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DarkArtist81
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Re: Keaton Batman
Well, when I got the email it was from someone else asking for my info so Shawn could mail it out. And I gave my info and also told her that myself and the guys in this thread extended their love and hoped he was feeling better. I got a reply saying that he appreciated the comments and that he was actually starting to get a lot better... So that is great news.
Well, when I got the email it was from someone else asking for my info so Shawn could mail it out. And I gave my info and also told her that myself and the guys in this thread extended their love and hoped he was feeling better. I got a reply saying that he appreciated the comments and that he was actually starting to get a lot better... So that is great news.
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Good going, there, Josh. Shawn's the man...maybe not a machine after all, and must take care of himself and his family first. If you can see this Shawn, Happy Holidays and get well! Hope you can get logged in here in the New Year and get some proper
that you deserve!
Good going, there, Josh. Shawn's the man...maybe not a machine after all, and must take care of himself and his family first. If you can see this Shawn, Happy Holidays and get well! Hope you can get logged in here in the New Year and get some proper
that you deserve!
SovereignStudio
Super Freak
Re: Keaton Batman
Hey guys! Shawn here. First, I don't want to hear any crap about the screen name. My wife registered it
And now on to the point...
OK, guys here he is. This is newly upgraded '89 Keaton BATMAN currently shipping out. He looks the same, so what's the big deal? Why did we wait longer for this? Well, I'll start at the top....
The head/cowl is no longer resin. It's mask-grade Latex rubber, placed over an insert head cast in resin. No paint on the cowl to chip, no chance of a broken ear and no more punctured capes! The bat insignia is resin. I really wanted this to provide some neck articulation, but sadly it didn't happen. You can only go so thin with the cowl and still have it hold its shape, so the rubber is still too thick for the head turn. I guess it's a downside to this design, no matter what scale you're working in.
Second is the armor. This is now also cast in mask-grade Latex. It's much thinner than the urethane armor, and I have never gotten this much articulation from any film-style Batman figure. It's impressive. It also means a leaner, meaner-looking figure. He no longer has the overly broad chest or the thunder thighs I know a lot of you didn't like. He also lacks those harsh transitions between the armor and the suit due to the much thicker urethane I've always used.
And for the first time (with any of my figures, anyway) this guy has actual fully hollow boots. No more resin feet, no more chopping the feet off the figure to put them on. And as you can see, he retains full ankle articulation! You can't even get that with a "factory" vinyl boot. Thick enough to hold their shape, thin enough to flex.
The gloves are still basically the same, except for being cast in latex. I'm trying to get some wrist articulation in there but, again, it's a matter of getting the rubber thin enough but still having something that holds its shape.
The cape is still the same stuff, but has a slightly modified pattern that allows it to crease strategically in the front and hang far batter than it did before.
A Hell of a lot of work and experimenting with processes I had only dabbled in, but I think it's well worth it. I think I made about five sets of plaster molds before I got the hang of that. I had never made plaster absorption molds before, it's tricky! These started shipping, FINALLY, on Friday and should be reaching you shortly.
Some of you had asked if the upgrades were possible on previous figures without having to get a new figure. Unfortunately, no. This is a completely different figure now, from the ground up.
Be assured though that they are still the same high-quality figure you're used to seeing. There are NO fundamental changes to his appearance. All of the plaster molds for the latex were taken directly from the parts I've always used. And I took great care to be certain he still looked the same. The only visual difference is the slimmer look, which I think is something you all really wanted. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and patience, and allowing me the time it takes farting around with this stuff to provide the best figures I possibly can. Be sure and let me know what you think of these as they start to arrive, and Happy Holidays!
Cheers,
Shawn
Hey guys! Shawn here. First, I don't want to hear any crap about the screen name. My wife registered it
And now on to the point...OK, guys here he is. This is newly upgraded '89 Keaton BATMAN currently shipping out. He looks the same, so what's the big deal? Why did we wait longer for this? Well, I'll start at the top....
The head/cowl is no longer resin. It's mask-grade Latex rubber, placed over an insert head cast in resin. No paint on the cowl to chip, no chance of a broken ear and no more punctured capes! The bat insignia is resin. I really wanted this to provide some neck articulation, but sadly it didn't happen. You can only go so thin with the cowl and still have it hold its shape, so the rubber is still too thick for the head turn. I guess it's a downside to this design, no matter what scale you're working in.
Second is the armor. This is now also cast in mask-grade Latex. It's much thinner than the urethane armor, and I have never gotten this much articulation from any film-style Batman figure. It's impressive. It also means a leaner, meaner-looking figure. He no longer has the overly broad chest or the thunder thighs I know a lot of you didn't like. He also lacks those harsh transitions between the armor and the suit due to the much thicker urethane I've always used.
And for the first time (with any of my figures, anyway) this guy has actual fully hollow boots. No more resin feet, no more chopping the feet off the figure to put them on. And as you can see, he retains full ankle articulation! You can't even get that with a "factory" vinyl boot. Thick enough to hold their shape, thin enough to flex.
The gloves are still basically the same, except for being cast in latex. I'm trying to get some wrist articulation in there but, again, it's a matter of getting the rubber thin enough but still having something that holds its shape.
The cape is still the same stuff, but has a slightly modified pattern that allows it to crease strategically in the front and hang far batter than it did before.
A Hell of a lot of work and experimenting with processes I had only dabbled in, but I think it's well worth it. I think I made about five sets of plaster molds before I got the hang of that. I had never made plaster absorption molds before, it's tricky! These started shipping, FINALLY, on Friday and should be reaching you shortly.
Some of you had asked if the upgrades were possible on previous figures without having to get a new figure. Unfortunately, no. This is a completely different figure now, from the ground up.
Be assured though that they are still the same high-quality figure you're used to seeing. There are NO fundamental changes to his appearance. All of the plaster molds for the latex were taken directly from the parts I've always used. And I took great care to be certain he still looked the same. The only visual difference is the slimmer look, which I think is something you all really wanted. Thanks to everyone for your continued support and patience, and allowing me the time it takes farting around with this stuff to provide the best figures I possibly can. Be sure and let me know what you think of these as they start to arrive, and Happy Holidays!
Cheers,
Shawn
Re: Keaton Batman
Nice to see you finally posting Shawn, and great enhancements there, I think I'm going to get on the list again to get one of these.
Nice to see you finally posting Shawn, and great enhancements there, I think I'm going to get on the list again to get one of these.
pjam
Here on the Perimeter
Re: Keaton Batman
Looks great Shawn and Welcome aboard.
Will you be doing any Nicholson Jokers Now?
The new import is NOT a very good improvement over V1, and needs costly upgrades...
If not, can you offer us Joker Hats/Fedora? The customs suck....
Let us know...
Looks great Shawn and Welcome aboard.
Will you be doing any Nicholson Jokers Now?
The new import is NOT a very good improvement over V1, and needs costly upgrades...
If not, can you offer us Joker Hats/Fedora? The customs suck....
Let us know...
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galactiboy
OT Preferist
Re: Keaton Batman
Welcome to the board... cool to see all the new upgrades! And in case you did want to change your name, you can ask a mod to do it. Not that sovereignlady isn't cool... but it might save some future confusion
Welcome to the board... cool to see all the new upgrades! And in case you did want to change your name, you can ask a mod to do it. Not that sovereignlady isn't cool... but it might save some future confusion
galactiboy
OT Preferist
Re: Keaton Batman
Nice work Bwayne... you won't be sorry. Figure is sick
Nice work Bwayne... you won't be sorry. Figure is sick
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Welcome Sahwn...thanks for all the hard work, it is so appreciated!
anyone got the updated ship list yet?
Welcome Sahwn...thanks for all the hard work, it is so appreciated!
anyone got the updated ship list yet?
SovereignStudio
Super Freak
Re: Keaton Batman
Thanks for the welcome, guys. Glad you like the upgrades. I'd be happy to offer Joker figures to the board. I haven't made one in a while, my photos are a bit outdated but I'll dig those up. I did a new headsculpt a few weeks ago, too. I need to paint one of those to get photos of. My Jokers do come with the purple fedora. I never cared for that beret. Even for the Joker, it's silly. They also come with a cane and the long-barrel .45 revolver. And I'm up for a Bob, too. There seems to be a very limited interest in that. What I might do is just offer the head and fedora. Looking around, it seems like his outfit would be fairly easy to kitbash. There's nothing there so unique as to charge that much for a complete figure that's really pretty basic.
Thanks for the welcome, guys. Glad you like the upgrades. I'd be happy to offer Joker figures to the board. I haven't made one in a while, my photos are a bit outdated but I'll dig those up. I did a new headsculpt a few weeks ago, too. I need to paint one of those to get photos of. My Jokers do come with the purple fedora. I never cared for that beret. Even for the Joker, it's silly. They also come with a cane and the long-barrel .45 revolver. And I'm up for a Bob, too. There seems to be a very limited interest in that. What I might do is just offer the head and fedora. Looking around, it seems like his outfit would be fairly easy to kitbash. There's nothing there so unique as to charge that much for a complete figure that's really pretty basic.
SovereignStudio
Super Freak
Re: Keaton Batman
Here you go....
Pay no attention to the head, that's NOT the current sculpt. I had tried to do that thing where one eyebrow is arched higher than the other. It never worked that well, and it didn't photograph worth a damn.
Here's a couple other things that may be of interest.....
Here you go....
Pay no attention to the head, that's NOT the current sculpt. I had tried to do that thing where one eyebrow is arched higher than the other. It never worked that well, and it didn't photograph worth a damn.
Here's a couple other things that may be of interest.....
Grange Wallis
Super Freak
Re: Keaton Batman
WOW shawn, Welcome to the board!, But that Dead End custom is dead on Amazing! the sculpt is a perfect! Looks FANTASTIC!
WOW shawn, Welcome to the board!, But that Dead End custom is dead on Amazing! the sculpt is a perfect! Looks FANTASTIC!
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Hey Shawn! You made it! Glad to have you aboard finally!
Amazing job you're doing here for the gang!
-- From Greg
(proud owner of your 1st urethane Batman -- after the prototype of course.)
Hey Shawn! You made it! Glad to have you aboard finally!
Amazing job you're doing here for the gang!
-- From Greg
(proud owner of your 1st urethane Batman -- after the prototype of course.)
DarkArtist81
Super Freak
Re: Keaton Batman
SOOO glad you finally got on Shawn. It's nice to see that you are feeling better and that the new design on the Batman is working out so well. I love how this thing has evolved over the past few months. And the speed with which you have been doing them has inspired me to push harder with my own efforts. Great work bro.
And I LOVE that Batman Returns and Dead End Batman figures!! I might have to ahead and get those from you eventually as well. Your Batman work is tops, as well as your Indy stuff.
SOOO glad you finally got on Shawn. It's nice to see that you are feeling better and that the new design on the Batman is working out so well. I love how this thing has evolved over the past few months. And the speed with which you have been doing them has inspired me to push harder with my own efforts. Great work bro.
And I LOVE that Batman Returns and Dead End Batman figures!! I might have to ahead and get those from you eventually as well. Your Batman work is tops, as well as your Indy stuff.
screamingmetal
Super Freak
Re: Keaton Batman
Glad to hear you're feeling better and have finally registered to the forum Shawn!
The new improved Batman looks fantastic! I hope you don't mind waiting a little longer for my payment. If you want to talk about that, send me a Private Message by clicking on my screen name at the top left of this post.
Welcome to the Freaks!
Glad to hear you're feeling better and have finally registered to the forum Shawn!
The new improved Batman looks fantastic! I hope you don't mind waiting a little longer for my payment. If you want to talk about that, send me a Private Message by clicking on my screen name at the top left of this post.
Welcome to the Freaks!
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Nice to see your finally aboard Shawn.
I love the upgrades to Bats, especially the added articulation. Can't wait to get mine! I hope it was among the ones you shipped on Friday.
Nice to see your finally aboard Shawn.
I love the upgrades to Bats, especially the added articulation. Can't wait to get mine! I hope it was among the ones you shipped on Friday.
Kabukiman
Greatest Person Ever
Re: Keaton Batman
Oh man, Shawn, I want all of those! You should start a gallery in the customs forum, I'd love to see anything else you've done.
Oh man, Shawn, I want all of those! You should start a gallery in the customs forum, I'd love to see anything else you've done.
Figurefreaks
Super Freak
Re: Keaton Batman
Nice to see you on the board Shawn.
I new to this board myself, just in time to get the upgraded Batman …it looks amazing.
The “Returns” looks very nice too, probably get that one too after I receive the one I order.
Take care!
Nice to see you on the board Shawn.
I new to this board myself, just in time to get the upgraded Batman …it looks amazing.
The “Returns” looks very nice too, probably get that one too after I receive the one I order.
Take care!
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that Dead End Batman looks sick! I am gonna need that
that Dead End Batman looks sick! I am gonna need that
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