Hot Toys TDKR: 1/4th scale Batman [QS001] - Full Reveal & Specs

[Maglor]

I've always critiqued Kojun for his inconsistencies, but IMO the Bruce Wayne HS was one of the best parts of DX12 and was Kojun's better efforts for the year 2012, and is so far the better Bale as Wayne sculpt compared to Yulli's earlier attempts. If I had money back when the first Begins figures came out I don't think I'd still buy them because I don't see "authentic likeness of Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne" as stated on the specs of those figures. On DX12's however, I can see it, even my non-collector friends see it (I had shown it to them with the rest of the package out of sight before asking them who they think it was so they can't be influenced by any batman-related imagery). May not be 100%, sure, but it's there and IMO it's not among HT's ugliest sculpts.

Well said.

 

[dominishin]

My dad was over for dinner the day my DX12 showed up and when I showed him the head sculpt without showing him the rest of the figure he knew exactly who it was. He wears bifocals and he didn't have his glasses with him, I think it's a pretty close likeness for that to happen. I'm happy with it, I just think his hair is too well groomed.

The sculpt is near perfect. I agree about the hair, it's very neat, too neat. And his brows could use a little less scowling.

 

[Meter Man]

The sculpt is near perfect. I agree about the hair, it's very neat, too neat. And his brows could use a little less scowling.

Billionaire playboys should have perfect hair, even if they're a crime fighting vigilante dressed as a bat!

 

[Giantqtipz]

Are you all hairdressers or image consultants or something??

 

[epitaph04]

No, but we collect action figures.

 

[Double J]

Who does everyone think is HT best sculpt to date? For me I would say the Henry Cavill may take the title. If indeed the one we get looks just like the prototype.

 

[Darkavatar]

- I would be curious to see a good repaint.

- the mouths are no more or less open on the two "versions".

Maybe, but since we willl never have the proto in hand, we will never know.

- I see what you mean by squashed. Until I posted my pic with the proto shot, I had honestly not noticed that before. My first impulse is that it is lens distortion. Not because I don't want to be wrong about it being "deformed"' but because it seems the most logical explanation.

Finally, you actually see a difference before you saw no difference and was trying to convince everyone that there was no difference at all.

It's actually an illogical explanation, because that would mean all the promo pics of the proto would all have len's distortion as well wouldn't it?

If the production casts had somehow sagged after casting due to rushing, as you have suggested, it seems that there would be variation from copy to copy. But, as it is, all that I've seen look identical in shape. I could be wrong though. And looking at the two pictures I can see that the proto does look more like Bale in TDKR. The production piece looks more like him in Begins, due to the fuller face.

I want to keep this reply as peaceful as possible ok I will explain what happens and why there are not variations from product to product.


They get the resin (proto) sculpt and attempt to duplicate it by casting it into PVC mold, which isn't an exact copy to the original proto sculpt, hence the sculpt get's changed or deformed. Now that PVC mold is then used to make the final products. So you see there is only one mold that the final products come from? So there there would not be variations from product to product as all the product sculpts come from the same deformed PVC mold. Do you get it now?

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Us Freaks are spoiled.

Maybe that is one reason, I hate this sculpt

If you go back and read my posts and yours you will see that we are being equally dogmatic. It's how one has a discussion. Things have never gotten heated, and I honestly don't know why you are so passionate about the issue.

I hope you don't take offense to what I am about to say because I don't want to argue anymore. If you go back in read what you said, you were the one saying the proto pic I showed is not the proto and is what we all own. That sounds condescending to me as I got the impression you wanted all of us to take your word for it and that was that. As far as being passionate about the issue I am not, as I think it is a complete waste of time but just saw where the other people were coming from and you kept wanting me and others to explain why it is different and you wanted to know why we wouldn't accept your explanations that it was not different at and all due to the lighting. I was trying to change the subject and only tried to reply to post where people were talking about the 1/4 scale figure but you insisted to go on about this. So no offense but I think you are the one that is the most passionate about this, not me.

I could be wrong but I got the impression because you could not see where other people were coming from you wanted them to accept your way because u said so and if they didn't you wanted to keep arguing and to try and persuade people that they were wrong. Granted you did want the discussion to end but you wanted it to end in your favor, so you could have the final say. I even told the original poster who brought this up to stop talking about it because you and others won't stop otherwise. It's like you wouldn't accept other people's opinions unless they could provide proof that you are wrong.

Not saying you are wrong though but you have admitted you now see differences.

As I have said, we basically already agree. It was not "resculpted" intentionally, the final cast just isn't as good as the original. This is a frequent consequence as BadMuthaDude has said.

Of course it wasn't but you were saying the proto pics were of the final product, which is your explanation to what we own is the same sculpt as the sculpt in the pic I showed. That was the problem.

I am willing to admit that there are differences between the original pics and what we have in-hand that I did not notice until now.

Well I am glad you finally admit that.

But I still think it's the best 1/6 Bruce Wayne to date.[/B]

Although I don't like it I agree, maybe it is the eyes that make me hate it as he looks drunk or something.

Anyway Mags can we please forget about this, it looks different to me and looks different to others. Whether it is a different sculpt is besides the point. I really hope we can just put this pointless discussion behind us now.

..... Oh god. Ok.

Unless we're talking about some other sculpt? Like Their first Bale or something? Statements like that are just hard to take seriously.

Next you'll tell me Johnny Depp is the ugliest man in Hollywood and Gordan Ramsay can't cook.

Why because I agree with someone else and do not agree with you?

I respect your opinion that you like it so please respect mine thank you.

I like the DX12 Bale sculpt as well, but the likeness is off in my opinion.

Well I don't like it but nevertheless, all I am saying is that I sympathize with others on here that are up set that they didn't get what Hot Toy showed us what we were suppose to get.

 

[Darkavatar]

Who does everyone think is HT best sculpt to date? For me I would say the Henry Cavill may take the title. If indeed the one we get looks just like the prototype.

Well the Henry Cavill sculpt is the resin prototype sculpt and not the final PVC product, thus, the final product might look different. We are assuming the 1/4 scale Batman pics we saw at comic con are pics of the final product.

 

[Double J]

Well the Henry Cavill sculpt is the resin prototype sculpt and not the final PVC product, thus, the final product might look different. We are assuming the 1/4 scale Batman pics we saw at comic con are pics of the final product.

I really hope so.

 

[Antihero]

Just heard that QS004 will be the Batman Ben Affleck version and Kojun will sculpt again the Wayne hs...

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

Well the Henry Cavill sculpt is the resin prototype sculpt and not the final PVC product, thus, the final product might look different. We are assuming the 1/4 scale Batman pics we saw at comic con are pics of the final product.

It HAS to be man. It has to!

We're so close to release, I can't even fathom the concept that HT showed a proto at SDCC.

If the final product looks nothing like the one displayed at SDCC....


....THERE WILL BE BLOOD.

 

[Darkavatar]

It HAS to be man. It has to!

We're so close to release, I can't even fathom the concept that HT showed a proto at SDCC.

Yeah neither can I man, it would not make much sense. IMO it was the final product we saw, hence why think it should get figure of the year.

If the final product looks nothing like the one displayed at SDCC....


....THERE WILL BE BLOOD.

 

[Kbx82]

My god guys u are very affraid about it.
I read the same posts everyday

But I understand )

 

[Captain Clown]

Can someone put Howard, JC Hong, Kojun, and Yulli's faces on this gif?

Preferably Howard in the front

 

[adamreese2006]

Hey guys, here is a repainted DX12 by luigi53

maglor and Darkavatar i know you are both interested in seeing 1

Link to more photos of the repaint on his thread https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123834

 

[Nightwing_000]

Its official, Hot Toys only bother on promoting their Iron Man products. The past few posts on facebook are only ****ing iron man!!!! We know Chinese/Japanese citizens like robots and monsters more than anywhere else but dammit Hot Toys, the batman actually wen to china and jumped off your building...

 

[Kbx82]

IM again & again. Incredible and i don't understand how people can buy all the suits but well, that's the passion

 

[Captain Clown]

The "Upcoming Releases" picture shows that the 1/4 Batman looks like the one at SDCC, just with the eyes looking a different way and a slightly different pose. I think we'll get what we saw at SDCC.

 

[Captain Clown]

Think we'll see him at STGCC? I need more pictures of it lol

 

[Nightwing_000]

Ofcourse we will, its the only Batman themed product thats due for release by Hot Toys at this moment. Hopfully with Bruce Wayne sculpt