Sideshow ESB/ROTJ Darth Vader

[TheFiend]

That cats face is hilarious.

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[stevenmh]

I found a way to participate while waiting for a head with both tusks present.

 

[Commtech]

^^^That's awesome!!!

 

[Asta]

I found a way to participate while waiting for a head with both tusks present.

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So the helmet's too big?

He's too short to see through the 'windscreen'!

 

[stevenmh]

So the helmet's too big?

He's too short to see through the 'windscreen'!

Either that, or they didn't get the scale of the head correct, or set the head too low in the mask. I noticed this as well, but the photo doesn't work without the tusks lined up. I took both photos with the camera on a tripod at the same distance, but when I saw the results I questioned whether I had fouled it up. But looking at both sculpts sitting on the table next to each other, that's just the way it is.

 

[Pixelpiper]

I have an easier time believing Sideshow got it fine and we're just looking at movie magic that just doesn't fit together.

 

[rubio95]

Just playing around a bit.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Whoever it was that gave me the rep points in here - thank you.

 

[Pixelpiper]

I still don't understand why any Jedi needs a lightsaber at all.

 

[joebizz34]

Whoever it was that gave me the rep points in here - thank you.

If you go to your settings page and look towards the bottom...it tells you who gave them to you. I didn't know how to tell either until someone pointed that out to me.


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[joebizz34]

I still don't understand why any Jedi needs a lightsaber at all.

It is a sophisticated weapon of choice. Guns are unsophisticated to use by a Jedi as Obi Wan pointed out in ROTS after he blew away Grievous. I think it's the idea of people who like to fence. Obviously a gun is a better method of defense but people who like the concept of fencing choose to fight this way. It's almost like a status thing.



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[Pixelpiper]

What I meant was, why does a Jedi need any weapon at all? It's like Superman wielding a baseball bat. Completely superfluous.

In all the duels in the movies, Vader just seemed to be placating the audience while using his saber. It was all for style, he looked bored. A thought accompanied by an optional wave of the hand had already been demonstrated to put a quick end to any foe.

 

[joebizz34]

What I meant was, why does a Jedi need any weapon at all? It's like Superman wielding a baseball bat. Completely superfluous.

Agreed they don't need one technically. That's why I said it's like a status thing. A weapon of choice not necessity.


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[Natedog]

Didn't Yoda say "a Jedi uses the force for knowledge and defense, never for attack." Sith on the other hand can use whatever. The emperor in the OT never used a saber and in the PT he did although it didn't do him much good against Yoda.

 

[joebizz34]

Didn't Yoda say "a Jedi uses the force for knowledge and defense, never for attack." Sith on the other hand can use whatever. The emperor in the OT never used a saber and in the PT he did although it didn't do him much good against Yoda.

I look at it like this....A Ninja can kill you with his hands alone but still chooses to use swords, num chucks and so on.


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[Pixelpiper]

The Ninja example is fine for melee vs ranged attack, but a Jedi's powers have no such encumbrances. Vader could kill you as effectively from 30 feet away as from 3 without a weapon. He can seemingly even broadcast his force choke over video chat!

If you want the real reason for the sabers, you'll have to watch the bit about 7-Minute Abs between Ben Stiller and Harland Williams in There's Something About Mary.

Hitchhiker: You heard of this thing, the 8-Minute Abs? Ted: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute Abs. Yeah, the excercise video. Hitchhiker: Yeah, this is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute... Abs. Ted: Right. Yes. OK, all right. I see where you're going. Hitchhiker: Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man? Ted: I would go for the 7. Hitchhiker: Bingo, man, bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute folk. Ted: You guarantee it? That's… how do you do that? Hitchhiker: If you're not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free. You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's from "A" to "B". Ted: That's right. That's… that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with 6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh? Hitchhiker: No! No, no, not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel. Ted: That - good point. Hitchhiker: 7's the key number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 dwarves. 7, man, that's the number. 7 chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch. You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office. Ted: Why? Hitchhiker: 'Cause you're ****in' fired!

George Lucas is of course the Hitchhiker character.

 

[Darth Madden]

Maybe the force isn't something you can use all the time anytime you want. Yoda looked like he was pretty winded after he got Lukes X-wing out of the swamp so having a lightsaber in battle could be useful when all your force points have been used.

 

[Pixelpiper]

Midichlorians may require a high carb diet.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

If you go to your settings page and look towards the bottom...it tells you who gave them to you. I didn't know how to tell either until someone pointed that out to me.


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Nah.. I know what you mean - the little 'rep given' list at the bottom of your profile page.

It doesn't say who left it, unless the poster leaves a comment mentioning their name.

 

[Pixelpiper]

It doesn't say who left it, unless the poster leaves a comment mentioning their name.

That's how it works for non-premium members. Otherwise the user name is displayed as a link to the user's profile page.