Re: Keaton Batman
There are so many pros and cons with these two figures that I'd like to go thru them with some nice photos but your right MaulFan, Rojas' Batman torso is wider than Shawn's but mostly due to the fact that the rubber suit isn't properly glue back to the body. I can push it back in to the body and it looks much better.
Shawn's torso is actually a bit too narrow when compared to the bulked up thighs. They are just a bit too thick IMHO. This is not as apparent in the photos as it is in hand but it is definitely a nit.
As far as the sculpt goes Rojas' captures Keatons head sculpt a bit more film accurately than Shawn's in a few different areas. Again, with some better photos this will be easier to see. What I notice most is that Shawn's neck narrows a bit more than Keaton's did in the film while Rojas' has that thicker look from shoulder to jaw line. Rojas' jaw is a bit wider than sharp and the lips aren't as puckered as Shawn's. Still just another nit though.
The profile on Shawn's is killer and the ears of the cowl are much better than Rojas', in fact I think they're dead on. Rojas' ears are too tall and too straight.
Shawn's HS is solid resin and Rojas' is squishy rubber. I'm fine with either material. The advantage of the rubber though is that the "fingers" of the cowl are flexable around the shoulders thus avoiding the cape puntures that I got into while posing mine.
With the resin you've of course got a nice solid HS.
Shawn's eye's are painted perfect. A little white and a nicely done blue iris. And no white dot. I hate that dot. Rojas' eyes have the dot but his eyes are positioned more realistically in the cowl compared to Shawn's. The reason Shawn's aren't seen well is that the HS has them a bit too far sunk into the mask to see.
The belt on Shawn's is superb and painted just the right color gold. I may do a very light wash of black over it just to bring out the awesome detail though. Rojas' belt is just plain awful.
Articulation is great on both especially considering the armor on this dude which is cut and applied much better on Shawn's than Rojas'.
Shawn went to alot of trouble to find the cape material and it looks great but is a bit stiff (sorry Shawn!
). I found it difficult to get it where I wanted it and for it to stay or for it to hang naturally. I've got it completely folded back and under the cowl's neck in the pictures above. I think it's the best looking position I've had it in since futzing with it and I'm completely happy with the look I've achieved with it. Rojas' cape is much softer and easier to work with but the material doesn't look as film accurate as Shawn's.
Shawn's is obviously larger than Rojas' and therefore truer to scale in my eyes. That fact alone gains major points over Rojas' Bats for me.
Overall I prefer Shawn's to Rojas' even though I think Rojas' sculpt from below the ears down has a more film accurate Keaton look in hand. Looking at them side by side makes Rojas' Bats seem a bit toyish. Shawn's simply is a well built, great looking figure at an excellent price and I'm more than thrilled to have the privilege to own one.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy another figure from him in the future. In fact I sincerely hope he finds a way to make at least Bob if not more figures from this movie. Please.
That's about it for tonight. I'll try to get some nice comparison shots up tomorrow.