lord vader any one?

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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!

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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.

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that is the part i dread! (the soft parts atleast) im all ears, id like to see what you did! thanks bro!
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Cool...... lets get it going I give you till Saturday.... ;)
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would have it done (helmet anyway!) but my primmer whent goofy on me and i had to strip it down and start over :evil:
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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). :emperor:
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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! :P
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i ever tell you guys how much i love rustoleum? saved my but on this one! pics soon!
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here is the face plate ready for the gun metal, still fixing the dome

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Looking good..... remember you got 4 weeks to finish. :whip: ;)
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dont remind me! :evil: :lol:
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Looking good!
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the dark knight wrote:dont remind me! :evil: :lol:
I am sorry did I forget to remind you :P

See ya later for a cold one :beerchug:
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thanks terry!
some more foreward progress, just need tusks, vent mesh (got that), weather the face, install the lenses and strapping.

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the dark knight wrote:dont remind me! :evil: :lol:
I am sorry did I forget to remind you :P

See ya later for a cold one :beerchug:


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