Buddylee
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Started work on this Vader on and off, mostly off, for about 15 years now and during that time the Vader figure has gone through several iterations of parts, improvements and problems over the years and it's finally finished... for now. I thought I would share it here with others that share the same obsession to attain perfection and for the sake of prosperity that I actually pulled this off when I could have just quit and bought a Darth Vader figure instead. Many thanks to the people here at RPF for the wealth of information, reference images, tips, and expertise available that helped get me through this project.
Darth Vader Recipe:
Vader Dome: Custom sculpt > (Used sculpting clay and styrene, spot filled, primed. Cast final dome in resin, with more sanding,
spot filling and priming)
Vader Helmet: Screamin'/Kaiyodo vinyl kit > (Lots of sanding, spot filling, carving to get sharper corners and thinner piping)
Vader Reveal: Sideshow Anakin head > (Repainted), Sideshow greeblies > (Cut and shaped to fit, using magnets to hold upper and
lower mask in place) and Sideshow neckbrace
Chest Armor: Screamin'/Kaiyodo vinyl kit > (Lots of sanding, spot filling, shaped and braced with metal sheet strips), Hot Toys
shoulder bells
Belt Box: Sideshow > (Control boxes moved inward)
Chest Panel: 3D designed and printed > (Rewired Sideshow electronics)
Inner Robe: Sideshow > (Tailored and cut to fit, added wire on inner edge)
Cape: Custom
Suit: Custom nylon outfit
Gloves: Various black hands > (Handmade vinyl forearms)
Lightsaber: Custom made > (Sideshow handle, CCFL blade, wiring fed through body and added detachable adapters for lightsaber)
Body: Starlord Vol 1 body > (Shaved down shoulders, and cut into area under arms to allow arms to rest against body, extended
ankles)
Boots: 1/6 leather boots, shin armor: Hot Toys
Codpiece: Sideshow
Darth Vader Recipe:
Vader Dome: Custom sculpt > (Used sculpting clay and styrene, spot filled, primed. Cast final dome in resin, with more sanding,
spot filling and priming)
Vader Helmet: Screamin'/Kaiyodo vinyl kit > (Lots of sanding, spot filling, carving to get sharper corners and thinner piping)
Vader Reveal: Sideshow Anakin head > (Repainted), Sideshow greeblies > (Cut and shaped to fit, using magnets to hold upper and
lower mask in place) and Sideshow neckbrace
Chest Armor: Screamin'/Kaiyodo vinyl kit > (Lots of sanding, spot filling, shaped and braced with metal sheet strips), Hot Toys
shoulder bells
Belt Box: Sideshow > (Control boxes moved inward)
Chest Panel: 3D designed and printed > (Rewired Sideshow electronics)
Inner Robe: Sideshow > (Tailored and cut to fit, added wire on inner edge)
Cape: Custom
Suit: Custom nylon outfit
Gloves: Various black hands > (Handmade vinyl forearms)
Lightsaber: Custom made > (Sideshow handle, CCFL blade, wiring fed through body and added detachable adapters for lightsaber)
Body: Starlord Vol 1 body > (Shaved down shoulders, and cut into area under arms to allow arms to rest against body, extended
ankles)
Boots: 1/6 leather boots, shin armor: Hot Toys
Codpiece: Sideshow
