12-04-2004, 11:09 PM
I made the entire pleather pants and tunic, the iron lung chest box, the belt, and the shoulder armor + shin guards. The boots I bought on Ebay for $20, the gloves I bought in a biker shop for $15 (they look almost identical to ANH version of gloves), the lightsabe is a accurate hilt of a broken FX (light up version) offical Vader lightsaber tht I bought supercheap at a convention (like $30 or something).
The helmet IS the very demanded Classic Action Don Post helmet. However, I bought it before they were out of production, and thus it was only $100. If you were thinking on buying one, I would most certainly recommend it, as they are much lighter than the fiberglass ones and are thus more comfortable. This is the reason they are in demand. (Oddly enough, I have been looking for a fiberglass one, so if I ever find one...I\'ll let you know that I\'m selling my DP!)
The capes are my favorite story. Many capes on Ebay and the web are people\'s facsimiles of the original item and are often not even floor length like the original. Often you\'ll see people\'s capes stop at the knee. My capes were bought directly from a guy who worked for ILM. BTW, not the guy you see currently offering hand made capes on Ebay. He also claimes to have worked for ILM and sells poor reproductions.) The capes I bought were not hand made by the seller. THey were manufactured for a Darth Vader character that walked around Skywalker ranch on promotional dates. So they weren\'t made for the movie or anyhting like that, but they are pretty damn authentic and impressive. If I wan\'t 6\'6" in the costume, the capes would be dragging on the floor!!! Point is, when and if you make your capes, make sure you accurately measure your height in your boots, so that ther cape comes down to the movie accurate length.
Let me know if I can help you at all....
The helmet IS the very demanded Classic Action Don Post helmet. However, I bought it before they were out of production, and thus it was only $100. If you were thinking on buying one, I would most certainly recommend it, as they are much lighter than the fiberglass ones and are thus more comfortable. This is the reason they are in demand. (Oddly enough, I have been looking for a fiberglass one, so if I ever find one...I\'ll let you know that I\'m selling my DP!)
The capes are my favorite story. Many capes on Ebay and the web are people\'s facsimiles of the original item and are often not even floor length like the original. Often you\'ll see people\'s capes stop at the knee. My capes were bought directly from a guy who worked for ILM. BTW, not the guy you see currently offering hand made capes on Ebay. He also claimes to have worked for ILM and sells poor reproductions.) The capes I bought were not hand made by the seller. THey were manufactured for a Darth Vader character that walked around Skywalker ranch on promotional dates. So they weren\'t made for the movie or anyhting like that, but they are pretty damn authentic and impressive. If I wan\'t 6\'6" in the costume, the capes would be dragging on the floor!!! Point is, when and if you make your capes, make sure you accurately measure your height in your boots, so that ther cape comes down to the movie accurate length.
Let me know if I can help you at all....