Rehashed Darth Vader Helmet

[Alan Castillo]

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So now that I got myself the Darth Vader ANH FX Lightsaber, I was thinking that it looked a little lonely on the wall :lol. Then I remembered that around 5 years ago we had got our youngest son a Darth Vader helmet for a couple of bucks on ebay; the ones that have the dangling chest box, voice changer etc. Was pretty corny at the time but he played with it for aaaaages.

I rummaged through some boxes in the garage today & actually found it ! It was badly knocked around with scratches, dents, holes, etc. It's made of plastic, and the black colour was really dull.

Had a go at it with some filler & finished it off with a couple of coats of glossy black spray.

When my wife walked in earlier she was about to throw the divorce papers at me :lol as she asked me "Now how much did you spend on THAT !??".

She only believed me when I showed her the 'chest box' tucked into the helmet.

This is it, the revamp of a revamp of the Darth Vader helmet

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[jts1031]

I'm starting to see a trend that could catch on: Revamped Star Wars toys that have had a makeover. I'm really enjoying what you and others have accomplished with the toys, pushing them toward presentation items instead of things for the ankle biters.

 

[Alan Castillo]

..... my 'poor man's version' of this prop, but I just had to have one without spending big bucks.

 

[CSMacLaren]

The gloss paint does give it new life. Are you going to do metallic gray highlights?

 

[Paracord Junky]

i think softening the ''ridge'' at the brow and bringing it to a point would do a lot for it. and something must be done about the neck, but now i'm reminding myself that it's just a hasbro toy and probably not worth that much effort. the muzzle does have a nicely angry look to it though...

 

[Alan Castillo]

The gloss paint does give it new life. Are you going to do metallic gray highlights?

Nah, leaving it as it is.