Sideshow ESB/ROTJ Darth Vader

[BrooklynWolf X]

Is it possible to make his head sit a tad lower?

 

[Pixelpiper]

Is it possible to make his head sit a tad lower?

Look at King's images - he lowered only the helm and it makes it look like the whole thing is lower.

 

[cking]

I'll be using the majority of the parts with the exception of the bodysuit, dome and ignited Lightsaber.
Originally, I was going to do a body swap and try to create an ANH version but I'm liking the way this ESB/ROTJ looks so much now that I'm just going to display the ESB/ROTJ version instead and forget about the ANH.
I want to try and enhance this new figure to its full potential though and for me, that means the body suit needs to be swapped and the dome too. (If the Hasbro dome is TOO big, I'll just have to do the dome mod that King Darkness did on his to adjust the angle that the dome sits on the mask).

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm curious what parts from this new figure you plan to re-use?

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

Thanks pixel.

Man, I can't wait to get both darth figures. Vader and malgus. Im not having vader face off Luke.

Nah man...I'm having both Sith Lords face off. That's some crazy $#!+ right there.

 

[King Darkness]

Is it possible to make his head sit a tad lower?

Look at King's images - he lowered only the helm and it makes it look like the whole thing is lower.

What Piper said

 

[Matt S]

King how much of the inner helmet did you have to shave off to achieve your look?

 

[King Darkness]

King how much of the inner helmet did you have to shave off to achieve your look?

Hold on a sec, let me find that pic someone posted without the dome...

 

[Pixelpiper]

I'll be using the majority of the parts with the exception of the bodysuit, dome and ignited Lightsaber.

You probably could have come out of this with less expense by buying only the parts you need. Using a different body would produce a more correctly scaled Vader, and you wouldn't necessarily have to buy more than a few gloved hands, keeping the purchases to minimum quantity.

 

[King Darkness]

King how much of the inner helmet did you have to shave off to achieve your look?

OK....here's about where I went to. Then I round off the edges so the dome would sit better.





I would recommend anyone doing it do a little at a time till they get the desired height.


*EDIT* not my pic, taken by kirklondon.

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

OK....here's about where I went to. Then I round off the edges so the dome would sit better.





I would recommend anyone doing it do a little at a time till they get the desired height.


*EDIT* not my pic, taken by kirklondon.

Holy crap....

That's a sizable chunk. Can you post a pic of your figure? Can't really find it, don't know,which page to look for.

 

[King Darkness]

Its really not, it just seems like a lot.

 

[Matt S]

Thanks, and last question: what did you use to do that? knife or more specialized tool?

 

[King Darkness]

Thanks, and last question: what did you use to do that? knife or more specialized tool?

Dremel .

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

Its really not, it just seems like a lot.

Can you repost a pic of your fig? Can't find the page you originally posted it on.

 

[cking]

Forgive my Dremel ignorance, but did you use a cutting wheel or some other attachment?
Cheers,

Dremel .

 

[Pixelpiper]

Can you repost a pic of your fig? Can't find the page you originally posted it on.

I just clicked a page at random and found the pics: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...-Darth-Vader&p=6460971&viewfull=1#post6460971

The whole helmet/head just looks wrong in other images without this mod.

 

[anwe]

OK....here's about where I went to. Then I round off the edges so the dome would sit better.





I would recommend anyone doing it do a little at a time till they get the desired height.


*EDIT* not my pic, taken by kirklondon.

OMFG, that scares me.

I'm 99% sure I will get this figure with all the good pictures showing it off now, and I will have to do something about the dome, but I'm not sure I have ***** of the magnitude needed to cut off the head that much.

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

I just clicked a page at random and found the pics: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...-Darth-Vader&p=6460971&viewfull=1#post6460971

The whole helmet/head just looks wrong without this mod in other images.

Thanks bud.

That definitely improves the overall look.

OMFG, that scared me.

I'm 99% sure I will get this figure with all the good pictures showing it of now, and I will have to do something about the dome, but I'm not sure I have ***** of the magnitude needed to cut off the head that much.

I'm in the same boat man. I'm wondering if its really an issue with the dome though. Is it placed too high or is the neck too long?

Either way, gotta figure it out when I get this dark lord in hand.

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

Wow, after observing kings pics...I am definitely gonna do that mod. It looks absolutely perfect.

I am convinced its not a neck height issue but a dome height issue.

 

[Pixelpiper]

I'm wondering if its really an issue with the dome though. Is it placed too high or is the neck too long?

I think both, plus the helmet shape/size isn't quite right either. But this one mod helps hide everything to some degree and is probably the single easiest one. In other words, the most bang for your buck.

Without the figure in hand, I don't really know how one would shorten/correct the neck without making cuts that end up being visible.