So I spent a bit of time futzing up the coat. I fixed the lapels as best I could, made them irregular as per the screen coat (a look I love). I steam pressed it (becareful, not for the faint hearted) and got the shoulders squarer as well. And weathered the hell out of it, hard to see here except for the white make-up on the collar, iphone pic I'm afraid. I dirtied up the shoes. This is all DX11 except for the pants (DX01 with gold chain attached) and the head obviously. I will get some decent pics later...
So I spent a bit of time futzing up the coat. I fixed the lapels as best I could, made them irregular as per the screen coat (a look I love). I steam pressed it (becareful, not for the faint hearted) and got the shoulders squarer as well. And weathered the hell out of it, hard to see here except for the white make-up on the collar, iphone pic I'm afraid. I dirtied up the shoes. This is all DX11 except for the pants (DX01 with gold chain attached) and the head obviously. I will get some decent pics later...
Yeah Kato's hanmade pants are perfect but Hot Toys Joker 2.0 is not Kato's handmade pants despite the fact they are Kato's design. Rory is saying the Joker 2.0 pants do not fit as well as the DX01 ones do.
The difference is very slight...
This "display" coat was the one Ledger wore during the "hit me" end sequence. (The lapels are fixed in this position by the way, I had a close inspection). The collar varies throughout the sequence but generally has an irregular left lapel. Personally, I love the look of it, the dirt, the grime and the irregularity of it, each to their own I guess?
The reason I posted that pic was to show that the Dx11 coat can be made to look a lot better (collar or otherwise) than it come out of the box. The shoulder can be fixed and the over all fluffy bathrobe texture can be sorted. It can look quite sharp. I was quiet worried when i saw OMG's pics because the coat looked puffy and undefined.
Adding detail, irregularity and fine sharpness to something this scale tremendously improves it's scale. That was my goal.
I will take some pics with the DX11 head on it later.
The screen coat/outfit Ledger wore during the "Hit me" sequence on the street:
OMG Pic of stock coat:
Futzed and sharpened:
Yes man, don't know if you've ever done it on a HT figure? I learned a lot about it when i got a second hand Godfather figure. It was a rumpled mess, I stripped it and pressed everything. You cannot allow the iron to touch the fabric directly and you have to put the steam on full blast pointed at the garment for a bit before you start pressing, it's basically to ensure either water in the fabric or a separation layer stops the fabric or coating from melting. A lot of HT fabrics will stick straight to the iron as they are plastic derivatives..
The steam also killed the fluffiness quite a bit, gave it a bit of a better/different texture. This was a WIP pic..
Anyway, just good to know there is a lot of futzing possible with this thing..
Yes man, don't know if you've ever done it on a HT figure? I learned a lot about it when i got a second hand Godfather figure. It was a rumpled mess, I stripped it and pressed everything. You cannot allow the iron to touch the fabric directly and you have to put the steam on full blast pointed at the garment for a bit before you start pressing, it's basically to ensure either water in the fabric or a separation layer stops the fabric or coating from melting. A lot of HT fabrics will stick straight to the iron as they are plastic derivatives..
The steam also killed the fluffiness quite a bit, gave it a bit of a better/different texture. This was a WIP pic (head not on properly)..
Anyway, just good to know there is a lot of futzing possible with this thing..
I also tried witha hair iron, that my girlfriend have. works, but you have to wet the cloths before, or they will melt
