lord vader any one?

[the dark knight]

so... its been mentioned to me more than once that i should do a vader. being 6'2" i decided i would. its going to be a loooong slooooow process. so far i decided on ANH look over the others. ive only purchased a helmet so far. here are a few pics so far. enjoy!

[cblackthorne]

When it comes time for the soft parts, I will be happy to help. I made all of mine myself and it was alot cheaper than buying from some of the vendors.

Regards,
Chris A.

[the dark knight]

that is the part i dread! (the soft parts atleast) im all ears, id like to see what you did! thanks bro!

[TK-4484]

Cool...... lets get it going I give you till Saturday....

[the dark knight]

would have it done (helmet anyway!) but my primmer whent goofy on me and i had to strip it down and start over

[timbremer]

the soft parts aren't as difficult as you might think, i did mine with mainly time and materials involved. as far as painting, i used dupont automotive paint on my helmet and painted it and the shoulder and shins as well as the chest box at the same time using 2 stage paint. the wonky weather (temp swings/humidity especially humidity) will effect paint especially if you are using rattle cans(i apologize if you aren't i don't know what tools you have) i would be interested in seeing how you do the brush strokes in the gray areas that i think is required for the ANH version, at least i think it is required it has been a long time since i looked a the CRL for that version. if you need color codes shot me an email i have the paint cans that i used (again i don't know what resources you already have so no offense intended).

[the dark knight]

okay dokay, email on its way! i cheated on my TI by spraying the spray paint into a jar, mixing then using a brush to put the tears and teeth on it. may repeat that on vader. im smooting it out, we have a kid that comes by work to repaint our cars. he will do the black for a resonable price. id do it, but...... not enough time!

[the dark knight]

i ever tell you guys how much i love rustoleum? saved my but on this one! pics soon!

[the dark knight]

here is the face plate ready for the gun metal, still fixing the dome



thats it for now troops!

[TK-4484]

Looking good..... remember you got 4 weeks to finish.

[the dark knight]

dont remind me!

[Terry19d]

Looking good!

[TK-4484]

dont remind me!

I am sorry did I forget to remind you

See ya later for a cold one

[the dark knight]

thanks terry!
some more foreward progress, just need tusks, vent mesh (got that), weather the face, install the lenses and strapping.

dont remind me!

I am sorry did I forget to remind you

See ya later for a cold one

i find your lack of faith disturbing! its gonna be a marathon to be ready by toys for tots. im not sure im gonna make it. im trying for you andy! (and the rest of the squad!)

[TK-4484]

OK no pressure, I still got cold ones for us.