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

[Wor-Gar]

No gloss at all on ANH Vader's chest armor.

 

[pixletwin]

I want the head so I can do a quickie upgrade to my ANH Sideshow Vader! I'm passing on this one and holding out for the HT ESB Vader.

ESB helm would be totally wrong for an ANH Vader.

Come to think of it, SSC's ANH Vader dome isn't ANH either. So nevermind.

 

[Blaster Rex]

and u attach it the ceiling of your display case? what would you attach it with so you cannot see it?

I display in a black wooden display cabinet with glass doors (not a detolph, unfortunately) so I pinned the thread to the top with a drawing pin.

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[Mar-Vell]

I'm not familiar with this invisible thread. By any chance would it be strong enough to safely suspend some vintage Kenner Star Wars ships in my Besta?

 

[Creighton]

I want the head so I can do a quickie upgrade to my ANH Sideshow Vader! I'm passing on this one and holding out for the HT ESB Vader.

oh ok..Ive seen a few on ebay. However, TA or not, thats a pretty pricey head.

 

[Enzo]

brilliant! thanks i shall try this. problem i foresee is my case is made from a closet cutout so its huge, the line of thread would have to drop down pretty far.

 

[kanine]

Finally got my Stormies to display with Vader.

 

[TonTon]

Cool display, kanine. I foresee some dead rebels in their immediate future.

 

[DBoz]

 

[parrasmaniac]

ultra-awesome pics!! yeah!!

 

[DBoz]

So, like everyone else's, my belt broke. Here's what I did to fix it.

First, I removed the Velcro patch. This is very tricky. The Velcro is glued on very tight. You could easily destroy the belt if you don't go very slow with this step. That's why I chose to leave the Velcro on the other end of the belt. Didn't see the point of potentially damaging it when I didn't have to.


Then I cut a small piece of plastic from the box tray


Which I super glued to the back of the belt/buckle piece. This reinforces the belt and keeps it from flexing and tearing more. Make sure that the glue is dry before trying to reconnect the belt or you'll end up gluing it together. I also used some small scissors to poke the hole through the plastic, but I'm not convinced this is actually necessary.



And voila! Almost good as new.

 

[DBoz]

ultra-awesome pics!! yeah!!

Thanks!

 

[sithgorilla]

So, like everyone else's, my belt broke. Here's what I did to fix it.

First, I removed the Velcro patch. This is very tricky. The Velcro is glued on very tight. You could easily destroy the belt if you don't go very slow with this step. That's why I chose to leave the Velcro on the other end of the belt. Didn't see the point of potentially damaging it when I didn't have to.
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Then I cut a small piece of plastic from the box tray
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Which I super glued to the back of the belt/buckle piece. This reinforces the belt and keeps it from flexing and tearing more. Make sure that the glue is dry before trying to reconnect the belt or you'll end up gluing it together. I also used some small scissors to poke the hole through the plastic, but I'm not convinced this is actually necessary.
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And voila! Almost good as new.
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Good fix tip! Thanks for posting this!


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[YankeesFanboy]

So this is a common issue? That sucks. Thanks for posting, DBoz.

 

[DBoz]

So this is a common issue? That sucks. Thanks for posting, DBoz.

No problem. Unfortunately, it is a very common issue. I would suggest using a small flat head screwdriver or something similar to insert between the buckle parts to pry them apart if you take the belt off. The issue is that the plastic part that connects to the actual buckle likes to stay attached and get ripped out of the cloth of the belt when you try to disconnect it. There is very little area of the belt glued to it and a big hole in the belt to accommodate it. This makes for a natural weak point.

 

[rogers985]

This is massive. Much bigger than I first though. But it looks brilliant!

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[Too Much Garlic]

The ANH was painted with gloss black and then weathered with gunmetal in various forms of covering thickness, ranging from nearly completely covering to just a light drybrushing. No clear coat applied on any of the pieces.

I did this a while ago. Not perfect, but has a bit of what the ANH armor has in terms of weathering.

 

[Rudimus]

This is my grail figure. Maybe my standards aren't as high as some of you guys but until a better Darth Vader comes out this is my top dog

 

[generalgrevious]

The ANH was painted with gloss black and then weathered with gunmetal in various forms of covering thickness, ranging from nearly completely covering to just a light drybrushing. No clear coat applied on any of the pieces.

I did this a while ago. Not perfect, but has a bit of what the ANH armor has in terms of weathering.
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that looks like part of the darth vader kaiyodo model kit. hurricane made me the chest plate armor out of the kaiyodo vader kit and painted it up for me

 

[Too Much Garlic]

That is scanned from original and scaled down.