XM Darth Vader
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Super Freak
I wouldn't, for $50 more than that shipping cost alone, you can get what is arguably one of the best Vader statues ever made. The IS version.
HendricksonArt
Freaked Out
Without a doubt, Iron Studios Vader is the way to go.
Centurion
Super Freak
Iron Studios Vader so good it's making it's way onto other Vader threads. 
As a self confessed XM fanboy who has ordered 3 of 4 XM SW statues i disagree. This Vader is disappointing.
dan350zr
Super Freak
I'm a fairly big fan of XM and I'm the first to admit their Vader was a bit disappointing, that said I'm also a big fan of Iron Studios so I already have their Vader on the way.... Also ordered XM Luke and XM Darth Maul, both must haves IMO.... From SS I have Rey & BB-8 on pre-order and I'm on the fence about Jyn, mostly because of the mix media... I'm not a huge fan of that outfit but I doubt anyone else will do a Jyn 1/4 statue in the future...
IMO this looks like a Huge step back for XM.
It reminds me of their earlier pieces with the less then stellar face sculpts.
I actually love the pose for Vader as it is IMO his most iconic.. But that mask is just all sorts of wrong.
The sculpted cape looks no better then Kotobukiya plastic but perhaps in person it looks better.
Personally I think the offering of three statues is a giant misstep also since most people just want the Vader... Basically you are forcing them to buy two other statues they will have no interest in... I assume the price is jacked up due to this..
It reminds me of their earlier pieces with the less then stellar face sculpts.
I actually love the pose for Vader as it is IMO his most iconic.. But that mask is just all sorts of wrong.
The sculpted cape looks no better then Kotobukiya plastic but perhaps in person it looks better.
Personally I think the offering of three statues is a giant misstep also since most people just want the Vader... Basically you are forcing them to buy two other statues they will have no interest in... I assume the price is jacked up due to this..
dan350zr
Super Freak
For me I'm used to XM more action style poses, this 3 piece Vader set looks more like something SS would put out with the museum poses. I would of preferred if they would of gone with the Stormtrooper set instead of this Vader set.
Grumpy Bear
Super Freak
Pictures from Bryan Tan
"Redid the helmet now the flush between the tip of the front helm and top of eyes is much tighter."
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"Redid the helmet now the flush between the tip of the front helm and top of eyes is much tighter."
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jkno
Stormtrooper
ROTS Vader? 
DarthRusty
Super Freak
The first thing that sticks out to me is tusks. How lazy is that?
dan350zr
Super Freak
The "tusks" seem to stick out to far, also XM has them going back in a straight line but in movie pictures there angled outwards. I think that's why his helmet looks so skinny is because of that. I'm not sure where they got their reference material but it seems way off from the movie pictures.
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jkno
Stormtrooper
Looks like an animated ROTS helmet
HendricksonArt
Freaked Out
Do their artists even look at reference!? Their Boba Fett has a ton of problems too.
Jagjaguwar
Super Freak
So it’s a prequel trilogy with ROTS Vader. That’s, uh, unexpected.
Maul is still the only one of these that’s any good, in my view.
Maul is still the only one of these that’s any good, in my view.
dan350zr
Super Freak
I thought both Luke and Boba Fett turned out great.... XM's Luke portrait is the best I've seen of any Luke statue so far.... In hand I have no complaints about Boba Fett, in fact I got rid of my Boba Fett PF because I liked XM's better.
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