Step 1

Crack open Vader's torso. Remove the head, and using an Exacto knike cut the helmet just above the breathing apparatus.

Step 2

Hollow the remainder of the head and remove the figure’s head post.

Step 3

Position a Lobot head directly in the center of the Vader area you hollowed. Drill a hole through the center enough to slide Lobot’s head post through (Lobot’s head post will replace Vader’s as the one on the figure). Make any adjustments necessary to get Lobot’s head to fit tightly and securely (including using epoxy clay if necessary).

Step 4

Once the head fits in cut a slit along the back and front right side of Lobot’s head using an Exacto knife.

Step 5

Cut the saber hand off the Vader figure.

Step 6

Using wires and epoxy clay, fill the back of the lightsaber arm on the Vader figure and sculpt grooves into it to make it fit the according style of the body suit. In the front end of the arm stick a few wires in.

Step 7

Prepare to put the torso back together and make any necessary adjustments to the head post in relevance to fitting on the body (i.e. you may need to shave / sand the inside of the torso so the Lobot headpost fits correctly.)

Step 8

Paint the neck post on the Lobot figure black and assemble the torso completely.

Step 9

Paint the figure. When painting, paint the Lobot head a mix of gray and white and add pink to the 2 areas cut with an Exacto knife to simulate scars and gray around the eyes to simulate age. Add any additional detail you find necessary and complete the figure by adding a modern Darth Vader Gunner Station figure’s cape.