Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread

[OSCORP]

The small dome only bugs me a bit and i doubt in person i'll care so much.(like someone said it's only certain angles) Ya know it kinda looks like the Vader of the early SW posters, he always had a shortish dome in those.


It looks like SS couldn't handle giving us perfection, but from what i've seen and heard, a solid 9 seem to be in order.

This is one of my faves...

 

[shockwave]

Great photos & sfx MF. Yeah the helmet is small. I might have to bug Hur too....

Or I can swap the helmet from my Hur-TESB Vader for SS Vader...

 

[agonistes86]

Amazing pics MaulFan, thanks for posting this many. I love this one, somehow it captures Vader's emotion in this scene perfectly.

 

[Indiana Fett]

Maulfan,

First, I am stoked that you won the contest. Can you fellow freaks imagine if someone won who had no love for sharing AND didn't own a digital camera!?! Not only does Maulfan own the camera, he knows how to use it in a big way! Thanks for all the pics.

This figure is impressive, most impressive. But his helmet needs a tweak. Thanks to Maulfan's Vader taking a header off the desk, we've seen what can be done if desired. A custom, larger dome would be the ticket. Hurricane's Vader is what ANH Darth Vader should be (in my humble opinion). His helmet was HUGE in ANH! Hurricane (or anyone else), your services are required. Otherwise, Maulfan, would you be so kind to indulge a few of us and place the hasbro dome on your SSC Vader?

Thanks for the great pics and congrats on your win.

Could not agree more. I'm super stoked you won the contest Maulfan, your submitted poster is a true work of art...as are the INCREDIBLE photos you've been putting together for us. Awesome, Awesome work man!

I am envious. Can't wait to have Vader in hand...just another month or so...

As for the helmet, I agree that that appears to be the only thing 'off' about this piece from the photos at least. Everything else looks STELLAR, parts, paint-apps, everything, but that dome looks a 'tad' small head on. Looks good from angles, and the shine is GREAT. I'd be in for custom Hurricane dome...of course, maybe once we have this in hand, a reheat, stretch and reshape me help significantly too...either way, this is a KILLER figure no matter how you slice it!

 

[Customikey]

I see the inevitable debate creeping up. Just let it happen, guys. Like it or not, it is one of the reasons this forum exists: so people can report their observations both good and bad, nitpicky or obvious. Sometimes it's a nuisance and sometimes it's a spirited discussion. Sometimes it's the same discussion over and over, but this is a new day and a new figure. A new iteration of a subject we're all invested in, so let the debate rage, even if it's vaguely familiar.

For myself, I am enjoying MaulFan's photos very much! I don't have much to add to the growing debate, so I'll keep my own council about the figure's flaws until I get him. For now it's enough that MaulFan loves his, and that... is a very encouraging thought.

 

[Crimsonbob]

Well said Customikey. Besides we dont want to upset him cos we love the piccies

 

[pixletwin]

Great photo, I agree. I am going to get mine modified by Glen, but not the dome. I am fine with it the way it is.

Great shots... this one is perfection:

 

[The Josh]

Saw one shot where the dome looked a bit thin but fine in other shots. I can't say I've seen anything I think needs to be modded but thats just me.

 

[abake]

Fantastic pics MF!
Truly beautiful!

And now I need to get an emperor...

 

[MaulFan]

And now I need to get an emperor...

Now Sideshow needs to make the Emperor, the Hasbro cloak is tolerable, but Sideshow's would be much better.

We now have THE villain of Star Wars, but now we need the other 2 big ones.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

"I see you have constructed a new lightsaber. Your skills are complete."

Awesome, thanks! Even though he's technically ANH Vader he displays beautifully with ROTJ Luke. This is exacty how I was thinking of displaying them.

 

[FlyAndFight]

Dome is small but it's not a deal breaker. The figure is a fantastic looking 9.5.

A replacement dome more to scale would make it an 11!

Now I REALLY want a Grand Moff Tarkin!!!!

 

[Kuzeh]

Awesome shots!!!
Wow!!! !!

 

[Mad Old Lu]

I think the dome looks perfect. I can see what some of you are talking about when you're looking at it straight on. It looks a tiny bit smaller than some of the movie stills, but I don't think it looks wrong, if that makes any sense. All the other Vader versions I've seen the helmets look too large and some flat-out wrong. The figure overall is 100% to me and I can't wait to get it!

 

[Venomous venom]

what are the villains that maulfan told about??i dont see anything??darth revan??bane??malak??or the mighties "big" chewbacca ( even hes not a villain )

 

[minivader]

what are the villains that maulfan told about??i dont see anything??darth revan??bane??malak??or the mighties "big" chewbacca ( even hes not a villain )

dont know who MF is thinking about but for me they would be:

grand moff tarkin
general grievous

 

[Lordscum]

what are the villains that maulfan told about??i dont see anything??darth revan??bane??malak??or the mighties "big" chewbacca ( even hes not a villain )

Dooku , Tarkin or the Emperor prehapes??

 

[JGouse0498]

I'm thinking Tarkin and ROTJ Emperor Palpatine.

 

[Karaduin]

Been really busy at work and haven't been able to log on and contribute my praise for these awesome photos. Superb work MaulFan! Gratz on winning the contest and all. I am a MaulFanFan!

Amazing pics MaulFan, thanks for posting this many. I love this one, somehow it captures Vader's emotion in this scene perfectly.

I agree! Love the lighting effect on this one too, great stuff. It's great the way (in the movie) Vader looks at Palps, then to Luke, then at Palps, then back to Luke, then its 'RIGHT THATS IT!'

Speaking of capturing emotion - I always find that Vader somehow looks sad in this part of RotJ (pic below - MF's of course!) or you can feel the 'conflict within him' as Luke says... dont ask me how I can see anything at all given he's wearing that mask but I always felt he looked pensive, contemplating etc did they use a different mask in that part?

Just so superb! Having watched Adywan's version of ANH only yesterday and seeing MF's pics of Sideshow's Vader, I am sooo happy to be a SW fan!

 

[MaulFan]

The ones I was referring to were Tarkin and the Emperor as compliments to Vader.