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Well, it's not The Bat himself, but I've got Bat fever and had to do some photography, so here's my diecast Batmobile in it's beautiful glory.

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Fairly rough image to show the details of the interior:

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And one to show what the part in the front looks like when extended from within the car, like in Returns:

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I'm gonna throw together a review and comparison shots and review with the Rojas' Bats tomorrow evening. There are definite pros and cons to both of these wonderful customs and being the 1989 Bat fanatic that I am I'm going to give a detailed rundown of both figs.
I will say right now that despite the nits I have with Shawn's Batman that anyone who is on the fence about getting it should just go for it. At this price it's an absolute must have. Truly a great custom Batman.

By the way, great Batmobile shots Maul Fan!
 
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Nice shots Sean. And Coco, looking forward to your review, I LOVE mine! :D

Since we are on the topic of Batman vehicles, I thought I'd share an Exclusive First Look Sneak Peek at my just completed Custom SIXTH Scale 1966 TV Batmobile by Giink. A year and a half in the making, it'll be arriving within the next few days!

I have Custom TV Batman figs to go with it and they will fit inside the Car. Wheels are rubber, tubes metal Chrome, body work is amazing with ten coats of paint, super high gloss finish, looks like glass!The interior is dead on accurate.

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HOLY glass-like coating, Batman! That's insane!

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Thanks Bro, that shot was taken with a flash and is a little overexposed. I can only Imagine what it will look like in hand. And the interior.. the interior is...

Oh Hell, here's an angle shot of the interior. :lol I can save the big reveal when it gets here with figs inside...

The kit was a crappy heavy vinyl mold Joemoblie Giink completely worked over. It is about 28-29 inches long (more like 1/7 scale) not 100% accurate in a few areas but will display nicely. I had Giink use metal foil to wrap the canopy edges so they're a bit wider but that's how I wanted them.

If you look closely, you can see a 1.6 photo-etched pic of Julie Newmar as Catwoman from Robin's computer dash...

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pjam that is incredible. I remember you telling us about it months ago... Just incredible. I am speechless. :clap
 
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I can't wait to see your Adam West Batman figure.

Thanks Guys, I can't wait to see the Car! :lol

I've posted pics of the figs before. I purchased them over the past 2 years just for the car, just waiting for this moment. I have a Rojas West which looks a lot like this except it has a different base body... mine is a bit more Muscular... but you get the picture. My Robin was an AOT with Les repaint and the outfit is very accurate.

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Thanks Paul, man, the fond memories of watching that show growing up, the West HS looks perfect. The classic show isn't on DVD in the U.S. correct? Just the one movie that didn't star Newmar as Catwoman.
 
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So will the next commission thread be for a West Batman?!?

Spencer makes a great duo set. His Robin belt is off but the figs are great. I might pick up an Alfred from him someday... but a set will set you back like $800! I will also need a Villain at some point...

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Those look great! I thought it was a photo of West until I scrolled past his neck and saw the costume. That HS is dead on.
 
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Aewsome, Coco!!!

But where's the compare and REVIEW? You got me curious.

I'll have to leave the compare and review till later. I wanted to get some nice natural light comparison shots in the photo cube but I didn't get home until after dark. Here's a poorly lit teaser photo though...
 
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Well, going by the comparison shot, I'm definitely feeling Shawn's Batman much more. Strictly looking at the figures as they are regardless of the film, the torso on the left figure looks abnormally wide to me right around where the torso and shoulder meet, where Shawn's looks more correct in proportions. As for resemblance to the '89 look, Shawn's definitely takes the prize in the HS department. The one on the left is ok in the face area, but the ears are too straight up for this film, and even look a bit too high, and the lack of curvature to the cowl loses the '89 suit's more definining quality.

Coco, is it the lighting or is there hardly any white to Shawn's eyes, they look pure black in this image.
 
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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.:monkey1

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.:monkey2 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.:monkey4

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!:eek:). 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.:D

That's about it for tonight. I'll try to get some nice comparison shots up tomorrow.
 
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