InArt - The Batman 1/6th Figure

[aksimpson91]

I took my time. Evaluated both this and Hot Toys version and finally decided to order this. Thanks Kit for being awesome and helpful!

 

[user 72759]

All fake leathers are not equal. Fake leather isn’t bad by default. I suspect hot toys uses very cheap fake leather with poor chemistry.

Ive seen faux leather clothing items that have survived 20 years or more. I work with faux leathers that I’ve never seen any issues with.

I think faux leather is the right call for this cape because even at 1:1 scale the real cape doesn’t seem to have much texture if any at all. Real leather won’t look good at this scale for this cape, it won’t drape as well or fold as tightly and it will have too much texture.

Any “real” leather would probably have to be some sort of bonded or PU leather that’s only “Leather” because it technically has some animal skin connected to a synthetic or natural fiber substrate. It can peel or flake just like pleather if not worse.

 

[BizzaroWayne]

I'm more bothered by the cowl inaccuracies for an "art" figure. I hope the figure turns out good but I'm passing on Bruce Wayne and it's weird that all the pics are taken overhead or far away.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

I'm more bothered by the cowl inaccuracies for an "art" figure. I hope the figure turns out good but I'm passing on Bruce Wayne and it's weird that all the pics are taken overhead or far away.

I wouldn’t exactly call this ‘far away’:

 

[user 72759]

I wouldn’t exactly call this ‘far away’:

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What was this taken on, the James Webb?

 

[BizzaroWayne]

I'm talking about the cowl it's supposed to cover the nose fully.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

I'm talking about the cowl it's supposed to cover the nose fully.

There’s so many side profile shots in the film where you can just see his nose. In fact you even can in that comparison you posted.

All depends on the angles (for instance the ones you posted are different) so I really would not be worried about it.

 

[TheBatman]

I'm talking about the cowl it's supposed to cover the nose fully.

Maybe InArt's is the Bizzaro version

 

[BizzaroWayne]

There’s so many side profile shots in the film where you can just see his nose. In fact you even can in that comparison you posted.

All depends on the angles (for instance the ones you posted are different) so I really would not be worried about

There’s so many side profile shots in the film where you can just see his nose. In fact you even can in that comparison you posted.

All depends on the angles (for instance the ones you posted are different) so I really would not be worried about it.

I think it still should be slightly covered more than it already is. TheJND statue that people say is the most accurate also hides the nose more.

 

[Darth Meda]

It still matters regardless of a handful of collectors deciding to buy custom capes from the moment the figure was announced.

To be a Hot Toys killer (obviously they’ll never put HT out of business- but a killer in the sense that they will render the same characters produced by HT undesirable or obsolete,) they need to surpass all of HT’s worst practices.

The use of pleather is a prime example and switching to a less perishable material would denote a notable advancement in quality and save people who live in particular climates from the necessity of spending even more money just to ensure their premium figures don’t fall apart.


Tldr; irrespective of one’s intent to replace the stock cape, InArt should strive for the most accurate and durable materials to truly achieve the quality they’re marketing.

 

[potatocorner4life]

Shorter haired characters should stay sculpted though if InArt can pull it off I'm open to it. I hope to see how they do their version of TDK Batman and Bruce Wayne imagine rooted hair BW bale sculpt.

I think it still should be slightly covered more than it already is. TheJND statue that people say is the most accurate also hides the nose more.

I also agree his nose is too small, it makes it look like the prime 1 version statue. I wish they can take feedback, since most people will display their batman with the cowl on.

 

[BizzaroWayne]

I also agree his nose is too small, it makes it look like the prime 1 version statue. I wish they can take feedback, since most people will display their batman with the cowl on.

Yeah it does look like they used the nose length on the cowl the same as the prime 1 statue I think it's just a smidge too exaggerated and is closer to that of the JND statue in the movie. Also the Infinity Studio Bust leaves the nose hanging out.

 

[potatocorner4life]

Yeah it does look like they used the nose length on the cowl the same as the prime 1 statue I think it's just a smidge too exaggerated and is closer to that of the JND statue in the movie. Also the Infinity Studio Bust leaves the nose hanging out.

Good analysis, its not the biggest deal for me honestly, it still gives it a really good impression of the cowl. What does bother me is how the inart textures are so prominent, compared to other statues/hottoys. I think it would have been better to have it done sculpted so we can see the nose stitches more.

 

[BizzaroWayne]

Good analysis, its not the biggest deal for me honestly, it still gives it a really good impression of the cowl. What does bother me is how the inart textures are so prominent, compared to other statues/hottoys. I think it would have been better to have it done sculpted so we can see the nose stitches more.

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Yeah I think that Prime 1 has the overall best looking texture for the cowl part of me thinks that just due to the complexity of the new cowl that a lot of different studios aren't able to nail it spot on. I guess it bothers me more than the cape because a cape can be replaced with customs and its usually not facing you unless you display your figures facing the wall. The cowl is what I usually first notice when a new suit is shown for the movies.

 

[potatocorner4life]

Yeah I think that Prime 1 has the overall best looking texture for the cowl part of me thinks that just due to the complexity of the new cowl that a lot of different studios aren't able to nail it spot on. I guess it bothers me more than the cape because a cape can be replaced with customs and its usually not facing you unless you display your figures facing the wall. The cowl is what I usually first notice when a new suit is shown for the movies.

I think the cape length is fine, but yeah you're right one of the more important factors is the cowl. I wouldn't want to spend for another custom just for a better texture.. Look at hot toys for example, that is an amazing cowl design except the ears. It looks just like prime one's statue from the texture. The film cowl almost looks rubbery, very similar to the reflection of his cape. When the light hits the cowl, you can almost see no visible texture since its so subtle.

 

[BizzaroWayne]

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I think the cape length is fine, but yeah you're right one of the more important factors is the cowl. I wouldn't want to spend for another custom just for a better texture.. Look at hot toys for example, that is an amazing cowl design except the ears. It looks just like prime one's statue from the texture. The film cowl almost looks rubbery, very similar to the reflection of his cape. When the light hits the cowl, you can almost see no visible texture since its so subtle.

Yeah I really don't want to have to spend for a custom cowl the company's should be able to produce it themselves especially if we're to believe they're superior to hot toys it can't just be slightly better in some aspects they should go all out on it. All the behind the scenes pictures have the cowl looking almost rubbery like you mention I think the texture can be reduced a bit and reshape the nose a little and Inart will be closer.

 

[user 72759]

Now we’re all gonna have to buy custom schnozzes to fix our $1k action figures along with our genuine rawhide leather capes.

 

[BizzaroWayne]

Now we’re all gonna have to buy custom schnozzes to fix our $1k action figures along with our genuine rawhide leather capes.

Inart is aware of the issue and provided an updated look at the figure.

 

[Chronos1919]

Totally agree... if it's a Hot Toys figure.

Agreed as well. I prefer rooted hair if it's done well. Hot Toys rooted hair has always been terrible. Happy to see them offer more female figures with sculpted hair. If they're not going to put the effort into having rooted hair look right, they might as well play to their strengths.

 

[TheBatman]

How much for custom cape made out of cutouts from the original screen-used cape?