Vader Reveal Busts Unwearable...why exactly?

[Paracord Junky]

I'm about to let my NOOB out, so be patient.

I had thought this about the old Illusive Concepts reveal bust back when it was the latest thing, and reading about the Sideshow Reveal bust brought it back from the depths of the gelatinous CPU between my ears.

They are supposedly 1:1 scale. So Why, exactly, aren't these things "wearable?"

on the manufacturing end I understand the excuses about licensing, statues versus costumes, and all that(resisting the "we know they can make it so why haven't they?" rant), but what about on the consumer end? following the basic rule of "if it can be put together then it can be taken apart" why should turning a 1:1 reveal bust into a wearable mask involve anything more than popping it off the shoulders and removing Shaw's head from the neck brace?

 

[darthgordon]

Wouldn't it be a lot cheaper to just get an actual reveal mask, or kit... or get a mask with reveal kit pieces and make it yourself?

I mean, I'm sure you could make it wearable... but I don't know if it has actual lenses or not, and if it has a real grill to breath out of... but for 1500 bucks, why bother?

 

[punisher]

well, honestly I dont know why im the first(edit) err...second. one replying to this considering the many SW fans but in my opinion... I think its money or either they dont care and do the "good enough" process.

 

[punisher]

DAMN 1500 for a ****ing helmet!?!?!?

 

[darthgordon]

Well it's a full bust, with shoulders, part of the cape... I think some of the body, Shaw's head and the full reveal helmet.

 

[phase pistol]

They probably tried real hard to make it impossible to convert the bust into wearable armor and not destroy it in the process.

 

[punisher]

perhaps! maybe so that they can sell a wearable reveal? haha

 

[Slave1]

I'm about to let my NOOB out, so be patient.

I had thought this about the old Illusive Concepts reveal bust back when it was the latest thing, and reading about the Sideshow Reveal bust brought it back from the depths of the gelatinous CPU between my ears.

They are supposedly 1:1 scale. So Why, exactly, aren't these things "wearable?"

on the manufacturing end I understand the excuses about licensing, statues versus costumes, and all that(resisting the "we know they can make it so why haven't they?" rant), but what about on the consumer end? following the basic rule of "if it can be put together then it can be taken apart" why should turning a 1:1 reveal bust into a wearable mask involve anything more than popping it off the shoulders and removing Shaw's head from the neck brace?

If you're talking about the actual head itself, to fit over your head it would have to be slightly larger than a human head. Hence it would be slightly larger than 1:1.

I also think it would be silly looking. Sebastian Shaw wore makeup, not a mask for one thing, and I just don't see anyone with an awesome vader outfit walking around with a mask under their other mask. Makeup, yeah, sure maybe. But really, if you're walking around as Vader, walk around as Vader with the helmet on. You can't really effectively re-enact the thirty seconds Sebastian Shaw was actually seen unless you plan on lying unmoving on the floor with one of your arms missing.

I also think most people would want to display the bust as a bust anyway, with realistic glass eyes, not open holes where the eyes should be just in the event that they "might" decide to wear it out one day.

All the 1:1 Sideshow busts are unwearable, though. Not just this one.

 

[jarvis]

You can't really effectively re-enact the thirty seconds Sebastian Shaw was actually seen unless you plan on lying unmoving on the floor with one of your arms missing.

This cracked me up.

 

[Paracord Junky]

i was talking about the helmet and/or armor, not the Shaw sculpt. if i were going that all-out i'd seek a set of makeup.
I'm not planning on actually buying one to convert to a wearable helmet(though that Sideshow one looks rather awesome from teh pictures); as darthgordon said it would probably be a cheaper to make it myself. I was just curious as to why a 1/1 bust with apparently separate helmet components couldn't equal a wearable reveal helmet. Best of both worlds with a bit of modification - a full reveal helmet and an awesome way to display it.

 

[Jumpin Jax]

This cracked me up.

Indeed, well put!
Although laying prone with limb missing on someone's table would be a great late night party position :lol

 

[Howard]

Well I've seen a lot of Vader costume rigs in my time - as we all have, but I've never seen a Vader costumer with Shaw make up and the lower part of the reveal helmet, clutching the dome and looking mean.
Would that be a first?

 

[lonepigeon]

I was just curious as to why a 1/1 bust with apparently separate helmet components couldn't equal a wearable reveal helmet. Best of both worlds with a bit of modification - a full reveal helmet and an awesome way to display it.

It would take more work to make it wearable. I'm sure they're built for ease of manufacturing, basically statues. If it wear a wearable mask it would take more engineering and also fall under another licensees domain (EFX).

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Well I've seen a lot of Vader costume rigs in my time - as we all have, but I've never seen a Vader costumer with Shaw make up and the lower part of the reveal helmet, clutching the dome and looking mean.
Would that be a first?

I believe this was a mask made from an Illusive bust.

 

[Trap Joe]

I have seen a pretty cool Shaw reveal on Jedi Con 2001. This is Michael Lenz work all by himself. Pretty nice. Shame on me that I don´t have any better pictures:


I forgot to mention, that my reveal mask is fully wearable and ready to troop with (if I would be crazy enough)

 

[Howard]

Thanks guys!
They both look great.

 

[Onigiri]

No actually...Ive seen at least two people do it here in SoCal. One with an Illiusives set up and one that I wasnt sure quite what it was.

Well I've seen a lot of Vader costume rigs in my time - as we all have, but I've never seen a Vader costumer with Shaw make up and the lower part of the reveal helmet, clutching the dome and looking mean.
Would that be a first?

 

[Onigiri]

"C'mon, Grandpa....its time for your meds...."

 

[Onigiri]

an oldie but a goody....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eZBevXohCI
This still makes me laugh

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

You know what really grinds my gears? The fact that Shaw's scars don't match up to Hayden's. Bunch of B.S if you ask me.