Hot Toys - The Dark Knight - 1/6th BATMAN (New Costume)

[MaulFan]

The magazine shot with the Unmasked Batman looking out a window away from the camera looks great. I am guessing that he is simply holding the alternate head, but an empty cowl would be an amazing accessory too!

I love that image, I envy the photographer(s) taking those images for Batman and the BR Joker shots, they've got these cool, realistic backdrops to shoot their figures against where they don't have to Photoshop anything, if I had resources like that at my disposal

 

[Jmek]

Looks superb. Can't wait until mine turns up, but as usual I'm going to have to!

 

[swiftlikessharpthings]

Looks awesome. Is this really coming out on the 30th in HK? That means mid-October for BBTS probably... my HT Joker doesn't know what to do without a Batman!

 

[darthviper107]

You got the email saying they are in the process of doing so, yeah?

Nope, there's no email, I've checked the order on their site and there's nothing there, and I've checked my bank account and there's no new charges.

 

[Kuzeh]

I see nothing at all wrong with the head. Looks like Batman, looks like Bale, looks like TDK. Thats enough for me.

Gotta agree 100% with you.

Ditto, but apparently it's 2 hairs innacurate, so it sucks...

 

[theghostinside]

hey i know this is kinda off subject, but i am new to the whole hot toys scene and due to the cost i have to be really selective on what i buy. the question is if i buy this batman is there anything i can do to preserve the body suit from deteriorating over time??? i just dont want his suit to crap out after i have spent so much money on him.

thanks

 

[mpchi]

Or they just plain missed the mark, nothing's to say the cowl was rushed or they didn't take their time, not every sculpt comes out perfect. They may feel this improved cowl is a great effort until hearing the feedback from collectors on the subtle nuances that aren't quite there.

I think your comment is spot on. HT has great sculptors no doubt. But like all artists, you may not spot all the nuances on your work, when you have been working days after days on the same darn thing, while other collectors (who can also be great artists) can look at the sculpt fresh, and give positive comments or suggestions. Just like the 'long nose' i pointed out a few pages earlier. Its a minor thing, but makes great impact on the look of the face. But for the guy sculpting the prototype, it may mean something redoing another head from scratch, or at least cost enough extra time that will jeoperdize HT's release schdule. So they have to call it done when the given time they could afford is up. And its up to the talent of the sculptor to see if he catch all the little 'mistakes' he had in his piece, before he runs out of time correcting it. In this case, he or she almost got everything right, but missed the long nose and high eyes placement.

 

[mpchi]

hey i know this is kinda off subject, but i am new to the whole hot toys scene and due to the cost i have to be really selective on what i buy. the question is if i buy this batman is there anything i can do to preserve the body suit from deteriorating over time??? i just dont want his suit to crap out after i have spent so much money on him.

thanks

Don't try any extreme poses and leave it long on the shelf, with a tendency of stretching thin the rubber suit at the joints over time, or even tear. Don't expose it to direct sunlight or spotlight at all so the rubber won't dry out and crack. Keep any sharp point or blades away, as a very tiny cut on just one little spot can start tearing big on the suit later on, due to their stretchy/flexible nature. Don't leave it in the box forever, take it out and display it. Sometimes some rubber/synthetic leather type cloth has weird chemical reaction against packaging plastic trays or foam, and will melt on its own after a couple years in the box unopened. These are just normal general practice.

One thing I also do to my other rubber suit figures or Batman, I wipe some Armor All lubricating the rubber once every few months. Its just a rubber protectant that keeps the rubber from being dry and brittle (lessen the chance of cracking or tearing). It might seem a bit oily and shiny at first, but the rubber absorbs it good after a couple days. But its not something thoroughly tested, so use it at your own discretion. But it worked for me.

 

[Vincent Shaw]

On that post I can agree, I use body lotion on my Takara Batman and it still looks as good as new.

 

[plasmid303]

The rubber suit construction allows for a lot more poseability. The Medicom version, due to the nature of construction will have restricted poseability.

Oh? On what grounds are you able to make such a claim? From the limited pics of the medicom figure? The Medicom version looks to use a flexible fabric suit with armor pieces overlaid on top, which would seem to allow for less restriction compared to rubber. This is all conjecture on my end, though.

 

[Fives]

Ditto, but apparently it's 2 hairs innacurate, so it sucks...

kinda makes you wanna cancel dont it?

 

[Rugby1970]

If I didn't know better, I would guess this was a still from the movie. Again, the detail on this figure is amazing from what we've seen so far.

Almost impossible not to hear the theme music when looking at it.

I really feel like this kind of angle reflects how the head sculpt should be viewed even more then the straight front angle.

 

[Nocturne]

Me I'm really happy with how it looks, was happy enough with how it looked to pre-order and fully pay. Am even happier with all the tweaks, am really not bothered if the cowl is a little thinner, always felt the movie one's looked a bit too fat anyway.

 

[noisetrigger]

Oh? On what grounds are you able to make such a claim? From the limited pics of the medicom figure? The Medicom version looks to use a flexible fabric suit with armor pieces overlaid on top, which would seem to allow for less restriction compared to rubber. This is all conjecture on my end, though.

Medicom DK does use a fabric suit with armour laid over it and they did the same with their BB Bats and HT also did the same with their V1 BB bats and how poseable were those? Not very. DC direct DK batman was made the same way, really horrible poseability from reviews.

There is also high possibility of the armor pieces tearing or falling off with too much posing because of the inevitable stressing and stretching of the fabric, which will weaken the glue holding those armor pieces.

Traditionally, Rubber suits aren't very poseable either (Takara Bats, Raiden, Snake) but HT somehow manage to come up with a type of thinner rubber suit (Ori Batman, Appleseed figure) that allows for decent posebility and durability that the thicker rubber suit couldn't.

 

[plasmid303]

That's a fair point. I still think the elasticity of the fabric suit would allow for more leeway in terms of poseability than rubber, armored pieces applied on or not. The Medicom TDK figure may turn out just like the company's (and HT's) first BB figures, but that remains to be seen, as the structure of the TDK suit is much different than the BB version, with the TDK suit lacking any armature over stress points at the joints with the exception of the elbows. As for durability, yes, the armor pieces risk the possibility of falling off from stretching, but rubber faces a similar risk with tearing. I have both the Takara Bats and the HT Original Batman and I dare not try my luck with certain poses.

Either way, articulation is not going to be a high point on these Batman figures.

 

[thenammagazine]

One thing I also do to my other rubber suit figures or Batman, I wipe some Armor All lubricating the rubber once every few months. Its just a rubber protectant that keeps the rubber from being dry and brittle (lessen the chance of cracking or tearing). It might seem a bit oily and shiny at first, but the rubber absorbs it good after a couple days. But its not something thoroughly tested, so use it at your own discretion. But it worked for me.

Actually, the ArmorAll is not a very good idea. Over time, it begins to corrode the rubber. This was discussed in detail over in the HotToys RoboCop thread as issues have arose around the HotToys ED-209's rubberized sensor cover.

 

[Darkseed]

Wow. I go to work for a day and BAM....new Hi-Rez pics. Simply amazing.

TDK Forever

 

[Devil_666]

The pics with the Bale head on, holding the Batman mask.. that's just the Batman head, right? That's why the pics cut off the bottom portion, because it's just the primary head, correct?

 

[Darkseed]

The pics with the Bale head on, holding the Batman mask.. that's just the Batman head, right? That's why the pics cut off the bottom portion, because it's just the primary head, correct?

I'd imagine that is the other head sculpt but the pose is awesome.

 

[Devil_666]

Yeah.. that's what I thought. Amazing shots.