Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread

[MaulFan]

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?

It's just a matter of angle, lighting and posture, plus Vader's movement. In the seen, Vader walks over to the railing Luke leaned on very slowly, as though a great weight is on his back, which emotionally it is, then he rests on the railing and tilts his head down. Such actions are common to emotional distress, so even though there's no expression to the Vader mask, the music and actions define and emotion within the viewer and you project it onto his face.

 

[grinningsmile]

Have to agree that a rotj emperor would just about let me die a happy collector, easily my favourite character in the saga, and having this amazing vader to display next to him would be fantastic, currently i'm weighing up the pros and cons on who to display vader with, bespin luke or old ben, if i choose luke i'm gonna have to make a freezing chamber base to display them on, seems like the done thing.

 

[Karaduin]

It's just a matter of angle, lighting and posture, plus Vader's movement. In the seen, Vader walks over to the railing Luke leaned on very slowly, as though a great weight is on his back, which emotionally it is, then he rests on the railing and tilts his head down. Such actions are common to emotional distress, so even though there's no expression to the Vader mask, the music and actions define and emotion within the viewer and you project it onto his face.

Totally agreed. There were moments that jarred me when I was kid watching SW... the scene we are discussing and whenever Vader cried out in pain. When Luke whacks him on the shoulder with his sabre in ESB and when Luke kicks him down the stairs in RotJ.... also when Vader loses his hand and the rasping breathing of course. I was like 'wow this guy feels pain and has feelings and all'?!?!

 

[Darth_Finger]

Wow those are all awesome pics

 

[Lordscum]

Wow those are all awesome pics

In a few short weeks Finger it will be ours!!! You order a Schock Trooper??

 

[MaulFan]

Incase people come here looking for new additions, I needed a little Vader breather today, I only posted about 60 images of him here, but it took 300+ photos to get those, so I'm a little ODed on him, want to take a break, come back fresh and with some more creativity.

 

[abake]

Dude, you've posted more than enough pics!
Of course, more are always welcome, but with the amount you have already posted I can hold out for a couple of days!

Thanks.

 

[galactiboy]

Dude, you've posted more than enough pics!

Never!!!

Get back to work :chew

j/k

 

[Lordscum]

Yea Man ! Really you've done a great job! Enjoy the weekend ! Vader will be in our hands in a few weeks!

 

[Darth_Finger]

In a few short weeks Finger it will be ours!!! You order a Schock Trooper??

Going to hold off right now on the shock trooper. Funds are tight and I need to put any funds towards my other projects.

 

[Darklord Dave]

Great pics Maulfan - we appreciate your work.

 

[pixletwin]

Great pics Maulfan - we appreciate your work.

I have set my screen saver to exclusively show your vader pics.

 

[MaulFan]

Thanks guys, I know you do, and I don't want to do the figure injustice either, so I figure a little break will do good.

Small thing to note incase anyone wonders, the metal ring part of his display base is about an inch and a half taller than standard SSC stands, so it was made to accommodate him nicely.

 

[JustinLuck]

Here it looks like the height is spot on.

From these pics, the helmet looks a bit too small for the body. I'm judging this by comparing the helmet width compared to his shoulder width in those two pics.

 

[pixletwin]

From these pics, the helmet looks a bit too small for the body.

Are you serious Justin? I think you are the first person to mention that.

 

[thenammagazine]

Are you serious Justin? I think you are the first person to mention that.

There's something wrong with the helmet?

 

[JustinLuck]

Hey Pix, I've been away for a couple months and was just making an observaton. Great pics MaulFan, as always. Thanks for the detailed review and congrats on winning the contest!

 

[MorgulTongue]

Can anyone get a pic of Vader from Empire when he enters the control room on Hoth, stops, looks left, then turns right and walks past the camera. His helmet was VERY short in that scene.

 

[DarthNeil]

Great pics Sean.

 

[pixletwin]

Great pics Sean.

I hope you did more than delete posts.