Scrappy776
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Hot Toys is reissuing the figure with a dio base, so why bother with the old version that has sat on the shelf for 14 years?
I guess a lot of people either aren't aware of a new one coming, or don't want to wait.Hot Toys is reissuing the figure with a dio base, so why bother with the old version that has sat on the shelf for 14 years?
I still think the figure holds up pretty well. Face sculpt is still great, bad PERS, bad articulation but i still love the figure. I still think the suit looks fine and it still looks like the keaton batman. (Yeah it shouldn't be rubber) But there are other figures that have aged far worse. No question though that the DX08 is the better figure of the two, and has aged far better. I can't find any faults with that one, except maybe that his head is a little too skinny.Agreed. Hopefully we will see improvements to the new figure. The cape was terrible and the articulation was extremely limited. If not for the nostalgia, I think collectors would have been more critical of the original release.
Until HT officially puts a revamped version up for pre-order, it’s the best 1/6 89 Keaton, and any rerelease certainly won’t be at the sub-$300 price the original was.To each his own, and you may be right. I guess it depends on how badly you want the figure. I personally don't think DX09 is worth it, but that's just my opinion.
Wow.Agreed. Hopefully we will see improvements to the new figure. The cape was terrible and the articulation was extremely limited. If not for the nostalgia, I think collectors would have been more critical of the original release.
It’s a great figure still, and a standout for its time, but it’s not perfect. You just mentioned that you agree the cape isn’t the best and third-party vendors had to step in. The eye system often broke, mouth pieces weren’t always flush, and, yeah, he could really only just stand there.Wow.
I don’t think Iv heard many collectors complain about the dx 09 that much. It’s one of hot toys stand out figures-albeit it can’t hold a action pose & the stock cape is the usual for hot toys but for screen accuracy straight out the box this figure does not need any customising.
It’s straight up 89 batman.
Do you have it, have you ever had it, because it sounds like you ain’t.
It’s literally one of the most realised hot toys releases, it’s undeniably Keaton from the mouthplates & eyes.
The body suit is exactly how it looks onscreen texture & all.
It may not hold a pose but its without a doubt a pinnacle of hot toys.
You mention the cape-what hot toys comes with a decent cape?
We always have to reach out for a customiser for a decent cape still years on from the dx 09 & that’s the only thing it needs but I can’t think of a single release from hot toys since they started, that straight out the box is as perfect as this.
“If not for nostalgia” why are you collecting if not for that reason?
Wow
What figure is perfect.It’s a great figure still, and a standout for its time, but it’s not perfect. You just mentioned that you agree the cape isn’t the best and third-party vendors had to step in. The eye system often broke, mouth pieces weren’t always flush, and, yeah, he could really only just stand there.
As a statue piece, it’s still gorgeous, but we’ve made strides in 10 years. Better materials, better bodies, better engineering. Keaton is front of the line for many for a 2.0 release.
The original figure is a classic, but many here would jump at an improved version, myself included.
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