Cobb Vanth Hot Toys Star Wars TMS084 Review (updated with Part II, 2 January 2024)

Stryker2012 wrote:It came with the Fennec Shand figure.

Ah, thanks for confirming my suspicions and identifying the specific source. And it makes sense.

I guess my reaction to a figure of myself would be similar to Timothy Olyphant's, especially if it was of that quality. His joy is contagious.

Great review, as always.

Visisonor wrote:I guess my reaction to a figure of myself would be similar to Timothy Olyphant's, especially if it was of that quality. His joy is contagious.

Great review, as always.

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it. And your analysis makes excellent sense; I think my reaction would be the same.

Great review! I prefer this "Boba Fett" look over the other Disney Boba Fett figures Hot Toys has released.

Zes wrote:Great review! I prefer this "Boba Fett" look over the other Disney Boba Fett figures Hot Toys has released.

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it. As for liking this look better than some of the other new ones, could it be because (SPOILER ALERT!) this is apparently the actual Boba Fett armor, having suffered additional damage from the Sarlacc's stomach acids, etc? Meaning, this is closer to the real thing, so to speak.

GubernatorFan wrote:

Zes wrote:Great review! I prefer this "Boba Fett" look over the other Disney Boba Fett figures Hot Toys has released.

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it. As for liking this look better than some of the other new ones, could it be because (SPOILER ALERT!) this is apparently the actual Boba Fett armor, having suffered additional damage from the Sarlacc's stomach acids, etc? Meaning, this is closer to the real thing, so to speak.

Yep, I love the acid-damaged look of the armor, especially with that fresh coat of paint from later on in Mando season 2. I prefer this figure because Timothy Olyphant has a similar "lanky" build as Jeremy Bulloch from the OT. I'm tempted to pick one of these figures up and replace the outfit with a grey flightsuit.

Not to hate on Temuera Morrison's portrayl of Boba Fett in the Mandalorian or BoBF, but I think Disney should have cast someone else in that role. Fett is supposed to be the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, not some out-of-shape old man who plays second fiddle to Fennec Shand in his own show lol

My dislike of Disney Star Wars aside, I find it amusing that, at least in my opinion, this Cobb Vanth figure is a better depiction of Boba Fett than the actual Boba Fett we got.

Zes wrote:Yep, I love the acid-damaged look of the armor, especially with that fresh coat of paint from later on in Mando season 2. I prefer this figure because Timothy Olyphant has a similar "lanky" build as Jeremy Bulloch from the OT. I'm tempted to pick one of these figures up and replace the outfit with a grey flightsuit.

Not to hate on Temuera Morrison's portrayl of Boba Fett in the Mandalorian or BoBF, but I think Disney should have cast someone else in that role. Fett is supposed to be the most feared bounty hunter in the galaxy, not some out-of-shape old man who plays second fiddle to Fennec Shand in his own show lol

My dislike of Disney Star Wars aside, I find it amusing that, at least in my opinion, this Cobb Vanth figure is a better depiction of Boba Fett than the actual Boba Fett we got.

I love the acid damage effect, too. It is both sculpted and painted this way, enhancing the appearance. I think the figure is not quite as lanky as it ought to be, but it does lean that way. As for Boba Fett, I like Temuera Morrison in general and we all get older, but while I can see the rationale of casting him, I agree with a bunch of critics who consider this series either a lost opportunity or unnecessary, and question his portrayal. I am also annoyed that they replaced the audio in The Empire Strikes Back, which was completely unnecessary, given the brevity and quality of the line.

Actually, at least one review I encountered while looking for clips with this character, suggested that fans would have been better served by a series on Cobb Vanth than on Boba Fett or the others.

You can probably get quite far with some kitbashing, using this set and some external pieces.

GubernatorFan wrote:

Diana wrote:Awww, I'll join the choir: those shots are so precious! Makes me want to get that figure myself! The marketing worked. Almost, as I still manage to resist the impulse.

Do it!



So says Sheriff Santa!

HAHA! What a handsome dude.

GubernatorFan wrote:

Diana wrote:The marketing worked. Almost, as I still managed to resist the impulse.

Do it!

My resistance has crumbled. No, I did not purchase the entire figure, but I just bought that ridiculously overpriced miniature mesh-covered plastic bottle.

I'll need to think of something really cool to do with it to justify the price.

Diana wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:

Diana wrote:Awww, I'll join the choir: those shots are so precious! Makes me want to get that figure myself! The marketing worked. Almost, as I still manage to resist the impulse.

Do it!

So says Sheriff Santa!

HAHA! What a handsome dude.

Haha, glad you liked him. And just in case you missed it, starting at him, he was hedging his bets by offering you pizza and space vodka.

davidd wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:

Diana wrote:The marketing worked. Almost, as I still managed to resist the impulse.

Do it!

My resistance has crumbled. No, I did not purchase the entire figure, but I just bought that ridiculously overpriced miniature mesh-covered plastic bottle.    

I'll need to think of something really cool to do with it to justify the price.  

Delightful! I'm glad I'm not the only enabler around (usually it is Mark who tells me "Do it, Do it, Do it"). It is a very cool piece, but it could have been done even better, if the liquid was indicated not just by paint, but by poured colored plastic/epoxy or whatever. If I remember the price ($15?), I also thought it was slightly high for something like this, and would have passed, unless it is something I really needed for a specific custom. Even if you don't have one in mind already, I have no doubt you will think of something fun to do with it.

GubernatorFan wrote:If I remember the price ($15?), I also thought it was slightly high for something like this, and would have passed... .

I "justified" the expense by combining the jar with several other small items on which the price had been reduced or which were "on sale"... but still, paying this kind of money for little plastic trinkets on par with what used to come out of gumball machines for a dime or a quarter (and which included fun little plastic containers) makes no rational sense whatsoever, no matter what one's budget or financial situation.

Yet here we are, huh?

davidd wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:If I remember the price ($15?), I also thought it was slightly high for something like this, and would have passed... .

I "justified" the expense  by combining the jar with several other small items on which the price had been reduced or which were "on sale"... but still, paying this kind of money for little plastic trinkets on par with what used to come out of gumball machines for a dime or a quarter (and which included fun little plastic containers) makes no rational sense whatsoever, no matter what one's budget or financial situation.

Yet here we are, huh?      

Unless you are doing this five times a day, don't worry about justifying it. Besides, you could actually pour some liquid in there, so your bottle is technically functional! I hope you enjoy it and put it to good use.

GubernatorFan wrote:

davidd wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:If I remember the price ($15?), I also thought it was slightly high for something like this, and would have passed... .

I "justified" the expense  by combining the jar with several other small items on which the price had been reduced or which were "on sale"... but still, paying this kind of money for little plastic trinkets on par with what used to come out of gumball machines for a dime or a quarter (and which included fun little plastic containers) makes no rational sense whatsoever, no matter what one's budget or financial situation.

Yet here we are, huh?      

Besides, you could actually pour some liquid in there, so your bottle is technically functional!

And here I thought I was going out on a limb trying to justify this purchase!

davidd wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:
Besides, you could actually pour some liquid in there, so your bottle is technically functional!

And here I thought I was going out on a limb trying to justify this purchase!  

Well, I'm trying to help!

Part II: Minor Update

For those of us who might want to display Cobb Vanth without the Boba Fett armor: 
Hot Toys designed the molded-neck head in such a way that it would look about right with the armor on.  With the armor off, the head looks slightly on the large side (in part because of the volume of the hair), and a little too long-necked. A way to offset this to a point, is to pad the shoulders. Here is an example, using a couple of thick foamie strips inserted under the shirt at the top of the shoulders. I think it helps.



Someone with more imagination than me would also be able to cut or fold or replace the oversized scarf with something more screen accurate. I left it off for this photo.

What do you think?

GubernatorFan wrote:

What do you think?

I think the padding helps significantly. I would not have noticed anything amiss about the neck length or head size now that he's "bulked up" a little bit.

It's amazing how big a difference a relatively small adjustment can make when working in miniature scale.

Looks pretty good. Oddly, Tim is a fairly skinny guy, so the head seeming too big is about right for his frame.

davidd wrote:I think the padding helps significantly. I would not have noticed anything amiss about the neck length or head size now that he's "bulked up" a little bit.

It's amazing how big a difference a relatively small adjustment can make when working in miniature scale.

Thank you, Dave, I'm glad you agree. It's a simple enough fix, too.

Stryker2012 wrote:Looks pretty good. Oddly, Tim is a fairly skinny guy, so the head seeming too big is about right for his frame.

Thanks, Mark. Yes, he is pretty skinny and lanky, and the figure is ever so slightly less so than it should be (even without the armor), or so it seems to me. So the head would naturally look a little big, especially given his hair (which was slightly more disheveled on screen). I think this fixes the long neck issue a bit.

Nice! The sculpt is really good, isn't it?

Just came back from the family trip last week and have quiet some threads to read here. Congrats, that is a very nice figure, great head. I think he looks very cool and so fitting in your personal expanded SW universe

I like the pic without the scarf in the bar. Especially without the armor (casual look) that scarf looks more like a bib (hope that is the correct english term)

I honestly quite like the original look of the figure and see nothing wrong with the proportions. Not having read your text when first seeing the photo, I did think the neck looked weirdly sunk in. I had a surprising turtle associations.

Maybe it's because I was with a wiry guy for years, so it looks normal to me. ^^

BAMComix wrote:Nice! The sculpt is really good, isn't it?

Yes it is. Most photos don't actually give it full justice. Something another reviewer mentioned as throwing it off is the greyish coloring of the teeth in the open mouth (given the molded head-with-neck, they could not paint and insert a separate piece).

Valiarde wrote:Just came back from the family trip last week and have quiet some threads to read here. Congrats, that is a very nice figure, great head. I think he looks very cool and so fitting in your personal expanded SW universe

I like the pic without the scarf in the bar. Especially without the armor (casual look) that scarf looks more like a bib  (hope that is the correct english term)

I hope you had a great, fun, and relaxing trip. I'm glad you like him. And I agree on the scarf... it is too big. Bib is the right term. I don't want to cut it, but someone might be able to improve the look by doing that.

Diana wrote:I honestly quite like the original look of the figure and see nothing wrong with the proportions. Not having read your text when first seeing the photo, I did think the neck looked weirdly sunk in. I had a surprising turtle associations.

Maybe it's because I was with a wiry guy for years, so it looks normal to me. ^^

I agree it isn't much of a problem to begin with and, as Mark pointed out, given his proportions, the head can be expected to look a bit big. The angle and lighting also make some difference, and I might have been letting the shirt ride up a bit, minimizing the effect further (I don't recall). Anyway, still very happy with it. But those wiry guys, got to watch out for them!

GubernatorFan wrote:
Anyway, still very happy with it. But those wiry guys, got to watch out for them!

So true!

Those photos of Timothy Olyphant with the figure definitely worked. It's like having that figure on my shelf would now somehow place the man himself on my couch with that joyful smile. You know you love your toys too much when nerding out about them and Star Wars is at the peak of your fantasies! (Not to be taken overly seriously.  ) 

Diana wrote:
So true!

Those photos of Timothy Olyphant with the figure definitely worked. It's like having that figure on my shelf would now somehow place the man himself on my couch with that joyful smile. You know you love your toys too much when nerding out about them and Star Wars is at the peak of your fantasies! (Not to be taken overly seriously.  ) 

I can't quite decide whether this means you want or don't want to see more of Timothy?

Fantastic pictures of this great SW character. So sad to see him die in a glorious gunfight. I like the not-so-heroic characters in SW. He looks a lot like Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa. Maybe you'll show another scene in which he teaches a Lady how to play pinball properly?

Great looking figure. I think the likeness is strong.

Ephiane wrote:Fantastic pictures of this great SW character. So sad to see him die in a glorious gunfight. I like the not-so-heroic characters in SW. He looks a lot like Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa. Maybe you'll show another scene in which he teaches a Lady how to play pinball properly?

I'm glad you liked him. I think he is still recovering from his injuries in a Bacta Tank (or whatever it is called). I can see the resemblance to Bad Santa, but this is Sheriff Santa, and I'm not sure he'd be quite so inconsiderate with the ladies.

ukshaun wrote:Great looking figure. I think the likeness is strong.

Thank you, I thought so too.

Excellent idea, let's hope he regenerates in a bacta tank in Boba's new palace. Like I said, I like the supporting characters the best. HT should make more of these than a fifth Obi Wan, Luke and so on. In the SW universe I love the countless alien races. I celebrated your Rodian singer.

Ephiane wrote:Excellent idea, let's hope he regenerates in a bacta tank in Boba's new palace. Like I said, I like the supporting characters the best. HT should make more of these than a fifth Obi Wan, Luke and so on. In the SW universe I love the countless alien races. I celebrated your Rodian singer.

Thank you very much for remembering Gridney! Well... she is unforgetable, but even so! Anyway, in that case you might really like this thread, with more to come.