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

[TheFiend]

It was his guide that I tried to follow, I bookmarked it ages ago. I just couldn't manage it though. You correct one fold and you create another ugly one right next to it in a constant cycle. I was getting dangerously frustrated.

The funny thing is he was so good at it he really didn't even need to de-wire it. It looked just as good.

Wired:

De-wired:

I saved a few other pics from people who de-wired theirs but I can't find them.

 

[a-dev]

Did this figure really lose out on FOTY to DX12? Really? (from a discussion in the TDKR 1:4 thread)

 

[DiFabio]

Yup, pretty much every poll had the DX 12 killing every figure, this Keaton DX 09 one included.


Even with all the mods it needed, all the customizations, the buying of expensive mouth plates, head casts, capes, etc.

 

[a-dev]

TDKR hype went a heck of a long way there. I think a retrospective poll would yield a very different result.

 

[cozzie]

the dx 12 is a good figure, and a technical triumph but why they decided to put the padding on the legs is beyond me, also it needs a custom cape to make it look right and I have a custom headsculpt on mine as the one it came with had googly eyes that didn't point in the same direction.
the dx 09 was perfect out of the box, sure the cape is a pain and I use tony mies version on mine only because I cant futz to save my life, DX09 > DX12

 

[a-dev]

Don't get me wrong -- I'm a big Batman fan -- I got into Hot Toys collecting because of Batman figures, and I PO'd DX12 from day 1 as it would be my first TDK suit Hot Toy, but I won't call it or would ever have voted for it as figure of the year.

I don't hate it as much as Tyrannus7 seems, but I don't love it as much as my other HTs, and in my opinion it's an overrated figure, even more so when it won FOTY in various 1/6 and action figures groups and award-giving bodies. I think one of its edges over its competitions for the award is that people where already having fangasms over anything Nolan Batman then, and the fact that the polls were done and the awards were given just in time when almost everyone were going giddy over DX12 as they just got theirs in-hand -- and we know how it is whenever most people get a new toy in their hands-- "FOTY for me!", "Best HT ever!", "Best Nolan Batman --no -- Batman figure to date!" etc -- and so it's what they voted for under that category.

it was just a few months earlier and people must have already forgotten the more brilliant 1989 Batman and Joker figures, while I'm sure that when people first got them in hand they also screamed "FOTY!". Unlike DX12, though, I find either of them more deserving.

What makes a FOTY? Is it just flashy mixed-media costume? Is it a diorama base? Accessories? For me it should go beyond those. Because if those are the only things we'd consider for FOTY, then 2 of 3 of those things are what you could regularly get from Sideshow's GI Joe line and Soldier Story figures. Of course who'd vote for them, right? To me, The real FOTY should be any figure that requires NO MODIFICATIONS at all, especially pricey ones on top of the already hefty pricetag. Sure, modfications are optional, but if the optional mod involves THE LIKENESS of the figure when HT takes pride on details and likeness from the source material, then it's not FOTY worthy IMO.

I may be the minority, but the bacon should have been brought home by another Batman. The Batman whose cape is the only thing that was an OPTIONAL, not a MUST modification. It was a shrunken Keaton in a stunning replication of his bat-suit. Just my 2 cents.

I po'd this way back August. If this turns out just a blown up version of DX12, then I already have someone waiting for me to sell it to him at retail.

This post sums that situation up perfectly.

 

[TheFiend]

 

[TheFiend]

Yup, pretty much every poll had the DX 12 killing every figure, this Keaton DX 09 one included.


Even with all the mods it needed, all the customizations, the buying of expensive mouth plates, head casts, capes, etc.

You're ****ting me. That's ridiculous.

Where are these stupid polls? Does anyone have a link?

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[Minimodel]

I ve got to say it was Ironmonger for me,but this figure was a very,VERY close second and I think it s the best Batman figure they ve released.It s absolutely fantastic!!

 

[CaptnRex]

Great pics, one of Hot Toys greatest figures right here.

 

[TheFiend]

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[dominishin]

When this is what I see on my shelf, I have no qualms choosing DX12. Certainly catches more attention from my visitors.

(only cape is custom here)

 

[jreycnc]

How's the market on this looking? It looks like I'm going to have to let mine go

 

[rickrooster]

How's the market on this looking? It looks like I'm going to have to let mine go

I'd let my wife go before this figure!!! Lol

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

When this is what I see on my shelf, I have no qualms choosing DX12. Certainly catches more attention from my visitors.

(only cape is custom here)

I love the way this is shot. Lighting, subtle pose. Nice job man.

 

[ToastedFred]

I always forget how good this figure actually is. Just rearranged my shelf and figured I'd change up the pose.

 

[rickrooster]

Just done my lighting yesterday. Cost a full £5!!!! Lol

 

[rickrooster]

 

[spindrift]

My Mr Keaton Bats is waiting to stand next to his car...hopefully soon.......

 

[Darkseed]

My Mr Keaton Bats is waiting to stand next to his car...hopefully soon.......

Yes because he sure as hell cannot sit in it