Hot Toys MMS 692 + 693 BATMAN (1989) 1/6 scale Batman 2.0

[Scout Trooper]

Unreal's done it again. That is absolutely gorgeous.

Makes me want to get the figure.

 

[a-dev]

He seems to have a knack for this. Why isn't he on the sculpting team for these companies?

 

[ZE_501]

Poll of your opinions guys - is this the best diorama Hot Toys has ever made?
I think it might be.

You may be right, it looks fantastic. That being said their dioramas are often poor relative to the quality of their figures, so it's about time.

 

[jinkazama]

Maybe Jazzinc can give us Vicki Vale


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[Mondragon]

Maybe Jazzinc can give us Vicki Vale

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Apparently Mars teased one too at some point. - https://www.collectorfreaks.com/thr...vicki-vale-kim-basinger.250906/#post-11029493
Though doesn't mean much as far as production, they put out renders of almost everything (maybe to gage interest?)

 

[RPTGB]

The mouth on the DX09 face plate is too small (or the jaw area too wide) and too high up the face, giving it a more stylised appearance. The V2 looks more realistic and closer to Keaton....but everyone's sees different.

 

[Mr. Awesome]

Depending on the price of the Unreal cowl, this may not be an issue for anyone in the end.

 

[Dave_W]

Depending on the price of the Unreal cowl, this may not be an issue for anyone in the end.

All we need now is an Unreal suit to go with it.

 

[Nine Inch Nails]

Depending on the price of the Unreal cowl, this may not be an issue for anyone in the end.

I’m a huge fan of unreal’s products. I have many sculpts and capes. I can expect this to be not cheap, so heads up. But his work is worth in my opinion.

 

[Mr. Awesome]

Well, I'm not spending the price of another figure for their sculpt so I personally don't have much interest.

 

[sj2106]

At least we can all agree they improved the stock cape lol

 

[creasy]

got my regular today,only had a Quick Look as I’v just opened up my deadpool.
But first impressions are good for the headsculpt, the body doesn’t immediately jump out as being to dimpled. Il compare to my dx 09 at the wkend but yeah, it’s a solid figure. Good if u ain’t got the dx 09 & still different to get even if you do. Got the deluxe coming from sideshow too so I can display one on it & another more museum pose View attachment IMG_5331.jpeg

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[ZE_501]

Mine is out for delivery as I type this. Been a while since I've done a good old-fashioned unboxing and geek-out.

 

[sj2106]

got my regular today,only had a Quick Look as I’v just opened up my deadpool.
But first impressions are good for the headsculpt, the body doesn’t immediately jump out as being to dimpled. Il compare to my dx 09 at the wkend but yeah, it’s a solid figure. Good if u ain’t got the dx 09 & still different to get even if you do. Got the deluxe coming from sideshow too so I can display one on it & another more museum pose View attachment 718778View attachment 718779View attachment 718780

What's the regular base like? Don't think I've seen it before.

 

[Mr. Awesome]

What's the regular base like? Don't think I've seen it before.

Same as the DX09 but with the colors correctly inverted. I don't think the light up function works in it this time tho.

 

[creasy]

What's the regular base like? Don't think I've seen it before.

Il unbox it later tonight, Iv got a jaxon cape already for it, interested to see how the stock cape is tho….

 

[creasy]

Mine is out for delivery as I type this. Been a while since I've done a good old-fashioned unboxing and geek-out.

Tell me about it, Iv had nothing for a good while & this & deadpool are out almost simultaneously.

 

[ZE_501]

Well ... I love it.

I've owned DX09 and Returns and while it's not perfect, I really feel like this beats both of them. Based on out-of-the-box, first impressions:

• The default face plate is obviously Keaton to my eyes.
• The eyes are stunning.
• The figure feels heavier and more substantial than its predecessors. This doesn't have anything to do with quality or accuracy necessarily but it's a nice-to-have for a premium feel.
• The suit texture is overdone, but not much more so than DX09 was. Slightly sharper overall but not pitted or anything. Not very noticeable at regular viewing distance.
• I no longer own DX09 but besides sculpt differences I think this one may be taller? And I can't remember DX09's boots being as glossy.
• The cape is a microfiber that carries a fine-grained 'leather' texture. Perhaps not as obvious as the costume and the finish doesn't match the suit the same way the costume's did (going by memory here). But it's pretty easy to work with and unless you absolutely want to trick it out, you could get away without a drape cape. This is much lighter weight than the original.

I will reiterate that I understand it isn't perfect and there are missed opportunities here, but nonetheless I love it and feel it's an overall upgrade in spite of any flaws.

Haven't had time to do much with it yet. I was messing with the eyeballs and now he's cockeyed.

There's some lens distortion from my now venerable tradition of Bad iPhone Snapshots:

 

[jimbean]

 

[Wor-Gar]

From profile, if you forget the pers panel, the downgrade in terms of likeness is really visible.
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I think the problem comes from the lips not being pronounced enough, the eyes holes not being open enough and the less pronounced bump on the head which softens the eyebrows too much.

The eyes seem also too bright blue. The Keaton eyes color scheme is more complex. They’ve got also green tints. If with the pure white light of Returns they often appear blue:
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In 89, they appear more green.
The DX09 nailed that more IMO…
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Good analysis.