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INTRODUCTION
Sideshow Collectibles back in 2005 ran a fan choice poll for which
Expanded Universe character we would like to see made. Among the
choices where the likes of Mara Jade, Asajj Ventress, Grand Admiral
Thrawn, Quinlan Vos, and Padme Amidala. While Padme isn’t your
normal run of the mill Expanded Universe character due to her major
role in the meat of the Saga. This particular version of Padme comes
from her during her mission to Ilum from the first series of Clone
Wars cartoons. However, this piece while taken from the cartoon
series is sculpted to look like Natalie Portman as she would have
played it in a Star Wars movie.
While traveling on her
Naboo Yacht with Jedi Master Yoda the Jedi felt a disturbance in the
force coming from the planet Ilum. Once again not listening to the
requests of Captain Typho she traveled with Yoda to help rescue Jedi
Luminara Unduli and her Padawan Barriss Offee.
"She's not one to follow
orders."
< Captain Typho to Obi-Wan Kenobi >
Trevor Grove
once again steps up and delivers a very solid piece and a great
likeness to Portman. This young sculptor has shown he can capture
anyone to the most amazing detail. I cannot wait to see what this
young mans talent has in store for us.
PACKAGING - 10
The 30th Anniversary design continues which contains your Padme
figure. Like some of the past items in this line you get the simple
one containment unit for Padme and her accessories. On par with the
rest of the boxes you get great shots of the figure and images from
the cartoon all along the box. You also get a great story on is
portion of Padme’s history.
SCULPTING - 9
The Padme sculpt is the best likeness to Natalie Portman I’ve seen!
Once again you have to just shake your head at the talent that Mr.
Grove has. While looking at this piece you can really allow yourself
to imagine how Portman would have played this part of the story had
it been in the movies. Now, having said that this sculpt isn’t quite
perfect and there are three reasons why. The first two are the nose
is flared a little more than what we see Portman doing in the
movies, and her lips have a little Angelina Jolie look to them.
While it doesn’t through off the overall look it does allow some to
see things that may or may not be there. The final thing that really
takes away from this piece is the sculpted gloves. These two gloves
are sculpted too long and when on the figure give the appearance of
the arms being too long. It just really takes away from the overall
look of the figure.
PAINT - 9
The paint on the skin tone shows once again for those that have
doubts about Sideshow that they deliver a great product. My issue
with the paint comes from how the eyes are painted on this figure.
The images we’ve seen of any prototype or images on the Sideshow
site the eyes are looking straight ahead. However, on the final
figure the eyes are looking more to the left. This really limits how
the piece can be posed and comes out of the blue in general.
ARTICULATION - 7
Normally, I have no issues getting the poses I want from my Sideshow
figures. This time though is a totally different story. The gloves
having no articulation and them making the arms looking too long
limit the poses so you can get something natural looking. This to me
really hurts the figure especially when you factor in how the eyes
are painted.
ACCESSORIES - 6
Most figures in this line you get several great items per figure but
not so much with Padme. You get the electro binoculars which is the
best item that comes with Padme. You also get a grenade which is
quite tiny and could be easily lost, and the final items listed are
the gloves which hurt the overall figure.
OUTFIT - 8.5
The outfit overall is nicely done. We saw a different version of
this outfit during last years San Diego Comic-Con. Her outfit then
was a pleather type outfit and just didn’t look right on the current
Sideshow female body. However the final outfit is a cloth type
material which came out look so much better and fits the body much
better. The cape is also top notch but does have the wrong color
string keeping it tied tight. The other issue with the outfit is the
belt which just didn’t translate well from cartoon to real life.
VALUE - 7
Padme sold for $55 and was only for sale on the Sideshow site since
it was a domestic web exclusive. This is one of those times that
while the figure is nice I just don’t think you get enough with her
to justify $55. Padme is a figure that should have come in around
$50.
OVERALL - 7
This figure isn’t a bad figure I do want to make that clear. If all
that it had “wrong” with it where the little nose and lip issues I
would have scored it higher. Trevor as I stated earlier did an
amazing job with this figure. The things that really hurt this
figure are the way the eyes are painted and how the gloves where
constructed.
RATINGS RECAP
Packaging - 10
Sculpt - 9
Paint - 9
Articulation - 7
Accessories - 6
Outfit - 8.5
Value - 7
Overall - 7
SPECIFICATIONS
Edition Size of the
Padme is 3500. However she is sold out.
SOLD OUT!
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