Re: HOT TOYS : MMS DX 12 - The Dark Knight Rises - BATMAN / BRUCE WAYNE Full Specs &
Just opened this guy like 2 hours ago, and have been playing, er... I mean futzing him.
And I have to say the suit feels really good and unique in hand. HT did an amazing job replicating the carbon fiber pattern on his suit - looks exactly like the 1:1 version. Finally a Batman TDK/TDKR that will last more than 2-3 years.
Body is kinda light though. Like MJ DX03 bad light. The last HT which I got/opened was DX Luke and he was pretty heavy and feels sturdy when I'm posing it.
The gauntlet's elbow part does stick out like a sore thumb, and is kinda awkard
I guess this is fixable once Ive slice the top parts of the gloves, as they do kinda restrict the pose-ability. Still need to find my hobby knife
The Boots doesnt really bother me that much in person. I think they choosed the right material or paint this time around, as its shinier than the suit - just like how it should be. Almost have this slight leather like luster to it. I could live with the 2 piece combo as it means better poseability even though I dont do dynamic poses with him. Just like having an option to do that.
New belt is also wayyy better than the old one. I'd almost be amazed had I gotten this before I got the EB Batman , which have the same mechanism. But still at this scale, I think they did a better execution than the EB IMO as they feel more detailed. I noticed each link have their own individual numberings to assemble. Must took quite a lot of sweat shop workers to assemble these one by one.
Didnt bother opening the cape at all, since Ive got a lforigno velvet cape already, plus I have a Tony Meis one on the way.Might check it out when I have time tomorrow .
Cowl sculpt wise, I have to say all 3 expression looks nothing like Bale, even though they are very nicely made. The PERS eyes are goggly and large, even in hand (they usually look better, but not the case here), plus the gradient paint job on the eye and eye lashes is unnecessary, I'd rather them stick to the on screen look and paint them matte/flat black. One more thing to customize
The smiling mouthplate on mine doesnt seem to fit properly, as 1 on the side isnt shaved properly. I could prolly sand it down a bit and fix it, but I cant be bothered with it as I have a Medi cowl widened and repainted by elvis
and also Kai's mouthplate. Its kinda surprising but I have to say the growling teething plate is prolly the only 1 that resembles Bale
I think he did that when hes fighting Bane, and also when hes bout to get his back slammed. Only one that I'll be using I think when I have my Bane.
I'm using the Bruce Wayne sculpt as a place holder at the moment with the DX12 suit. Looks good, and it seems they have enlarge the size of the head, as I compared it with my BB exclusive Wayne head. But when I compared it with my Adam Bale head, the ears are kinda too small.
Really liking the new paint app for their iris. Looks better than the old paint technique. I think this is like 90% resemblance to Bale.
Getting this set after such a long wait, I cant help but to notice HT is getting pricier and giving us lesser stuff. The old DX02 bonus with the batarangs is better than the mini blue print of the Bat that we got from the DX12.
Im glad that I got this for $205USD, but for all of you who are paying SS price for this or ebay price, I have to say its really overpriced. I really hope that EB and other company can get these licenses so we dont have HT monopolizing the market.
I'm just going off what I know through his facebook page, according to that there was a 3rd and final batch due in well any day now, so if I see people from the UK saying theirs have been dispatched when I've not even paid it all off and I'm supposedly in this 3rd batch, well I start panicking. 
he's probably just swamped with orders of this ands working his way through them. At least you have the reassurance that he's a good guy and a reputable seller. Hope you get him sent out soon mate. 
