Here's my old Vader, just for fun!!
I grant the cape isn't great, and the height is off, but otherwise I hate to say I prefer the ANH version over this one. It just seems put together better.
Here's my old Vader, just for fun!!
Yeah, the more I look at the new one and compare it with the old, the more I'm bothered by how out of proportion the chest box seems with the rest of the body. Just seems like the amount of space it occupies on the chest is tiny, plus the gap between the bottom of the chest box to the top of the belt seems huge. If they got it right on the ANH version, I don't understand how it could be missed on this new iteration.
The unmasked version isn't really an issue to me, Vader is a dead man in my mind without the mask, the eu and the pt have turned it into a vanity thing, he wears it to hide his scars or look intimidating.
To me his mask was a necessity to live to maintain a pressured environment to breath from lung damage. So to to sum it up I will nt use the portrait unless I want to portray the death scene ( which the sculpts scowl doesn't suit) or Vader in the chamber
None of this is an exact science - even to the 'makers' (SSC) it seems.
(..kinda harkens back to Pixelpiper's earlier comments..)
I only see two options for myself going forward; frankensteining a great figure - or..
Waiting.
Waiting for a new company to come forward that isn't resting on it's laurels so to speak. SSC seem to show time & time again, that the source material isn't important to them.
HT may have their hands tied at present - but failing them getting a crack at a definitive Vader, Tamashii perhaps?
IDK.. just spitballing really.
Don't forget it's not so much Sideshow when it comes to Star wars, they're also at the mercy of LFL liscening, who have a preference for "idealized" versions of the characters, rather than film accurate.
umm... no, they didn't.
He NEEDS the helmet to breath, as it creates a vaccume seal. He didn't need it right away in ROTS, becuase it's not untill AFTER that the damage to his lungs caused the scaring which made his lungs unable to work in a reglar atmosphere.
What do you all think would be better? This or Mythos Vader? I have Mythos already pre ordered.
FYI I feed the people who make these movies.
Ok..
But applying that 'logic' to SSC's track record for a moment - why would they not want Vader's dome to have the appropriate girth? Why do they make him overly tall for their first release? Why give the figure a non Prowse build?
Are these - for example, really LFL stipulations??
Well they need to send the memo to the toy / statue companies they love to sculpt an angry dude rather then one struggling to breath
Still can't bring myself to order it.
good. Bye.
why do people need to tell fans of this figure they arent buying it. do you think we give a horses *** if you are buying this? no we dont. get lost.
and this isnt directed at bloodgear, its directed at all the haters. just **** off already. your opinion doesnt mean anything to those of us who like this regardless of price or baggy suits or whatever detail you dont like. if the item was in hand, and there was issues thats one thing, you bought something and it sucks, so you can voice your opinion here. but all the hate on an item that has been on pre order for 24 hours is a joke. you *** clown haters need to seriously **** off and go somewhere where you can discuss items you like and are excited about.
Based on pics of the chest armor it looks more ESB to me. I thought ROTJ armor was supposed to be more silver between the black. To me this color seems more metallic gray.
Good point, momaw (and thanks for posting the comparison pics, jedijim). Totally missed how much the shoulder armour and chest box changed between ANH and RotJ.Looking at this pic comparing the chest area on ANH vs ROTJ this figures chest is looking more accurate than I originally thought.
WTF????good. Bye.
why do people need to tell fans of this figure they arent buying it. do you think we give a horses *** if you are buying this? no we dont. get lost.
and this isnt directed at bloodgear, its directed at all the haters. just **** off already. your opinion doesnt mean anything to those of us who like this regardless of price or baggy suits or whatever detail you dont like. if the item was in hand, and there was issues thats one thing, you bought something and it sucks, so you can voice your opinion here. but all the hate on an item that has been on pre order for 24 hours is a joke. you *** clown haters need to seriously **** off and go somewhere where you can discuss items you like and are excited about.
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