Okay, guys -- here are my first impressions on the MMS 170 Batmobile. I apologize for the crappy tablet photos made even worse by the flash -- the shop was so dimly lit! Anyway...
Paint/Finish:
The paint is very good. It has a very convincing metallic finish, not too glossy, not matte either. It has a smooth coating, but oily hands can leave fingerprints that need buffing with a microfiber cloth (the display unit had some fingerprints from people who obviously ignored the "hands off" sign. Can't blame them). The rims aren't glossy, but the color I can't really tell given the lighting at the shop, though it looks neither too dark nor too light gunmetal.
Size/Scale:
This thing is humongous. The storekeeper had tape measure handy, and I used it to get these dimensions (which may not be 100% accurate as I can't let the tape touch the car): Length is about 39.5", Width of the car's widest part i.e. the rear is 16", and height is about 10". The rear wheel is about 5.5" in height.
The inside of the canopy looks too small for the DX09, but the rest of the car I think is in-scale with the figure.
Those "bumps" that we saw on the previous photos, the ones located on the inside of the fins at the rear, are actually covers for the screws similar to those we see on truetype bodies.
Now, The SHIELDS:
It's not made of what most of us hope for, but neither is it as flimsy as the Bat-Pod re-issue cape holder. It maybe of the same material, but at least 5 times or more thicker. I got to touch it and I think it can't easily be torn. HOWEVER, the finish is what made it look cheap. And it's not consistently done!
The body of the shield appears to have thin film lamination -- which gives it the glossy look and smooth feel. Apart from that, the lamination has bad quality you can see airpockets/bubbles all over it, the ones some of us have mistaken for cracks/scratches on previous photos.
The wheel part of the shield though, is different -- it has the same thickness, but may not be made of the same material as the body as it has a more matte, textured finish!
I wonder why HT didn't use the same plastic for the shield's body.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to see and take photos of the interiors, as well as photos of the car lit up. Once we start getting these in-hand I'm sure more people can give us more in-depth review of the car.
That's it for my first impressions! My thanks to Toy Empire at Shoppesville for letting me take a lot of photos!
