Hey everyone, welcome to the second helmet project from myself and CSMacLaren!
If you'd like to a brief overview of the history of this helmet and its build story, check out post #45 on this thread New Vader ANH helmet
The helmet is essentially a heavily modified GH face mask (with Ghost Host's permission), paired with an equally heavily reworked Don Post Classic Action dome.
Please read all the info below if you are interested in buying one of these helmets, I've tried to be as comprehensive as possible.
QUESTIONS & CONTACT INFO
Any questions pertaining to ordering, shipping, paint, etc. please contact me regarding ordering.
Mac (CSMacLaren) is only the contributing sculptor but is available to answer art- and sculpting-related questions only. (If you use the Forum's e-mail feature, BE SURE to check your Junk/Spam folder and to mark RPF messages as "Not Spam / Not Junk").
WHAT YOU'RE GETTING
These helmets will only be sold as complete, painted helmets ready to display. There will be no unpainted kits available for this helmet. If you want to paint your own, please consider Darth Ugly! I will not part them out, so please don't ask if you can have just a dome, or just a facemask. They are fibreglass, I use epoxy resin with twill weave fibreglass cloth, and finish the inside of both dome and mask with a final slush cast of resin for a nice surface finish. The tusks are custom machined to my own design in stainless steel.
SCULPT, PAINT & FINISHING
ANH
The intention with Quasimodo was to try and hit a much more screen accurate look than Darth Ugly. The new (and totally different) sculpt for the face and the dome have been paired with a paint finish that tried to emulate the roughness and worn look of the original. This is most definitely not a "Darth Ugly Mk II". Although it may look like I've simply painted a mask and then thrown it down a few flights of stairs, all the wear to it is planned and precise, and based on how Vader appears on the Tantive IV at the start of A New Hope. As is seen in screen shots of that scene, the dome appears shiny but also somewhat hazy, so while there are some hard reflections that you would only see from something polished and glossy, from other angles these same reflections appear fairly muted, giving the dome a more satin or matt finish. This too has been replicated.
ESB
The faceplate is the same sculpt as ANH, the only difference being the enlarged chin triangle. The dome has been modified for ESB obviously, but the main difference is the paint and finishing. No brushed gunmetal, and the clear coat is a 2 pack polyurethane clear.
ROTJ
Some sculpted changes to the face for ROTJ, mainly where the cheeks/whiskers transition into the nose. The midstrip to the dome has also been reworked to represent the changes made for ROTJ.
PRICE
Helmets are $895. If you will be using it for trooping with the 501st them there is an optional hard hat liner and other accessories that can be added, please mention this when you contact me.
Shipping to the US and Canada is $105, though I will need to double check post codes to make sure there are no extra delivery costs, as UPS sometimes charges an extra fee if they deem your location a remote delivery area. On that subject, I use UPS as standard and pack pretty solidly to stand whatever they throw at it, but if you would prefer a different delivery service then just let me know, though shipping costs will be higher. UPS is the cheapest I've found.
Shipping to Europe is $40, UK $19. I'm happy to accept payment in € or £ as well.
If this price is a little rich for you (I'm well aware it's not the kind of money you're likely to find between the couch cushions!), please do consider Darth Ugly, my other Vader helmet. It's more of a budget offering with a few compromises that haven't been made with Quasimodo, but still an excellent helmet.
And finally, pics of what you're getting. If you like the look of it displayed with the armour then please check out the link to my armour thread in my signature at the bottom of the post:
ANH
View attachment IMG_3927a.jpg
ESB
ROTJ
If you'd like to a brief overview of the history of this helmet and its build story, check out post #45 on this thread New Vader ANH helmet
The helmet is essentially a heavily modified GH face mask (with Ghost Host's permission), paired with an equally heavily reworked Don Post Classic Action dome.
Please read all the info below if you are interested in buying one of these helmets, I've tried to be as comprehensive as possible.
QUESTIONS & CONTACT INFO
Any questions pertaining to ordering, shipping, paint, etc. please contact me regarding ordering.
Mac (CSMacLaren) is only the contributing sculptor but is available to answer art- and sculpting-related questions only. (If you use the Forum's e-mail feature, BE SURE to check your Junk/Spam folder and to mark RPF messages as "Not Spam / Not Junk").
WHAT YOU'RE GETTING
These helmets will only be sold as complete, painted helmets ready to display. There will be no unpainted kits available for this helmet. If you want to paint your own, please consider Darth Ugly! I will not part them out, so please don't ask if you can have just a dome, or just a facemask. They are fibreglass, I use epoxy resin with twill weave fibreglass cloth, and finish the inside of both dome and mask with a final slush cast of resin for a nice surface finish. The tusks are custom machined to my own design in stainless steel.
SCULPT, PAINT & FINISHING
ANH
The intention with Quasimodo was to try and hit a much more screen accurate look than Darth Ugly. The new (and totally different) sculpt for the face and the dome have been paired with a paint finish that tried to emulate the roughness and worn look of the original. This is most definitely not a "Darth Ugly Mk II". Although it may look like I've simply painted a mask and then thrown it down a few flights of stairs, all the wear to it is planned and precise, and based on how Vader appears on the Tantive IV at the start of A New Hope. As is seen in screen shots of that scene, the dome appears shiny but also somewhat hazy, so while there are some hard reflections that you would only see from something polished and glossy, from other angles these same reflections appear fairly muted, giving the dome a more satin or matt finish. This too has been replicated.
ESB
The faceplate is the same sculpt as ANH, the only difference being the enlarged chin triangle. The dome has been modified for ESB obviously, but the main difference is the paint and finishing. No brushed gunmetal, and the clear coat is a 2 pack polyurethane clear.
ROTJ
Some sculpted changes to the face for ROTJ, mainly where the cheeks/whiskers transition into the nose. The midstrip to the dome has also been reworked to represent the changes made for ROTJ.
PRICE
Helmets are $895. If you will be using it for trooping with the 501st them there is an optional hard hat liner and other accessories that can be added, please mention this when you contact me.
Shipping to the US and Canada is $105, though I will need to double check post codes to make sure there are no extra delivery costs, as UPS sometimes charges an extra fee if they deem your location a remote delivery area. On that subject, I use UPS as standard and pack pretty solidly to stand whatever they throw at it, but if you would prefer a different delivery service then just let me know, though shipping costs will be higher. UPS is the cheapest I've found.
Shipping to Europe is $40, UK $19. I'm happy to accept payment in € or £ as well.
If this price is a little rich for you (I'm well aware it's not the kind of money you're likely to find between the couch cushions!), please do consider Darth Ugly, my other Vader helmet. It's more of a budget offering with a few compromises that haven't been made with Quasimodo, but still an excellent helmet.
And finally, pics of what you're getting. If you like the look of it displayed with the armour then please check out the link to my armour thread in my signature at the bottom of the post:
ANH
View attachment IMG_3927a.jpg
ESB
ROTJ
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