100 Custom Darth Vader Helmets Heading to the Auction House

Logan Westbrook

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100 Custom Darth Vader Helmets Heading to the Auction House



If you've got a few grand to spare, you could be a truly unique lord of the Sith.

The Vader Project [http://www.thevaderproject.com/] had a pretty simple goal: Give 100 underground artists a full-sized replica of one of the most iconic and recognizable faces in cinema - namely Darth Vader - and let them customize it however they wanted. Three years and a tour that took the finished pieces around the world later, the helmets are coming up for auction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this weekend.

The helmets have been customized to different degrees; some have just been repainted, while others have been pretty heavily remodeled, with tongues, teeth and even the horn of a stag beetle on one of them. The artists include Shag, Marc Ecko, Tim Biskup, and Frank Kozik, as well as 96 others. Bidding will start at around $1,500 for most of the helmets, with estimates ranging from $3,000 to $20,000 for some of the more elaborate pieces.

If you want to see the whole selection of helmets, you can look at full catalogue here [http://issuu.com/freemansauction/docs/1375], and if you actually have the cash to buy one of them, the auction takes place on Saturday July 10th at 12:00PM EST at Freeman's Auction House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You can visit the auction house's website here [http://www.freemansauction.com/].

Source: Geeks Are Sexy [http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/07/06/100-crazy-lord-vader-helmets-up-for-auction-pics]


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Nimbus

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I'm thinking that statue of liberty one would look pretty kick-ass as a full-sized costume.
 

Vaccine

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Freg, Huck Gee, Plasticgod and Suckadelic are some of my faves, seriously some of those are so awesome.
 

ProfessorLayton

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I wish these weren't so awesome. My favorites are Alex Pardee, Andrew Bell, Thunderdog Studios, and Cam de Leon.
 

V8 Ninja

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I'm on the ropes if this is the coolest thing ever or if this is the coolest thing EVAR!!!
 

TheStickman

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If there's one with a top hat and monocle I'd love that.

But the Statue of Liberty one looks cool also.
 

Jared

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Thats some pretty funky design work! I like! Especilly the statue of liberty one!
 

Quaxar

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Ross Perot said:
1500? You couldn't Force me to pay that much!
I find your lack of cash disturbing.

But I won't buy one either, no matter how awesome some of them are. Capitalism's a *****.
 

Nouw

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Ross Perot said:
1500? You couldn't Force me to pay that much!
Do you have a good mind? *Jedi Mind-Trick

I laughed at the Maori one. These are awesome

Quaxar said:
Ross Perot said:
1500? You couldn't Force me to pay that much!
I find your lack of cash disturbing.

But I won't buy one either, no matter how awesome some of them are. Capitalism's a *****.
I loled.
 

Bat Vader

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If I had an extra $1500.00 dollars to spare I would most likely buy the steam-punk Darth Vader helmet. I like some of the other ones but most of them just seemed to take the appeal away from the helmet. The steam-punk looking one was best though in my opinion.
 

King of the N00bs

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wow some of them look so badass...and some just make darth vader look like a queermo ******(not that there's anything wrong with that!!)
 

Keepitclean

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Those look so cool. I would buy one but I'm not really much of a fan of games or movie memorabillia.