1/6 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS 452 - Star Wars: Episode V ESB - Darth Vader

[yy0925]

Yeah he does look better there, sans the too tight of belt. As I mentioned, it could just be a matter of futzing him properly, like a lot of figures. The figure didn't look very impressive in that review though.

True. We really need to see some quality reviews...

 

[rayeknor]

It's a very good Vader, best so far in 1:6 imo, but as usual it is not perfect. The things off on this one seems easy things to have fixed in preproduction tho, it almost looks lazy to not go all the way.

I'll be happy with this though and wont replace it with the rotj one unless like said before the 1:4 scaled down perfectly.

Could we get some more info/pic on esb cloak vs the R1 one? what was the difference besides bottom not sewn properly, different material?

 

[Wor-Gar]

StarWarsFam: thanks you for revealing the "No Face" inside the helmet.

Anyone here get that reference?

 

[RiggsMcClane]

Looks like a peg is missing also.View attachment 423946

This kind of crap is why I hate simultaneous release junk. If this would have released in HK people would have complained there and it would have been fixed by the time it got here.

 

[unique crysis]

I was really excited about this and at first glance I thought this vader was the "one" but the more I look at it the more I start seeing all the inaccuracies I might just cancel my pre order and go with the 1/4 Vader

 

[Centrocal]

Can take better pics tomorrow if there's anything in particular people want to see, i don't think you can move the esb chest box seems stuck in place, RO is 100% bigger and imo a better scale with Tarkin, troopers and Luke, RO cape is way better don't know why they didn't use the same material, esb can't look down at all.

 

[Wor-Gar]

v2 or the '2nd batchers' are always better.

 

[wongderek]

I was really excited about this and at first glance I thought this vader was the "one" but the more I look at it the more I start seeing all the inaccuracies I might just cancel my pre order and go with the 1/4 Vader

Me too 1/4 is winner

 

[pug205]

StarWarsFam: thanks you for revealing the "No Face" inside the helmet.

Anyone here get that reference?

Are you saying this Vader was really Madonna all along???

 

[bebe13junior]

The picture with Luke isn't David Prowse. It was the guy hired to do the light saber scenes.


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[StarWarsFam]

Don't have the RO Vader (Sold it NIB after this one's preorder went up, go figure) I think this is what Wor Gar meant about the skirt fabric. It has a separate sheet material and the satin robe material. The are not connected at the bottom and the sheen material is not hemmed at all.View attachment 423951

 

[SilverStar17]

I wonder why HT now insists on putting that little stud on Vader’s belt just to the left of the buckle. I know the v2 ANH Vader has it; can’t recall if R1 has it as well. V1 ANH doesn’t have it.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Are you saying this Vader was really Madonna all along???

Ah-hah! You win!

I hope you didn't google that.

 

[davejames]

So does the RO mask look any better or different with the ESB dome on top I wonder? I'm not really clear on what changes they made with that part.

 

[Creighton]

Don't have the RO Vader (Sold it NIB after this one's preorder went up, go figure) I think this is what Wor Gar meant about the skirt fabric. It has a separate sheet material and the satin robe material. The are not connected at the bottom and the sheen material is not hemmed at all.View attachment 423951

Ok that looks cheap. dang

 

[Wor-Gar]

I think this is what Wor Gar meant about the skirt fabric.

No. I meant the material the cape and robe (tunic) and made of. Its that dull black, kind of spongy material, right? Doesn't want to hold its folds well, kind of billows out in places.

It drapes well enough, but its very difficult to shape. Water treatment works until the fabric dries and it goes right back to its original shape. Basically the same material as ANH v1 and ANH v2 Vaders had.

 

[Lord Valefor]

Wow, thanks for all the pics

My conclusion is that they completely screwed up the headsculpt on the ESB. In that last video review it looks like it would in "real life" without a professional photographer trying to hide the flaws. It looks very bad from far away. The face is too long, the dome is huge with the wrong flare, the eyes are not correctly shaped. Too many issues to count them all. He looks that way in every picture and video.Can't blame the lens distortion. The Rogue One Vader looks way more like Vader than this (not perfect but closer)

For the rest of the body the Rogue One seems to beat it in every aspect except the cod piece (and even there the ESB cod piece looks like a piece of plastic)


I'm pretty sure I'm cancelling this and only buying a 1:6 Vader when they scan the head from a prop eventually (or if they manage to scale down the 1:4 perfectly). I'd get the 1:4 if it wasn't so huge

good news is that the RO Vader probably increased in value just for the cape alone

 

[DarkChocobi]

ESB Vader arrived it has a few niggles so i think Rogue One may still be the best.

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Well this solve my concern why he fits into a Detolf with that base

 

[SilverStar17]

R1 looks like it has more of a commanding presence. At least in that image.

 

[davejames]

Starting to think I might just do what others have done-- put the SS parts on my RO Vader and call it a day. Since I'm not really seeing how it would look any more inaccurate than this "official" ESB Vader with all it's issues.

And then I'll just try to pick up an ANH Vader later on so I can have that look.