SHOW OF VADER SOFTPARTS. NEW PHOTOS ADDED

[TMP]

Hello guys i just wanted to show off the latest photo i had taken a couple of days ago with a photographer.

The softparts consist of a 3 piece bodysuit like the one that was used in the movie.
The great thing about a 3 piece is that the arms are totaly free from the body because of its design.

One a one piece suit every movment you make will affect the rest of the suit by dragging it in the direction its moved. This is why the one piece are so baggy/ saggy with extra fabric hanging to compensate for the articulation.

One a 2 piece suit with pant and jacket this also happends. If you raise your arms and bend your body back or forward, left or right you drag the shirt up from the pants. Its simple to compare this to a shirt thugged down your jeans (European style :rolleyes )

If you read this try to put your shirt inside your pants. Now stand up. Just by this movment the shirt already moved.

Now try to raise your hands in the air and turn your upper body from left to right.
If you look down on your shirt you se that the shirt have pulled up and exposing allot of the shirt.

HOW THEY DID IT IN THE MOVIE...
In the movies they used a 3 piece suit.

Underjacket with leather arms.
Leather vest
Pants

The underjacket is lose from the top vest so this makes the two parts seperate from eachother.
Now when you put your vest down the pant and you raise your arm the underjacket with leather arms will move free from the vest. The vest will stay is same possition.
THIS IS A GREAT DESIGN.. This way they did not have to cut each 30 sec because they had to fix the shape of the bodysuit.

Also with a 3 piece suit design you are able to shape and form and shape the suit to the wearer.
It makes it more tight on each seamline on the articulated areas. The suit is tigher to the body and you dont need extra fabric to move. The leather used on this is soft and 1st grade Italian leather. This leather when used will shape exeptionally good to your body.

The original suit had lasings on the back and on the legs.
The vest had zipper in the back + belt buckles to make the front tigher to be shaped to used.

Front pant with underjacket with leather arms.

Back pant with underjacket. Zipper in the back.

Vest : From cotton to leather

Bodysuit front with the vest on top

Bodysuit with vest seen from the back. Zipper closure.

Underjacket and vest seperate solution

Shoulder/ Stiching/ Quilting.

Phose

Zipper closure system with inside leather zipper protector.

Robe with stiched folding.

Robe with correct split. (Debated. It is used in the movies and photo reffrence can be provided)

And last......... B)

By the way.. Jack Lloyd (Young Anakin) accepted to be our honorary member.

David Prowse and ...... Dont know who the trooper is :rolleyes

 

[kell]

Must admit, that is pretty awesome looking Vader soft parts. Dont you have a web site, and if so is it on there yet ?

 

[Darth Kahnt]

Great looking suit and nice pics. Quality I've come to expect seeing from you.

 

[SithLord]

Very nice...you made that yourself? Great photo essay btw...

 

[pinder91]

That is amazing... :thumbsup

If only I could afford it.

 

[vaderdarth]

Nice photos.......and overall pretty darned accurate. The split up the side of the robe has primarily been documented in ANH.........still looks great nonetheless. You have an excellent vader bodysuit there.

Dave

 

[TMP]

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Nice photos.......and overall pretty darned accurate. The split up the side of the robe has primarily been documented in ANH.........still looks great nonetheless. You have an excellent vader bodysuit there.

Dave
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Thank you for your comments. In reply to Vaderdarth regarding the robe.
The robe with split apears in other scenes as well. The logic behind having a split is very good. It allows the user to have full movment without beeing partially disableddue to fabric stopping the movment of the leg.

If you look in many of the fighing scenes Vader moves his feet fast in all direction without any problems.
With a robe in one piece going all the way round will force the robe to be dragged to left if left leg is moved forward.

There is a photo of Vader with 2 stormtroopers behind him with red background.
You can se the split.

 

[OdiWan72]

AWESOME PICS of AWESOME PARTS...

I LOVE the 3 piece suit I got from you and can vouch for the quality and workmanship of the item. Now I have to find the time to finish my mannequin :cry

Markus

 

[JRX]

Hey John - these are some awesome new pics of your great Vader softparts - :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

[rmschneider104]

PM sent.

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Fascinating looking - never realized about the inner robe split, but it makes perfect sense.

Very cool. :thumbsup

 

[vaderdarth]

That particular photo you refer to is a pre production photo from ESB. That red strip you see at the bottom of the pic wouldn't be a split in the robe necessarily..........in fact with the cape on.....it shouldn't be there at all............what it most likely is, the cape and robe are up high in the back due to movement forward. If he were just standing in a pose.......you wouldn't see red there at all.

Dave

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(vaderdarth @ Nov 30 2006, 04:40 AM) [snapback]1368351[/snapback]

Nice photos.......and overall pretty darned accurate. The split up the side of the robe has primarily been documented in ANH.........still looks great nonetheless. You have an excellent vader bodysuit there.

Dave
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Thank you for your comments. In reply to Vaderdarth regarding the robe.
The robe with split apears in other scenes as well. The logic behind having a split is very good. It allows the user to have full movment without beeing partially disableddue to fabric stopping the movment of the leg.

If you look in many of the fighing scenes Vader moves his feet fast in all direction without any problems.
With a robe in one piece going all the way round will force the robe to be dragged to left if left leg is moved forward.

There is a photo of Vader with 2 stormtroopers behind him with red background.
You can se the split.
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[dcc_clone]

yes very nice, would you happen to know or anyone where i can get a pattern of the leather suit and gloves? or rather what some use as a good base or reference modified. thanks all

 

[Darth Kahnt]

Here is the picture in question. I am in agreement with Dave on this issue:

 

[darthvaderv]

I have your original suit and cod. Great stuff I've recommended quite a few people your way in the past. :thumbsup

 

[vader71]

Excellent photos and a great looking suit.

 

[TMP]

Thanks for your nice coments. Regardless of what we have seen in ANH ESB ROTJ or ROTS the robe will remain the same in my perspective as far as logic and comfort wearing.

So far have NOBODY noticed the split. It really allows you totaly free movement.
As you also se i even have folded the robe correctly on front.

The cape is VERY BIG 3/4 of a circle.

 

[Boba Frett]

Looks very nice :thumbsup

 

[Darth Kahnt]

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Thanks for your nice coments. Regardless of what we have seen in ANH ESB ROTJ or ROTS the robe will remain the same in my perspective as far as logic and comfort wearing.

So far have NOBODY noticed the split. It really allows you totaly free movement.
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Hey, I'm totally with you when it comes to the split providing comfort and extra movement. I think it's a great idea and I'd personally wear one like it with my costume but if you're a purist it might not be for you. If you were going for screen accuracy this would not be your choice but if you are going for flexibility and freedom it would totally be the right choice.

 

[TMP]

As far as accuracy. This type of robe were used in the movies it can be seen in ANH. I have tried to look for prove of similar robe beeing used in the other movies.
If you look at ESB when he enters the Hoth hanger you notice his short robe. But try to look closer.. It apears it is split as well.

The stiching on the front is on all the versions.

In the red photo.... I disagree with the above.
If the robe were one piece and hanging so high up it whould dragged the side of the robe backwards and making the fabric tilt.