Re: Maglor’s Menagerie (Updated on page 67)
Holy crap, Mag...that Batman looks awesome!
Where did you get it?
WoW man, grats on that Batman Returns. I was really curious on the quality of that thing cause the ones that were posted on the DC thread were blurry. Now that I see the clear picture, that is sweet man.
Major Congrats Mag on the New Scores and the Batman looks Great
Thanks guys.
It's this figure:
https://www.batmanmovieonline.com/gallery.php?showpicture=1398
And I bought it from this member:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91484
What mods are you doing and who's repainting?
So far I modified the crotch, which basically involved destroying the under-suit, which is always covered by the outer "shorts". The outer shorts are very ridged and the under-suit forced them down so far that the legs were always scissored tightly closed. I cut up the under-suit crotch and forced the shorts up higher. Now a more natural stance is possible, but a crotch stand is required to keep the legs from creeping back together. When I jammed the shorts up, the chest/ab armor fit differently than intended. I have it tucked into the pants, which isn't really noticeable with the right belt placement. I also had to reposition the velcro that hold the suit together.
Also, right now that head/cowl is just perched on the shoulders. The neck is not attached to the body at the moment. Because the cowl is removable, the head used is quite small, along with the neck being too short. This caused all kinds of problems with the cowl. It looks more natural the way I have it now, but I want the neck to be fixed in place, so I have to find a way to add permanent length to it. Also, when I took the cowl off I messed up the paint pretty bad. Apparently it wasn't sealed. So I need to take the cowl off again and fix up the paint. I have already spent so much on this that I feel I need to try and paint it myself rather than pay a painter.
The chest logo needs some fixing up as well. The yellow was chipped of in one spot when I got it, and a lot of the black came off with taking the cowl off and putting it back on. It's a very tight fit.
The knee pads were placed too high, so they need to be glued back in place lower. Especially since I raised the shorts.
Finally, the forearms are ridiculously long, so I want to shorten the gloves, which will hopefully make it possible to jam them further down on the forearm stumps.
Once all this is done I think I'll like the figure more. It really has the potential to be the best 1/6 Returns Batman.
Here he is stripped down:
