Official Sideshow 1/6 ANH Darth Vader PHOTO Thread

[galactiboy]

Pretty cool to see the side-by-side, huh?

It is... the difference is pretty striking. The Sideshow figure isn't terrible by any means, but damn can it be taken up a couple of nothces.

So.. is the stock ANH Vader about as tall as a recent Predator figure?

Maybe a bit taller... it's a monstrous figure.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

You know.. it's kind of a possible clue.

They may have started on Chewie - got the body sorted, thought about the sculpting & fake fur logistics & thought - "**** it. Let's whip up a Vader instead. Tall guy in black, with a hat - how hard can it be? "

Huh? huh??

 

[automaton]

considering the PF Chewie leaves little reason to hope for fur on the 1:6 version.

 

[TheFiend]

You know.. it's kind of a possible clue.

They may have started on Chewie - got the body sorted, thought about the sculpting & fake fur logistics & thought - "**** it. Let's whip up a Vader instead. Tall guy in black, with a hat - how hard can it be? "

Huh? huh??

Yeah, the stock Vader is huge. Comically so. Especially when you put him next to other figures.
I knew the height complaints before I bought him but I figured it couldn't be that bad


It was that bad.

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[omegaglory1]

Yeah, the stock Vader is huge. Comically so. Especially when you put him next to other figures.
I knew the height complaints before I bought him but I figured it couldn't be that bad


It was that bad.

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This has basically become a "how to customise SS Vader" thread. Out of curiosity I dug out the clamshell from my Vader box and put him inside. Looking at how how fits into the clamshell, I can say he's shorter by more than 1cm now. A pretty big difference.

He still looks oversized but put him next to other SS Star Wars figures and somehow it looks okay. SS figures are chunky in their own way, Take the hands off and compare with HT and you'll see they're that little bit bigger. The heads are that bit larger. The difference is small and at the end of the day everyone will have their own view on it. SS figures are chunkier but they stand okay next to HT. As for Vader, he's just oversized. Hands are big, feet are big, helmet is big. His all black outfit seems to emphasize the problem.

 

[TheFiend]

Man, those KP02 bodies are hard to find now, huh?

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[omegaglory1]

Man, those KP02 bodies are hard to find now, huh?

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Have you considered using a KP03?

 

[kl241]

Have you considered using a KP03?

KP03 is smaller.

 

[genorules]

I'm about done with mine..but I have to ask what brand matte spray you guys use to get that awesome dull look on the dome? I tried a satin clear spray and it doesn't look very good.

Are you buying a matte black, or a matte clear? Are any brands/types recommended over others?

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

That KP02 head..

 

[omegaglory1]

That KP02 head..

Yeah, I'd scream too if my junk was missing.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

It actually looks like a few things.

He's singing

Someone stepped on his foot

He's about to provide some male oral pleasure

 

[FLOSI]

Yeah, I'd scream too if my junk was missing.

Damn it... My co-workers looked at me like I was crazy when I started laughing at your post.

 

[cking]

Hi guys,

I finally figured out how to adjust the white balance on my camera so it takes a pic which is much more representative of how the figure looks in person.
Up until now, the cape always had a "blue / purple" hint to it in my pics. It really bugged me because it's black when you see it on the shelf. Here it is in all its glory:

Chris

 

[pixletwin]

Looks pretty freakin' awesome cking.

 

[bmarz1000]

Sorry if I'm late to the party Chris, but what mods did you do to it? It looks great!

 

[cking]

Thanks guys!

I can't take any credit for the body mod. It was brilliantly done for me by "ShortRound".

In a nutshell, here's what was done though:

1. Body replaced with KP02. Ankle extenders were added to slightly increase the leg length.

2. SS Cape and robe replaced with the LForigno version. The edges of the robe were folded in so they finished pretty much at the edge of the upper armor. (Unmodified, the LForigno robe is too wide where it sits over the shoulders).

3. Slight padding was added under the armor to raise it up a bit.

4. Hasbro dome was added. (Originally, it had a dome which had been dulled with a satin coat. However, I think it made the dome look too "gray" so I opted to use a shiny Hasbro dome instead which closely matches the amount of shine seen on the dome in the Tantive IV opening scenes of ANH).

Lots of futzing can be credited to me.

Chris

Sorry if I'm late to the party Chris, but what mods did you do to it? It looks great!

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Well done man - looks awesome!

If I had the time / money / patience.. I'd maybe try & bash one of these together as well.

 

[Thorne]

FWIW....

More Hasbro domes have just hit the market in the form of a brand new Anakin-to-Vader figure:

https://www.hasbro.com/starwars/en_US/shop/details.cfm?R=C22F04DA-5056-9047-F5C0-BCD636F837C7:en_US

Saw him this morning at the Wal-mart down the street from me. Tempted to pick him up but I already have a dome from the original '97 electronic Vader.

 

[Brinn 71]

But BE CAREFUL! That is NOT the same Hasbro dome everyone has been using!!