Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread

[PJB-1138]

Did anyone ever post a good side by side shot of Vader in the SS dome and Vader in the Hasbro dome? I'm sure there must be one.

I was wondering the same thing. So, I banged together this side-by-side of the photos Coco & Shocktrooper put up of their Vaders (hope you gents don't mind):

I know Coco's pics were shot closer up & ended up looking more detailed, but I think this gives an idea of how the two different helmets line up on the same figure.

 

[MaulFan]

I think the best Vader dome would be a mix of the 2, flare from the Hasbro, top from the Sideshow, top looks a bit big on the Hasbro dome to me.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I agree. Anyone tried to heat the dome and flare out the SS dome?

 

[Cocoboloboy]

The other mods scared me enough. I'm not messin' with heating the helmet on mine...You should try it though, Wor-Gar.

 

[thenammagazine]

The other mods scared me enough. I'm not messin' with heating the helmet on mine...You should try it though, Wor-Gar.

 

[Wor-Gar]

You should try it though, Wor-Gar.

Maybe I will.... maybe.

 

[DSD]

I was wondering the same thing. So, I banged together this side-by-side of the photos Coco & Shocktrooper put up of their Vaders (hope you gents don't mind):

I know Coco's pics were shot closer up & ended up looking more detailed, but I think this gives an idea of how the two different helmets line up on the same figure.

I think the difference is quite remarkable. The Hasbro domed Vader actually looks like he did in the film.

 

[shocktrooper_au]

Thanks for all your feedback/comments guys, a mix of the 2 domes would be perfect IMO the sharp crisp detail of the SSC the flare of the Hasbro and a dome somewhere in between wider like the Hasbro but squared off like the SSC. As I've stated before neither is perfect the hasbro just gets closer to look I'm after from most angles IMO

 

[Spiker]

I agree. Anyone tried to heat the dome and flare out the SS dome?

Yes, i did that with mine. Looks perfect to me now.

 

[EVILFACE]

That looks good.

 

[FlyAndFight]

That last shot looks good.

 

[Valfar]

maat yooks guuu!

 

[cruxz]

I have both flared out SS helmet and Habsro helmet and IMHO using the Hasbro one gives the best look.
Flared out SS helmet looks okay when you posed Vader looking up a bit, but doesn't look good when you posed him looking straight at you. It still gives that funny pony haircut look.
Have a look for yourself.

 

[pixletwin]

I still get more of a 1977 vibe from the Hasbro dome.

If I still had my Vader I might actually be tempted to perform some plastic surgery on him.

 

[DSD]

I think the Hasbro looks better, even if you flare the Sideshow one it's still not right.

 

[thenammagazine]

I have both flared out SS helmet and Habsro helmet and IMHO using the Hasbro one gives the best look.
Flared out SS helmet looks okay when you posed Vader looking up a bit, but doesn't look good when you posed him looking straight at you. It still gives that funny pony haircut look.
Have a look for yourself.

That's all that needs to be said (and shown).

 

[PJB-1138]

I have both flared out SS helmet and Habsro helmet and IMHO using the Hasbro one gives the best look.
Flared out SS helmet looks okay when you posed Vader looking up a bit, but doesn't look good when you posed him looking straight at you. It still gives that funny pony haircut look.
Have a look for yourself.

That Hasbro helmet shot is still looking at Vader a bit towards an upwards angle, so I don't know if this is a fair comparison. And, after days of going back & examining the differences from the original movies, I'll admit that the Sideshow helmet is definitely more of a ESB/ROTJ look than ANH. But, it's just not as far off as some may think, especially when you look at these screen shots:

 

[abake]

Interesting to note that the chest armor on the second pic looks exactly like Medicom's.
I always thought it was some unwanted warping on the Medicom figure.

 

[thenammagazine]

That Hasbro helmet shot is still looking at Vader a bit towards an upwards angle, so I don't know if this is a fair comparison. And, after days of going back & examining the differences from the original movies, I'll admit that the Sideshow helmet is definitely more of a ESB/ROTJ look than ANH. But, it's just not as far off as some may think, especially when you look at these screen shots:

Neither one of those are ANH though.

Interesting to note that the chest armor on the second pic looks exactly like Medicom's.
I always thought it was some unwanted warping on the Medicom figure.

It was. Medi's was curled like the tips of elf shoes.

 

[abake]

That Hasbro helmet shot is still looking at Vader a bit towards an upwards angle, so I don't know if this is a fair comparison. And, after days of going back & examining the differences from the original movies, I'll admit that the Sideshow helmet is definitely more of a ESB/ROTJ look than ANH. But, it's just not as far off as some may think, especially when you look at these screen shots:

Neither one of those are ANH though.

I understood that he was referring to the fact that it's not too off from the ESB/ROTJ versions...
Or maybe it was I who misunderstood.