Black Series Darth Vader reveal helmet coming...? Hasbrocon

[Johnnyfl]

I'm already on Prime - and they denied ever having had it in stock!

I originally ordered mine on 13 April with a delivery date of the 20th. On 20th they changed it to 30th and then to 22 May. I wrote by email and complained and they gave me a £5 voucher for the delay. 2 days later the helmet arrived so definitely go the email route and complain about all the schedule changes.

 

[Halliwax]

Those are some beautiful displays


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[Dams1304]

With Amazon France : I originally ordered mine on 15 April with a delivery date of the 23th. On 23th they changed it to 22 May (maximum). I don't wrote email and don't complained.
They changed something the 26th (I saw my Bank account mooving) and they send me a mail with delivery date of the 30th. I hope it's true.
Waiting it, I'm looking your mods with curiosity. I think the additionnal pleasure with this helmet is doing a beautifull display.
There is someone who si going to make a display with chest armor?
Sorry for my english.

 

[MacBeath]

I stand corrected - it's been dispatched and will be delivered tomorrow... pity I'm away for the weekend...

 

[mattycsi]

Busy be damned, I had to get at this thing and give it a good look over.

It's absolutely incredible, especially for the price.

I was amazed it fit me. I have a 24.25 inch head and it went right on there. The chin is a little constricted, but provided you aren't planning on giving a 3 hour monologue you won't have any problems.

I was happy to see that the lenses unscrew and come out, will make the paint job easier and also tinting the lenses red will be easier. I noticed a bunch of other screws in the mask but not sure what they holding in just yet.

My one and only criticism so far is the mold plug circle right on the top of the dome. I feel thats going to need sorting out, I just doubt I can do a black gloss paint job thats as nice and deep as how it already is. I'm quite anxious about taking a sanding block and filler to that.

 

[doppelganger]

My Amazon order has been updated from 4 to 6 weeks and now says its coming Monday.

Cant wait.

 

[frasic]

My Amazon order has been updated from 4 to 6 weeks and now says its coming Monday.

Cant wait.

I live in Canada and ordered mine Tuesday and got it on Friday. Looms amazing. It’s a huge piece to display! Was 101$ CDN on special. Great buy!

Frasic


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[vader45]

Hasbro has made THIS:

and still used that sculpt for the Black series helmet. Im still confused why they went that direction.

 

[Kroenen77]

Is this not a screenused stuntmask from TESB?I´m a little bit confused now.lol

 

[MacBeath]

Amazon's second delivery attempt was just 5 minutes after I got back. Only had a few minutes to look at it (and placate the wife) before heading out again for The Avengers.... but first thoughts are you can't fault it for the price.

 

[Luke0312]

Here's what I did for a stand:



I'm not planning on modding much on the exterior, accepting that as is. Do plan on working a bit on the interior, add to the details a some. Other things take priority right now, but didn't want it in the closet and forgotten.

Did a MDF base (on top of foam), used black 3/4" PVC pipe/caps, and cut hardboard to shape for each piece.
Here's the templates I made if anyone wants to do similar (single measurement is for scale, should be able to print them 1:1 and it be correctly sized):
Base:

Face:

Neck & Dome:


The PVC was cut to the following lengths:
Neck: 3.5"
Face: 9"
Dome: 22.5"

 

[Johnnyfl]

Looks great :thumbsup I plan on doing something similar for mine so the templates will come in useful. Is that a Marvel Legends Infinity Gauntlet in the background as well I see?

 

[Luke0312]

Looks great :thumbsup I plan on doing something similar for mine so the templates will come in useful. Is that a Marvel Legends Infinity Gauntlet in the background as well I see?

Thanks. I figured they could provide a jumping off point for some folks. I still plan on doing a bit more to the base of the stand, just not sure what yet.

Yep, that's a gauntlet I got and refinished a couple of weeks ago. https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=282510&page=7&p=4439220&viewfull=1#post4439220
I'm in the process of reorganizing the collection, so I've just got things sitting all over the place right now.

 

[zjunlimited]

Here's what I did for a stand:
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I'm not planning on modding much on the exterior, accepting that as is. Do plan on working a bit on the interior, add to the details a some. Other things take priority right now, but didn't want it in the closet and forgotten.

Did a MDF base (on top of foam), used black 3/4" PVC pipe/caps, and cut hardboard to shape for each piece.
Here's the templates I made if anyone wants to do similar (single measurement is for scale, should be able to print them 1:1 and it be correctly sized):
Base:
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Face:
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Neck & Dome:
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The PVC was cut to the following lengths:
Neck: 3.5"
Face: 9"
Dome: 22.5"

Thanks for sharing. This looks great. Would you mind sharing a pic of the stand without the helmet?

 

[Peacefrog35]

That is great! I wish i could pull that off, but I don't have the right tools. Darn it. Wish I could buy one like that.

 

[Kroenen77]

Man..this stands are awesome.Good work.:thumbsup

 

[Laspector]

More stand options from The RPF-FB. The first one was a grab from a video...bottom part rotates thus why it looks misaligned.
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Anyone thought of doing a base like this that is motorized? So it would open up for the reveal and then close back down?

 

[Luke0312]

Thanks for sharing. This looks great. Would you mind sharing a pic of the stand without the helmet?

Sure, here it is without the helmet:

The dome and face part on mine looks odd because my initial estimates were slightly off. Had to add height for the dome (why it's thick) and extend the plate for the face (why the back end is barely catching on the PVC cap. I adjusted these for the templates.

Also, forgot to mention, painted the hardboard black after cutting, and then used adhesive backed felt for the parts to sit on. Not really to protect the helmet, but to keep the paint from lifting when removing the helmet off.

That is great! I wish i could pull that off, but I don't have the right tools. Darn it. Wish I could buy one like that.

I cut the pieces with a laser, but hardboard can be scored and snapped. You can slightly adjust the shapes (straight edges where rounded). It needs to be scored more and doesn't give a clean edge like say acrylic, but the rough edges can be sanded. The PVC can be cut with almost any type saw (since the ends go into caps, they don't have to be perfect). The only other thing needed is a drill and something to cut the MDF (if that's what you wanted to use for the base, but could use several different materials).

 

[Halliwax]

I still have yet to even open mine out of my amazon box....

What the hell is wrong with me...


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[zjunlimited]

Sure, here it is without the helmet:
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The dome and face part on mine looks odd because my initial estimates were slightly off. Had to add height for the dome (why it's thick) and extend the plate for the face (why the back end is barely catching on the PVC cap. I adjusted these for the templates.

Also, forgot to mention, painted the hardboard black after cutting, and then used adhesive backed felt for the parts to sit on. Not really to protect the helmet, but to keep the paint from lifting when removing the helmet off.



I cut the pieces with a laser, but hardboard can be scored and snapped. You can slightly adjust the shapes (straight edges where rounded). It needs to be scored more and doesn't give a clean edge like say acrylic, but the rough edges can be sanded. The PVC can be cut with almost any type saw (since the ends go into caps, they don't have to be perfect). The only other thing needed is a drill and something to cut the MDF (if that's what you wanted to use for the base, but could use several different materials).

Thanks for the tips and insights and photo. Very helpful.