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Jazwares Primalux Vader Costume
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What I did was take the angled part of fand placed a 4' pipe on the stub sticking up from the base. This is the piece that accepts the angled piece that goes into his calf.
Basically you have a 4' metal pole attached to the heavy metal flat base. Then you can simply have the pole go up the back of one of the legs and under his belt. He will go no where. No holes. To make it more secure and hidden I also zipped the back of his shin guard around the pole.
Was 1k. I lucked out and got it on sale for $700. Then it was gone. Then back for 1k.
Yes.
I watched the video and the pad was just to make the Vader mannequin a little more realistic. Putting a Vader costume even on the muscular Mannequin I use and posted earlier, is way to skinny. Vader looks off. The muscular mannequin gives a good, proportion based to build on. I tried on a regular mannequin and it was a nightmare. I have bulked up my muscle Vader twice and still not there. It need a third to match Prowse's measurements.
As we all know black is slimming, however it is also very unforgiving. I always thought Prowse maybe has the tiniest of a gut, barely, but if you Study Vader ESB and ROTJ Vader I think he has a very small gut in ROTJ. You likely would not even notice in a T shirt, but with that quilted suit and straps, it shows.
Plus he is getting on in years and we all like a cookie.
PHArchivist
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Well stated; couldn't agree more.
Mannequins just have weird proportions... My PH T-800 was made by "sculpting" with foam and duct tape!
PHArchivist
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Yeah - like $900.00...
OK I've changed my mind. I'm keeping this bad boy because it is awesome.
So I'm selling a lot of my collection 'cause I've lost interest in a lot of it, especially Star Wars. It's just been ruined, but I'll keep a few things and I was going to keep my rubies ROTS Darth Vader with the efx ANH Darth Vader helmet on it which looks great. I figured I would eventually just repaint it and that'll do for my New Hope Darth Vader.
My boba fett is the best made by bobamaker, but I was always pretty satisfied with my ruby's Vader. Eventually I wanted to build a first rate return of the Jedi Vader but it just never happened. So when I was able to snag this I did when it was on sale, but I never even took it out of the case and I just figured I would sell it. So I thought for fun I'd take my rubies off my Vader mannequin and put on the return of the jedi Jaswares one and it is awesome.
People trashed the ruby's costume but it's a really good deal for the money very good quality for what it is. The jazz one is mostly a better costume but it has some flaws as well and the helmet looks like crap on it, kinda like the ruby's one that looked like crap. Once I replaced it with the efx Vader PCR helmet it improved like 1000%.
I thought the jazz Vader helmet looked really good and it does sitting on the shelf minus the horrible widening center strip. I don't know why they did that, but it just doesn't look good on the costume because a costume looks like a real high end costume on the mannequin. So then I put the efx ANH Vader PCR helmet on and look good but then I put my, absolutely best in my opinion ever made, Quasimodo Empire Strikes Back Vader on it and that's where it's gonna stay 'cause it looks awesome.
So the good is overall quality is better than the rubies. It doesn't have the stupid slats in the body suits so the chess box you don't see the straps like in return the revenge of the sith, which made absolutely no sense. All the straps on it are leather or imitation leather and not the nylon that was on the rubies. The chest box and boxes are of course the right size for Jedi 'cause that's one of the problems with the rubies if you're using it for the original trilogy. The chest box and the belt boxes are smaller. I think to make Hayden Christensen not look too small.
The shoulder bells on the armor they did not paint and they should have but the paint up on the actual chest armor is outstanding. The chest armor and shoulder bells are very light as this is made for costuming so it is super light and just sits on top and then you kind of put the Cape on and fold it underneath with Velcro and then it's got a little rubber chain so it doesn't scratch up the thing. I actually think the these Cape attachment system is better on the rubies but this works just fine.
You will need some double stick velcro as all the strap are way to big.
Very important note you cannot get the cape past his shoulders on the side so in other words you're gonna see Vader's arms and chest and legs. They have a belt clip for a Saber on it so I threw my episode 6 Sabre on there and it looks fantastic, but you can not if you wanna bring the cape all the way around. It's gonna fall about halfway covering the shoulder bells and that is it. This cape is much heavier than the rubies and is lined with a different material. Not the nice satin that's on Vader's actual cape, but it does have a different material and it makes it heavier and sturdier and hang really nice.
The inside cape the folds are a little bit better and a little bit heavier material than the rubies so they look great although the rubies caves look good too. The shin guards are great I think they're a little bit crisper and shinier than the rubies. The rubies have the full leather to wrap around to kind of hide the back of the boots, where the jazz one has just straps which are actually easier to get on.
The body suit is a little bit better quality and it has a zipper fly hidden behind the codpiece so if you need to go to the bathroom if you're costuming. The body suit is a little bit lighter material so it kind of wrinkles a little bit better then the ruby's one which is actually slightly heavier but I think the jazz wear one does look a little bit better.
Overall this is an outstanding costume for the money it's just the helmet doesn't look very good so get yourself a good Jedi or empire strikes helmet.
It's got great lights where you just hit the buttons on the belt boxes on the front for the lights and then the chess box 2 squares you hit. One turns on the chest box lights and the other does Vader's breathing and it sounds outstanding. It's hard to believe how much sound effects on things like this have gotten so much better. It really sounds like vader's standing next to you. They also have an additional little belt box where it has two different types of Vader breathing, a normal one and a slower one. I don't know why you really need that if you have the chest box one but anyway it's there.
Overall amazing costume for the money just find yourself a good return of the Jedi Empire Strikes Back helmet for it. I will send post pictures as soon as I can get my stupid phone to cooperate
So I'm selling a lot of my collection 'cause I've lost interest in a lot of it, especially Star Wars. It's just been ruined, but I'll keep a few things and I was going to keep my rubies ROTS Darth Vader with the efx ANH Darth Vader helmet on it which looks great. I figured I would eventually just repaint it and that'll do for my New Hope Darth Vader.
My boba fett is the best made by bobamaker, but I was always pretty satisfied with my ruby's Vader. Eventually I wanted to build a first rate return of the Jedi Vader but it just never happened. So when I was able to snag this I did when it was on sale, but I never even took it out of the case and I just figured I would sell it. So I thought for fun I'd take my rubies off my Vader mannequin and put on the return of the jedi Jaswares one and it is awesome.
People trashed the ruby's costume but it's a really good deal for the money very good quality for what it is. The jazz one is mostly a better costume but it has some flaws as well and the helmet looks like crap on it, kinda like the ruby's one that looked like crap. Once I replaced it with the efx Vader PCR helmet it improved like 1000%.
I thought the jazz Vader helmet looked really good and it does sitting on the shelf minus the horrible widening center strip. I don't know why they did that, but it just doesn't look good on the costume because a costume looks like a real high end costume on the mannequin. So then I put the efx ANH Vader PCR helmet on and look good but then I put my, absolutely best in my opinion ever made, Quasimodo Empire Strikes Back Vader on it and that's where it's gonna stay 'cause it looks awesome.
So the good is overall quality is better than the rubies. It doesn't have the stupid slats in the body suits so the chess box you don't see the straps like in return the revenge of the sith, which made absolutely no sense. All the straps on it are leather or imitation leather and not the nylon that was on the rubies. The chest box and boxes are of course the right size for Jedi 'cause that's one of the problems with the rubies if you're using it for the original trilogy. The chest box and the belt boxes are smaller. I think to make Hayden Christensen not look too small.
The shoulder bells on the armor they did not paint and they should have but the paint up on the actual chest armor is outstanding. The chest armor and shoulder bells are very light as this is made for costuming so it is super light and just sits on top and then you kind of put the Cape on and fold it underneath with Velcro and then it's got a little rubber chain so it doesn't scratch up the thing. I actually think the these Cape attachment system is better on the rubies but this works just fine.
You will need some double stick velcro as all the strap are way to big.
Very important note you cannot get the cape past his shoulders on the side so in other words you're gonna see Vader's arms and chest and legs. They have a belt clip for a Saber on it so I threw my episode 6 Sabre on there and it looks fantastic, but you can not if you wanna bring the cape all the way around. It's gonna fall about halfway covering the shoulder bells and that is it. This cape is much heavier than the rubies and is lined with a different material. Not the nice satin that's on Vader's actual cape, but it does have a different material and it makes it heavier and sturdier and hang really nice.
The inside cape the folds are a little bit better and a little bit heavier material than the rubies so they look great although the rubies caves look good too. The shin guards are great I think they're a little bit crisper and shinier than the rubies. The rubies have the full leather to wrap around to kind of hide the back of the boots, where the jazz one has just straps which are actually easier to get on.
The body suit is a little bit better quality and it has a zipper fly hidden behind the codpiece so if you need to go to the bathroom if you're costuming. The body suit is a little bit lighter material so it kind of wrinkles a little bit better then the ruby's one which is actually slightly heavier but I think the jazz wear one does look a little bit better.
Overall this is an outstanding costume for the money it's just the helmet doesn't look very good so get yourself a good Jedi or empire strikes helmet.
It's got great lights where you just hit the buttons on the belt boxes on the front for the lights and then the chess box 2 squares you hit. One turns on the chest box lights and the other does Vader's breathing and it sounds outstanding. It's hard to believe how much sound effects on things like this have gotten so much better. It really sounds like vader's standing next to you. They also have an additional little belt box where it has two different types of Vader breathing, a normal one and a slower one. I don't know why you really need that if you have the chest box one but anyway it's there.
Overall amazing costume for the money just find yourself a good return of the Jedi Empire Strikes Back helmet for it. I will send post pictures as soon as I can get my stupid phone to cooperate
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