Sideshow ESB/ROTJ Darth Vader

[LoveMinusZero]

The height thing is inexplicable. Especially when they took so much heat for it on the ANH version and they were specifically asked whether that would be corrected on this one and answered affirmatively. That said, it may not bother me in-hand and I'm OK doing the mod if it's absolutely required.

Yeah, this is strange. They acknowledged that he was too tall and that they were correcting it, but then they produce a new body and he's essentially the same size. It wouldn't bother me so much if the best bodies for replacement, the KP-02, weren't so hard to find and expensive.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Yeah, I can totally see that would be a sticking point for a lot of people. It kind of is for me, but the piece is otherwise so nicely done and of such a great character, that I'm willing to overlook it (even if I display him kneeling or on his own to hide the height *grits teeth in anger* ). Understandable if it's a deal-breaker for others, though.

 

[LoveMinusZero]

It's not necessarily a dealbreaker for me, I still want it, but man is it frustrating. Collecting is already becoming a hobby only for the rich, so having to search and pay for expensive replacement bodies can be the last straw for some people. Especially when it's something Sideshow said they knew about and were fixing.

 

[bloodgear]

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They will pay. Just don't buy

 

[LoveMinusZero]

https://youtu.be/jyDbfCbQnH8?t=7s

They will make us pay for what they've done

 

[demorathis]

I'm liking it...so far it's the best licensed 1/6 figure on the market...even if the dome is a bit off, it passes for dead on in many shots...the cape n tunic are great...apparently the extra line on the cod piece is accurate to the Rotj costume...good work, commander.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Ah, praise from Caesar. Good to hear your thoughts on it, demorathis.

 

[Matt S]

Body used for this looks way way way too skinny. Body is drowning in the armor...

Honestly SSC, WTF is with the base body? Contemplating cancellation...How can Marmit still have had the better Vader ten years ago and on their first attempt?

 

[Invictus Sol]

Don't see the drowning at all. A bit loose to allow posability, yes. Drowning... no.

 

[Natrix]

I take it you don't have a Monger in-hand because the cracks are a non-issue for most (never would've noticed them if I hadn't been reading the Monger thread at the time) and the ED-209 cracking dome is from the previous release way back when. Guessing that will have been fixed for the new release. Anyway, it's sort of pointless as others could bring up a myriad of SSC QC problems but it doesn't prove **** all. *shrugs*

I have both of those figures. Thanks for trying to dismiss my points though. You were the one that was saying how great their manufacturing know all was on those figures. Like some others, I am tired of everyone sucking off Hot Toys as the end all be all when they have just as many QC issues as other manufacturers.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

..it's interesting to see people so excited about this. I have the ANH version and the improvements seem to me so marginal as to be not worth the expense.

I agree man.

I won't go on about it, but there's too much on this new version that I don't like the look of. Them not correcting the height for starters, is ridiculous. The body's too thin. The bodysuit on the previous version is better as mentioned earlier. The dome still isn't right.. etc.

I think the best option for me at this stage, is to just take my time & make a custom that I'll be 100% happy with.

 

[gothamcityboy]

Still waiting for the review from mr.optibotimus... :-|

 

[shocktrooper_au]

There's a thread for it all ready

 

[Racetrack]

How would you guys go about modding the bulk of the arms and the bunching at the top of the pants (without replacing the body?).

 

[shocktrooper_au]

Probably just stripping the body and wrapping those parts up with cotton ***** or using an apoxie to sculpt something more permanent for the hip I'd pack it will cotton wool which won't restrict movement too much

 

[reuters]

I NEED NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

This pose has just made me to consider ordering the 3rd Vader!

 

[devilof76]

They look similar in height in the back-to-back picture, but the new one looks shorter in the side-by-side shot.

 

[shocktrooper_au]

Shoulders are slightly lower about a cm from what I can tell.

 

[cking]

What a missed opportunity.
It looks clumsy and awkward. The body is still way too tall. The KP02 body is perfect in height and bulk. Why couldn't Sideshow have produced something comparable to that?
The mask and dome look too small for the body.
The mouthpiece on the mask doesn't slope back at the correct angle and is really bugging me (they got it right on the ANH version so how could they screw it up on this one???).
The shoulder pads are horribly shaped. (Luckily the cape covers them up for the most part). Suit looks "cheap" compared to ANH. Dome is still way off (can't believe Hasbro got the dome much better proportioned in their attempt and Sideshow have messed it up both times so far).

In a nutshell, it saddens me to think that customisation is still required to get this looking correct. This thing should have been much better straight out of the box.

Here's my ANH which uses the KPO2 body, LForigno cape and robes and Hasbro dome. The result (at least in my opinion) - a much more accurately proportioned looking Vader who doesn't make the Troopers or Imperial Officer figures look like little kids next to him!

If we, as fans can get our ANH Vader's looking like this, why can't Sideshow learn from their mistakes and give us a more accurate figure - especially considering the massive resources that they have, not to mention access to Lucasfilm reference pics etc, etc? Having said that, you only need to look at the commonly available reference pics or even just look at the movies themselves to realise that their latest offering doesn't look as good as it could and SHOULD have been.

 

[egel]

Hmm, I will probably end up getting the Deluxe Vader at some point. Not right now, I don't think the price is in proportion to what it improves.

But I am keeping the original Vader as well for my ANH shelf. Still have to get a Hasbro dome. Could someone please provide which version I should get? Don't want to buy one to find out I can't use its dome.