Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread

[Deathstalker]

Thanks guys!

Had some weird storm clouds outside just like cloud city...

WOW. Those pics do look awesome. Those clouds and that table look totally Bespin. Couldn't ask for better timing for those clouds to roll in for the photo shoot.

 

[jedijim3002]

Wor-Gar, how tall is he now? 13 1/2? That's how tall I made mine. I removed the mid section completely like you and shortened the ball joint peg. I also took another 1/4 inch from his thighs. I cut them at the thickest point and glued them back together then taped them as well.

Old picture but you can see the height modded.

 

[Centurion]

Very Bespin-ish indeed.

Maybe the Millennium Falcon was hiding within the clouds.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Thanks for the kind words guys.

Yeah, those clouds really came out of nowhere; just a giant saucer shaped cloud right over my house -- you could rain falling above and a rainbow along with this wicked yellow glow. Really weird. Got some great pics though.

Wor-Gar, how tall is he now? 13 1/2?

My Vader is now 13 3/8 inches... nearly 13.5 inches. Just where Vader should be more or less. I really go by how he looks relative to other figures more than the actual inch count.

Jedijim, you have no reason to do this mod if you already got your Vader to 13.5 with the extra thigh cut. As I said, I got mine from 14.25 inches down to 13.75 with the full torso removal... but he still seemed just too darn tall... plus I liked the way King's looked, build-wise. I wish I could take a good picture. Maybe better light tomorrow.



Now that I got Vader where I want him height-wise, I sure would like to replace my robes and cape. Did I mention I hate them?

 

[King Darkness]

Excellent shots all around, WG. I like that you did some nice comparison shots as well. Glad you are happy with the mod in hand. .....I do agree about the robes and cape. I was able to futz them to a likable display, but they are a pain in the ass. Could definitely use an upgrade there.

Dig those Bespin cloud shots

 

[Wor-Gar]

Thanks King! You da man!

The cape/robe material is impossible to futz and doesn't take to the water treatment. AND with the mod they are too long so even harde to futz right.

I notice that the robe is double-layered and I'm wondering if I break it apart and use just one layer if it will hold better?


I think I'm gonna send a message to ilforigno now. Dammit -- obsessed with Vader again. So much for futzing my Tusken Raider this weekend.

 

[shockwave]

Thanks guys!

Had some weird storm clouds outside just like cloud city...

Yes, easy swap. Two things to keep in mind were:

1) King recommends that you heat the gloves before forcing them onto the forearms -- the pegs inside the gloves will fit the Kaustic forearms but it takes force. Put the gloves on BEFORE you put the armor on Vader.

2) the ball joint for the head is larger on the Kaustic than the one on the Sideshow body. No worries -- the Kaustic peg fits fine with no extra force which was surprising.

Its a very easy swap. Trickest part is futzing that damn cape and robe -- I hate them, I hate them, I hate them...

Thanks so much Wor-Gar for the info.

Love your photos of Vader & Fett.

 

[King Darkness]

I think I'm gonna send a message to ilforigno now. Dammit -- obsessed with Vader again. So much for futzing my Tusken Raider this weekend.

Let me know how that goes. Id be interested in picking up a cape for sure.

 

[barryo]

I think I'm gonna send a message to ilforigno now. Dammit -- obsessed with Vader again. So much for futzing my Tusken Raider this weekend.

absolutely nothing wrong with that at all................afterall he is and always will be the most iconic sw figure ever. so pouring a few extra bucks into him to kick him up several notches further is a good call...........

 

[Wor-Gar]

"Luke... I can see your house from here."

Endor..........................................................Hoth

 

[Rorywan]

Fantastic pics WG, mines arriving soon, pretty excited to get one at last.

 

[Cavlcade]

A quick alternative to the cloak, which I am working on at the moment.

I basically bought a cheap XXXL black tshirt from which I cut the cloak shape out of. It's still a bit long at the moment because of the height mod and it still needs hemming. Also the colour is practically the same but comes out a bit redder in the pic. But the drape is nicer than the stock cape and the material is a lot softer.

 

[King Darkness]

"Luke... I can see your house from here."

Great pics WG! Glad you're enjoying the mod

 

[Kuzeh]

Awesome pics WG!
You should also look into TonyMeis' Cape and Robe, that's the one I used for my Vader and they are awesome!

I'll be getting the KP body this week to mod mine too!!

 

[Wor-Gar]

Awesome pics WG!
You should also look into TonyMeis' Cape and Robe, that's the one I used for my Vader and they are awesome!

I'll be getting the KP body this week to mod mine too!!

Which is the Tony Meis cape and robe again? I was looking for pictures of it and I couldn't find any -- do you have?

EDIT: I just googled and found your pictures. Very nice. But your Meis cape might be too long with the KP-02 change over. :


With the conversion to KP-02, the cape is really long now and simply needs to be replaced. Robe sucks just as bad too, and they really should match.

ALERT:
ilforigno will be doing another cape run and he will be doing a new robe as well.

 

[abake]

I have one of lforigno's capes. Drapes really nice, but is a bit fragile.
At any rate, it looks great.

 

[PJB-1138]

Below each body is wearing a Vader boot so you can see the height each will be...

Here is a silhouette picture because sometimes its easy to see the difference this way. Clearly the SS body is taller.

Wow, thanks for the EXHAUSTIVE tutorial on how Vader looks on that Kaustic body, W.G.! I had a suspicion that the muscular body would make Vader look too beefy, but putting it up next to the modded Sideshow body clearly shows not only how close the widths of the limbs are, but how that Sideshow body is so oddly proportioned now. And even with the slightly shorter stature, the capes and robe still look fine to me.

I tried to remedy the overly broad shoulders awhile back by using parts from a regular armored Prometheus body, but they weren't really compatible. Swapping the whole shebang with the Kaustic body is obviously the way to go.

Props again to you for all the comparison shots and to King Darkness for first sharing the results to begin with. Stuff like this is what keeps me coming here all the time.

 

[kl241]

Curious to see a side by side with the Kaustic body mod and the Medi 2.0

 

[Kuzeh]

EDIT: I just googled and found your pictures. Very nice. But your Meis cape might be too long with the KP-02 change over. :

ALERT:
ilforigno will be doing another cape run and he will be doing a new robe as well.

I know... I might need to exchange it for the shorter version...

Curious to see a side by side with the Kaustic body mod and the Medi 2.0

 

[kl241]

Dead serious.