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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!

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.

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

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

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

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).

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!

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

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



thats it for now troops!

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

dont remind me!

Looking good!

the dark knight wrote:dont remind me!

I am sorry did I forget to remind you

See ya later for a cold one

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

TK-4484 wrote:

the dark knight wrote: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!)

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