Re: Keaton Batman
Today I received my Shawn custom Keaton Batman, along with The Pirate. Oh man.
What can I say that hasn't been said? Nothing. Nothing at all, so here are my pics. They are the same as everyone else's in this thread, practically, though I changed the angles so as not to incriminate the innocent. Well, just to be different really. My opinion? I thought I preferred the older face that Shawn sculpted, but having this in hand is different from seeing the pics. I find I really like this sculpt better. Shawn really captured Keatons pout without it looking pouty. I am also thrilled with the cape, because the textured surface isn't as pronounced as it appears in photo's. All the positives have already been mentioned. Evilfaces headshot really shows the green of the eyes. Being that the photo is a close up and much larger than it is in hand, it's hard to tell that they are green without the magnification a camera offers.
If I have to pick nits, there isn't anything that bears mentioning, other than the pleats sewn on the cape are ever so slightly assymetrical, the bat symbol on his chest is ever so slightly unlevel, to my eye anyway, so it could just be the stance I have him in and that it's going to take a while for the cape to loose the folds it acquired due to packaging and shipment. Nothing that concerns me, is what I should have said. I'm just trying to be informative and tell you my experience.
Mine has an almost sweet smell to it, with an underlying synthetic chemical odour. It's overpowering my own stink, iffen ya know what I mean. Breath it up Gruff. You'll have yours soon.
Hot Toys comparison.
The rubberised components on Shawns Batman are WAY more impressive than the Begins. They aren't as glossy or plasticy looking. In other words it looks natural. This isn't so much of an issue with the body components as it is with the cowl. Side by side it just rips Hot Toys down. The paint aps on Shawns looks real. On the Begins it looks paisty. The rubber on Shawns also feels denser. When you poke the Begins figure it gives. Thats because Shawns is more form fitting, The lycra suit takes the shape of the figure underneath and the mouldings must have been made to suit. Whereas the Begins figures moldings, hold its form and it bellows out from the figure itself. It is most noticeable on the chest and arms.
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