Hot Toys - 1/6 The Mandalorian Cobb Vanth

Spanbauer said:

Some random thoughts on the Cobb Vanth figure after spending a week with him:

I think the headsculpt is quite good! Hopefully my photos did the likeness justice. Not perfect, but I think people would be hard-pressed to come up with more than five sculpts released in 2023 who look more like the person they’re supposed to be than this Olyphant sculpt. But I hope every figure I get from here forward has movable eyes.

Glad I never picked up the reclaimed-armor Boba because it meant this armor was all-new to me. The weathering and paint is really impressive.

The rocket blast-effect is so good! And I love how the rocket plugs into the pack.

Love the mini-diorama base with various configurations; every figure should come with a stand that allows them to get a leg up!

Very odd to have a figure that includes a jetpack and flame effects not also include a flight stand; luckily I have others.

The pants have been praised before and they’re super well done, but also - Cobb’s boots and the weathering on them might be the most realistic I have seen on a figure. It’s a weird thing to obsess over but they stood out to me.

The kneckerchief is a pain in the ass! Was obviously a thicker fabric in the prototype promo photos and should have stayed that way. As it is, too light a fabric to really manipulate easily. Hard to keep it from looking like it’s floating above the armor since it is so light.

Overall great figure; some show inaccuracies but no dealbreakers by any means.

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davejames said:

Got my Cobb today and already set to work on modding him, as he wasn't looking nearly slim enough for my taste. Went with a generic narrow shoulder body that had narrower hips than the HT one, and used some more subtle padding than they did.

Still needs some fine tuning and perhaps to be made a smidge taller. Olyphant is only 6 feet but with the head size the figure still doesn't come across as tall as it should be. And I need to add more distinctive gray highlights to the hair as well. And make a much better bandanna.


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The Buffinator said:

Looks good but the shirt looks a bit too big in the shoulders in those first two shots. Probably just needs some futzing to have the seams for the sleeves sit higher. His left one looks fine but the right one is hanging down off the shoulder quite a bit. But then I've yet to take mine out of the box so take my comments with a grain of salt - the shirt might look like that with the stock body as well.

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Cthulhu said:

I had to deal with Olyphant's dad once years ago at my previous employer. Guy was pretty rude, even said the classic "Do you know who I am?" spiel. Definitely left a negative impression on me towards ever owning this.

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Cthulhu said:

I had to deal with Olyphant's dad once years ago at my previous employer. Guy was pretty rude, even said the classic "Do you know who I am?" spiel. Definitely left a negative impression on me towards ever owning this.

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Cthulhu said:

I had to deal with Olyphant's dad once years ago at my previous employer. Guy was pretty rude, even said the classic "Do you know who I am?" spiel. Definitely left a negative impression on me towards ever owning this.

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davejames said:

Got my Cobb today and already set to work on modding him, as he wasn't looking nearly slim enough for my taste. Went with a generic narrow shoulder body that had narrower hips than the HT one, and used some more subtle padding than they did.

Still needs some fine tuning and perhaps to be made a smidge taller. Olyphant is only 6 feet but with the head size the figure still doesn't come across as tall as it should be. And I need to add more distinctive gray highlights to the hair as well. And make a much better bandanna.


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Spanbauer said:

What’s the trick to getting the shirt off? Feels like he’s wearing padding underneath when he didn’t need it.

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Buttmunch said:

He is wearing padding beneath the shirt. The shirt has one of those elastic thongs going between the legs to keep it tucked in. You basically have to carefully get the elastic over one leg before you can easily remove the shirt. A bit of overkill but the strap could be easily snipped off and not missed.

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Spanbauer said:

Thanks! I never really modify my figures but I thought if the padding here could be removed in a non-destructive way I’d give it a shot.

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Cthulhu said:

I had to deal with Olyphant's dad once years ago at my previous employer. Guy was pretty rude, even said the classic "Do you know who I am?" spiel. Definitely left a negative impression on me towards ever owning this.

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