Looks good to me. Love the face in this shot, looks real.
Hot Toys DX BATMAN (1989) by Deak Starkiller, on Flickr
Messing with lighting!!!
Hot Toys DX BATMAN (1989) by Deak Starkiller, on Flickr
Great close-ups! Very flush PERS door too.
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Looks good to me. Love the face in this shot, looks real.
Great close-ups! Very flush PERS door too.
jesperbernhardsson
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Absolutely - beautiful shots Deak!!
Hey guys - some help please if you'd be so kind.. apologies for the hefty post in advance..
Basically, I just got my figure out of the box tonight, & I'm being painfully careful with it, as I'm getting 'acquainted' with all the bits & pieces.
Two things - firstly, when you remove the head to put on the cape, does it just pop right off easily enough, or is there some warming of the neck joint type technique that I haven't picked up on? Does it require a little force to remove it?
Secondly - the fins on the glove gauntlets. At the moment they're pointing straight outwards on my figure, & I want to turn the gauntlets inwards to protect the cape & pose it nicely - but the gauntlets seem fixed, & when you turn them - the rubber suit covering the arms twists too. Are they a separate piece that can rotate or not?
Sorry about all the newb questions, I just don't want to break anything.. you know how it is..
1. The head - Just pull
mine came off very easy.2. The gauntlets - they are two separate pieces. If the suit "follows" the gauntlet when you turn it, try pulling it of to remove the friction occured when its been packed. When it's of, put it back on and you should be able to twist and move them without moving the suit
!Good luck, hope this helps.
DGTWoodward
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1. The head - Just pull
2. The gauntlets - they are two separate pieces. If the suit "follows" the gauntlet when you turn it, try pulling it of to remove the friction occured when its been packed. When it's of, put it back on and you should be able to twist and move them without moving the suit
Good luck, hope this helps.
Helpful guide to all there JH, thank you.
Deak Starkiller
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Great shots Deak!
Thanks Mag, you've inspired me to work on my cape a bit before I do a full body shot.
Absolutely - beautiful shots Deak!!
Thanks VDG!
Thanks Wor-Gar, I didn't know there were PERS door problems. I mean I can appreciate the PERS but they need to dump them. I mean Superman didn't have PERS and he looks perfect.
VintijDroidGutzz
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Thanks man - really appreciate it!1. The head - Just pull
2. The gauntlets - they are two separate pieces. If the suit "follows" the gauntlet when you turn it, try pulling it of to remove the friction occured when its been packed. When it's of, put it back on and you should be able to twist and move them without moving the suit
Good luck, hope this helps.
Actually, I've been having some MAJOR dramas with loading pages on this site over the last couple hours.. don't know why. Since posting my question, I figured out a few things anyway. Here's my figure at the moment - sorry about the garbage pic, but I just wanted to contribute:
As others have mentioned, the cape is very tedious to shape & fold, but very satisfying when it starts to look the goods.
i've also gotta adjust the belt to sit right, paper's still on there for now..
If you have trouble turning the gauntlets, just pull off the hands first.
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help!!! I finally opened my figure and discovered, for whatever reason, that I can not raise his left arm straigt up in front of him. I can lift it to his side to lift the cape, but it will not lift straight up. I tried several times, but am afraid of breaking it. How do I fix this!
pjam
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Ah, how do I put this... You don't.
And don't panic, they're all like that. The rubber suit restricts movement at the shoulders, especially the left one. This has been discussed on previous pages. You may want to try rotating the shoulders inward then lift the arms up, then out to get more elevation.
And don't panic, they're all like that. The rubber suit restricts movement at the shoulders, especially the left one. This has been discussed on previous pages. You may want to try rotating the shoulders inward then lift the arms up, then out to get more elevation.
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I got it, just had to kind of fiddle with it a bit. Thanks!
Yay! I'll have my Bats on Monday...
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i finally opened him up............well not all the way but enough to look over him & he looks good. maybe a few weeks from now i will take out the accessories and actually put him together. i take the ent approach to opening my figures...........
Doctor Who
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Don't worry Pix. Mine will be here next friday.
pjam
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Pretty much the best I can do with the cape. Until tomorrow when I futz and refutz it before doing an action pose.
I know it's frustrating because the material is so light it doesn't hang naturally and each time you get it sortof looking decent it POOFS out like a party dress. And then there are the creases and wrinkles which are impossible to straighten (tried blowdrying them out -- fail) they just won't go away, but I found if you keep pulling the cape down from the bottom folds it behaves better.
I actually made a bubble wrap sleeve (bubble side out) as a kind of slipcover which I slide over the figure to keep the cape as tamed as possible and the dust out. Anyway, here's mine, taken in late L.A. flat light -- the colors ain't great but it is what it is.
I know it's frustrating because the material is so light it doesn't hang naturally and each time you get it sortof looking decent it POOFS out like a party dress.
And then there are the creases and wrinkles which are impossible to straighten (tried blowdrying them out -- fail) they just won't go away, but I found if you keep pulling the cape down from the bottom folds it behaves better. I actually made a bubble wrap sleeve (bubble side out) as a kind of slipcover which I slide over the figure to keep the cape as tamed as possible and the dust out. Anyway, here's mine, taken in late L.A. flat light -- the colors ain't great but it is what it is.
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pjam
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Thanks K!Looks good, P. Time for a new gif!
And yes a new gif is in the works. Cue Wor-Gar.But I tell ya, once you get the cape hanging right and the eyes set, it is Definitely Keaton. As you can see I have the open mouth face on now which I prefer but I haven't even started messing with the cool ____.
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That looks excellent, Paul!
Eager to get to mine this weekend. I'll see about the GIF while I'm at it. Althought that old Sov GIF still holds up (although the cape sucks).... I bet some around here think its the new one.
Eager to get to mine this weekend. I'll see about the GIF while I'm at it. Althought that old Sov GIF still holds up (although the cape sucks).... I bet some around here think its the new one.
pjam
Here on the Perimeter
Thanks WG!
You'll nail it too I'm sure, it's all about the drape in front. I'm going to try a new method and "target blowdry" those few pesky wrinkled areas without blowing the cape across the room.
And yeah, time for a new gif although I love the old one. Maybe we'll try something new this time, we'll see.
You'll nail it too I'm sure, it's all about the drape in front. I'm going to try a new method and "target blowdry" those few pesky wrinkled areas without blowing the cape across the room.
And yeah, time for a new gif although I love the old one. Maybe we'll try something new this time, we'll see.
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