Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread

[MaulFan]

Well, I believe also that the standard helmets for all the films when the reveal wasn't being shot was a fairly snug fit to the actors. There's a ROTS clip showing Hayden being assisted getting it on and having to tie his hair back. I have a so-so Don Post Vader mask and it'll go on my head but it's a real snug fit. Vader's helmet is a pretty form fitting one where Stormies, Clones, Fetts are all just like a space safety hat of sorts so they're a bit larger.

The mask on the Sideshow Vader head could easily house a 1/6 human portrait behind it.

The mask and collar are pretty much perfect, it's really the dome that everyone's having questions about.

 

[Shalamar]

Yeah didn't see that. That's REALLY big. Darth Vader was 7' 6"!? Looks nice regardless.

The height is about right. 14" Tall makes for about 7' properly scaled up.

David Prowse was 6'6", or 6'7" tall, in the suit, he likely would have been just shy of 7 feet tall.

I'm 6'6", and in my Vader costume, I top out at 6'10".

 

[MaulFan]

After all the pics and loving some more than others and fluctuating quite a bit - this pic is still my favorite.

Thanks, it's one of mine too. I said back when the Diplomatic Mission dio debuted that I'd just hold out for the 1/6 rendition, and I think it can look nice. Sure the figure neads a little boots to be elevated that the dio doesn't need, but still, it's really nice looking.

 

[Devil_666]

The height is about right. 14" Tall makes for about 7' properly scaled up.

David Prowse was 6'6", or 6'7" tall, in the suit, he likely would have been just shy of 7 feet tall.

I'm 6'6", and in my Vader costume, I top out at 6'10".

Yeah I just remembered the HT Preds are a little short (Should be 15" imo). My bad.

 

[DarthNeil]

Quoted again for awesomeness...

 

[shocktrooper_au]

Here's my fav's so far just awesome shots, really capture Vader IMO - the detail on the Joker/ Vader esp!
I know my ROTS helm isn't the same design, but still it's a good front on comparison

 

[lerath666]

has anyone else read the comic 1-shot from darkhorse called "Purge" ?

It's was ok, it had vader face off with, and kil a handfull of jedi, then his clones took care of the rest.
anyways. It has vader is some fairly dynamic poses.

MY question/ request maulfan, is this.

Can you do some shots of vader is some rather... shall we say... Dynamic poses that he never assumed on-screen?

Perhaps facing off against ROTS Obi-want, OR
The armored General Kenobi.

just for fun, as it never happened, but I'd like to see how well vader can take on some dynamic poses.

 

[lerath666]

persoanly, this is how i think my sithlord is getting posed.

 

[lerath666]

good example of what i mean by "dynamic" poses for vader

or how about

yes, i know the real actor would have been somewhat restriced by the suit and armor, and the toy likely is as well, but still, that's the fun of it being a figure for me. posing them in ways they never were.

 

[abake]

I doubt SST's (or anybody's) Vader can get to those extreme poses... I know Medi-Vader can't.

 

[MaulFan]

I'll see what can be done, but some of my duel shots are about as dynamic as he gets.

Because of his armor, his arms can't really come a great deal forward, and because of the body suit, his legs can only open up so much.

The articulation of the figure pretty much mirrors Vader in ANH, robotic, semi stiff.

Anyway, that's why I've taken today off from taking pictures of Vader, I was getting so caught up in trying to do a lot right out the gate, I haven't stopped and really gotten into the "creative" stuff yet.

 

[Shalamar]

One of the first things I'll try is to see what poses the SS Vader can do, that I cannot do in armor. Then modify the costume as needed.

 

[OSCORP]

Dynamic poses next?

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

I doubt SST's (or anybody's) Vader can get to those extreme poses... I know Medi-Vader can't.

Yeah, comics and videogames have the advantage of not having to deal with real world physics. I think you'd really have to cheat on the costume design to have him pulling of wild poses like that.

 

[galactiboy]

After all the pics and loving some more than others and fluctuating quite a bit - this pic is still my favorite.

That is an excellent one... I really dig this one; guess we both like to see Vader picking people up

 

[The Drizzle]

Very nice pics, MaulFan, thanks for sharing.
I'm really on the fence here.
(I know, I'm super-picky to it almost being an illness)
That head/body ratio really looks off. Not sure if it's a too small helmet, or maybe a too big body. With so much good stuff coming out, and Star Wars not being my focus, I'm going to have to do some hard thinking over the next week or two as to whether I am going to cancel or keep my pre-order. If Hot Toys were to get a SW license at some point, the figures would be so much better. I may want to just hold out and do without for the time being. The craftsmanship looks great, and the boots look a lot better than most Sideshow boots (most look goofy) but proportions are one of the biggest pet peeves of mine, I can't stand too-big or too-small looking heads.
I guess I could just get him, see him in person, and if I don't like him flip him. Maybe that's what I'll do.

 

[Fia2k9]

what happened..........?

 

[Devil_666]

Jeez.. you guys keep asking for a bigger helmet and you might end up with this instead:

 

[The Drizzle]

Jeez.. you guys keep asking for a bigger helmet and you might end up with this instead:

Actually, that would be a pretty funny 1/6 figure to own. In my case, I just will not accept "almost" in a figure, because I did it for years, and it was a big waste of time and money trying to be accepting of things and/or doing "work" on them to make them more correct. I had pretty much gotten out of figure buying and then Hot Toys hit the scene, and figures actually showed up that I had pretty much no complaints about (which still kinda blows my mind). Sideshow still can't get a figure 100% right, or even 90% right, which I could probably accept. They still re-use the same poorly sculpted boots over and over, head size and paint is way inconsistent, and there are little details that bother me severely like neckties still not being a "real" mini necktie, but a fabric fold-over wrapped in thread continue to persist. Look at all the great looking protos that lose something in production, like Toht recently. I'm not trying to be HT fanboy, but more often than not, HT figures actually get *better* from proto to production. Don't get me wrong, I continue to have high hopes for Sideshow, I continue to hope they will step up the quality. They need to in this economy where people don't have as much to spend, and are having to be more choosy. I had so much expectation for this Darth Vader, but I just don't know that I can be very excited about him because his head just looks funny to me. I don't like to "settle". My cash is too precious these days for the figures to not be right or to have corner cuts.
Just my 2 cents, adjusted for inflation...

 

[Valfar]

The Drizzle, i totally agree with you..i am not going to grill you for the facts you stated.I think its a fair judgement and after all these figures do take a chunk out of our wallets..one of the reasons why i have only bought Hot Toys for the past few years now,i love their military figures and i think you get good bang for your buck with them.

That being said, Vader looks good still for the price we are paying and everything seems to look great on him though the helmet is off, the face sculpt is pretty nice and the lenses look way better then Medicoms..though Medicom Vader has been around for years now,i can't really feel the need to compare them but, this Vader will have a strong pressence on our shelves for sure.