Hot Toys DX09 - BATMAN - Batman (Michael Keaton) - Specs & Pics

[Maglor]

I would think sanding it down from the inside of the face plate should do the trick if it doesn't interfere with the magnet.

The problem is the top of the face plates don't flush right up to the front side, there's a slight curve where they meet, that's the edge that keeps showing. You'd have to shave it off or sand it, and then risk it not fitting into the slot properly. It's just an issue for photos really, on shelf display, you can't tell.

Yeah, you described that perfectly.

Like you said, you'd have to sand that whole curve off the top so that it was a sharp edge, but I don't think it would work. I think you'd just end up with a gap between the face plate and the cowl edge. :/

 

[TheFiend]

Took some more pics this evening. This figure's a blast!

Stunning. Even looking really hard it looks like a real person.

 

[pjam]

The problem is the top of the face plates don't flush right up to the front side, there's a slight curve where they meet, that's the edge that keeps showing. You'd have to shave it off or sand it, and then risk it not fitting into the slot properly. It's just an issue for photos really, on shelf display, you can't tell.

Ah, thanks man. Hard to tell not having mine yet, should be here Friday. Honestly it really doesn't bother me that much anyway.

Spanbauer, beautiful shots and color. What camera are you using?

Love this one...

 

[Wor-Gar]

GOT HIM! Insane figure! So excited. Been in awe for the last two hours.

Here's some crap pics -- but you don't often see Batman this way...

And all the other bits... seems like everything is in terrific shape, no dings, no twisted stuff, no cuts or scratches...

Curious about the "matte, smooth pebbling" of the cape. Here's a pic of mine, not sure if that's close to others or not but its what I got...

Oh, I noticed it right from the start.

DiFabio also asked about it right away as soon as in-hand pics started going up. He thought it looked like the plates weren't all the way in place. That's exactly what it looks like, despite the fact that they are all in place.

The problem is the top of the face plates don't flush right up to the front side, there's a slight curve where they meet, that's the edge that keeps showing. You'd have to shave it off or sand it, and then risk it not fitting into the slot properly. It's just an issue for photos really, on shelf display, you can't tell.

OK, not to make this another issue, but my faceplate seems to be set in place where the mask is properly over the cheeks. See pics below. You guys must have something blocking it from setting deeper in place.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

What did you get? The plastic fantastic?!

How did you guess? I stumbled across it on amazon and thought it was worth a shot for the price.

Spanbauer, nice shots dude. Ditto on what pjam asked you.

Wor-Gar, congrats! Nice pics and that faceplate looks well seated too.

 

[pjam]

Damn, Wor-Gar, yours looks flawless. Congrats! That faceplate looks perfect. And I agree, it must have something to do with the seating of the plate as I assume all the molds were the same.

Hope I have the same good fortune.

 

[Glennfett]

Batman has left Gotham this morning and is on his way to Australia.


WOOT WOOT.

i sold a HUGE amount of HT last yr to help my misses out with a hefty bill.
THIS will be my 2nd one in my reboot of HT...just got Spidey back again yesterday.

 

[MaulFan]

OK, not to make this another issue, but my faceplate seems to be set in place where the mask is properly over the cheeks. See pics below. You guys must have something blocking it from setting deeper in place.

It's really a matter of angle and lighting, it can be hidden, but under the wrong circumstances, it shows. I'd say half my shots show it, half don't.

These two shots were from the same shoot, never changed the mouth plate, same level of press into the cowl, one shot shows it, the other not, different angles, slightly different lighting. It's noticable but not a huge deal, I feel like the PERS seam is more noticable even on display.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Wor-Gar, congrats! Nice pics and that faceplate looks well seated too.

Damn, Wor-Gar, yours looks flawless. Congrats!

Thanks guys. I couldn't possibly add anything to the amazing pics already posted, especially by Spanbauer most recently. Wicked pics, dude!

I hope to have some time this weekend to futz him into some poses that I will blatantly steal from Maglor.

But I gotta say, all the hullabaloo about oil or anything else seems moot when you hold this guy. Such an excellent figure. AND... its Batman!

I forgot to mention, my figure's stomach is slightly squishy and the pecs are definitely squishy so I think I got the "soft abs" version as opposed to the "hard abs". But I'm thinking perhaps the hard abs will be the rarity as most seem to have the squishy.

I haven't removed the paper yet so don't even ask about the oil.

 

[Maglor]

GOT HIM! Insane figure! So excited. Been in awe for the last two hours.

Here's some crap pics -- but you don't often see Batman this way...

And all the other bits... seems like everything is in terrific shape, no dings, no twisted stuff, no cuts or scratches...

Nice shots! And congrats!

OK, not to make this another issue, but my faceplate seems to be set in place where the mask is properly over the cheeks. See pics below. You guys must have something blocking it from setting deeper in place.

Believe me, mine is pushed in exactly as far as it should be (as is MaulFan's and everyone else's as far as I can tell).

The problem isn't that the face plate isn't set deep enough. It's that the top edge is rounded, which catches the light:

[Edit] Yeah, what MaulFan said.

How did you guess? I stumbled across it on amazon and thought it was worth a shot for the price.

I could tell that it was something with a low f stop. I had the f1.8 for a few days, but after doing a little more research I ended up sending it back in favor of the f1.4.

Both are great lenses for the price. That narrow depth of field can really define an image.

 

[Wor-Gar]

It's really a matter of angle and lighting, it can be hidden, but under the wrong circumstances, it shows.

So is it really the shape of the faceplate, NOT that it actually sticks out at all? From some pics it looks like it is flush with the mask line, thus catching unwanted light. But in the pics you posted the mask is clearly protruding out over the cheek line.

EDIT: Just read Mags explanation, and it clears it up for me. I thought, by pictures, that the cheek actually stuck out to catch the light. Understand now about the rounded edge. I tried to recreate that effect on mine but my house is too dark. I'll check in the morning. I'm sure its the same as everyone's else.

 

[Maglor]

So is it really the shape of the faceplate, NOT that it actually sticks out at all? From some pics it looks like it is flush with the mask line, thus catching unwanted light. But in the pics you posted the mask is clearly protruding out over the cheek line.

No it isn't. See my post above.

 

[toylion]

No it isn't. See my post above.

He said the mask, not the face plate.

 

[MaulFan]

So is it really the shape of the faceplate, NOT that it actually sticks out at all? From some pics it looks like it is flush with the mask line, thus catching unwanted light. But in the pics you posted the mask is clearly protruding out over the cheek line.

Yeah, there's a slight edge on an angle where the face part and the top of the plastic meet instead of being a perfectly flush joint, so if light gets caught on that edge, you see it in photos, otherwise, it looks fine, even though the face is well under the cowl like it should be. Seems like probably something that happened in molding and why it didn't seem to show up on the prototype.

 

[Maglor]

^^^ Graphic illustrates it perfectly.

He said the mask, not the face plate.

Woops!


Never mind WG!

 

[MaulFan]

That's what I said, booty twaps.

 

[Maglor]

 

[Wor-Gar]

No worries, got it now. I was confused and unfamiliar, and quite honestly a bit nervous to even bring it up.

Anyway, how about the squishy belly thing?

The only real difference I noticed is I seem to recall that OMG's pics favored a more "pebbly" texture to the cape, which mine looks softer. I believe it was Mags who suggested that the cape on his second was a more matte and softer version of his first. Is that true, Mags? I posted pics of mine's texture, love to know how that measures up to your experience with two.

 

[Maglor]

Wasn't me. My two capes are identical.


I think it was Rory that was talking about the two different capes textures. I think he's also the only one that has said anything about a firmer belly on later figures.

 

[MaulFan]

Rory was the one I remember posting side by sides of the cape. Would have to find his shot, but yours seems on the more defined side, likely the stiffer torso armor is the sign of figures that got the softer detailed cape.