Hot Toys Bruce Wayne/Batman (2011 Toy Con Ex) review + pics

[boylost99]

reeve superman head wins hands down!
oops! wrong thread..
my bad! lalala

 

[Rorywan]

How is the headsculpt paint app better on the OC release? If there is one thing in which the Toy Fair version suprasses the OC, it must be the paint app. The OC has the good-old plastic finish, while the TF benefits from the Hot Toys modern flesh painting techniques. And it makes a big diffrence in my opinnion. The additional angry expression is fantastic, but even the generic one on the TF version looks better to me thant he OC, on every pic that I saw on this thread. The very expression seems to look better, with the new paint app, and somehow makes his head look slightly less toyish to me.

everyone is defending their own version!(those that have the oc and nt the new bb, though some do have vs those that have the new bb but nt the oc, again some might have)
and how right the critiques are!
i myself have the new version and its awesome, i nv had the old one but i have seen it in person and the suit does look awesome too!
the new version's is def dull but i like the bulky nature of it, though bit too bulky while the old version was nt bulky enuff, nv can win eh

paint wise, i def think the new one wins hands down even the cowl's sculpt, with the mouth pieces much much nicer n less toylike,
the eyes wise its hard to say though, both are similar.
either way though both versions have crappy capes, can ht ever get it right? doubt it...
whichever version you have, just enjoy it!! both are awesome, though the oc is def better in terms of durability with less qc problems but for realism, i'd say the bb is better!

Well I have both so I'm pretty impartial. The expressions give you more display options yes, more fleshy, yes. But.
The paint job and skin detail on the OC Bats is more sophisticated than the mouth pieces on the EX set. You really need to see both
together to compare. So there.

 

[vodoun]

Well I have both so I'm pretty impartial. The expressions give you more display options yes, more fleshy, yes. But.
The paint job and skin detail on the OC Bats is more sophisticated than the mouth pieces on the EX set. You really need to see both
together to compare. So there.

The neutral mouthpiece is very bland compared to the original but the angry mouthpiece is very detailed.

 

[boylost99]

i do agree with vodoun on the mouthpieces

i guess if i had gotten the oc long ago i wldnt have gotten the new bb due to having smth similar but if i cld choose one, i'd say the new bb cos of the new bruce head sculpt n bulky body n mouth options but tt's just me. also if the new bb didnt have so many problems it wld have been the winner for sure.

 

[a-dev]

Yeah well.....like....I've got a pneumatic mangler.

 

[vodoun]

i guess if i had gotten the oc long ago i wldnt have gotten the new bb due to having smth similar but if i cld choose one, i'd say the new bb cos of the new bruce head sculpt n bulky body n mouth options but tt's just me. also if the new bb didnt have so many problems it wld have been the winner for sure.

As like most, that was the only reason I went for this.

 

[Rorywan]

The neutral mouthpiece is very bland compared to the original but the angry mouthpiece is very detailed.

True.

And I agree that the BW sculpt is the key to this set. Apart from the QC (I was lucky with mine) its a great release, but just not as good as the OC IMO.

 

[Lee in MI]

The point, I think, is that after all these years and the substantial price hike, you'd think the WHOLE figure would have been better…not just marginally so in some areas and not at all in others.

It does help to have them both to give more than an educated guess on the quality of one over the other cause if you were to just judge by pics, the TF Bats looks like dog crap under a flash. But in person it ain't half as bad as it looks.

If you didn't have the OC, then this is the one for you! The OC isnt worth the aftermarket prices it's going for. But, if you have the OC, this wasn't worth another dip in the wallet necessarily. It basically amounted to a $250 accessories kit cause the suit doesn't seem better. Putting subjective opinion aside about which one "looks" better or more accurate, the new one just doesn't seem to be as good in terms of quality and in this case one would have expected it to be better.

 

[boylost99]

the new bruce head n new cowl with diff mouths plus the old body would have been perfect bb batman

 

[boylost99]

o agree with Lee in MI, this figure was such a disappointment...

 

[a-dev]

Damn you HT. I initially put my OC up for $450 shipped and that was a much complimented price by members here! Next week guess what HT shows.

 

[boylost99]

man... thats a bummer a-dev... it would have sold almost instantly if ht didnt come out with the new bb

 

[a-dev]

I haven't been selling for very long at all and that was the first thing I put up! Bad timing or what. But anyway enough on that.

 

[boylost99]

my gf was looking at the bruce sculpt n gng omg he has eye lashes! same with reeve's sculpt. shows how far they have come really that now we expect every sculpt to be super detailed and almost totally accurate and lifelike.

 

[Jokes & Bats]

Wanted to get this but worried bout all the defects! I'll wait for TDKR figs!

 

[darkknight]

I finally opened it up and the only problem I had is a loose right ankle, I called SS and waiting for a reply back on what to do. I'm not too impressed with this figure. IMO the Arts Figure Saves Punisher War Zone gets more attention than this Batman figure from me. Right now he will be displayed as his first night out.

 

[jayveeeusebio]

Wanted to get this but worried bout all the defects! I'll wait for TDKR figs!

You might not see this kind of suit in TDKR anymore. You can get the old MMS 67 OC version if you want. That figure has no issue on it.

 

[zipflint]

I apologize in advance if this question has already been answered (and answered, and answered, and answered) but HOLY #(! what are you using to keep the rubber suits looking so great?

I've contemplated using some automotive products, tire black and rubber cleaners, etc. But I'm scared those might be too strong and could potentially eat away at the rubber. I used to do a lot of detailing on the side, for extra cash and because I just enjoyed doing it. Been a few years since I was able to though....

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[Tyranus7]

I apologize in advance if this question has already been answered (and answered, and answered, and answered) but HOLY #(! what are you using to keep the rubber suits looking so great?

I've contemplated using some automotive products, tire black and rubber cleaners, etc. But I'm scared those might be too strong and could potentially eat away at the rubber. I used to do a lot of detailing on the side, for extra cash and because I just enjoyed doing it. Been a few years since I was able to though....

I think some pictures looks so cool and others so bad, only because the light environment

 

[zipflint]

Lighting DOES play a huge role in taking good photos, but these shots in particular just look really REALLY impressive to me.

I think some pictures looks so cool and others so bad, only because the light environment