Sideshow ESB/ROTJ Darth Vader

[Darth Cruel]

you are an accidental clairvoyant flosi........

He is an "OT" like Tom Cruise.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Those really do look like they're lit-up. Hmmmm.

 

[galactiboy]

Those really do look like they're lit-up. Hmmmm.

I know right

 

[Invictus Sol]

I agree. I'm thinking, if anything, the changes will be for the worse. If this is only the prototype (most likely) and not a production piece, then I can't think of an instance where the production piece was better than the proto.

What about Grievous, though? Seems like what they showed last year was likely more of a statue than a working, posable figure, or at least was clearly not ready for production. Dunno, just throwing it out there.

I know right

That would be crazy if they did go with the overspray, though, for such a small detail.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Well, we haven't seen hide nor hair of Grievous since then. So who knows what the final piece will look like!

 

[Invictus Sol]

Well, we haven't seen hide nor hair of Grievous since then. So who knows what the final piece will look like!

Yeah, just meant that Grievous seems to have been slapped together for SDCC, so it provides a possible precedent for this Vader just being a rough proto. If this is the final proto, still seems very odd to me that they would not display the multi-part helmets in much more detail.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Ah, I getcha! Well, I certainly hope this Vader does not go the way of Grievous, never to be heard from again!

 

[Maglor]

Why, he's awesome.

'Cos I prefer the ROTJ look, and I fully expect HT to make one at some point.


Also, I could have sold the ANH Vader for over $500 for a while there. It looks like that sip has already sailed.

 

[zeiss]

Yeah, just meant that Grievous seems to have been slapped together for SDCC, so it provides a possible precedent for this Vader just being a rough proto. If this is the final proto, still seems very odd to me that they would not display the multi-part helmets in much more detail.

While I would love for that to be the case with Vader, I suspect the reason we haven't seen Grievous is that he was such an experimental figure for Sideshow and they didn't have it al figured out. On the other hand, Vader is a very traditional type of figure. It is hard to believe they would show off a figure without having sculpted the armor and helmet which are the most important parts of the suit. More than likely, what we are seeing are new armor pieces and a new helmet...and judging by Sideshow's history they will be the final versions. I really hope I am wrong though.

 

[cokebabies]

It looks like that sip has already sailed.

Just take another one, then.

 

[Invictus Sol]

While I would love for that to be the case with Vader, I suspect the reason we haven't seen Grievous is that he was such an experimental figure for Sideshow and they didn't have it al figured out. On the other hand, Vader is a very traditional type of figure. It is hard to believe they would show off a figure without having sculpted the armor and helmet which are the most important parts of the suit. More than likely, what we are seeing are new armor pieces and a new helmet...and judging by Sideshow's history they will be the final versions. I really hope I am wrong though.

Good points, zeiss. Will be interesting to see how this develops.

 

[jkno]

I'm far from a Vader specialist, but there are some things that I don't like about this Vader...

 

[Boba Ben]

Probably more like 10.

I wonder if Hot Toys will still exist in 10 years. (This is not intended to incite a flame war)

 

[cokebabies]

I wonder if Hot Toys will still exist in 10 years. (This is not intended to incite a flame war)

DX 74 - The Dark Knight - Joker 14.0 - MSRP $3,750

 

[kl241]

I wonder if Hot Toys will still exist in 10 years. (This is not intended to incite a flame war)

I wonder how many of us will be bankrupt in 10 years.

 

[Boba Ben]

I wonder how many of us will be bankrupt in 10 years.

Quite a few the way some seem to pre-order every new Hot Toys and PF all willy nilly without hesitation.

 

[FLOSI]

I can already say that this looks like the best 1/6th scale Vader ever made.

 

[pixletwin]

I can already say that this looks like the best 1/6th scale Vader ever made.

 

[FLOSI]

I could be wrong but I think the boots might be fabric?

 

[Indiana]

The suit looks really accurate for ESB and ROTJ. And the chest-piece looks great.
That is clearly the reveal helmet... you can see the slight separation between the tusks and the top grill, and you can slightly see the metal underneath the helmet. The grill on the underside of the mask could be a little bigger, but I think it looks fantastic. I am totally stoked for this figure!!!!