I'm thinking about putting together a Vader costume and possibly putting it on a mannequin in the future. I'm 6'0, how big of lifts do you think I would need to get up to the towering 6'8?
Or would 6'2-6'4 do ?
Hey how do I know you... Haha what up! That's definitely true man . Thanks for the advice! I'm very excited to suit up as a character and go meet some peeps for the first time, will post pics once I finally get all the crap together! Definitely thinking Vader, unless I can somehow rig up a Chewie suit!David Prowse was 6'6". If you pad your helmet and do 2-3 in. lifts, you'll be A-OK. Kids (and adults) will be so caught up in meeting Darth Vader that they won't notice that you're 2-3 inches shorter than the Vader on screen.
Hey how do I know you... Haha what up! That's definitely true man . Thanks for the advice! I'm very excited to suit up as a character and go meet some peeps for the first time, will post pics once I finally get all the crap together! Definitely thinking Vader, unless I can somehow rig up a Chewie suit!
Yeah, when people come over, they're not all like, "Dave Prowse was six-six, not six-two. Also, that is rubies inaccurate. I HATE THIS DISPLAY AND YOU!" They're like, " Holy crap, that's Darth Vader. And man is he tall!" So do Darth.
As for chewie, I can just envision little kids screaming, " I found Bigfoot! I found Bigfoot!"
Thanks alot man! Of course it helps! I'm new to this, so pretty much anything helps haha.To bring you up to 6'8", putting 3 inch lifts on your boots should be fine. The helmet height and girth of the shoulder armor should do the rest of the work..
Hope that helps
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I DON'T KNOW MAN HAHA AGHHA Chewie suit would be awesome!!! Still thinking a Vader would be cool to do too... Why is it so hard to choose?!:wacko
I'm 6'4" and built just like Prowse except for the love handles and beer gut
Hey man, come to the dark side we have cookies [emoji6] [emoji38]Tell people they're "Force Handles" and a "Sith Gut", and that all Sith end up with them due to the Dark Side liquor and snacks being so rich in evil.
I honestly am not sure man, I've been looking heavily into the 501st and Rebel Legion though. I probably wouldn't join as vader though because I'd probably have to spend a lot o' money.@ALF
Are you wanting to just go to conventions and the like or do you have an interest in joining the Star Wars costuming groups?
I honestly am not sure man, I've been looking heavily into the 501st and Rebel Legion though. I probably wouldn't join as vader though because I'd probably have to spend a lot o' money.
Haha why scout trooper, you looking to sell some crap for it? I've looked for the helmets but EFX has delivery issues (apparently) and no retailers have any. But definitely hit me up with what you haveThen you should definitely be a scout trooper. If your interested hit me up for soft parts.
Haha Im a broke man so yes I sell[emoji38].Haha why scout trooper, you looking to sell some crap for it? I've looked for the helmets but EFX has delivery issues (apparently) and no retailers have any. But definitely hit me up with what you have
Hehehe I'm a broke youngin' myself, and that's good to know that it's a good costume in those ways, hit me up with a PM about the stuff you've got!Haha Im a broke man so yes I sell[emoji38].
I say biker scout cause it's reasonable to your wallet, and it's super comfy on long troops. You should join up on Bikerscout.net to look at more details and suppliers though.
LOL you guys are cracking me up
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I honestly am not sure man, I've been looking heavily into the 501st and Rebel Legion though. I probably wouldn't join as vader though because I'd probably have to spend a lot o' money.
Ok, I was just going to say if you were interested then they would be the best people to talk to about how to build your costume. If not, then you can just roll your own Vader or whatever. Personally, I have a Jawa build that I'm considering finishing and submitting.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=268380&page=2&p=4203122&viewfull=1#post4203122
Jawa is accepted by Rebels and 501st. Not too expensive to make either, relative to other builds.
BTW, I'm kind of surprised no one took the name ALF until now. I figured that would have been used long-ago.