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 Post subject: Re: ROTJ Vader Reveal
PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:14 am 
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Wow, you’re really speeding along on this! It's looking great so far!


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:13 pm 
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Thanks guys! :cheers

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Wow, you’re really speeding along on this! It's looking great so far!


Yep, it's so addicting that I can't put it down. :lol

Been working on the neck. Cut up the neck brace and painted it. I didn't take a picture of this yet, but all the plug details on the neck brace are also finished and attached to it. The two on each side connecting the brace to the neck are velcroed on. There is also extra velcro on the inside portion of the neck to help keep it on too. Thought velcro was a good way to attach it and protect the finish of the neck.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:02 pm 
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Working on the mouth piece.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:55 pm 
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wow looking vnice im guessing it cost quite a bit for that kit.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 2:42 pm 
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Darthminion wrote:
wow looking vnice im guessing it cost quite a bit for that kit.


Yep, don't think I've ever spent this much on one prop, but totally worth it! :lol

Almost there... :wink:

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:28 pm 
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That's looking fantastic. :thumbsup
I really must build mine, I just need to get all the kits machined up then I can get cracking.
What did you line the neck brace with? and did you have the base of the mouth piece included in the kit?
Do you have a pic of the kit sorted out as you started or did you just rummage around all that stuff on the table?
I hope those files helped... :cheers
More pics please.......

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:06 pm 
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sskunky wrote:
That's looking fantastic. :thumbsup
I really must build mine, I just need to get all the kits machined up then I can get cracking.
What did you line the neck brace with? and did you have the base of the mouth piece included in the kit?
Do you have a pic of the kit sorted out as you started or did you just rummage around all that stuff on the table?
I hope those files helped... :cheers
More pics please.......


The files were extremely helpful! They answered a lot of questions I had about the thing. Thanks again! :thumbsup

I lined the neck brace with a thin piece of spongy foam. It was white so I lightly sprayed it yellow, and then to dirty it up like the original, I gave it a light misting of black.

I had a couple bases for the mouth piece. Here is one of them. I'm guessing that the one I used is a casting of the one here.

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Most of the pieces were already sorted when I got it. Mainly they were divided between machined and resin pieces. I have a ton of extras I'll end up dividing and selling once I'm done.

I still had to make some of the parts on my own that were not included. I had to make the ugly brown "feeding tubes". With an extra piece of clear tubing, I cut them to the semi-correct length and stuck a copper wire to bend them into shape and hold them up for support. I could've gone the extra mile and made the lumps in them like the originals, but the ugliness of those lumps (and my overall laziness to make them) had me keep the tubes smooth. Then, I painted them with a mix of a latex copper and matte black. They look like real metal too.

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I'm almost done, but still have a couple pieces and other subtle details to add. For now, here's a little teaser. :cool:

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It's looking really, really good.

What is the basis of the mask? Is it 20th Century derived or something else?

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This is Natty's kit isn't it? From what I remember of his build thread a few years ago he modified a DP Deluxe.

Excellent work! I can't wait for the RPF parts run to round out the stuff I need to finish mine :cool: or start it for that matter


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dcarty wrote:
From what I remember of his build thread a few years ago he modified a DP Deluxe.


Wow, it's some incredible mod work then. I was curious where it originated from too. He did a fantastic job.


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That looks realy like the screen used. :thumbsup

I would have a lot of fun with building a kit like this.
But without haveing all parts in hand , i think i will be a never ending story, cause they are all very hard to find.


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Turrican wrote:
But without haveing all parts in hand , i think i will be a never ending story, cause they are all very hard to find.


Yeah, I feel like I was very lucky finding a nearly complete kit.

Done! And in less than two weeks too (new record for reveals perhaps? :lol ).

Well, there are still some details I need to add, especially around the top of the mask. I also need to get another "zipper" piece for the neck. There's only one "zipper" on the original reveal right now, but you can clearly see a second one in the movie. It must've fallen off at some point during it's tours like a few other details that have gone missing.


Here it is....

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I really would like to add an interior to the mask based on the ROTS interior. Would be even better if I could figure out a way to make the eyes light up too like in the movie, but not counting on it.


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Simply stunning looking. (Jedi mind trick) You will bestow it upon me now!! Would be cool if you put a dome on him :) guess that's the way its meant to be though.

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I can't believe how quickly that came together!

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