Customikey
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I'm seriously digging on this! Can't wait for the ROTJ version, alway a personal favorite. He wa ssuper-shiny, and had the reveal, woot.
Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread
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DinoLast
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You could always put a brown hooded outfit over a medi and pretend it's an Jawa next to Vader
JustinLuck
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I remember Josh's amazing pics. The helmet there looks magnificent.
Don't you guys think Sideshow owes us a new helmet in this situation? There is no reason I can think of why the shape of the helmet needed to change in production. Sideshow made an error at the factory and needs to address it. This is Sideshow's flagship product. Why mess it up?
Don't you guys think Sideshow owes us a new helmet in this situation? There is no reason I can think of why the shape of the helmet needed to change in production. Sideshow made an error at the factory and needs to address it. This is Sideshow's flagship product. Why mess it up?
Red lines are basically the difference in the dome that I can see, basically like I said, where at SDCC the fronts of the flares sloped downward as the came together in the back, the production dome pretty much just takes a perfect horizontal path from one to the other.
I don't think the production helm looks terrible, but definitely a significant change in the shape that isn't because of production shrinking or anything of that sort.
There is quite a bit of presumption in your accusation. This seems to me to be typical of an LFL directive.
It would be nice to hear why it was changed, officially, though.
Sing it brother
Indeed. It's not as though the helmet shrank in production, a significant shape and look to it is entirely different. If they had molded the SDCC helmet, it might shrink, but the basic shape would sustain, which it didn't, so at some point, the shape was changed, and with such praise at SDCC and surely SSC was proud of it, there is good chance LFL stepped in on this.
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IMO..i think this dome will be re-used for the rest of the Vaders..and i am ok with this dome for ESB and ROTJ but, its a bummer if its on the ROTS version...maybe..
LFL would definitely not let SS get away with making the definitive Darth Vader...there is still more money to be made, i think LFL also may have played a part in the Stormtrooper not looking as good as it could have been.
SS Utapau clone looks to be the closest to the on screen character so far out of all the armored figures released.
LFL would definitely not let SS get away with making the definitive Darth Vader...there is still more money to be made, i think LFL also may have played a part in the Stormtrooper not looking as good as it could have been.
SS Utapau clone looks to be the closest to the on screen character so far out of all the armored figures released.
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I think all this talk about the dome is just an SS conspiracy to cover up the stitching issue.
I think it really speaks to the quality of this figure that the dome is pretty much the only issue anyone has with it.
abake
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I was one of the first and most vocal critics of the helmet, even in the prototype pics, but it's time to frigging move on!
I just want it to get here ASAP and judge it in-hand. And then, if it still looks a bit off, I will simply contact Glenn and see if he can or is willing to make a new dome. End of story.
Or maybe I'll chase down a Hasbro Vader and see if that works.
But there's no more to comment on.
It's a frigging production figure!
Now... any more pics to share MF?
Also, quick question: how rigid are the boots? Anakin-style rigid?
I just want it to get here ASAP and judge it in-hand. And then, if it still looks a bit off, I will simply contact Glenn and see if he can or is willing to make a new dome. End of story.
Or maybe I'll chase down a Hasbro Vader and see if that works.
But there's no more to comment on.
It's a frigging production figure!
Now... any more pics to share MF?
Also, quick question: how rigid are the boots? Anakin-style rigid?
Yes and yes.
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I feel like LFL is used as a scapegoat more often than not in these situations. What proof do we have that Lucasfilm is asking Sideshow to make these modifications with the intent for less accuracy? This Vader is from ANH. Sideshow can pick almost any frame with Vader in the movie and see how his profile is supposed to be shaped.
I think it is more likely that LFL doesn't seem to care or notice about the accuracy of products sold by Sideshow. Look at how many inconsistencies with the Clone helmet were completely passed over and given the a-okay.
I think it is more likely that LFL doesn't seem to care or notice about the accuracy of products sold by Sideshow. Look at how many inconsistencies with the Clone helmet were completely passed over and given the a-okay.
fantasymaker
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Well , surely sideshow does boba's very good version without doubt, (ROTJ version, i hope ) but for now the best figure 1/6 and helmet is the medi .
The two are not comparable.
You want a similar situation lets talk Mace Windu or Bespin Luke. Both situations where the prototypes were awesome but were either modified to a lesser effect or completely passed over for an inferior sculpt because of directives from LFL.
The clone helmet situation is completely different. It was a flawed prototype which Sideshow fixed a few issues on.
Sometimes yes, LFL is used as a copout, but in this case, I think it's more plausible that SSC was directed to make a change to the helmet rather than mess up. Granted I've never molded anything, but it seems to me, if you make a mold of something, other things made from that mold will look the same, maybe shrink, but will look the same.
The production helmet is significantly different from the proto, not "oops we ^^^^ed up" different, but strategically done different, and given how nice the proto dome was, there was no reason for anyone at Sideshow to say hey, let's reshape it unless they were told to. The only reason I can see LFL not having a say in the change is if the change is somehow related to the mold making process or something and had to be done to ensure consistent production. I know too little tell.
I would hope not, I think the issues present in it also would be issues for all the films.
That's what boggles me, if LFL had a say in this, what was the point, because I would think they'd want to standardize a film look, but I don't think there's any screen used Vader that really matches to how this is other than the briefly seen dome in Hoth when Vader makes his entrance.
For those who've been asking about leg posing, this is about as dynamic as it gets really.
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