So I bought one when they went on sale and it has been collecting dust and I kindof forgot about the project. However this custom contest put on by TNI gave me a good reason to dust it off and try my project.
I started by modeling the head in sketchup. I found a face on the warehouse and built up the helmet around it. I then divided it into 5 pieces so that it would print flat on a 3D printer bed. I printed it up (in neon green of all colors) and glued it together.
I also printed a neck piece for connecting to vader's body. This took a few trys to get the height just right.
Next up I worked on the chest. I wanted a working light in it so I just a laser cutter to cut a hole in vader's chest.
I then designed a led light housing in sketchup, printed it out, and added the LED light. The lens were laser cut and stacked to add detail to the chest light.
I then fitted it into the body and made the shoulder straps and waist coat out of chip board.
I painted him up and here are the final results:
To show a sense of scale. The figure is 36" tall. |