InArt - The Batman 1/6th Figure

[TheBatman]

My apologies if I've rambled!

No, its good. Were all passionate in collecting.

 

[user 67922]

Isn't that really the sweet spot for InArt - perfectionists? Based just on the joker preorders, I would assume there would be more than one percent of us.

I suppose it gets to a point where you’re paying $300+ for a Hot Toys DX anyway, and with InArts you’re basically getting a DX+ with every release for an extra $100 or so. For the better likeness, meticulous attention to detail, higher quality materials, then it’s worth it. Using myself as an example my collection is getting up around 100 figures now so I’d rather quality over quantity. I’m not a perfectionist. I just feel these guys are offering something unique, high quality and different, and I genuinely believe they listen to and give a toss about their customers. Hot Toys has become a bit mainstream, catering to the masses, pumping out as many figures as possible. Hence all the re-paints, re-releases and re-use. Genuinely I think long-term collectors are getting a bit disillusioned with that behaviour.

 

[Batffeck5.0]

I suppose it gets to a point where you’re paying $300+ for a Hot Toys DX anyway, and with InArts you’re basically getting a DX+ with every release for an extra $100 or so. For the better likeness, meticulous attention to detail, higher quality materials, then it’s worth it. Using myself as an example my collection is getting up around 100 figures now so I’d rather quality over quantity. I’m not a perfectionist. I just feel these guys are offering something unique, high quality and different, and I genuinely believe they listen to and give a toss about their customers. Hot Toys has become a bit mainstream, catering to the masses, pumping out as many figures as possible. Hence all the re-paints, re-releases and re-use. Genuinely I think long-term collectors are getting a bit disillusioned with that behaviour.

That's exactly why I will be picking up two inart batman's. I don't care for Bruce Wayne. Rather have two Batman figures. I'll be canceling my deluxe from hot toys. Rest of my money will go towards the batmobile

 

[Batffeck5.0]

Might go with specfiction

 

[potatocorner4life]

Anyone know a good retailer to sell inart when this comes out? I heard toyswonderland is kinda sketchy so where will you buy yours? Shipping to the us btw

 

[Wor-Gar]

Anyone know a good retailer to sell inart when this comes out? I heard toyswonderland is kinda sketchy so where will you buy yours? Shipping to the us btw

OneSixthKit

 

[Batffeck5.0]

OneSixthKit

Onesixthkit is my usual go to. But I've been wanting to give specfiction a chance since they are Known to sell all of queen studios products

 

[Hologram AI]

Anyone know a good retailer to sell inart when this comes out? I heard toyswonderland is kinda sketchy so where will you buy yours? Shipping to the us btw

Stick with OneSixthKit and GianToys.

 

[batfan08]

Only when it’s wet and If that’s the case the whole suit should be shiny.

There’s plenty of reference photos around at this point. There’s no debate. The chest and the suit are covered in the same material.

The more I look at it the more convinced I am Hot Toys designed their figure based on his appearance in the rain, it’s the only way the shininess makes sense… I guess they just gave up on the rest of the suit looking wet halfway through

Jokes aside, I think rain drenched bats with water droplets trickling down his cowl and cape and a soaked Batsuit would be siiiiiiick.

 

[potatocorner4life]

I’ll def look into those websites thank you everyone .

 

[potatocorner4life]

I know a number of people here probably won’t care. But I imagine if they add some yellow weathering on the suit, it will literally look like it’s worn straight from the movie. But yeah this is the material from the movie, it’s only shiny when there’s a strong light while it’s raining. But we’ll see for the final product I guess. Still contented either way.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Stick with OneSixthKit and GianToys.

Yes, I love GianToy too. They have helped me a number of times.

 

[batfan08]

I’ve reached the point of just being excited to see a company that legitimately seems to care about every product they put out. Whether the turn around from prototype to production holds up remains to be seen, but it’s two things for me: consistency and diversity. I love me some Shawshank as much as the next guy. Stephen King does amazing stuff, but for me, personally? Could not give less of a **** about Pennywise. Saw both films. Enjoyed both films, but would I pay $600 for a figure? I wouldn’t pay $280 or whatever for the Hot Toy. ****, I wouldn’t pay $30 for the NECA version. I just…don’t care.

But you know who does? InArt. That prototype floored me. The pictures, the tailoring, the base and proportions? ****’s ******* stellar. Same with Gandalf. And their upcoming release schedule indicates much of the same. I’m not saying Hot Toys doesn’t care about their products. I look at stuff like their entire Loki line and I absolutely think they do. But I also think Hot Toys *could’ve* been an entirely different company had something like InArt emerged a long time ago. Like my boy B-Man once said, “people need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy.”

I’ll be completely honest: as far as consistency’s concerned? This ****’s well and truly above my pay grade. Joker was the impulse buy to end all impulse buys and I made a commitment to myself that if I don’t sell some **** I don’t want to pay for him? I’m not getting him. And Pattinson’s Batman stole my heart from the moment I watched that damn, beautiful movie, so, this one’s an absolute must, but from there? I don’t honestly know how far I can take this. Probably Bale, but I don’t know that I have enough of an attachment to Snyder’s trinity to want them. They’d have to really knock my socks off to get me interested in honestly anything that wasn’t classic DC like Keaton or Reeve after these guys.

I guess my thing is just to this point, I see a care that goes into these things that maybe I’m just not privy to with Hot Toys. I don’t think it’s elitist, so much as an objective assessment of a vibe. Hot Toys’ vibe for the last decade has been that of a bougie, less consistent Hasbro. They pump out as many new releases as they can to put up for pre-order when whatever the new, popular Disney/Marvel/Star Wars and occasional DC entry shows up and then they dip. I’ve never been a finicky bastard who picks over **** with a fine tooth comb, but you also get the impression that any imperfections, inaccuracies, or inconsistencies, to this point, would’ve been met with “don’t like it? Don’t buy it.” They’ve seemingly changed their tune a bit if Battinson and Peacemaker are any indication, but it still strikes me as super reactionary (probably because it is).

To this point, really, the only thing that’s kept me in the 1/6th game at all have been the Mondo Batman animated releases, the Damtoys Godfather, and the odd Hot Toys figure I’d pick up with Reward Points (Forever Bats and King Shark), but this **** has me feeling the same excitement I felt scouring these boards and looking at pictures of the old DX Joker as a 14 year old in 2009.

 

[Knedlo]

I did this comparison pic for myself and I noticed that InArts neck is a bit shorter, or maybe its just the pose? Anyway, what a great figure

 

[Batffeck5.0]

I did this comparison pic for myself and I noticed that InArts neck is a bit shorter, or maybe its just the pose? Anyway, what a great figure

Better than the giraffe neck hot toys usually uses

 

[Dave_W]

HT should do itself a massive favour and develop next-gen body types. The current neckless ones are awful.

 

[r0cket147]

I don't know but somehow the chest plate material on the inArt one looks off to me, it looks too "fluffy" and canvas fabric style. I cannot remember it looking like that in the movie.

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I know a number of people here probably won’t care. But I imagine if they add some yellow weathering on the suit, it will literally look like it’s worn straight from the movie. But yeah this is the material from the movie, it’s only shiny when there’s a strong light while it’s raining. But we’ll see for the final product I guess. Still contented either way.

 

[ACalica917]

InArt prototypes has impressed me. It’s amazing how much subtle improvements reinvigorate my excitement in figures. It’s like taking an espresso shot during a long morning at work.

Now, I just want to see how they tackle a female figure like Wonder Woman next. They’d have to come up with a game-changing seamless body. I’m sure the rooted hair will look miles better than Hot Toys Barbie hair. I expect them to use real metal with her Armor as well. If they wanted to blow us away, they’ll include a glowing LED lasso and metal sword. A metal shield might be too heavy.

 

[Hologram AI]

I’ve reached the point of just being excited to see a company that legitimately seems to care about every product they put out. Whether the turn around from prototype to production holds up remains to be seen, but it’s two things for me: consistency and diversity. I love me some Shawshank as much as the next guy. Stephen King does amazing stuff, but for me, personally? Could not give less of a **** about Pennywise. Saw both films. Enjoyed both films, but would I pay $600 for a figure? I wouldn’t pay $280 or whatever for the Hot Toy. ****, I wouldn’t pay $30 for the NECA version. I just…don’t care.

But you know who does? InArt. That prototype floored me. The pictures, the tailoring, the base and proportions? ****’s ******* stellar. Same with Gandalf. And their upcoming release schedule indicates much of the same. I’m not saying Hot Toys doesn’t care about their products. I look at stuff like their entire Loki line and I absolutely think they do. But I also think Hot Toys *could’ve* been an entirely different company had something like InArt emerged a long time ago. Like my boy B-Man once said, “people need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy.”

Yes that's the main thing that I like about Inart's prototypes so far. They look like they actually fine combed through each area of the figure and REALLY compared it to the movie as a reference to get it right. It kind of boggles my mind sometimes with some of the decision that Hot Toys does on certain aspects when they 100% have the references right in front of them. It's as if they compared their figure and the reference and said "Eh that's good enough." instead of putting in the effort to match it as close as possible. All you have to do is put your figure side by side with some references to see the areas that you can improve on. But the flip side to that is that Hot Toys is obviously working on multiple figures at once with different departments and teams spread out on them. It's why you see certain figures and sculpts look amazing and then you have others that look less on par.

Inart has the benefit of working on one figure at a time, which I'm grateful for. They're not working on 20 Star Wars and Disney figures at once.

 

[Wor-Gar]

They look like they actually fine combed through each area of the figure and REALLY compared it to the movie as a reference to get it right.

My biggest gripe with so many mass produced figures -- simple failure to check with the source.