likely give more of a **** for customs as they expect tariffs etc.