Retro Style Emperor Palpatine

One of the best scenes in 2005's Revenge of the Sith detailed the sunset of the Jedi and the long awaited rise of the Sith.  As Obi-wan Kenobi went off to face his fallen protege, Jedi Grand Master Yoda resolved to assassinate newly crowned Emperor and secret Sith Lord Darth Sidious in his holding office beneath the Senate Arena.  This would be the final fight for supremacy, the ultimate duel of ideology, and the cementing of Palpatine's rule. 

Taking inspiration from the Kenner line of action figures I created what I envisioned to be a Retro-style version of Sidious as he engaged Yoda in their epic fight. 

Taking the existing Kenner figure, I added the cowl from the more recent Vintage Collection Darth Sidious figure as well as the hood.  I then placed the hood over the original Kenner head. 

The tricky part was filing off the excess plastic that constituted the original hood.  Once that was accomplished, I slipped the newer hood over top and glued it to the figure. 

To construct the lightsaber, I took a rod of  white plastic and painted it red an added a suitable hilt.  I elected to use this method over the more realistic lightsaber that came with the newer figure as Kenner's line of figures used simple monochromatic plastic for the lightsaber on both Luke Skywalker figures in 1980 and 1984.