The Force is strong with you young Skywalker, but you are not a model yet.

[Cybergrinder]

So if you didn't/couldn't (like me) read the sheet music in my Voyager build thread the title is a give away

Yes, I have moved onto the most famous Sith Lord

Here's the helmet, sadly I have to rebuild as my son made me jump while I was doing the edges & I trashed the helmet in reflex

 

[zathros]

Hey, just what are you making there?

 

[starbuck]

Darth Vader is coming :nailbiting:
Helmet looks good. Interesting project - is it an existing version or a scratch build?
Whatever it is you have a follower.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks Starbuck, existing template from noturno sukhoi. I don't have the time or resources to scratch build

 

[micahrogers]

I knew what you were hinting from the triplets :fight:

 

[Cybergrinder]

That was the idea

 

[Cybergrinder]

Well, I had a really, really busy weekend, to such a degree I didn't even get my bike out :frak::frak:

But I was able to take this photo.... meme's welcome, not sure how UHU will appreciate his C3PO turning to the Dark Side....

 

[Cybergrinder]

His gaze will leave you froze
His grip is grim demise
His hands are always cold
He's got Darth Vader eyes

 

[Cybergrinder]

So Vader is coming along nicely

Most of the mask assembled, I greebled the grill a bit



Then the lower jaw, the studs at the end of the grill are really, really tricky!



Back of the helmet attached



And head complete!

 

[starbuck]

Does not look like an easy model to build - I would do - I think I would scale it up a little bit.
Looks great so far.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Thanks Starbuck,

It's not an easy one, but I like the challenge So front of the shoulder armour done



And the back



And attached

 

[Cybergrinder]

I got a bit of time in yesterday, shoulder armour complete and torso



C3PO - "I've got a really bad feeling about this"

 

[zathros]

His gaze will leave you froze
His grip is grim demise
His hands are always cold
He's got Darth Vader eyes
He's got Bette Davis thighs!!

 

[zathros]

I have been experimenting with "Flex Seal". I got a small can from an "As seen on T.V." store in the mall. This stuff is amazing, and goes on extremely thing. Great for making rubber looking tires, a coating on the face, or whole head of that model would smooth it right out. I suggest getting a can and playing around with it. Whatever you do, paint a small series of different thickness swatches so you now how long it takes to dry, you wouldn't want a fingerprint on your head. It dries shiny, on paper anyways. I got the 16 oz. can to try a seal a troublesome spot on my roof, in the Winter a water dam causes a minor leak. It cost around $13.00 bucks for 16 oz. I think you could do a few thousand truck tires for paper models with that size. It did not penetrate the paper either.

 

[Cybergrinder]

Great idea Zathros, where do I buy in South Africa?

I'm going to keep my eyes open for something similar

 

[zathros]

Great idea Zathros, where do I buy in South Africa?

I'm going to keep my eyes open for something similar

Liquid Electrical Tape would have a similar effect. It's a little more runnier, but not by much, and also works great for rubberizing, and of texturing paper. It also dries shiny.

In S.Africa link = https://www.commercialmarine.co.za/676-liquid-electrical-tape








This stuff looks similar, I don't know if they sell retail though? http://www.liquidrubber-sa.co.za/index.html

 

[Cybergrinder]

Cool, thanks

 

[Cybergrinder]

It was a good weekend for model building!

First, the latest in Sith Swimwear...



First attempt at the lightsaber, didn't come out quite the way I wanted



A quick impersonation - Look Darth Maul!



And to set the scene for the next pic....

I got chased out of our study (where the camera was) and I got carried away building the arms



And, you put your left leg out...

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

I like how this is coming along. I think that I may have to try my hand at this model.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!

 

[zathros]

Darth's really coming along nicely. I would like to reiterate that you are using far too thick a gauge wire for what you are doing. The wire need not be as thick as the resistor ends. You are only carrying Milli-amps of electricity. You can go down to a local electronic supply store and get a couple of rolls, (Red, Black) of very thin gauge wire. This will make soldering much easier. You can just tin the pieces together. I had an Electronic repair shop for 10 years. If you get the small gauge stuff, you can add solar panels to the base, and tie in a capacitor, and with a 555 timer chip, and small voltage regulator chip make the unit come alive when the cap is charged. If you got a tube of conductive epoxy, you could wire two spots in his hand, and have the LED in the same matching pads, and have a light saber that only works in his hand. The conductive glue would allow you to make paper switches, so when you touch the model in a special spot, it lights up. Lots of way, but use thinner wire, much easier to work with. Coming along very nicely.