Hot Toys- Batman Begins:Batman Demon & Scarecrow spec and pics

[Maglor]

Just bought mine from T2. I've been buying from them for years and never a problem. Checked and they have 71 left.

Old Grandpa

Nice to see ya in DC OG!

 

[Maglor]

My Scarecrow arrived today. Initial thoughts - love the head sculpt (sculpted was SO the right way to go) and paint apps are awesome as you would expect (those hoping to do a Crane will need a spare set of hands - the ones included in this set are very realistically dirty).

But this is a slightly strange release as far as HT goes. There is a lot of attention to detail in some parts (eg tiny blood vessels in the eyes) yet not in others (the little bit of hair poking out the back of the mask is the same colour as the mask itself). This extends to the costume - the straightjacket is great with posable wire running along the bottom of it and nicely weathered, yet the underlying suit is very ordinary. The amount of fabric around the head, combined with the mask sculpt means almost any movement will pop the head off (I haven't re-dressed him yet to see if that solves the problem), and the boots are a very hard rubber, meaning no ankle movement at all. There is a lot of extra fabric to try and stuff into these boots too, which will make undressing and re-dressing him a pain.

Am I glad he's there to add to my villains? Definitely, and there's no doubt that I would still buy him if I had to do it all over again, but it's definitely missing some of that attention to detail that HT normally provides.

Glad to hear about the parts in bold. Especially the posable straightjacket!

Perhaps they did experiment and weren't happy with the results. I won't pretend you could be fooled that it was fabric, but I am very happy at the fine detail and scale-accurate folds, etc, they achieved.

After playing around with him a bit, I would definitely suggest those who want to display him with the straight jacket remove the shirt and tie. You can't see them with it on and it just puts an extra level of fabric in there that isn't needed. I'm getting much more reliable movement out of the neck now, and the straightjacket, which is obviously meant to be tight across the chest, fits better without the shirt under there

Good to know. Sounds like what I (and others) did with the V1 Joker - took off the grey jacket so that the purple overcoat sits better.

Did you leave the suit coat on and only remove the shirt and tie?

Edited to add: Those of you who love that "new toy smell" are going to LOVE this product!

Best smell in the world.

 

[Maglor]

Very true, the suit does look ordinary, but I don't see that as a negative myself. It's true to what he was wearing in Batman Begins.
I know some people may say that because of the price they would expect more, but from a plain grey suit what more exactly could we expect?
The tailoring and the fit both seem fine to me. With a small amount of futzing it looks really great on the shelf and fits in perfectly with the other HT figures.
Maybe this is why HT are reluctant to produce suited figures* because thay are underwhelming to most people.
Anyway, as with most things, I think they always look better in hand and that's certainly the case with Scarecrow for me.


* did I make that up, or have I read that somewhere before? I'm pretty sure I have lol

Nope, you didn't make it up. They said the were passing on Inception figures for that very reason.

Hahah maybe - but also just comparing to HT's own products, like the Dent suit as I mentioned, it seems a little cheap looking! Anyway, if I get this it won't matter in the slightest, gonna be wearing the straightjacket

 

[sfa]

^ Thanks Maglor, I was sure I'd read that somewhere before!

 

[Old Grandpa]

Nice to see ya in DC OG!

Hey Maglor,
I've been a Batfreak since the 6th grade. (62 years ago) Used to draw the characters and tack them to my bedroom walls. My love for Firefly is alot more recent. Room for two loves in my life. I've bashed several Batman customs before I ever started on Firefly. (Did a Scarecrow on horseback)

Old Grandpa

 

[DiFabio]

Holy crap, you really are an Old Grandpa! I had no idea.

 

[Old Grandpa]

Holy crap, you really are an Old Grandpa! I had no idea.

Yeah, and really enjoying life retired and my grand kids. They think I'm cool cause I like 1/6 scale action figures.

Just checked with T2, they have 70 sets left.

Old Grandpa

 

[DiFabio]

Yeah, and really enjoying life retired and my grand kids. They think I'm cool cause I like 1/6 scale action figures.

Yeah, that's really cool.

Just checked with T2, they have 70 sets left.

I'm not coming in here anymore. Every time I do it feels like I'm getting reeled in to buy this set. I still need more convincing.

 

[Maglor]

Hey Maglor,
I've been a Batfreak since the 6th grade. (62 years ago) Used to draw the characters and tack them to my bedroom walls. My love for Firefly is alot more recent. Room for two loves in my life. I've bashed several Batman customs before I ever started on Firefly. (Did a Scarecrow on horseback)

Old Grandpa

Awesome!


Do you have a link for that Scarecrow custom?

 

[aussieinnyc]

Very true, the suit does look ordinary, but I don't see that as a negative myself. It's true to what he was wearing in Batman Begins.
I know some people may say that because of the price they would expect more, but from a plain grey suit what more exactly could we expect?
The tailoring and the fit both seem fine to me. With a small amount of futzing it looks really great on the shelf and fits in perfectly with the other HT figures.
Maybe this is why HT are reluctant to produce suited figures* because thay are underwhelming to most people.
Anyway, as with most things, I think they always look better in hand and that's certainly the case with Scarecrow for me.


* did I make that up, or have I read that somewhere before? I'm pretty sure I have lol

I would have to disagree on this - the pants for example are very large on him. Now it's a different question as to whether this is appropriate - for Scarecrow the bagginess and slightly sloppy look I think actually enhances the look, but there's no way that will work for Crane. And no modern 1/6 company should be proud of the tie that they included.

I do wonder sometimes how much authenticity in the overall look suffers because people try to be authentic to the individual pieces. For example, I would much rather suit jackets not be lined and so could get a more precise, slimmer tailoring to them. It would also result in a cost saving to the company in both time and materials, but there would be less of that "wow, this is so detailed" response.

And would you call the suit colour grey? I'm in two minds about whether it's grey or brown. Could be dodgy lighting in my apartment making it look different!

Good to know. Sounds like what I (and others) did with the V1 Joker - took off the grey jacket so that the purple overcoat sits better.

Did you leave the suit coat on and only remove the shirt and tie?

Yeah, you have to - about 1" of the bottom of the suit jacket is clearly visible underneath the straightjacket.

 

[lobox42]

I was late for order this set from Toys2!!
Where I can order for a good price, someone knows??

 

[Old Grandpa]

Awesome!


Do you have a link for that Scarecrow custom?

Not yet. I'm working on a photo spread on my Batman bashes. As well as the Scarecrow on horseback, I've done Bruce Wayne on a motorcycle, Ra's Al Ghul in Ninja outfit, Police Joker (before HT's) Nurse Joker, Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon, and Lucius Fox. I'm currently working on an Arkham Asylum Joker and Two Face playing checkers, and a Jim Carrey Riddler from Batman Forever.

Old Grandpa

 

[Maglor]

Yeah, you have to - about 1" of the bottom of the suit jacket is clearly visible underneath the straightjacket.

Got it. I'll definitely be doing that.

Not yet. I'm working on a photo spread on my Batman bashes. As well as the Scarecrow on horseback, I've done Bruce Wayne on a motorcycle, Ra's Al Ghul in Ninja outfit, Police Joker (before HT's) Nurse Joker, Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon, and Lucius Fox. I'm currently working on an Arkham Asylum Joker and Two Face playing checkers, and a Jim Carrey Riddler from Batman Forever.

Old Grandpa

You're killin' me man! Please let me know when you got pics posted!

 

[arrival]

Here's my 10th anniversary set!
From https://blog.yam.com/arrival

[img=960,1280]https://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7011/dsc04783p.jpg[/img]

 

[arrival]

More pics of scarecrow fromhttps://blog.yam.com/arrival/article/34275094~
Although the accessories is poor, this figure is still classic and fantastic~

[img=960,1280]https://img25.imageshack.us/img25/8470/dsc04816i.jpg[/img]

[img=960,1280]https://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6803/dsc04854b.jpg[/img]

 

[Old Grandpa]

Just this moment checked Toys 2. They have 2 left.

Old Grandpa

 

[aussieinnyc]

Fantastic pics, Arrival! Love the one of Scarecrow sitting up in his box haha

 

[arrival]

Fantastic pics, Arrival! Love the one of Scarecrow sitting up in his box haha

Thanks~buddy!
I think most people get this 10th batman set is just for the scarecrow.
I'll share the demon batman later but it's not being quite as good as scarecrow.

 

[Echo 7]

awesome pics.....HAYTIL..have you got my pm ?

 

[karamazov80]

I'm seriously considering buying a Scarecrow by himself off of eBay. Probably not worth my hassle of saving a few extra bucks by picking up Demon Bats with him, when I'm just gonna waste time and energy having to re-sell once he gets here.