Darth Vader
Scaled Up
and Down
orfansoftheformerAnakinSkywalker,one Darth
Vadercollectibleis neverenough.Luckily there
arecurrentlyseveralnewversionsoftheevil Sith
Lordavailablethatareperfectforalltastes.
Standingat a staggering7fttall,a primeexample comes
fromRubies(left),whohavecreateda life-sizedstatue of
DarthVader,madefromdurablefoamandfeaturing light-up
effects.AlongsideRubies’same-scaleHanSoloinCarbonite
model,bothretailingat $1499.99each,youcouldeven
recreatea classicscenefromStarWars:TheEmpireStrikes
Backinyourownhome.If youhavetheroom.
If onemassiveDarthVaderreplicaisn’tenough for
you,thenperhapsGentleGiant’sgiantreproduction of
theoriginalKenneractionfigure(above)couldfill that
SithLord-shapedholeinyourlife?Digitallyscanned
froma mint-conditionoriginaltoy,thislimitededition,
fully-articulated7ftdreamcometrueevenincludes an
extendinglightsaberandvinylcape,andwillsetyou back
$2339.99.Wecan’tbegintoimaginehowbiga scaled
actionfigurecarrycasewouldneedtobetoaccommodate
a similarlyenlargedfullset!
Forthosehopingtokeepthingsat a moremanageable
scale,Hasbroarereleasinga specialeditionDarthVader in
theirRetroline,thistimeasa multicoloredrecreation of
the3.75inchactionfigure’soriginalprototype,priced at
a pocket-friendly$12.99.THE LIGHT SIDE ByJamieCosley
Rubies brings
Darth Vader to
life (size)!F
Several sizes of Sith Lord to savor
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