Cobb Vanth - #TM18
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I pre-ordered on Amazon.ca. Hope it actually shows up.
Same here, it's a fun character and a good looking figure.
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Nice looking figure but Deluxe? Where's the rest of his extra's? Until next year Mogwai will be waiting.
Pre-ordered it despite that insulting price tag, hate myself just a little bit for that. Only a little though, because it does look outstanding.
Got one right away off of Pulse before it sold out, ordered another from Amazon two hours later. Now to see which one gets here first (Amazon) so that I can cancel the other (Pulse, obv.).
Got one right away off of Pulse before it sold out, ordered another from Amazon two hours later. Now to see which one gets here first (Amazon) so that I can cancel the other (Pulse, obv.).
I dunno, I'm just not sure I feel good about plopping down the money for this one... there's just nothing 'deluxe' about it!
That right there is two things:
1.) Egregious Get-it-First Price Gouging by Hasbro
2.) A really killer figure, also by Hasbro
These are the riddles of life.
1.) Egregious Get-it-First Price Gouging by Hasbro
2.) A really killer figure, also by Hasbro
These are the riddles of life.
Ordered mine from Amazon.
I never wanted or needed this odd, gangly looking dude in my collection, but I hope this is a good sign that a "dirty" armor Boba Fett comes soon.
(Well..."soon" has changed all meaning these days.)
Still, as wonderful as the SHF looks for the clean armor, as the prototype pics to, maybe a dirty variant of that figure would be best, and I can just stick to Black Series for Nomad Fett.
It's great having choices, isn't it??
(Well..."soon" has changed all meaning these days.)
Still, as wonderful as the SHF looks for the clean armor, as the prototype pics to, maybe a dirty variant of that figure would be best, and I can just stick to Black Series for Nomad Fett.
It's great having choices, isn't it??
What does it matter how many paint apps, it's all done by machine anyways so not a lot of extra labor hours involved there.
The good news for those who love to overpay because they simply have to have an item, your wish will be granted when they have to raise prices yet again due to the global crisis. These companies can't continue to absorb those rising costs for long.
The good news for those who love to overpay because they simply have to have an item, your wish will be granted when they have to raise prices yet again due to the global crisis. These companies can't continue to absorb those rising costs for long.
I’m hoping that Cobb comes to TVC sometime in the next few years. I just can’t justify the Deluxe price tag for this guy.
Would be nice. I'm not that big a fan of the price either- but did it anyway since I love the character and design... Kinda like how I paid out the nose for my Rex and Echo. (But those were scalpers and not Hasbro...)
Just hoping there aren't issues with the paint job (as thats the reason they claim its so expensive) or I'm gonna hurt somebody.
I justified it to myself because I didn't PO anything else. Though I would have PO'd Boba if he was available.
i love this figure and im super excited to get mine. i was able to PO on amazon
PO´ed at german Toy-Palace. ETA August 
Man, that the longest PO I have currently running. On the other hand, my wallet gets a break
...( until all the other latest reveals show up )
Man, that the longest PO I have currently running. On the other hand, my wallet gets a break
...( until all the other latest reveals show up )
It almost seems to me that everytime a figure is called "deluxe" it is a new molding, does not use any old parts, plus more deco etc.
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That’s exactly what it is. And it’s a load of crap. Cobb isn’t even all new. The jetpack and armor are reuse from Boba.
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+ 9 trillion paint apps.
Some of these “deluxe” figures with a bunch of paint apps don’t come out so good though. My copies of Boba Fett, Jar Jar Binks, and Zeb Orrelios all have some errors with the paint. Really irksome to pay more for the paint and then not get it close to perfect.
My Zeb and Jar Jar are pretty clean. But honestly they seem pretty light on paint apps to me. I still stubbornly stand by the conspiracy that it's the size of the figures that merits the higher price. I don't think Wrecker has more going on for him than Tech or Hunter do.
As far as I'm concerned Zeb was the only figure worth the DLX price tag being it was so large an an all new mold, but even he was pushing my limits at $30. So now that the new DLX price is even more and has not intention of plateauing anytime soon it seems, I feel less and less of these figure actually fit the DLX term.
The mando/grogu sets and the boba fett set, I can at least see how there's the perceived value because there's more accessories packed in. But then again, hold one of those next to a GI Joe classified figure in package and that perception might fade a little of what $20 vs $32 gets you.
How many individual paint apps does this one have vs the average on a standard figure? Is there a common agreed upon average?
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Back in 2017, it was stated at Celebration that the normal number of paint apps on a figure is around 90. For comparison, Commander Gree had about 300, & the upcoming Rancor has 900. They didn't say specifically the number Vanth has, though it is substantial. At Pulsecon they stated he has more than Boba Fett, which was rumored to have around 200, if memory serves.
Well, I guess I now know where my line is... right about here, $30+ for a regular sized figure with few accessories.
I'd pick him up at a sale or clearance price but otherwise I can live without him.
I'd pick him up at a sale or clearance price but otherwise I can live without him.
Gree is a great example of more paint apps not looking better. The weathering they tried to do on that figure is awful. Camo looks good though.
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Removable helmets have almost never looked good. Probably gonna skip.
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I bet that head would look awesome on an imperial officer body.
I love the headsculpt. And the pistol. The pistol is really dieselpunk cool. The figure is also fantastically executed.
If I was still into customizing, this would be a day one purchase.
But, I'm no longer.
So I'm not interested in this fake Boba that wears a oversized sagging red pajama beneath the armour. What the F*** is up with that? Did the costume designers run our of fabric? Or did they think using a sagging rag would be cool while stoned high and watching some 70's cop show?
Eitherway, the episode would have been better if the giant dragon actually ate up his whole town, then him, and then after Mando gives the dragon a explosive digistion, the Tuskins scavaged the armour out when chopping up the dragon for a twin sunset BBQ. Oh, and the Jawa's stripped apart his fanservice speeder.
If I was still into customizing, this would be a day one purchase.
But, I'm no longer.
So I'm not interested in this fake Boba that wears a oversized sagging red pajama beneath the armour. What the F*** is up with that? Did the costume designers run our of fabric? Or did they think using a sagging rag would be cool while stoned high and watching some 70's cop show?
Eitherway, the episode would have been better if the giant dragon actually ate up his whole town, then him, and then after Mando gives the dragon a explosive digistion, the Tuskins scavaged the armour out when chopping up the dragon for a twin sunset BBQ. Oh, and the Jawa's stripped apart his fanservice speeder.
This is totally off topic, but I always thought that if they ever decided to remake and of Clint Eastwood's Westerns Timothy would be a solid casting choice!
Back on topic, it pains me that I won't be getting this.
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It looks pretty good as expected. The hair/beard color is not right at all though.
The hair and beard color bugs me, too, but overall, it's a decent figure.
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Yeah it’s not the end of the world. It just needs a brown wash and maybe some dry brushing
I think it looks swell!
