Sideshow Cad Bane The Clone Wars Animated 1/6 Scale Figure

McHaleyArt · Oct 13, 2024

Chamberlian said:
I really like this outfit more than BOBF. I like the sculpt with the expression. Too bad about the materials.. I also think silver Todo looks better compared to HT gunmetal.

They did a great job with the head sculpt and how the teeth sit back in the head. I like the eyes and durability of the HT Todo.

Lizard Lips · Oct 13, 2024

McHaleyArt said:
Yes. They have learned…that suckers like me will still buy their subpar quality. I hadn’t purchased sideshow figures in years, but Clone Wars/Animated is my weakness.

Yup its a shame HT will probably never add these to their Hono line so this is the only option for a toon accurate version. At least the head sculpt is on point this time.

McHaleyArt · Oct 13, 2024

Lizard Lips said:
Yup its a shame HT will probably never add these to their Hono line so this is the only option for a toon accurate version. At least the head sculpt is on point this time.

I think if HT were to have done Clone Wars Animated, it would have been like their Marvel What If? line.

Darth_Tabarnak · Oct 16, 2024

McHaleyArt said:
I'm glad to finally have Cad Bane Animated in hand. It looks great, paint apps are done pretty well and the figure's overall presence is striking, looking just like the CG version it's supposed to be.

The Hat is a thin hard resin/plastic. In fact, it feels like a 3D Print and possibly a bit fragile. If you've held a 3D print in your hands before (especially fine plastic detail as Shapeways used to create), you'll know what I mean. It does NOT fit on the Hot Toys figure. HT is huge compared to the Sideshow figure.

There are a LOT of thin pleather and suede straps. This scares me and will probably need replacing 5-10 years in the future, if not sooner. Pose and quit. Some of the design decisions are puzzling. Little pointy buttons in the back of the belt point towards the pleather hoster belt. There could have been an easier and cheaper way to do this. The outer holster housing are plastic, glued to the pleather holster belt (shudder).

The pouch is a very, VERY thin suede material and looks really nice...but its longevity is a mystery.

The arms can't be posed flush with his sides. The clothing hinders the articulation a bit, but tweaking the pose will make him look just fine.

The hands are awesome!

The body...oh, that crappy Sideshow body. Besides the shins ending in a ball joint to connect the boots, the formula is the same. The gauntlets feel like there are attached to the forearm like Obi and Ani's gauntlets where. Be carful. The tiny spikes are very thin. I can feel that the waist joint is the same as the Obi and Anakin bodies. It bends the same. If it is the same brittle plastic, the clothing is keeping it together and I have not tried to bend is further to feel it break. The gauntlets would have to be heated up and removed before you could take the coat off and undress the figure to take a closer look and/or replace with a custom body (something I would like to to if I ever get ahold of a 2nd figure, but most likely, I'll just keep this one as is).

The tailoring is very nice, but again, the use of thin pleather has me concerned.

Todo's arms and legs are very fragile. Pose them by holding them at the ball joint. Knees and elbow are not articulated (just like Hot Toys). It is the same size as the HT version, but more fragile over all.

I do hope they continue the line, but address sustainability and body quality

What's your take on the "face tubes" apparatus thingy? Altho HTs can pop off, they were pretty flexible and a good compromise for holding securely and not breaking...

Hardax · Oct 17, 2024

I really like this one and since I do a "set and forget" museum pose for most of my figures, I am not too concerned about the flimsy body. But that being said, for the quality, I cant bring myself to pay $300+ for him.

Such a conflict. Hope he doesnt sell well so the price comes down either on the secondary market or with a Sideshow sale but that then sends the message to Sideshow to not continue the line. Or pay full price in hopes that they release others (Ventress or Hondo would be my top picks)?

McHaleyArt · Oct 17, 2024

Darth_Tabarnak said:
What's your take on the "face tubes" apparatus thingy? Altho HTs can pop off, they were pretty flexible and a good compromise for holding securely and not breaking...

They are not that flexible, but are a harder rubber that could be heated up to lay how you want them. I do wish they hadn’t reproduced that part cheaply, as there is flash showing, and not looking as sharp in detail. It’s a secondary feature that isn’t as noticeable when not under the microscope.

Mr. Awesome · Oct 19, 2024

Definitely picking this guy up in a couple weeks. I got about $100 in RP to ease the cost. I'm all in on this line except for that ridiculous looking Ahsoka they stuffed up.

jedijim3002 · Oct 21, 2024

Figure looks great. Wondering if you can do a head swap and how weird it would look. Probably be too small on the HT body.

jedijim3002 · Oct 21, 2024

Did a quick mockup. Doesn’t look terrible.

jedijim3002 · Oct 21, 2024

McHaleyArt said:
Pics Part 2:

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Are the head and neck separate pieces or are they one piece?

McHaleyArt · Oct 21, 2024

jedijim3002 said:
Are the head and neck separate pieces or are they one piece?

Separate.

jedijim3002 · Oct 21, 2024

McHaleyArt said:
Separate.

Thank you

Lizard Lips · Oct 23, 2024

Really happy to add him to the collection, for me this is the definitive Cad Bane. As others have said the body has floppy joints but no issue in a flight pose. Also repurposed a couple of extra HT pieces I had.

Darkseed · Oct 24, 2024

Future QC fears aside as mine is in great shape. I find this one much better than HT for my liking of the character in the collection

Gipetto0812 · Oct 24, 2024

McHaleyArt said:
There are a LOT of thin pleather and suede straps. This scares me and will probably need replacing 5-10 years in the future, if not sooner. Pose and quit. Some of the design decisions are puzzling. Little pointy buttons in the back of the belt point towards the pleather hoster belt. There could have been an easier and cheaper way to do this. The outer holster housing are plastic, glued to the pleather holster belt (shudder).

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Thanks for the review! :clap

RE: the pointy buttons - I agree that they could've had a better solution. A small bit of velcro like HT tends to do for their belt closures would've been just fine. Even a snap would've been more desirable than those. They used those on their Darth Maul 2.0 as well as their comic Wonder Woman. Maybe even other figures, but those are the two I've had where those were used. They're made of metal, too.

Cocoboloboy · Oct 27, 2024

HyperDrive · Oct 27, 2024

Wait, people are pairing this with live-action based figures? I thought people weren’t fans of the animated style figures cause they don’t go with realistic figures, or so I’ve been told….

Lizard Lips · Oct 28, 2024

HyperDrive said:
Wait, people are pairing this with live-action based figures? I thought people weren’t fans of the animated style figures cause they don’t go with realistic figures, or so I’ve been told….

Its subjective preference; I personally wouldn't pair the SS Anakin with a HT Kenobi for example because it would be jarring to me and probably to most ppl. Helmeted figures and aliens on the other hand aren't jarring to me, but they might be for a lot of other collectors so I do apologize to anyone who may be offended by my sacrilege. I should have paired him up with the SS Kenobi.

I personally think SS Anakin and Kenobi look fine next to helmeted HT clones but using a clone's live action sculpt would look off.

HyperDrive · Oct 28, 2024

It’s just funny to me cause I have been vocal about wishing the HT TMS Clone Wars line had been animated style like the ITSV line, but everyone pushes back, expresses their distaste or gives reasons as to why Hot Toys didn’t do it like that since “they wouldn’t pair with the realistic figures and it’d look weird, etc” and here I see people doing it lol.

Lizard Lips · Oct 28, 2024

HyperDrive said:
It’s just funny to me cause I have been vocal about wishing the HT TMS Clone Wars line had been animated style like the ITSV line, but everyone pushes back, expresses their distaste or gives reasons as to why Hot Toys didn’t do it like that since “they wouldn’t pair with the realistic figures and it’d look weird, etc” and here I see people doing it lol.

Yeah for me my Clone Wars display is animated and is on the same wall as my live action displays and it doesn't bother me at all because they're still separate displays but some ppl wanted a uniform live action look for everything which I'm personally not a fan of because my affinity for CW is based on their animated look. That's why I'm happy the HT Savage Opress looks slightly more cartoonish so I can maintain the animated look overall.

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