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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1095 on: September 10, 2016, 02:04:00 AM »
Hot Toys 1:6 Darth Vader, modified and upgraded by the talented JazzInc. Here are the mods he did on my Vader:

- repaint and weathering on the helmet
- slight buffing of the satin, just like the movie
- removed the dome
- put metal tape on the inside of the eyes to get a bit more red
- removed ribs on dome and sanded down the top of the 'head'
- reglued the dome slightly asymmetrically
- weathered and repainted the armor
- wired up the belt boxes and voice system to 4,5 dc adapter
- redressed him with cod as high as it could go
- chest box attached with double sided tape right underneath the armor
- weathered the belt, boxes and buckle
- removed the wire from the robe and added a heavier one along the bottom of the robe
- weathered and polished the shin armor
- painted all the hands flat black
- used double sided tape to really attach the glove to the hand seamlessly
- weathered and repainted the chest box
- did a lot of futzing and water treatment to get it to fall naturally
- removed all excess fabric from the inside seams of the tunic and vest
- cut some of the rubber from the side of the chest so the arms can go straight down
- repainted the upper eyelids black

No cathode saber for me, I display Vader in a static museum pose.














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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1096 on: September 10, 2016, 05:44:50 AM »
Wow, this is fantastic. Such a cool video, time to take that to the front pages.
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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1097 on: September 10, 2016, 07:11:30 AM »
Quote from: Tamer on September 10, 2016, 05:44:50 AM
Wow, this is fantastic. Such a cool video, time to take that to the front pages.

The out of the box HT Vader puts the Sideshow one to shame. The original HT Vader is tons better already, but compared to the customized HT Vader, the Sideshow Vader looks like a wonky oversized doll. I have the complete Exclusive Sideshow Vader, but will go for sale next week.
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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1098 on: September 11, 2016, 03:05:58 AM »


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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1099 on: September 11, 2016, 05:59:00 AM »
Looks fantastic. That video showcase is jaw dropping Serg!
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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1100 on: September 11, 2016, 06:00:19 AM »
Thanks Shawn! The Death Star dio in the video is made by JazzInc too, wish I had space for that beauty
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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1101 on: October 10, 2016, 07:15:31 AM »
"Star Wars Art: Ralph McQuarrie" art books arrived. These books are huge and superb. Splendid design, you can find out everything about the talented artist that was Ralph McQuarrie. High quality binding, beautiful pictures of his gorgeous drawings, and excellent information. A must have book for any Star Wars fan, especially if bought at the original Amazon UK lower price.









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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1102 on: October 11, 2016, 02:37:59 AM »
Pretty cool.
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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1103 on: October 11, 2016, 09:46:52 AM »
Quote from: Tamer on October 11, 2016, 02:37:59 AM
Pretty cool.

These art books are really BIG, some of the biggest books I own, much bigger than Star Wars Chronicles and regular Star Wars Blueprints. And HEAVY: weighting 10 kilograms. And there is a ton of cool pictures there, all the beautiful sketches and drawings McQuarrie did for Star Wars when imagining the spectacular visuals for this universe. It's the ultimate Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars book.

Other news: many years ago James Earl Jones was kind enough to sign a MR wide plaque already signed by Dave Prowse. But over time his signature started to fade away, Prowse one was still like the first day. On 2nd September this year I sent the plaque with the fading signature to Mr. Jones kindly asking him to resign it. He indeed signed it and here it is :)

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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1104 on: October 29, 2016, 04:10:57 AM »
A vintage and very cool book arrived - Star Wars Technical Journal. I used to have 2 of the three magazines that comprised this book: Tatooine and The Rebel Forces, but I missed The Imperial Forces magazine. Now I have them all in one single hardcover book :)



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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1105 on: October 31, 2016, 02:46:27 AM »
Nice!
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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1106 on: November 07, 2016, 08:26:03 AM »
Star Wars Objets Du Mythe book arrived, really cool! Cannot wait to look through it more later this week:



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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1107 on: December 01, 2016, 08:34:41 AM »
RS Prop Masters promised and delivered :)



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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1108 on: December 21, 2016, 01:17:43 AM »
The Christmas present I just received thanks to my girl - Fallkniven A1Pro knife, one of the best survival knives in the world, with a cool Star Wars touch to it :) :











It comes with a superb black ABS gun box and the well known Fallkniven DC4 diamond sharpening stone:






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Re: Jkno's Imperial Command Center
« Reply #1109 on: December 21, 2016, 02:00:31 AM »
Pretty cool knife, I like that!
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