1/6 Hot Toys - MMS 279 - Star Wars Episode IV: 1/6th scale Darth Vader

[VintijDroidGutzz]

No, I went back to hot toys
SS was too big.
I went and watched Vader in a new hope, but sometimes it looks large
I don't know
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Kreist - that's a ****ing sensational job dude.

 

[TonTon]

And so the confusion continues.

 

[Asta]

Kreist - that's a ****ing sensational job dude.

It's so lifelike it could almost be real...

 

[TonTon]

Great job fixing the gloves.

 

[LoveMinusZero]

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I've painting the chest armour with Matt paint

I think he's definetly looking like a new hope now

Is that all you did? is that the original cape? How did you get the ANH sloping shoulder look, most other people's pics have him looking much beefier in the shoulders.

 

[Kohun]

the wait is going to be unbearable. Great Pictures guys! Please keep posting more

 

[Asta]

Great job fixing the gloves.

So much better than Hot Toys' effort.



The Sideshow Exclusive head sculpt looks a bit off though.

 

[james the cat]

Is that all you did? is that the original cape? How did you get the ANH sloping shoulder look, most other people's pics have him looking much beefier in the shoulders.

Just by playing about with it, till it's right
everything is original HT

 

[cking]

You've done a phenomenal job on this. Looks better than a lot of full size ANH Vader's that I've seen. Amazing. Love the simple pose with the Lightsaber ignited but lowered. Brilliant. That's how I'll be displaying mine for sure.

Just by playing about with it, till it's right
everything is original HT

 

[paramoremcr88]

Stunning

Para, those are some damn good pictures. As tempting as it is, im gonna hold out for ESB or ROTJ Vader. It's going to be glorious.

Those pics look great! Just beautiful. Now tell me again why SSCs didn't do the widow's peak? I recall some apologist claiming LFL didn't allow them to do it. I guess they had a change of heart toward film accuracy when Hot Toys requested to do the widow's peak?

Wonderful pictures!

Dammit!!!! Why can't I rep you again!! These pics are amazing!

Thanks guys. I was really pleased with those shots. Especially the profile.

 

[Blaster Rex]

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Nice weathering! What did you use? I know you said you used gunmetal paint but which? Normal or metallic? I'm asking because I'm going to be getting my Vader as screen accurate as physically possible & I've used metallic metal paints for weathering before. [emoji41]

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[Jaymas]

Well, this thread has opened my eyes to some of the aspects of the ANH version of the costume which I had never appreciated before. I had always preferred the ESB/ROTJ costume. I like the inner robe under the armor, I like the more visible chain attached to the armor, I like the chest box better, the stitching on the gloves going the same direction as the arms, and the more polished look of the ESB/ROTJ versions too that probably came from having a bigger budget and being able to better execute putting the whole thing together. However, I never really paid attention to the differences between the helmets in the films. I knew they were different but never considered them very consequential. But, now that I am looking at this figure, which lead me to look up pictures of the some of the original props and look closer at screen shots, it is clear that the ANH helmet is by far the best version (IMO). The ANH helmet is just so much more menacing with the pointier widows peak and with the outer helmet sitting lower over the eyes. I am sure there are other differences too, like the less opaque lenses, but I haven't figured out all the differences yet. But I have come to appreciate why some people enjoy the ANH version of Vader more than the others.

So now I am tempted to pick this up, though I may have to wait until after Christmas to do so (because of all the other figures I am getting) and hope its still available. I am still not thrilled with the gloves, it really is the only knock against the figure I care about. The difficulty with the electronics I could care less about because I won't use it. I will use the LED saber, something I previously thought I wouldn't but I surprisingly really like it on my Ben Kenobi.
But the gloves The gloves on the SS Vader I have are great (dispite its many other flaws), they are so expressive and seem to be part of Vader's character. I see very "expressive" hand options on the HT version, but I notice that not many of the pictures posted of him take advantage of these or highlight his hands in the poses. I would love to see more of the hands and hear more about how much futzing one can do on the "leather" pieces that fit over the hands to make up the "gloves" in order to feel like you can pose him in a way where the hands can be emphasized. Right now it seems like the best way to pose him are in ways that doesn't draw attention to the hands.

Anyway, I am really falling in love with the helmet and now wondering if a first appearance Vader is something I "need" in my collection of classic ANH figures.

 

[james the cat]

Nice weathering! What did you use? I know you said you used gunmetal paint but which? Normal or metallic? I'm asking because I'm going to be getting my Vader as screen accurate as physically possible & I've used metallic metal paints for weathering before. [emoji41]

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It doesn't say I used this

 

[james the cat]

Nice weathering! What did you use? I know you said you used gunmetal paint but which? Normal or metallic? I'm asking because I'm going to be getting my Vader as screen accurate as physically possible & I've used metallic metal paints for weathering before. [emoji41]

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[Cap'n Cook]

Excellent. I already own that stuff.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[Blaster Rex]

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Thanks dude! [emoji2]

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[stshammgod]

Wow, that looks so much like a man in suit! Nice work! rotfl)


Getting back to the 1/6 figure, the nose plug is a lot more obvious in some of these recent pics.

Ehh. Is man. In suit. From Vader helmet link.

 

[galactiboy]

Great mods James... really adds a bit of realism and wear to Vader. I'll definitely be trying to replicate the look you've achieved

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

And so the confusion continues.

It's so lifelike it could almost be real...

Well I'll be ****ed. I'll cop that one on the chin.

 

[TonTon]

So much better than Hot Toys' effort.



The Sideshow Exclusive head sculpt looks a bit off though.

Would have been amazing to see Luke lift off the helmet to reveal that face. "Luke, my son, you should grow a mustache like mine, they're really in right now."