Sideshow ESB/ROTJ Darth Vader

[Invictus Sol]

Fantastic pics, rubio! That second one of Vader with his hands on his belt reminds me of many a Vader poster. Proportions look great. Really don't think I'm going to feel the need to switch the body out, at all.

 

[Bo Shrek]

New guy here. He looks amazing and I can't wait for him to arrive. Wonder when will the non-exclusive be ready.

Yeah me too as mine will be a non-exclusive.

 

[greygoose]

Looks great.

 

[Kibagami]

Yeah, regret of 2013-2014. Not getting this.

 

[Rook]

I plan to get lots of use out of it. Vader, revealed, holding his wounded wrist. Yup.

Do a custom. Vader, revealed, armor and costume shredded (think Mythos Vader), wrist severed, but battle-ready with his lightsaber in the other hand.

Come to think of it, I might do that...

 

[JMW326]

I got my shipping notice yesterday and wont have him until Monday. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.... I was hoping for Friday but oh well. It will give me more time to think of how I want to pose him.

 

[hennypenny]

Mine has been shipped to the UK. I've deiced to stop collecting Hot Toys, so anyone from the UK, who wants to buy it off me for the same price I paid, including all the custom fee etc, please contact me. I do not intend to make any profit from this sale.

 

[robbiethepainter]

Just placed my order. Got to have a Vader and this looks really good.

 

[galactiboy]

Bumping these bad *** pics!!!

Man, those shots from Rubio are incredible... so glad when someone who can pose and photograph a figure get's it early

 

[cokebabies]

Replacing my goalie pads has sucked away any disposable cash, so hopefully he'll be available in the marketplace down the line for a reasonable price.

I've been following this thread from the beginning, but if the only thing I ever saw of this figure was that "hands on belt" pic, that would be more than enough to sell it.

 

[shockwave]

Well I double checked w/SSC. My cc will be charged Jan 15th; 2-3 days the package will be shipped w/tracking. It's been a while since I ordered from SSC.; I live in the New England area so I'm guessing the arrival date s/b around Jan 24-25th.

However for anyone who has their Vaders, yes please post away. I can wait for mine but pics would be awesome!

 

[rubio95]

Man, those shots from Rubio are incredible... so glad when someone who can pose and photograph a figure get's it early

Replacing my goalie pads has sucked away any disposable cash, so hopefully he'll be available in the marketplace down the line for a reasonable price.

I've been following this thread from the beginning, but if the only thing I ever saw of this figure was that "hands on belt" pic, that would be more than enough to sell it.

Aw, shucks. Thanks for the compliments, fellas.

I didn't get to shoot it as much as I wanted, and I'm at work now.

I'm surprised we haven't seen more pics being posted. C'mon, Southern California Freaks!

 

[dartball]

Wow he looks amazing can't wait for him to arrive!

 

[MicroJow]

Showed up yesterday while the forums were down...

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After seeing Rubio's pix, I feel like showing mine would be blasphemy to the figure. It really did turn out a lot nicer than I expected!

- MJ

 

[transhi100]

SideShow has really done a great job on this one. I'm THRILLED with Vader!

Here's a quick rundown of the things that jumped out to me last night:

The arms ARE skinny (especially the forearms). But the gauntlets are flared, so it really helps to conceal how thin they are.

The body that was used is very nice, although I hate how these Prometheus bodies (and variants, apparently) have a really hard time in the crotch area. I noticed it on my Boba Fett and Snowtrooper, as well (there's an ugly 'gap' that looks unrealistic). Although I'm sure most won't notice/care.

I don't care for the way that the gauntlets were made. Although they keep them all one piece, I do prefer the method that Medicom used (seperate gloves/gauntlets), as it allows for tremendous amounts of posing.

As for the size, I feel that since the figure is so well-proportioned, the height makes no difference. He looks/feels totally scale.

The helmet itself is a MASTERPIECE! SideShow has done SUCH a good job with the sculpting and paint application. The helmet appears to be symetrical, but it looks beautiful in every way.

The cape and tunic drape perfectly, giving them the appearance of weight. I love the collar (although I wish they could have done the same with the lower cuff).

The jumpsuit does bunch up at the crotch, but the pattern of the 'fabric' is outstanding. It really looks like a scaled leather suit.

The included helmet stand, to me, is worthless. The reveal helmet is outstanding, and the inner details look spectacular, but I won't use it for anything.

The large light-up stand, to me, is worthless, and it's HUGE. I would rather have had a non-light up stand like Luke's (or even a standard SideShow stand).

The Anakin head sculpt is nice to have, but it won't ever, ever be displayed on my figure. The paint application on it is solid, but still light years away from Hot Toys quality.

The Exlcusive is neat, but worthless. No one will ever use it.

I haven't used any of the electronic features, and I probable won't.

That's just a quick summary of my first impressions. The negatives that I've listed wouldn't be negatives if the figure wasn't so expensive.

Overall, it's safe to say that this is the finest figure SideShow has ever released, and it'll probably be the standard-bearer for quite some time!

Have to agree with most of this. The cape and tunic are really great, Sideshow has found something here between this and Malgus, they've really stepped it up a notch. One thing, I've tried the electronics and it's darn cool. The belt lights up well, but the center console with the blinking red lights are really something. This might be the finest figure ever for Sideshow, or maybe Malgus as he's fantastic too. Sideshow's really on a roll, two fantastic figures in a row!

 

[Invictus Sol]

Sure is a refreshing change of pace to be reading all of this positive feedback. Going to pay mine off early, but I'm guessing that will be the 15th.

 

[MicroJow]

I agree with all of Rubio's comments as well. Anyone planning on replacing the body might have a rough time seeing as how the suit is fairly tailored to fit this body. The forearms, for instance...

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You'd likely have to cut the suit to fit an arm that's bigger than this one.

The bunching up at the crotch isn't really much of a problem, especially if you futz the inner robe a bit.

The dome turned out great, however there is still something about the eyes that bug me. Comparing it to my ESB Don Post helmet last night (which was supposedly pulled from the original molds) it looks like the face mask should be a bit more rounded around the eyes, not as oval... but this is me being extremely nitpicky.

- MJ

 

[Sidious-66]

Wonderful pics Rubio. I hope that settles the argument that SSC have released one hell of a Lord Vader figure.

 

[bambooluv]

Insanely awesome pics Rubio! Monday cannot get here fast enough, I'll try my hands on my first video review from a novices viewpoint.

Pdang

 

[Shalamar]

I can't wait to have this in hand, and compare to my personal suit.