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

[TheFiend]

Ended up going with the initial TonyMeis Tutorial. Fun stuff!

Well, it looks excellent. I want to do it but I haz a scared.

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[Russell1982]

Well, it looks excellent. I want to do it but I haz a scared.

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I'm in exactly the same boat. The long neck totally ruins this figure for me but I'm too worried about ruining the head trying to mod it.

 

[Hydeous]

Me three

 

[spindrift]

Do you guys think HT will redo this as a DX? Seems a natural...plus more $$$ for them.

 

[JamesHBK]

Do you guys think HT will redo this as a DX? Seems a natural...plus more $$$ for them.

Seen as I missed out on this guy and the MMS67, I would hope so.
However, there is not a lot they could improve on. The suit on the MMS67 is great and the mouth plates on this guy are beyond awesome, I think.
And looking at the pics further up, with a decent neck mod, this guy can look close to perfect.

 

[spindrift]

Seen as I missed out on this guy and the MMS67, I would hope so.
However, there is not a lot they could improve on. The suit on the MMS67 is great and the mouth plates on this guy are beyond awesome, I think.
And looking at the pics further up, with a decent neck mod, this guy can look close to perfect.

Maybe they could add that periscope spying gadget he uses...plus redo the rubber bodysuit in different, better material.

 

[JamesHBK]

Maybe they could add that periscope spying gadget he uses...plus redo the rubber bodysuit in different, better material.

Good idea I totally forgot about that. You have a great memory.
A stapler would also be a nice accessory, and maybe the antidote used to save Rachel and a Bat, from the Arkham Asylum scene.

To be honest, i know this might never happen, but do you think that we could get an accurate, non exclusive, Prototype suit Batman. They could include the stapler and the origional suit design (before it was spraypainted' and minus the chest bat) and maybe a suitcase with the prototype weapons in it' even a baseball bat with a broken cowl.

 

[haytil]

Good idea I totally forgot about that. You have a great memory.
A stapler would also be a nice accessory, and maybe the antidote used to save Rachel and a Bat, from the Arkham Asylum scene.

To be honest, i know this might never happen, but do you think that we could get an accurate, non exclusive, Prototype suit Batman. They could include the stapler and the origional suit design (before it was spraypainted' and minus the chest bat) and maybe a suitcase with the prototype weapons in it' even a baseball bat with a broken cowl.

He spray-painted the suit before he wore the suit and went to meet Gordon (the stapler scene), so best leave it black.

 

[JamesHBK]

He spray-painted the suit before he wore the suit and went to meet Gordon (the stapler scene), so best leave it black.

Woops. Forgot about that.
I just remembered the design on the suit minus the bat and thought it would look good on figure.
Sorry.

 

[Fan]

Got this figure quite late for a reasonable price and just like to share my impressions with you

It wasn't displayed by the previous owner and as I unboxed it... Of course: The right boot's joint was broken as it was with many of these.

Now I don't count on Hot Toy's support anymore and tried to repair it, separating the boots rubber carefully from the base to get an impression what would have to be done but ended in gluing a peg in the base as - even though all broken parts were still there - the whole joint seems to be a little wrong constructed and it wouldn't stay the way I wanted to glue it.

Anyway this could might help someone trying to repair it as well:

Find some more images here: https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/album.php?albumid=2015

A good advice - at least for posing this figure - is "The Dark Knight Manual". This book shows a lot of helpful details one can't even find in the movie:

This made me change the connectors positions.

As you can see in the movie, the harness is not 100% movie accurate but I still really like it as it gives this ultimate "Batman Begins" expression.

After some time ... and some more time ...

I found a pose I like... for today.

I know, I have to make some better images
But how do you like it?

 

[DVD1]

The strap idea is a good one.
My figure had exactly the same boot problem with the peg broken at the same place. I took it back to the shop and within a week he had another one in store for me. Not a good sign tho, that so many had the exact same break.

 

[Haloid1177]

Sigh. I want to track one of these down, but that boot sounds like a ***** to fix.

 

[Fan]

The strap idea is a good one.
My figure had exactly the same boot problem with the peg broken at the same place. I took it back to the shop and within a week he had another one in store for me. Not a good sign tho, that so many had the exact same break.

Thanks!
The thing with this peg is that I actually don't have warranty on this anymore. Maybe I'll give it a try and see what HT says.

Sigh. I want to track one of these down, but that boot sounds like a ***** to fix.

That's true, seems like you can take boots of other releases but they don't sell for reasonable prices.

 

[Ninjaknight]

How do you remove the plastic foot inside without breaking the rubber?

 

[Fan]

How do you remove the plastic foot inside without breaking the rubber?

Hi Ninjaknight:

First of all I turned the inside of the rubber out, over the inner hard plastic, so that you can see the broken joint.

Could be enough to "repair" the joint but doesn't give you a lot of space.
Now you can try to carefully pull the rubber off the plastic base/ sole from inside.

Try to find an area where it starts to go off and continue there, always follow up with your fingers so that the rubber doesn't rip.

In my case the rubber perfectly fits on the base again.

 

[Darkseed]

Hey Bruce, pull my finger

j/k nice shots....

 

[JamesHBK]

Hey Bruce, pull my finger

j/k nice shots....

Seriously though, he is a great figure man. It's unfortunate about the leg, best of luck with that.

Ps, thanks for the Dark Knight Manual photos. Those are amazing, I never saw them before.

 

[Haloid1177]

Seriously though, he is a great figure man. It's unfortunate about the leg, best of luck with that.

Ps, thanks for the Dark Knight Manual photos. Those are amazing, I never saw them before.

The Dark Knight Manual is an awesome book. It's incredibly gimmicky, but a lot of fun to flip through.

 

[JamesHBK]

The Dark Knight Manual is an awesome book. It's incredibly gimmicky, but a lot of fun to flip through.

Thanks man.
I'll have to pick one up. Is it full of pictures or is there a bit of reading?

 

[Haloid1177]

Thanks man.
I'll have to pick one up. Is it full of pictures or is there a bit of reading?

Pretty much pictures. Blue prints, case files, that type of thing. It's entertaining, to say the least.