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

[Jungle_Hunter]

I am quite excited.

Gonna break the seals on these two tonight after work hopefully

Jaxon cape ordered so the wait on that begins now haha

Here’s to these both still being in good shape after so long haha

 

[soundwave]

I am quite excited.

Gonna break the seals on these two tonight after work hopefully

Jaxon cape ordered so the wait on that begins now haha

Here’s to these both still being in good shape after so long haha

Beautiful

Can I ask how you got in touch with Jaxon for the Cape?

I still need to get one for my Batman before I get him on display

Neil

 

[Jungle_Hunter]

Beautiful

Can I ask how you got in touch with Jaxon for the Cape?

I still need to get one for my Batman before I get him on display

Neil

Hey Neil!

So I DM’d him on Instagram and he referred me to onesixthkit.com as they carry his products, so I went to the site, found the cape I wanted there, and ordered. It’s a deposit first as apparently these capes are made to order, so now I’m just in that part of the process haha

Hope that helps!! I’m definitely excited to get mine.

 

[jinkazama]

I am quite excited.

Gonna break the seals on these two tonight after work hopefully

Jaxon cape ordered so the wait on that begins now haha

Here’s to these both still being in good shape after so long haha

Hey Jungle_Hunter, how old are these 2 figures, and how long have they been boxed up?

 

[Jungle_Hunter]

Hey Jungle_Hunter, how old are these 2 figures, and how long have they been boxed up?

From what I can gather, these came out in 2012/2013, so they’ve been sealed up since their creation.

So it’s definitely a gamble in what condition they’ll be in upon opening & inspection - hopefully they both held up well!!

 

[jinkazama]

From what I can gather, these came out in 2012/2013, so they’ve been sealed up since their creation.

So it’s definitely a gamble in what condition they’ll be in upon opening & inspection - hopefully they both held up well!!

Hey Jungle_Hunter, can you post pics of your hot toys 1989 Batman and Joker in this thread when you open them up and put them on display?

 

[Jungle_Hunter]

Hey Jungle_Hunter, can you post pics of your hot toys 1989 Batman and Joker in this thread when you open them up and put them on display?

Absolutely!! I’ll put some pics up here, I was hoping to get em opened tonight but we ended up meeting with a couple friends. So I’ll ideally get em opened up tomorrow and I’ll put pics up!!

 

[jinkazama]

Absolutely!! I’ll put some pics up here, I was hoping to get em opened tonight but we ended up meeting with a couple friends. So I’ll ideally get em opened up tomorrow and I’ll put pics up!!

Thanks!

 

[Jungle_Hunter]

Thanks!

Here you go!!

Ohhhhh man. It was so cool to unbox these, and I’m so stoked to finally have them in my collection.

Batman’s body is in really great shape. The arm joints are definitely about useless so I’m glad I planned on museum posing for him anyways lol I can’t wait for the Jaxon cape to arrive to swap this out.

The only real issues I ran into were with Joker. The chattering teeth were missing right out of the box and…this may seem like a nitpick…but the forehead wrinkle on the headsculpt seems very almost over pronounced on this one. I can’t tell if it’s supposed to be like that, & I did plan on getting an additional head at some point but yeah.

Otherwise I’m beyond happy to finally have them!!

 

[jinkazama]

Congrats Jungle_Hunter! I just want to ask, have you had these 100% brand new in their shipper boxes since they were first released, and if so, who did you purchase them from?

 

[Jungle_Hunter]

Congrats Jungle_Hunter! I just want to ask, have you had these 100% brand new in their shipper boxes since they were first released, and if so, who did you purchase them from?

I found a vendor in Japan (ToySaoJP) who had them both, brand new and sealed, and he sold them to me earlier this week

If I’d had them this whole time, there’s no way I could have held out opening them haha

 

[Vortex]

Minty fresh^

 

[jinkazama]

Hey, Jungle_Hunter, do you know iif the person who you purchased these from ever had them on display, and then boxed them up in their original display/shipper boxes? [ i ask, as you said the Joker was missing the chattering teeth, which made me wonder if these were 100% brand new in the box or not].

 

[SWFAN1000]

I am quite excited.

Gonna break the seals on these two tonight after work hopefully

Jaxon cape ordered so the wait on that begins now haha

Here’s to these both still being in good shape after so long haha

Congratulations on acquiring them! Both are excellent figs! Can you please tell me about the Jaxon cape? I haven't heard of those.

 

[Jungle_Hunter]

Hey, Jungle_Hunter, do you know iif the person who you purchased these from ever had them on display, and then boxed them up in their original display/shipper boxes? [ i ask, as you said the Joker was missing the chattering teeth, which made me wonder if these were 100% brand new in the box or not].

So I inspected the brown shipper boxes, & you can see the pics I attached, these were sealed, the tape had never been cut or re-taped or re-applied, and the white tissue paper wrappings were still 100% intact.

So I’d say in high confidence that these were truly 100% originally sealed from HT. Yeah, it appears the teeth were missing, I’m gonna inspect around the box again to make doubly sure. But it’s all good.

But yeah, prior to this I’d bought a Joker off eBay that the original tape *was* cut and I caught it. But these were mint tape seals so I’m sure it was legit

 

[Jungle_Hunter]

Congratulations on acquiring them! Both are excellent figs! Can you please tell me about the Jaxon cape? I haven't heard of those.

I’d learned about it through this board and YouTube. I’d definitely suggest watching some review vids to see if you like it. But for myself, after seeing the options of the drape cape and wired capes, especially compared to the originals, yeah I figured it was worth it. It looks to really transform the figure.

 

[jinkazama]

Hey Jungle_Hunter, definetly be sure to look for the chatter teeth for the hot toys 1989 Joker, as it could still be in the box, or may have fell out while you removed the contents from the box.Good luck searching for them!.

 

[Vortex]

I can't say anything has ever been missing from any of my HT purchases, sure you might have a defect here and there but having the teeth missing in a sealed shipper from this vintage? That has to be extremely rare. No worries though I'm sure you'll be able to find a pair relatively easy. If possible I would definitely try and get some money back from the seller to acquire those unless of coarse he had a sealed item stipulation on his listing.

 

[SWFAN1000]

I’d learned about it through this board and YouTube. I’d definitely suggest watching some review vids to see if you like it. But for myself, after seeing the options of the drape cape and wired capes, especially compared to the originals, yeah I figured it was worth it. It looks to really transform the figure.

Thanks, I will!

 

[Nine Inch Nails]

Please, be careful with Batman's PERS. They will break easily. Mine broke after one pose session.