jedijim3002
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Damn! Where'd the pic go of palpy?
What are people doing about the "broken tusk"?
Some of mine
Got my Vader yesterday. Add mine to the "broken tusk" club.
However, I'm initially impressed with this figure. This one is a marked improvement on the ANH version in many ways. Sideshow is definitely heading towards Hot Toys-level of quality here, though they still fall short. The specialized body is definitely too tall by at least a 1/4 inch, but not so much that a body-swap will be necessary. The thinner robes and cape are a nice improvement, but the edges of my cape are frayed, making me wish it were hemmed or at least cut more sharply. Surprisingly, I found the lights on the belt and chest to be a really nice touch and to be my favorite updated feature.
However, the biggest missed opportunity was deciding not to make the separate unmasked sculpt, mask and helmet fit together better. As has been mentioned before, these pieces actually fit together very much like Medicom's version but are only missing some small tabs or slots to hold them all together!
Lest any of you are also curious to do this but worried about damaging that Anakin sculpt, you can follow these steps. Be careful, since it's obvious this toy is fragile as hell and I won't be held responsible for any mishaps due to your clutzy butter-fingers!
First, you'll find that the back corners of the mask can be slid past the cheeks if you place it at an angle, like so:
Then, lower the front of the mast so it lines up with the lower mask:
Finally, push the mask back until everything lines up:
The separate helmet can even go on top, but sadly has nothing underneath to securely attach it to the top of the mask.
While I appreciate that Sideshow took the added measure of including a separate fully assembled helmet, I can't believe they would go through so much trouble to get the extra individual pieces to look and fit correctly yet not add that extra little bit so that they could snap together. Ultimately, this is more frustrating to me that the extra 1/4 inch to his height!
Does this scratch the reveal head sculpt at all? I'm afraid of even trying this, if it could scratch the head sculpt.
Thanks, I'd prefer both hands on the belt, but just couldn't get it to look right, came across as Vader doing the chicken danceThe "hands on the belt" pose for Vader is perfect. Great pics.
Well guys got him out and looked around. Overall Impressive figure. Best Sideshow figure too date. It's amazing! Nothing is wrong with mine except for my left fisted hand that came out of the package had a broken peg. It's not a big deal ill never use it so be careful. Took me a while as it usually does since my Collectibles give me hours of being a pain in the ***. Always a problem but only the peg was a issue. Best Vader to date and very happy. Quick cell phone pic. Review coming tomorrow.
Ryan
Nice! pic looks great even for a cell pic. Congrats on getting a great figure. Looking forward to the review.
Look forward to your batty shots. Get to it!!!
That's this; https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Toys-1...9997?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item4d166c061d
but your pic is without the center piece, right?
That's an awesome idea. Vader's base would look perfect in the middle of that. Unfortunately, it's too wide for a detolf, right?
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