Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread

[jedijim3002]

That's awesome. My KP body has the Thor arms cause I did the swap mod on him. Maybe the Thor arms won't be so bulky but they will still have articulation issues and may be even shorter. Dunno. I'm thinking of trying the reeve body but haven't had any time yet.

Greg. I sent more pics to your email and its all going out today. Looks friggin sweet. Better than mine actually. I'm jealous.

 

[shockwave]

That's awesome. My KP body has the Thor arms cause I did the swap mod on him. Maybe the Thor arms won't be so bulky but they will still have articulation issues and may be even shorter. Dunno. I'm thinking of trying the reeve body but haven't had any time yet.

Greg. I sent more pics to your email and its all going out today. Looks friggin sweet. Better than mine actually. I'm jealous.

Yes I received your email and responded. Thanks so much. I have a section for my Sith collection on my bookcase.

Thanks so much.



Once I get the helmet on I will take some craptacular pics. The Vader figure is smaller (maybe shorter legs) but I love it.

 

[Tabula Rasa]

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As for the head honestly I have been trying hard to fit the Vader head into the KP02 neck....w/o trying to break the helmet.

I will try again. Thanks everyone.

I was having the same issue, and was beginning to think it impossible. Then, I steeled myself, and heated up the socket on the head with a hair dryer... it then went on smooth as butter.

 

[shockwave]

I was having the same issue, and was beginning to think it impossible. Then, I steeled myself, and heated up the socket on the head with a hair dryer... it then went on smooth as butter.

Thanks Tabula Rasa. I will try that instead.

 

[TheFiend]

Yes please. Pictures would be awesome!

Ok, I didn't take a before pic but I don't really think it's needed as you'll see what I shaved down.

I just shaved down the T shaped thing. That's what makes the dome sit high. It's really that simple. I haven't decided if Im going to go for a more ANH look or ESB/ROTJ look for the dome. That's why I haven't glued it yet.

And here is some pics. Nothing special I didn't have a lot of time so I'll take something more interesting later.

Don't make me destroy you.


Oh and you guys are right, the cape and robes suck! If I have the time this weekend I'll try to cut my own cape out.

 

[highlander1]

look's good fiend nice pics....congrats on darth and luke.

 

[pixletwin]

Awesome Fiend. Thanks for the pics.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Great pics, Fiend.

So I lost track; you on the modded SS body, right?

 

[PJB-1138]

Thanks for posting these pics, T.R. The slightly shorter arms really don't bother me as much as my Vader's present gargantuan size and Frankenstein-like proportions.

But I don't remember King Darkness and Wor-Gar mentioning having to switch out the wrist pegs on the Sideshow Vader hands and boots. I had assumed they were molded into those parts as a single piece!

It's a bit tougher to get the pose locked in than before, but I remember it being a pain in the ass to get a decent two-handed pose with the stock body anyway. Here are multiple pics of two representations of the KP-02 holding the saber two-handed.

 

[Wor-Gar]

But I don't remember King Darkness and Wor-Gar mentioning having to switch out the wrist pegs on the Sideshow Vader hands and boots. I had assumed they were molded into those parts as a single piece!

That's what I thought and my boot and glove pegs are still in there because I didn't realize you could take them out. No real need to.

 

[Tabula Rasa]

Yeah, there's no need to take the pegs out of the gloves. I did with the boots though. Also, I widened the holes in the arms so that the glove pegs fit in much better.

 

[TheFiend]

look's good fiend nice pics....congrats on darth and luke.

Awesome Fiend. Thanks for the pics.

Great pics, Fiend.

So I lost track; you on the modded SS body, right?

Thanks guys. :

@WG Yeah, I did the same mod you did. Just took out on of the mid-sections and taped the body together. I used the black electrical tape and wrapped it very tight. You can't tell I even did anything when handling it.

More pics.

 

[shockwave]

Please excuse my novice pics. Here is Vader on the KP02 body. The chain came off on the cape. I also took a pic of Vader w/my custom Fett.

 

[canadaclone]

Even when they annouce the new Vader for PO - we are still going to have to wait about 6 months to get him...

 

[Lordscum]

Can anyone recommend anyone here that can do the helmet mod or at least give good instructions on how to do it?

Thanks

 

[Lordscum]

The response to my request is overwhelming.

 

[kl241]

That's because this question gets asked every five pages when the answer can be found here:

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116335

 

[Tabula Rasa]

Yeah, it's been answered time and again. A simple search of the thread would've found what you were looking for. In fact, it was just being talked about only a couple pages back.

 

[jedijim3002]

Needs to be futzed a bit but it looks good shock. Very good proportions.

 

[PJB-1138]

Yeah, there's no need to take the pegs out of the gloves. I did with the boots though. Also, I widened the holes in the arms so that the glove pegs fit in much better.

My KP body arrived today from BlackOps Toys. Got it for $42 during a secret Cyber Monday sale and had it shipped a mere couple hours after placing my order. They've oddly jacked the price to $56 now that Monkey Depot has sold out of them. I guess those are the breaks!

As has been mentioned here before, the body is a perfect height for Vader. The neck wrap is a tight fit and the Vader head needed a little heat to fit onto the KP neck peg, but you actually get better articulation for Vader to gaze downward at his regular-sized 1/6 minions.

While I was surprised how well most of Sideshow's parts look and fit on the Kaustic body, IMHO it really is essential to pull the pegs from Vader's gloves and boots to have the whole figure hold itself together. The glove pegs are too long to fit securely onto the Kaustic wrist joints, causing the hands to easily fall off. And since I don't have a pair of needle nose pliers, I'm gonna have to make a run to the store before my Vader can be completed.

I should also add that while I admit there is a little loss in articulation at the shoulders, it's partially due to the width of the chest plate getting in between the upper arms coming together for those two-handed lightsaber poses. Also, the arms may have looked a little on the short side in Wor-Gar's photos due to the removal of the wrist ball joint. Putting them back in and using them to connect to Vader's gloves should solve the issue (the KP shoulder joint also has a strange tendency to pull the arms up a little in at a neutral position; the arms are actually capable of hanging down to those Prowse-like proportions). Finally, in order to avoid bunching up the sleeves, I took the drastic step of trimming a 1/4" off the cuff. There's no going back for me now!

Sorry if my observations went a little overboard, but I hope these tips will help out the next guy to attempt this body swap. Even without the secured wrist and ankle joints, Vader is vastly improved on this body. I'll get photos up as soon as he's all finished.