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The Vader Project

I thought I'd make an official thread for the work on my 1/6 Darth Vaders with a list of the mods since I post pretty often in several threads about them. A lot of these mods are done with the advice of several other hobbyists and when possible I'll list credit below.

A New Hope Vader w/Jazz Inc Mods (slight differences)

Helmet dome removed and about 1/4" dremeled out of the inside
Magnet installed into helmet dome.*
Helmet dome was then lightly polished and then edge highlighted with Vallejo model air Hull Grey
Helmet cracked open, paper behind lenses, nose plug removed and nose walls thinned out. Nose plug recessed about 2mm.
Magnet installed inside helmet*
Helmet weathered and proper paint applied including right tusk using Tamiya C kit and Vallejo air chrome.
Lenses given two coats of Tamiya clear red and one coat of Tamiya clear orange*
Shoulder armor given two coats of dull coat and then lightly dry brushed with gun metal
Cape and tunic water treated. Tunic had wire removed.
Gloved hands hit with a matte finish.
Under vest seams removed and resewn.
Saber clip moved about 1/2" closer to the left belt box to better match on screen prop.*
Belt cut in the back and Velcro glued on the prevent belt breakage. Front of belt was glued shut.*
Belt boxes and chest boxes weathered using Vallejo air chrome and Tamiya micro applicators
Shin guards hit with two coats of gloss coat and a polish.
Occasionally I will swap the stock gloved hands for the rogue one gloves.

*denotes slight differences from the Jazz inc mods. The full mod videos can be found on YouTube by searching Jazzinc Vader mods.
I did not re-add a wire to the tunic or perform any electronic mods on my copy.

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Empire Strikes Back Vader

Rogue one figure as a base.
Removed cape, tunic, cod piece, gloves, helmet, chest, and belt boxes.
ANH cape, and tunic installed
Sideshow cod piece, belt, hands, and chest box installed
Currently using a kaiyodo helmet and shoulder armor/ shoulder bells. Kaiyodo tusks were scratch built from metal based on a tutorial by a collector from Facebook named JP.
The dome I'm using is from the hasbro titanium black series helmet.

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I also have cleaned and painted the kaiyodo boots and gloves but am unsure if I will be using them.


Bacta Tank Vader

Ganghood muscular body
Sideshow Vader recast head
Ganghood body muscle neck removed with a dremel and Vader head reattached using JBJ weld
Apoxie sculpt applied to joints and to cover the neck seam.
Vallejo thick mud applied on skin for burn scar texture
Warhammer bits glued and painted on body.
Body and sculpt repainted with citadel paints
Sideshow Malgus mouth piece
Figure placed 13" flower vase that was spritzed on the inside with dullcote spray

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I dig the Bacta tank version... all of them are nice, but I appreciate seeing something unique like that. Is a Bacta tank in the works for him?
 
Yeah if you look at the ESB pics to the left of Vader is the tank. I'm looking into a wooden base but probably won't go about adding the claw bits from screen used tank as that's a bit above my skill level
 
Yeah if you look at the ESB pics to the left of Vader is the tank. I'm looking into a wooden base but probably won't go about adding the claw bits from screen used tank as that's a bit above my skill level

Lol, I totally missed the tank in those shots... looks great!
 
Fantastic work! All your Vader's are really good. Bacta tank Vader is so unique - top work. Any more Vader's planned?
 
Once I get this one settled I think I'll be taking a break for a while and making each of these better bit by bit. With 2 new DX lined up and many more Star Wars figures coming per Howard Chan, I don't want to put too much effort into a rots or ROTJ if those are around the corner lol.

Jazz has also teased a Vader meditation chamber diorama so maybe that would most likely be my next Vader depending on what the setup would cost!
 
Thanks shockwave!

May have to rename this thread, a buddy asked me to work on a thrawn project for him. Still working out the logistics but painted these as a proof of the painting method.

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So my buddy's thrawn is basically done from what he sent me and decided to make my own. His is first pic, mine is the second

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Man, hard to tell which Thrawn I like better... both have a certain regalness to them; I think the 2nd one fits more with how I envision the character; but the other one is good as well.

I actually repainted a HT Wesker head a few years back that someone else used for Thrawn.
 
Man, hard to tell which Thrawn I like better... both have a certain regalness to them; I think the 2nd one fits more with how I envision the character; but the other one is good as well.

I actually repainted a HT Wesker head a few years back that someone else used for Thrawn.

Thanks! I'll be honest when I saw the first pic head sculpt I really doubted it looked like thrawn but I was quite surprised with the end result. The second one was the closest sculpt I could find to a rebels thrawn so I went with that one!

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Picked up a marmit tie fighter buckle and a buddy helped me make a mold. Also cast my Krennic rank bar. Finished up my Eli Vanto and Col Yularen!

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Did some work on my ESB tonight. Added the back half of a recast sideshow Vader head to the kaiyodo. Not bad!

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