DC Direct doing Batman The Animated Series figures!!!!!

[World'sGreatestDetective]

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Not sure. DCC seem to be sticking with using the original model sheet designs for the figures, which for Scarecrow was his first appearance 'sack head' look. I prefer the second look myself, so hopefully they'd do that one as a second swappable head. There's always a chance they'd just re-use the same body and release two different figures with different heads though....

Not literally the first-ever model sheet created.

When they say "original model sheet designs", they are refering to the model sheet on which the animation studios based their drawings to bring the episodes to life.

For example, BTAS Joker had several model sheet designs until the definitive look for the show was picked.
The Kenner BTAS Joker is based on the very early Joker model sheet, which never made it to the show. That's why that figure is wrong.
The DCC BTAS Joker is based on the final model sheet, which is the one we see on the show and on MOTP; the correct look.

As for Scarecrow, his second (and definitive) costume/look does have its original model sheet:

When DCC make the BTAS Scarecrow, I'm sure they'll go with this look, which is the definitive one.
I see no reason to base the figure on an one-episode-only look.

 

[guyver1]

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Maybe it's me but I guess in pics I'm not too found of the cut off of the nose on the MOP Batman. Does it look that bad in person. Why did they flatten the edge

 

[Snowplow_Henry]

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That's the Scarecrow I prefer too.

What's this KENNER Joker figure look like? I suspect some of the Tim Curry Joker episodes were animated and Mark Hamill only dubbed over them. What do you guys think? I'm watching some of the early BATMAN episodes and it looks like the Joker's mouth movements would fit Tim Curry rather than Hamill.

 

[whakojacko]

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What's this KENNER Joker figure look like?

This guy from the early 90s.
Now this is the blown up Gentle Giant version in the picture but this is the exact same sculpt done by Kenner

 

[Snowplow_Henry]

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What's the story on GG blowing up these vintage figures from the 80's and 90's? Are they using a 3-D scanner to do them or do they have access to the original KENNER materials? I know they've done STAR WARS and they're doing BATMAN. Does GG have to pay KENNER a fee to use their sculpts?

 

[amos brearly]

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If you spill milk, do you never drink it again?

They are $20 toys. Breaks/bad paint apps are common. If you get a new one that is fine, just get the others.

Its not my spill? I didn't make the action figure. They ****ed it up, their responsibility. To many other companies get it right. I just can't be bothered looking or asking for a replacement, I will just spend my money elsewhere.

 

[whakojacko]

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What's the story on GG blowing up these vintage figures from the 80's and 90's? Are they using a 3-D scanner to do them or do they have access to the original KENNER materials? I know they've done STAR WARS and they're doing BATMAN. Does GG have to pay KENNER a fee to use their sculpts?

Not 100% sure but I think that is what I heard, 3-D scans that get upscaled. And I guess if anyone was getting paid for the sculpts it would now be Hasbro since they absorbed Kenner decades ago.

The Kenner version, for the record.

 

[batmon85]

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I would like to see some of the early joker concept arts. couldn't find any on google. only the one we all know from the show.

 

[whakojacko]

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I just tried Googling those last night too lol. No luck.

 

[World'sGreatestDetective]

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I would like to see some of the early joker concept arts. couldn't find any on google. only the one we all know from the show.

I just tried Googling those last night too lol. No luck.

Here are 3 different model sheet designs for BTAS The Joker I could find.
There can be more.


1.
I would say this is one of the oldest, if not The first, model sheet design.
This look/design never made it to the show.
This is the one on which Kenner Joker is based.

2.
On this one here they were almost getting there to the final model sheet.




3.
This is the Joker's final model sheet design, and the look used on the show and on MOTP.

 

[Snowplow_Henry]

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I've seen that top model sheet appear all the time on products. It doesn't look that far off from the final.

 

[World'sGreatestDetective]

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I've seen that top model sheet appear all the time on products. It doesn't look that far off from the final.

Yes. It was used for several merchandising products, but it NEVER made it to the actual show.
That's why those products look wrong compared to the actual show.

I'd say Warner sent the first/oldest model sheet designs of all characters to the merchandising companies WAY prior to the debut of the show (on Sep. 1992), so the retailers could have products at the right time (as it should be).

But who would know Timm and his team would make such big changes to several of the characters' look?

 

[Snowplow_Henry]

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I don't see much difference between that model sheet and the Joker on the show. Isn't that even the model sheet used on the DC figure base?

 

[World'sGreatestDetective]

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I don't see much difference between that model sheet and the Joker on the show. Isn't that even the model sheet used on the DC figure base?

The model sheet DC Colectibles used is the final one.

 

[whakojacko]

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Anybody got an official size comparison chart of the Animated Batman characters?
Something like this?

 

[Veil1]

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This is something I've been working on for my BTAS figure display. Freeze is the first... not sure who is next.

I'm almost done, just need to do a couple emotion shots for the right side of the image.

 

[WWEJedi]

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That is really cool. Nice job.

 

[Chuck72586]

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Yea, that bio is a pretty cool idea for your display, Veil1. Can't wait to see how the rest turn out and how they look displayed with the figures.

 

[Veil1]

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Yea, that bio is a pretty cool idea for your display, Veil1. Can't wait to see how the rest turn out and how they look displayed with the figures.

Thanks Chuck. I just wish DCC would do a BTAS Freeze. I'm trying to stick to getting only the BTAS figures. I'm too broke to get the TNBA versions

 

[guyver1]

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This is something I've been working on for my BTAS figure display. Freeze is the first... not sure who is next.

I'm almost done, just need to do a couple emotion shots for the right side of the image.

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Are you doing this figure?