1/6 MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

[LChinoz]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

He looks great and slim in some pics, then fat in others. It is confusing...still can't wait to get mine!

 

[Tyler]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Looking at the new photo's, i'm glad I preordered this one.

 

[noisetrigger]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Oh well, I can now see at least three issues with this figure...

The shoulder pads are indeed a little too big and the line is missing from the armour on the legs.

They got both of these right on the V1 and somehow along the way, they thought it would be better to change it and now it's two stain on an otherwise perfect figure.

The head is still underscaled and somehow looks thinner and longer than the V1.

However, due to the slimmer and smaller body, it doesn't look to obvious.

Honestly, after two figures, mountains of reference materials and lots of feedback from us, I am quite disappointed that HT still did not quite get it right. I mean it's no excuse for the price they are charging.

 

[theultimateqpa]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Overall a great figure, but am I the only one who thinks the PERS system makes it eyes look really cartoony? This can be seen on this pic when compared to the v1:

Look at these movie stills:

One of the things i liked the most about this suit is how deep Bale eyes were situated in the socket, and how beautifully the shadows formed around all the creases in the eye area. It gave Bale eyes that kind of dark, bestial quality in the movie as the eyeballs were flashing from the shadows. Unfortunately this seems totaly lost on the PERS(even though the figure eyes are more deeply socketed then the v1) and i believe one of the mods that might turn most popular with this figure, will be repainting the PERS eyes to make them look more squinted and less bright. Who's with me?

 

[joda76]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Looks like they used the same shoulder pads from the V1. Its really my only gripe.

 

[Valfar]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

I agree with you, his eyes are too wide open and the bright whites are not helping..cartoony yes, a bit..same with the DX Joker,it sacrifices somes realism for functionality.

 

[Marvel-ous]

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Overall a great figure, but am I the only one who thinks the PERS system makes it eyes look really cartoony? This can be seen on this pic when compared to the v1:

Look at these movie stills:

One of the things i liked the most about this suit is how deep Bale eyes were situated in the socket, and how beautifully the shadows formed around all the creases in the eye area. It gave Bale eyes that kind of dark, bestial quality in the movie as the eyeballs were flashing from the shadows. Unfortunately this seems totaly lost on the PERS(even though the figure eyes are more deeply socketed then the v1) and i believe one of the mods that might turn most popular with this figure, will be repainting the PERS eyes to make them look more squinted and less bright. Who's with me?

Yes, you may be right. But there ain't NO WAY I'm messing around with the PERS eyes. NO WAY. I admire you if you take that risk.

 

[Thrustmaster]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

sonar eyes

 

[wofford29]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Other than the shape of the cowl being wrong again it looks pretty good. I wonder if you'd still be able to do the cowl mod that people did to the 1st one with this. It'll probably be tricky with a mouth that pops off.

 

[intothevoid]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

WOW! Looks superb in those sonar eyes pics, and it has A LOT to do with the cape being futzed properly

 

[MaulFan]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Other than the shape of the cowl being wrong again it looks pretty good. I wonder if you'd still be able to do the cowl mod that people did to the 1st one with this. It'll probably be tricky with a mouth that pops off.

I would think the PERS and Sonar eye technology would be the tricky part of widening the head, I imagine it's pretty snug around those pieces and you'd have to figure a way to secure them.

 

[theultimateqpa]

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Yes, you may be right. But there ain't NO WAY I'm messing around with the PERS eyes. NO WAY. I admire you if you take that risk.

Well i think that might be really easy to do, even for a non-modders. Just take a small brush, a black paint and apply two fine lines on the upper and lower parts of the eyes. With a bit of experience in re-painting, one could co further and make the whites areas less flashy as well as reapaint the whole iris to make it more realistic.

 

[Valfar]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

It does seem like that rough texture is there on the cowl, like on the prototype but, not as pronounced.

 

[beeshaw]

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The Crazy-Eyes work for the Joker though so they're not as 'noticable' as with Batman. IMO anyways. When I look at the head all I see are bug-eyes. Not enough to turn me off of it (don't have the cash for him anyways, so I'll stick with my V1), but enough for me to bring it up. Just an observation. But the movable eyes trump it.

 

[Marvel-ous]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Well i think that might be really easy to do, even for a non-modders. Just take a small brush, a black paint and apply two fine lines on the upper and lower parts of the eyes. With a bit of experience in re-painting, one could co further and make the whites areas less flashy as well as reapaint the whole iris to make it more realistic.

Oh okay. You're talking about repainting the eyes whithout taking them out. That may be easier for experienced artists. Which I am not.

 

[MaulFan]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Trouble with adding paint to the eyes, I think it'll look goofy no matter what you do unless you commit to them being in one position for the rest of it's days and paint them to look ideal in that position.

 

[LChinoz]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

The eyes look best here. I think I will have mine posed this way.

 

[theultimateqpa]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Trouble with adding paint to the eyes, I think it'll look goofy no matter what you do unless you commit to them being in one position for the rest of it's days and paint them to look ideal in that position.

True. But is it difficult to take them out? I havent really followed all the technical stuff about the PERS on this thread.
Also one more thing abou the figure itself. I just looked again at all the movie screenshots, that i posted on the previous page, and Bale looks really good on them. This cowl design has some really nice lines and subtle shapes to it, unfortunately not all of them have been recreated properly on the DX in my opinion(even though, they are there). Sure its a huge improvement from the V1 but still, presonaly i think that the modified Medicom head might look just as good if not better. Guess i would have to wait for more picture to make up my mind. Then again i am nitpicking right now, it is still one hell of a fig. Its just that i would really love to see some day a perfect sculpt of this cowl, a cowl which strenghts of desing are very subtle and hard to recreate properly.

 

[MaulFan]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

What I'm referring to has nothing to do with taking the eyes out or not. What I'm saying is, if you add black to squint the eyes more, you'll basically be defining the white space, and if you move the eyes out of that position, where you should see white will now be black and they'll look goofy, adding any black to the eyes will limit you to one position for the eyes to ever look good in and the rest will look silly.

 

[EdwardNashton1]

Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics

Overall a great figure, but am I the only one who thinks the PERS system makes it eyes look really cartoony? This can be seen on this pic when compared to the v1:

One of the things i liked the most about this suit is how deep Bale eyes were situated in the socket, and how beautifully the shadows formed around all the creases in the eye area. It gave Bale eyes that kind of dark, bestial quality in the movie as the eyeballs were flashing from the shadows. Unfortunately this seems totaly lost on the PERS(even though the figure eyes are more deeply socketed then the v1) and i believe one of the mods that might turn most popular with this figure, will be repainting the PERS eyes to make them look more squinted and less bright. Who's with me?

I agree with you, the PERS eyes look cartoony. And I'm with you, I think they need to be squinted and less bright