Yeah it seems surprisingly faithful to the design in the movie. Normally I would have expected a HT batmissle to be about as inaccurate as the old ERTL model kit.
I whipped up a little crude animation for how the wheels 'worked' in the movie versus how I think they work on the Hot Toy. I say 'worked' in the movie because - while this isn't totally to scale - you can see how impossibly wide the tires would have to be for it to really only be four tires. It's all movie magic.
Even if Hot Toys had kept it 8 wheels but made the wheel on the opposite side 'suck in' when it's partner extends out, that have been a good compromise. One could also argue though that this hardly matters since it's impossible to see both sides of the vehicle at the same time.
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JazzInc would probably be close to double the price ($1,200?) if they made the Batmissle.
Without any context, this might appear to be new features for a certain type of toy. Not sure how the user may find the experience though.
The thing should definitely have been named the C***Rocket.
As long they got the shape and proportions of it correct which it looks like, it'll be a great additional piece.
Welcome to the UK!
We get shafted for stuff like this ALL the time. They don't care that it's stuff that has no domestic alternatives and doesn't hurt domestic business. They simply DO NOT care.
My understanding from the old ertl model kits is that they used the actual movie props and scans to make them, which is why they are detailed with the engine, machine guns and other equipment. Look at the batwing 1/25 scale from 1989, the mold was there at the time, but the right decal work made it movie accurate recently. Once you get past the chrome work, they match the movie props, for example looking at Vspectra's images, i'm literally seeing the ertl/amt mold
It does feel like something Burton was pressured to put in for toy sales.
