Hey guys!
I'm brand new here, but there's just a few things I wanted to tell/ask you guys.
First of all, just as a background thing, I'm about to order my last few pieces to finish my ESB Vader replica suit for 501st approval. I actually own the highest accuracy Vader parts possible to own. Therefore, I do know a lot about the ESB Vader, so if you have anything to ask detail wise about this figure, ask away. From what I can tell from the pictures you guys posted, this figure is WAY more ESB than ROTJ. As in, I can only see one thing on the figure that is detailed like ROTJ. And from what I can tell, that one thing that is made after ROTJ is the belt buckle. It looks like the smallest indention on the belt buckle is shaped more like a pill instead of a circle, and the ESB has a circle there instead. Also, many people will argue that the hook on the chest armor is more ROTJ, which is true, but only to a certain extent. There was a hook on the chest armor in ESB, but only in a few scenes. From what I can tell, the helmet on the sideshow figure also even has the indention in the brow like the ESB (maybe not as prominent as it was in ESB, but the dome looks like it is shaped more like ESB).
Now, since I don't own a single sideshow figure, and this will hopefully be my first, here's my question: I can't buy this figure until probably May or June. I've almost finished this costume, but it's costing me $4,000 in total. Therefore, I really don't have the money to buy a $250 figure as well right now, but I can in a few months. Will the probably still be available on Ebay and other sources, or do they go away pretty fast? Like, how long do I have to get this figure before it's gone everywhere (and if there is a slight price increase down the road, that's fine, I'm just curious how long I have to get my hands on one of these).
