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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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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