Chopper Face
Super Freak
Nope, it just shipped weeks ago.
Haven’t bought a replacement head yet either. Figured is keep waiting for something that looks better than the Jaxon and is cheaper than Unreal.
Hot Toys MMS 692 + 693 BATMAN (1989) 1/6 scale Batman 2.0
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Haven’t bought a replacement head yet either. Figured is keep waiting for something that looks better than the Jaxon and is cheaper than Unreal.
batfan08
Super Freak
This is pretty much how I felt. A buddy of mine was convinced that I’d like it more in hand and I won’t lie: when I saw the enormous, vault-like box and when I saw the figure inside, partially obscured by shadows and plastic glare, I was kind of vibing with the overall presentation and, dare I say, even a little excited. I was really hoping it would be one of those cases where “it looks better in person” and then I opened the plastic tray, lifted up the plastic cover on the face, and it was…fine.
I think a part of it is I grew up with the DX figures. I was 17 by the time the DX 08 and DX 09 came out, but I was 16 when they were solicited and I followed those teaser pics and license announcements through my adolescence. By the time those figures reached me in hand, they floored me. I sold them years ago when I was hard up for cash but always told myself I’d buy them back…but then time happens and things change and evolve and I don’t know that I want them back, anymore. To be frank, a lot’s changed in the decade since those figures came out and, at this point, I feel like you could construct a release that is superior.
This figure didn’t give me that sense of wonderment the DX08 and DX09 gave me in their heyday. It didn’t give me the sense of wonderment I got opening the InArt Battinson this year, and, if I’m being honest, it didn’t even give me the sense of wonderment I got opening the new red and blue suit Spider-Man that Hot Toys themselves provided when that figure came out…I don’t know. I’m selling the figure and keeping the base and the shoe, like I originally planned, and hoping Jazzinc or somebody comes through and makes something special because the only thing in my mind looking at this figure as I opened it was “Keaton deserves better.”
I sometimes feel like these older licenses are almost the opposite end of the spectrum from the Ledger Joker/Nolan anal retentiveness where people are so grateful to get any representation at all on their shelves that they’ll settle for whatever **** HT throws at them and be happy with it, whether it’s worth the money or not…and that’s the other thing. I got this dude discounted from Seconds and it was like $350 out the door with tax and shipping. Full price was $340, alone, so, you’re looking at almost $400 or even more if you’re somewhere where you need to import it. “Good enough” ain’t good enough when you’re charging what they’re charging for these things. Full stop.
If it can’t even compete with a figure from a decade ago, much less stuff on the market today, that’s a problem.
Ethan_Hunt
Freakalicious
This was ready for pick up at my local retailer yesterday and I told him straight up that I'm canceling it. It was the greatest feeling ever. I'm not going to justify Hot Toys' nonsense with these so called "2.0"s.
I'm going to hold out until Jazzinc will be allowed to produce this. Seeing what they are able to do with Pfeiffer's Catwoman, I'm confident their version will be the definitive one and done 1/6 figure.
I'm going to hold out until Jazzinc will be allowed to produce this. Seeing what they are able to do with Pfeiffer's Catwoman, I'm confident their version will be the definitive one and done 1/6 figure.
Ropen
Super Freak
I missed out on the preorders from MMS692 and MMS693, me being an idiot bought a mms693 body from ebay to see if it would fit my dx09, to my horror I realized it had a different neck mechanism but I got it in today and luckily for me the dx09 neck matches the new body, now I have an extra body I could use to pose him inside the Batmobile and not worry about breaking the old dx09 body.
To be honest I only bought the spare mms693 for the cape because my stock leather capes are “pleathiring and flaking” LOL.
And you are right, the new body with the old head gave me that feeling of seeing the dx09 the first time and imagining that Michael Keaton was standing on my shelf!
Old body is the right, new body with old dx09 head is on the right. Before you guys ask, I’m so old I bought Jaxon’s cape whenever he use markers for “line” creases, and never bought them again because it became difficult to find out which is his real store hahaha
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Looks really good! The adjustments he made from the initial casting/print really show the Keaton likeness. Definite upgrade for those who want it and have this.
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pug205
Super Freak
That is seriously good now. Make a new suit Jaxon and we have a killer figure 
Let me guess...tree fiddy? 
Much better with the custom face plate. Unfortunate that the “2.0” cowl itself is still inaccurate in terms of the brow and eye holes shaping. Hardly anyone seems to talk about that.
Ropen
Super Freak
New body old cowl?
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BoricuaHec01
Super Freak
Let me guess...tree fiddy?
Only $49 bucks!
BoricuaHec01
Super Freak
Update looking really good compared to the first render. May end up getting this after all.
cmiller99
Super Freak
Yeah, that's a massive improvement. Timely too, as the PO cut off is on the 28th.
We went over this figure top to bottom
back in August and September, that’s why
it’s not really being discussed anymore.
Cowl, brow, eye cuts, figure’s eyelids themselves, faceplates, everything.
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Evil_Deadite
Super Freak
Looking better and better! I think maybe he needs to tone down the lip shade just a teensy touch, and give them more of a matte finish.
I was around. Didn’t see much on that. But go ahead, do the dirty work and quote everything where people allegedly talked about the cowl eye holes and brow.
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