Totally agree mate, Enterbay seem to be nailing the sculpts yes but the overall bodywork is beaten by Hot Toys straight up. I think if Enterbay did a TDK suit the QC issues would be through the roof and many people who have their Begins suit werent too pleased with it, the paintwork was spot on but problems like the belt wouldnt fit properly on the lower abdomen and the poseability was really limited, and iv been told by my cousin who has had the figure for 2 weeks now that the accessories fall off the belt quite easily if you handle it. Put with that the quite narrow minded, cheap feeling packaging, i would take Hot Toys any day.
But Enterbay do occasionally make u proud to own one of their pieces, im a huge fan of scarface and ordered both versions direct from Enterbay. On one of them the arm and ankle peg was broken so had to send that back for a replacement. But in terms of the likeness and overall feel of the figures in hand, i was a happy bunny. Then again what might Hot Toys be able to do with a scarface licence...? Definitly more accessories and most probably a PERS head lol
-The belt on EB Batman not sitting much lower is a DESIGN FLAW, not a QC issue. EB must have made use of the "wrong" screen captures where Bale's utility belt sat higher due to movement/action, instead of referring to promotional photos for the film. If you look at HT's 1/6 version of the Begins Suit, the belt doesn't sit as good too, as you can still see the lower abdominal plates of the armor, though it's not as bad as EB's out of the box.
-Poseability being limited -- show me a 1/6 figure fully suited with rubber/vinyl overalls and show me articulated. Yes. It's not just EB. If HT came up with a Batman Begins in 1/4, he might be just as stoic. DX09 can't move well. DX02 can't move well. DX12 with the highly regarded mixed-media suit only benefited the arms and some still opted to remove the inner suit just so DX12 can sit on the Batpod. Heck, even the actors -- from Keaton to Bale can't move well inside their suits. Can't we be realistic for once and not blame it on the manufacturers of the toy?
-never had problems with mine whenever I clean my EB bat's belt. All the magnetic stuff stays even if I used a hand-squeeze air blower. My DX12 though can't handle his sticky bomb gun too long, same with DX09's grappling hook on his belt. But I don't generalize "oh HT sucks magnets can't keep anything on".
- Packaging -- EB's packaging is actually highly regarded by more collectors than ever. Sure, it's not a thing of beauty and it looks cheap, but it doesn't feel cheap. It doesn't get banged up on the corners, keeps everything inside secure (which is first and foremost THE job of the packaging), kept shipping costs low with its being lightweight yet sturdy, and saves you the headache of thinking where to keep it, unless you plan to resell it in the future. I don't see narrow minded in UTILITARIAN-designed packaging, not at all.
Like I said before, if EB Batman had Hot Toys on its cover, more people would have bought it and complained less regardless of issues. Because that's the truth, and that's what I see as narrow-minded.
ON the other hand It's worth noting that the last EB 1/4 to have come out, the BD t800, had less if none at all QC issues, and a lot of us hope it as a good sign as far as their future releases are concerned.
Oh well, I'll just wait for QS001 and see if it's worth keeping.
