I feel the same as you i'm no expert and it looks good enough. I am still trying to understand why it cost 260 though.At 260 you can get a premium HT figure like the iron man's.
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I feel the same as you i'm no expert and it looks good enough. I am still trying to understand why it cost 260 though.At 260 you can get a premium HT figure like the iron man's.
At 260 you can get a premium HT figure like the iron man's.
Hot Toys Midas, a simple repaint, was $299 from their Iron Man line. Vader has pieces that needed to be tailored and much more accessories. $260 is high but if it comes out as well as we've seen, worth the price.
The midas was a bad example
That's just HT being a greedy ****. This vader is worth the 260 its just SSC shouldn't be charging HT prices.Like with the taun taun i get that it has a lot a detailing and it has to be large to be in correct scale, i just think 350 is too much.
lerath666
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i don't get your issue here.
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In a new hope, one tusk was chrome, the other was painted black.In ESB and ROTJ, they were both Chrome.
I just hope the tusks don't snap off easily and break like mine did. 
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The midas was a bad example
Like with the taun taun i get that it has a lot a detailing and it has to be large to be in correct scale, i just think 350 is too much.
Costs if production have skyrocketed. That means we have to pay more. Don't like it? Tell the world leaders to pull their heads out of their asses and settle the economy and put the needs of the people that voted for them in front of big business.
Simple fact that the cost of full has doubled in a decade is indication that we are walking down a dark road.
Also, workers are demanding higher wages as well in production and manufacturing.
abake
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These are the first pics where this figure really looks nice to me.
Having said that, the arms are a bit skinny.
Having said that, the arms are a bit skinny.
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Not much demanding done in China by laborers unfortunately.....
Now the factories are a different story, but most business there thrive on high volume low cost service....another reason we have less and less made in USA toys...which is a shame, but it's just cheaper to produce items there....
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Damn, these previews are awesome!
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Looking good.
hard to tell if the dome is any different from their ANH other than the widows peak gone....
Anyone who's seen it firsthand know for sure?
IMO the blue background really brings out the flaws on any figure. Looks decent so far.
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In the film, the backside was always in shadow to hide his neck I assume since the collar was only for the two reveals ever shown...
That's another reason the dome and mask sits higher on the shoulders with a collar...
the rear collar actually lifts the faceplate to the level of the shoulders instead of letting it slide lower over the clavicle like it would on the actor without the rear collar unless fastened rather tightly
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Two things that pop out immediately to me (dome being undersized aside):
*The bodysuit reminds me of the old vinyl clone bodysuits.. that ain't great. Sure there are actual 'pleats' sewn in, but where's the horizontal wrinkling immediately noticeable in every Vader suit? It also look thin. Ehh..
*The bottom of the cape isn't hemmed off - it's frayed & looks cheap. The folding looks nice though..
Are there unobstructed pics of the arms? I'd like to see them properly.
*The bodysuit reminds me of the old vinyl clone bodysuits.. that ain't great. Sure there are actual 'pleats' sewn in, but where's the horizontal wrinkling immediately noticeable in every Vader suit? It also look thin. Ehh..
*The bottom of the cape isn't hemmed off - it's frayed & looks cheap. The folding looks nice though..
Are there unobstructed pics of the arms? I'd like to see them properly.
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I'm going to buy it and enjoy owning it. I have room set aside for it.
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