JND / Kojun Works: The Dark Knight Rises - 1/6 Selina Kyle / Catwoman

[1sixthcollector]

Looking at how wrinkled the glove sleeves are it’s either EXTREMELY thin material or sculpted? I may be in the minority in preferring the suited version to be a statue.

All the articulated versions out there suffer from peeling and suit damage even if you don’t pose them. The last thing I want is another peeling catwoman after a couple of years but paying that much for the privilege. Unless of course they find a magic material that doesn’t peel or stretch out of shape.

I dunno the proportions above the chest looks weird... very elongated.

Sculpt looks like an improvement from their 1/3.... but not quite at the level of Queen's batpod sculpt.

Yeah, Hate to be that guy but is it me or have they made her breasts really low down? Or is the chest above them too long? Compare to this pic. Something looks off there for sure.

But the eyes look awesome and the proportions are better than hot toys with its oversized ass and weird thighs/hips shapes.

 

[Nick D]

I can’t believe we’re getting eyelashes on 1:6.

 

[ronnieb555]

I've never picked up a Hot Toys Catwoman yet as I was waiting to see what JND and InArt offer, got to love having options rather than Hot Toys controlling the market.
I'm liking what I see so far with this JND though, apart from the boots which you have all pointed out.

 

[Scout Trooper]

This looks great

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Eyes seem a little wide. The boots stand out sorely to me. But other than that, it's an impressive looking piece.

But is it fully articulated? Because otherwise, JND will have a serious problem to address for their sixth scale line.

 

[Scout Trooper]

I can’t believe we’re getting eyelashes on 1:6.

That's very impressive.
I've seen it on customs before.

 

[WolfBoy]

Looks weird to me. Body proportions are odd, weird textures on the costume, likeness is more Ana DeArmas than Hathaway.

 

[Nick D]

Can’t believe these are the same scale.

 

[Scout Trooper]

Can’t believe these are the same scale.

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A lot of their early prototypes look terrible. Their first Aragorn. Christopher Reeve Superman. Daenerys..

Then it gets better when orders are live. Then it gets worse come release time.

What I can't believe, is they're doing this before Batman. Or coming out of left field with a different character. They're setting themselves up for failure at this point.

 

[Nick D]

A lot of their early prototypes look terrible. Their first Aragorn. Christopher Reeve Superman. Daenerys..

What I can't believe, is they're doing her before Batman. Or coming out of left field with a different character. They're setting themselves up for failure at this point.

Guess they didn’t want to compete again for the market at the same time as Hot Toys and JND for Bale like Joker. Eventually they will, but I’m not eagerly awaiting it by any stretch.

You couldn’t pay me to deal with all of these QC issues we’ve been seeing. On top of that, the new Hot Toys Rises Bruce sculpt is an absolute joke with the seam.

I’m thinking of just sticking
to the JND Armory and keeping the suit in there.

No real desire for a figure of that suit unless OT makes something happen with the next Armory release in ‘25. If I take a chance on InArt’s Bale,
he’ll likely not be in scale with anything else but itself.

 

[Scout Trooper]

Guess they didn’t want to compete again for the market at the same time as Hot Toys and JND for Bale like Joker. Eventually they will, but I’m not eagerly awaiting it by any stretch.

You couldn’t pay me to deal with all of these QC issues we’ve been seeing. On top of that, the new Hot Toys Rises Bruce sculpt is an absolute joke with the seam.

I’m thinking of just sticking
to the JND Armory and keeping the suit in there.

No real desire for a figure of that suit unless OT makes something happen with the next Armory release in ‘25. If I take a chance on InArt’s Bale,
he’ll likely not be in scale with anything else but itself.

You've already got the suit for Bale. Why not pick up a sculpt? Does JND not offer the armory by itself?

 

[Nick D]

You've already got the suit for Bale. Why not pick up a sculpt? Does JND not offer the armory by itself?

I meant the TDK Bat-suit.

I’ve got the Iris Armani suit ordered for BW.
But I was planning on using whatever parts I liked from JND with that suit and other custom bits.

JND only offers
Type A - Bruce Wayne
Type C - Bruce Wayne + Bat-suit + Armory.

No B option like Joker had.

 

[cheroht]

Can’t believe these are the same scale.

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I've never bought with JND before and the silicone for 1/6 scale never really pulled me in but this is intriguing. Maybe it's InArt's paint apps but I can see the benefits of that silicone material when going for a softer face like Selina

 

[Scout Trooper]

I meant the TDK Bat-suit.

I’ve got the Iris Armani suit ordered for BW.
But I was planning on using whatever parts I liked from JND with that suit and other custom bits.

JND only offers
Type A - Bruce Wayne
Type C - Bruce Wayne + Bat-suit + Armory.

No B option like Joker had.

Ah, that's odd. Why is there an A and a C, and no B? I don't understand their nomenclature. But an option B with just the armory could have have been your best option I think.

 

[Mogli]

Looks weird to me. Body proportions are odd, weird textures on the costume, likeness is more Ana DeArmas than Hathaway.

Yeah it looks a bit strange, plus it's funny they're delaying showing the likeness without the mask, I thought their statue looked ok with the mask but was pretty terrible without it, so I'm really curious how this turned out. The sculpt looks ok so far, but I'm still not sure I like how silicone looks in 1/6.

 

[HyperDrive]

So far, I’ll echo some qualms with this. The silicone portrait is unnecessary and the likeness isn’t that good, especially for the asking price (I’ll use this argument here with JND).

But I’ll #waitforinart. That’ll be more than enough for me.

 

[roan]

I can’t believe we’re getting eyelashes on 1:6.

I can’t believe it either. Insane for mass production.

 

[Chopper Face]

The silicone portrait is unnecessary

It may not be preferable to all but, for what JND aim to provide, the silicone is necessary to achieve seamless neck articulation, to insert the magnetic eyes without creating a removable head panel, and to punch in the hair, which they’ve decided is superior to glueing.
It’s what sets them apart and enables them to offer what they at least consider additional benefits over fully sculpted.

 

[Nick D]

Without the silicone portrait it looks like a doll.

JND are the only ones who’ve managed to not
make this Catwoman look like a cheap accessory to Batman.

 

[HyperDrive]

It may not be preferable to all but, for what JND aim to provide, the silicone is necessary to achieve seamless neck articulation, to insert the magnetic eyes without creating a removable head panel, and to punch in the hair, which they’ve decided is superior to glueing.
It’s what sets them apart and enables them to offer what they at least consider additional benefits over fully sculpted.

Again, I’m aware as to why they do it, but imo, it’s unnecessary, it’s doing too much and overkill for 1/6 dollies. Like you said, it’s a matter of preference. More power to y’all that want this out of 1/6 dollies – not denying there isn’t a market for this lol. There definitely is, apparently.

I’d probably support or appreciate what JND is doing with their Kojun Works line IF they actually nailed their costuming details and their likenesses, but they don’t even do that, IMO. It’s funny to me how some of you TDK Joker nuts are seemingly okay with JND Kojun’s Ledger outfit, when it leaves A LOT to be desired in that regard. So, at that point, I’m solely splurging for the fancy head-sculpt with the cool tech? Yeah no thanks, not great price-to-value there, IMO. For the record, I would be willing to pay for JND’s pricing if they made an all-time fav character of mine (like an Alien ‘79 Ripley, Episode III Anakin, Begins Batman, etc), IF they pushed the envelope on all fronts.

 

[newapelles]

Can’t believe these are the same scale.

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I actually think the InArt sculpt looks more like Hathaway even in this rudimentary prototype. There's something about JND's silicone sculpts that just don't sit right with me.