Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread

[Geil]

A. Transferring ANY medi figure to a different body is a waste of time unless you are interested in having an inverted version of a super-deformed figure.

B. https://www.hasbro.com/customer-service/orderform.cfm?sku=85181

WOW so I don't have to buy the entire figure to get my hands on the helmet?? Is this still up to date? Oh I better find someone here who is willing to order these for me
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[lerath666]

A. Transferring ANY medi figure to a different body is a waste of time unless you are interested in having an inverted version of a super-deformed figure.

B. https://www.hasbro.com/customer-service/orderform.cfm?sku=85181

You sure? Medi figures transfer just fine to the slim body Truetype... and no broken shoulders or butts either.

 

[automaton]

A. Transferring ANY medi figure to a different body is a waste of time unless you are interested in having an inverted version of a super-deformed figure.

B. https://www.hasbro.com/customer-service/orderform.cfm?sku=85181

is this order form still valid?

 

[eczamurai]

A. Transferring ANY medi figure to a different body is a waste of time unless you are interested in having an inverted version of a super-deformed figure.

B. https://www.hasbro.com/customer-service/orderform.cfm?sku=85181

lol I dont own a Medi vader, nor will I ever, but length aside, and judging purely from pics ofcourse, I'd put him way above Sideshows effords.

As to the medi body transferring, people have been VERY successfull with Slim TTs!

 

[MarfMaster]

is this order form still valid?

I don't think so, I remember reading a while back that they ran out of helmets I believe.

 

[Wor-Gar]

The SS dome is fine once lowered.

Darren Carnell's Vader (of whose silhouette I've always been envious), mine and the real Vader:

Here's a Before-After helmet mod GIF to see the difference using the same SS helmet:

The dome actually looks bigger once its lower, and the overall head looks more to scale.

 

[Commtech]

That, reminded me of this:

 

[Wor-Gar]

Maulfan hates that GIF. He hates it!

 

[Geil]

Why? I just so curious
Oh so does one go about lowering the dome? Thanks
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[PJB-1138]

Why? I just so curious
Oh so does one go about lowering the dome? Thanks
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Here's what I did:

1) Pop the Sideshow Vader helmet from the head piece. A flat & flexible tool like a small wooden ice cream spoon can be used to loosen the glued spots & pry the pieces apart.

2) Use a small, flat file from the hardware store to sand down the cross-shaped "ribs" on the upper insides of the helmet. Be aware that sanding down the post that attaches the helmet to the top of the head is not necessary.

3) Keep filing until the helmet can be positioned with the top of the eyes just below the "brow" of the helmet & (important!) the back comes down below the neck. Without a Dremel, this can take awhile, but yields accurate results.

4) Super glue the helmet back onto the head. Do any fine tune positioning at this point as the two parts set.

5) Fall in love with your Sideshow 12" Vader all over again!

 

[kl241]

A Dremel is a must. You can do this mod in 5 minutes tops.

 

[Geil]

Here's what I did:

1) Pop the Sideshow Vader helmet from the head piece. A flat & flexible tool like a small wooden ice cream spoon can be used to loosen the glued spots & pry the pieces apart.

2) Use a small, flat file from the hardware store to sand down the cross-shaped "ribs" on the upper insides of the helmet. Be aware that sanding down the post that attaches the helmet to the top of the head is not necessary.

3) Keep filing until the helmet can be positioned with the top of the eyes just below the "brow" of the helmet & (important!) the back comes down below the neck. Without a Dremmel, this can take awhile, but yields accurate results.

4) Super glue the helmet back onto the head. Do any fine tune positioning at this point as the two parts set.

5) Fall in love with your Sideshow 12" Vader all over again!

A Dremel is a must. You can do this mod in 5 minutes tops.

Thanks guys... before I attempt this mod I just have to develop a better eye for the difference.

 

[PJB-1138]

Here are some close-ups of what my modified Vader looks like (it's amazing how much difference positioning the helmet makes!):

And here's what the head looks like on its own. Note how the back of the helmet now dips below the neck.

If my helmet wasn't glued to the head, I could show you how much was sanded down inside.

I should also mention that shortening Vader by doing a torso swap scales him perfectly to all the other Sideshow SW 12" figures:

Hope this helps out!

 

[Geil]

Here are some close-ups of what my modified Vader looks like (it's amazing how much difference positioning the helmet makes!):

If my helmet wasn't glued to the head, I could show you how much was sanded down inside.

I should also mention that shortening Vader by doing a torso swap scales him perfectly with all the other Sideshow SW 12" figures:

Hope this helps out!

Oh sweet and thanks for lending a hand. The helmet came off rather easy when I started rocking the head inside the helmet little by little feeling the glue joints cracking This looks like fun to mod with results being amazing! Just gotto wait until tomorrow so I can work on taking off some material of the inside structure in the helmet.
And now you got me curiouse about the torso swap I assume that is nowhere nearly as simple?

 

[PJB-1138]

Oh sweet and thanks for lending a hand. The helmet came off rather easy when I started rocking the head inside the helmet little by little feeling the glue joints cracking This looks like fun to mod with results being amazing! Just gotto wait until tomorrow so I can work on taking off some material of the inside structure in the helmet.
And now you got me curiouse about the torso swap I assume that is nowhere nearly as simple?

It's actually easier! I posted a step-by-step guide (also with photos) several months ago on how to do this using the abdominal pieces from a Stormtrooper armored Prometheus body here:

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77079&page=2

 

[Geil]

It's actually easier! I posted a step-by-step guide (also with photos) several months ago on how to do this using the abdominal pieces from a Stormtrooper armored Prometheus body here:

https://sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77079&page=2

oh sweet! Thanks! Now I just have to find a cheap spare trooper so the dome mod will have to do for now until that surfaces too bad I am not skill in painting those toyish faces for the SS SW headsculpts
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[Darth Cruel]

The SS dome is fine once lowered.

Darren Carnell's Vader (of whose silhouette I've always been envious), mine and the real Vader:

Here's a Before-After helmet mod GIF to see the difference using the same SS helmet:

The dome actually looks bigger once its lower, and the overall head looks more to scale.

Actually...based on these pics...the modified helmet looks to sit too low.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Actually...based on these pics...the modified helmet looks to sit too low.

I give up.

 

[kl241]

Looks better than the V.I.N.C.E.N.T. looking Vader they gave us.

 

[Darth Cruel]

I give up.

LOL...sory...sometimes I can't help myself and I have to give the OCD guys a hard time.