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He told you this Sallah. Wow amazing looks exactly like the mezco material. How exactly did he improve the suit. Details please!

He even got the lines on the material to match Mezco's:clap
Please don't be overly snarky here with a custom artist who posts on the boards. We've had a new rule implemented here that is set up to curb situations like that. There are very clear differences with the color of the suit and quality of the cape. Stitching is also tighter and looks better. Hard to tell about differences in the lines here, though at this scale I'm not sure you could do much different than what Mezco did.

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That custom looks nice but to me at least the original suite fits perfect. It doesn't seem to "bunch up" like the custom one does.
 
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I don't really like or prefer the fit of Tony's suit or the leather cape, but I do think the color is an improvement. Really like how much darker it is, looks great .

While I have no problem with what I own, the Mezco one is practically white. That and the flesh color of the face on both sculpts. He looks like a vampire or a zombie. Those are minor nitpicks though. The stock figure AS IS is simply fantastic. You can't ask for much more at the scale or price point.
 
Please don't be overly snarky here with a custom artist who posts on the boards. We've had a new rule implemented here that is set up to curb situations like that. There are very clear differences with the color of the suit and quality of the cape. Stitching is also tighter and looks better. Hard to tell about differences in the lines here, though at this scale I'm not sure you could do much different than what Mezco did.

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Woah I didn't mean any disrespect. You took it the wrong way. Everybody knows that I never put anybody down on this forum for any reason. I was just curious.

And thanks for the comparison pics now I can see the huge differences. Sorry, I love Tony's work and I've ordered from him and he knows me, I've contacted him before about his customs. So please don't judge me. :dunno
 
Woah I didn't mean any disrespect. You took it the wrong way. Everybody knows that I never put anybody down on this forum for any reason. I was just curious.

And thanks for the comparison pics now I can see the huge differences. Sorry, I love Tony's work and I've ordered from him and he knows me, I've contacted him before about his customs. So please don't judge me. :dunno
Apologies if I took you wrongly. I thought you were trying to knock him by saying that he wasn't actually doing anything different from the Mezco suit.
 
I have no need for the Mezco dark blue exclusive. I have the black and I'm getting the Previews blue w/ yellow oval so it would be redundant. The pistol is appropriate for the black version, and the rifle, thigh ammo, grapple hook and batarangs are scene specific to the light blue w/ oval.

The Mezco exclusive is cool for someone only looking to buy one and only one since it's an all encompassing set. A collector that isn't fussed with accuracy.

Difabio the Mezco exclusive is accurate to the character as well. Like Pierre from Mezco said that Miller changed the look and color to a darker blue tint throughout the later issues in the series. I think this is why Mezco decided to choose this tint for their exclusive.

IMO all three versions are key and represent each look that Batman had in the books. That's why if everybody has all three versions coming you pretty much have all the correct representations of bats from TDKR series :lecture
 
Yeah, but Batman was never the Mezco ex. dark blue color with any of those weapons or accessories he has. That was my point. That's all. It comes with every versions accessories, but he never looks like that when he uses them.

In the graphic novel, he's pretty much every variation possible. Sometimes he looks lean, other times he looks like a 400 chubby monster. Sometimes he's black, sometimes he's blue, sometimes he has a gradation from blue to black like he does in the big page spread at the carnival. There's even a moment when he fights the Mutant Leader for the first time in his blue and oval costume where he is practically black and dark grey because of the setting of the fight. Just because that's the shade and mood the colorist wants to convey, doesn't mean Batman is actually black and grey in that scene.

The Mezco ex. mostly captures the look of when he's on horseback when Gotham loses electricity after the crash and everything is pitch black. They most likely made him the dark, grayish blue to stand out from the background. If you look at Carrie Kelly's black rimmed glasses (which I think we can all agree is black), they're the same dark blue. Then there's the sequence where he's on the motorcycle where his cowl, boots, gloves and trunks are literally black, but his cape is blue to help stand out from the black asphalt on the panel.

For my money, there are three costumes in the comic, classic blue w/ oval, black and grey when he returns to fight the Mutant Leader and Joker, then the special armored suit he fights Superman else in. Everything else is the colorist separating Batman from visually similar backgrounds or setting a particular mood (first fight with the Mutant Leader). Figure wise, anything else is just a gimmick to sell more of the same figure.


Gotham Alleys: Blue Batman?


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Apologies if I took you wrongly. I thought you were trying to knock him by saying that he wasn't actually doing anything different from the Mezco suit.

It's all good and thanks :wave

I didn't want other posters thinking I would put anyone down. Are you kidding, as a fellow customizer myself, I wish I had the skills Tony had. In fact I love how a product gets so much attention from members and not just this but with the HT figures as well. That says to me that they (we) really care about the product that is produced and respect the idea and for some like myself always like to improve it.

Hell, I bust my ass off trying to get these figures as much as possible to the actual accuracy whether it's a look from a movie, cartoon, video game, etc but unfortunately there is no such thing as the perfect 100% action figure to the source. So I highly respect anyone of course like Tony to go that extra mile and effort in improving the concept.

Now if Tony could improve the ankle configuration on this figure I will be :blissy:blissy
 
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Yeah, but Batman was never the Mezco ex. dark blue color with any of those weapons or accessories he has. That was my point. That's all. It comes with every versions accessories, but he never looks like that when he uses them.

In the graphic novel, he's pretty much every variation possible. Sometimes he looks lean, other times he looks like a 400 chubby monster. Sometimes he's black, sometimes he's blue, sometimes he has a gradation from blue to black like he does in the big page spread at the carnival. There's even a moment when he fights the Mutant Leader for the first time in his blue and oval costume where he is practically black and dark grey because of the setting of the fight. Just because that's the shade and mood the colorist wants to convey, doesn't mean Batman is actually black and grey in that scene.

The Mezco ex. mostly captures the look of when he's on horseback when Gotham loses electricity after the crash and everything is pitch black. They most likely made him the dark, grayish blue to stand out from the background. If you look at Carrie Kelly's black rimmed glasses (which I think we can all agree is black), they're the same dark blue. Then there's the sequence where he's on the motorcycle where his cowl, boots, gloves and trunks are literally black, but his cape is blue to help stand out from the black asphalt on the panel.

For my money, there are three costumes in the comic, classic blue w/ oval, black and grey when he returns to fight the Mutant Leader and Joker, then the special armored suit he fights Superman else in. Everything else is the colorist separating Batman from visually similar backgrounds or setting a particular mood (first fight with the Mutant Leader). Figure wise, anything else is just a gimmick to sell more of the same figure.


Gotham Alleys: Blue Batman?


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this pic reminded me of another thing I wished they showed right in the film or animated cartoon. The way he had used the gun was disappointing in the film I don't think it was the same type pistol, which is weird because I thought it was spot on to the comic when he used the pistol to ignite the bomb in the tunnel of love sequence after the Joker burned :slap

And too add Difab, I think if Mezco was ever going to be and exclusive it should've been the B & W version because he never looked like that in the comic or film at any point in time. Maybe his skin, but the belt always had some tint to it. :lecture

I wonder if they would attempt a muddy mutant leader fight Batman or BD bats
 
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This is just a fun project I did for my own collection. since it's smaller scale, it does require more effort to make and install. Custom set will not be available like most of my 1/6 scales.

It's a great figure to begin with, I love the articulations and the fabric suit, but there are a few things here and there I would like to improved on.....
- darker suit to fit tighter (done)
- new designed Bat logo (done)
- new paint job on the face
- a new cape..... (Done)
- wire cape
- smaller pouches
- different Bat Logo suit with different shad of grey

Some of the pictures shows the suit looks wrinkled...... Yes, but it can be easily fixed. Crystal and I finished this lay night around 3am I the morning before bed...., I was too tired to take better pictures or fuzz it. You can see more pictures from my Facebook.com/dandymei I took this morning : )

Thanks for the wrinkle fabric situation, I'll play around with it and take better pictures when I get the chance. My goal is to make all the different version Dark Knights from be comic, and all the other characters of Mezco release them in the near future :D
 
This is just a fun project I did for my own collection. since it's smaller scale, it does require more effort to make and install. Custom set will not be available like most of my 1/6 scales.

It's a great figure to begin with, I love the articulations and the fabric suit, but there are a few things here and there I would like to improved on.....
- darker suit to fit tighter (done)
- new designed Bat logo (done)
- new paint job on the face
- a new cape..... (Done)
- wire cape
- smaller pouches
- different Bat Logo suit with different shad of grey

Some of the pictures shows the suit looks wrinkled...... Yes, but it can be easily fixed. Crystal and I finished this lay night around 3am I the morning before bed...., I was too tired to take better pictures or fuzz it. You can see more pictures from my Facebook.com/dandymei I took this morning : )

Thanks for the wrinkle fabric situation, I'll play around with it and take better pictures when I get the chance. My goal is to make all the different version Dark Knights from be comic, and all the other characters of Mezco release them in the near future :D
The wrinkles actually look good. The suit bunched up in the comics.

Are you sure there is NO chance you'll ever offer these? They turn an already awesome figure into a spectacular one.
 
Of course there is always a way of getting exclusives elsewhere, if you want to pay above retail! I did not see the Batman Mezco Exclusive for sale ever on HLJ, just the Preview Limited Version and standard. The Mezco Exclusive did not have yellow behind the bat emblem.

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Ups! meant amiami: AmiAmi [Character & Hobby Shop] | Batman:The Dark Knight Returns - Mezco Direct Limited Batman 1/12 Action Figure(Provisional Preorder)

Why are telling me stuff I already know? :lol

Please don't be overly snarky here with a custom artist who posts on the boards. We've had a new rule implemented here that is set up to curb situations like that. There are very clear differences with the color of the suit and quality of the cape. Stitching is also tighter and looks better. Hard to tell about differences in the lines here, though at this scale I'm not sure you could do much different than what Mezco did.

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Looks fantastic, but I personally prefer both the stock fit and color, but Tony's side stitching is clearly superior.

I should be getting my babies this week :panic:
 
Too bad I didn't have any money when they were offering it cause I bought 3 of the regulars from BBTS :lol

It doesn't kill me not having the dark blue, but it would've been nice, I hate it when online stores don't ship internationally.
 
here is the day light picture I took this morning
- will work on the belt pouches when I get the chance. personally I think they are too big for 1/12 scale......
 
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