Black Series Darth Vader Helmet Mod Thread!
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I got mine from eBay from Vaderpainterstudios. He makes them in red and smoked. They definitely require some trimming and don't match the curvature of the existing lenses in the helmet so it requires a little modding to fit, but I'm a fan of them! I also contacted the seller and found out his metal tusks are just a hair smaller than the ones on the Black Series helmet (which should be slightly more accurate looking) so I plan on using them for my build.
Star Wars Darth Vader Custom Red Thermo-formed Bubble Lense Set | eBay
Awesome!! Thanks!!
zjunlimited
Sr Member
Looks like there is a direct replacement here. But at $41 after shipping vs the eBay link DarkLyte posted with free shipping at $26, its pricey but may be a good option for those who don’t want to or can’t mod. That said, anyone want to try this and report back? 
Hasbro Black Series Helmet Darth Vader Monitorlense Helmetlense lense blackseries cosplay slightly bulbed darthvader visor
Hasbro Black Series Helmet Darth Vader Monitorlense Helmetlense lense blackseries cosplay slightly bulbed darthvader visor
I saw those as well but it's just one flat piece of acrylic that was bent to a curve. The ones I got are "bubble" lenses and are individually thermoformed so they look like they should. The guy on Etsy isn't telling you that you'll need to mod for his to work as well. The inside of the helmet is not one continuous curve.Looks like there is a direct replacement here. But at $41 after shipping vs the eBay link DarkLyte posted with free shipping at $26, its pricey but may be a good option for those who don’t want to or can’t mod. That said, anyone want to try this and report back?
Hasbro Black Series Helmet Darth Vader Monitorlense Helmetlense lense blackseries cosplay slightly bulbed darthvader visor
zjunlimited
Sr Member
StephenMG
Active Member
Go for it! It was a very quick and easy mod and, using the glass marble to get the curves perfectly smooth and consistent, means it looks very effective.
Looks like there is a direct replacement here. But at $41 after shipping vs the eBay link DarkLyte posted with free shipping at $26, its pricey but may be a good option for those who don’t want to or can’t mod. That said, anyone want to try this and report back?
Hasbro Black Series Helmet Darth Vader Monitorlense Helmetlense lense blackseries cosplay slightly bulbed darthvader visor
Those look great!
Aaahh!! Lesson learned!
Rolled around with a marble? Clever.
I'm now considering taking my mask apart just to do this mod. Now whenever I look at it, it doesn't look right. I BLAME YOU! Hahaha
StephenMG
Active Member
Ha ha ha! I know exactly how you feel! I keep looking at your modded chin vent, then looking at mine, then looking back at yours, then looking at mine, then looking back at yours, then looking at mine...
I blame YOU!!!!!!
StephenMG
Active Member
Outstanding.
Hahahaha!Ha ha ha! I know exactly how you feel! I keep looking at your modded chin vent, then looking at mine, then looking back at yours, then looking at mine, then looking back at yours, then looking at mine...
I blame YOU!!!!!!
Let me know if you need a laser cut insert for yours. I have plenty of styrene left to make more.
badges2nz
Well-Known Member
I have found metal mesh on various items that can pass quite nicely, the first one was an old wall mounted hair dryer like back in the 50s & 60s.
The next and probably the best and maybe easiest to get is the aluminium filters from range hoods or cooker hoods, preferably new as the old ones stink with grease and fat.
I hope that helps to some small degree.
This is the one I used for mine. I got the "Tough Guard" filter.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LVIV0C/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
StephenMG
Active Member
Hahahaha!
Sorry for the late reply and thank you so much for your kind offer, much appreciated. I've been thinking hard about this chin vent because I I do need to do something with it. As it stands it's too big and the chamfered edges just don't look right. I think I may go for an ESB look though as I quite like that size of vent. I just need to build up the courage to pull my neck section apart again...!
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