Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics
You've been pissing me off a lot lately DiFabio!
Just say this:
I'm all for building and creating your own stuff. I'm in awe at some of the things I see on here...
There's no need or benefit to saying this:
...but don't you dare parade around with sleazy pics and try to pass it off as it's legit and official because in the end, nobody cares about what YOU have, it's only about what others want.
It's great for your collection and you enjoy it, so keep it there IN YOUR COLLECTION.
It just makes you sound like an a-hole.
Many of us
do care about what others have. If we didn't we wouldn't be part of this community. Some of us like to share collections and ideas. It's a big part of the fun. If you don't like it that's your damage.
In general, I agree with your principle of keeping your figure as close to mint as possible. In general, I prefer to do temporary mods, as you say. Things that are easily reversible. For example my Frodo has his jackets bobby-pinned back to be more fitted, and my Sam has his shirt stuffed with cotton so he looks more rotund. Non-collecting friends of mine have commented on what a big improvement this was.
On the other hand, I did a permanent mod to my Cop Joker's badge and I just bought a second badge. It came with the gun, knife, etc. And it's come in handy to have those extra peices. Both the gun and knife are in use, and now I have both a stock
and modded badge. It was cheap to do and I think it looks better. What's the harm in that.
You could say the same thing about the DX02 neck. If you're hell-bent on keeping the figure stock, buy a second neck or get a V1 neck to mod. Granted this will be more expensive than the Joker badge, but I turned down an offer for a V1 neck for $20 a while back. That's not bad at all for what I think is a big improvement.
And a thought about why I personally do mods: It is less about screen accuracy that just looking good for me. For example, I have no desire to have my Joker jacket dyed a different color because the pallet of colors on the DX01 look great to me in there own context. But I think it's cool when others do that kind of custom work.
For me it's important to look real. Meaning, there are things that give something away as being a toy rather than a shrunk down person. These are the kind of things that bug me. The badge on the Cop Joker is an example. The way they want you to shove it under the big fat ribbon so that it covers the stripes just looks very toyish and unrealistic to me. The simple mod makes it look closer to a shrunk down police badge:
Same with the DX02 neck. To me it's not just about screen accuracy, it's about what's physically possible. The only people on earth with a neck as long as the DX Batman's neck are African women who wear those neck rings.
I have held off making the bicep armor more screen accurate because 1) it is a more extreme mod that can
not be reversed
or replaced, and 2) in it's own context it looks fine. Meaning if you're not comparing it to a screen cap it's not something you would notice. But again, I think it's cool when people do it and I would never criticize them for it.
...I didn't mean to make this post so long, but you were making my "blood boil" again and I just couldn't "let it go" this time.
the mission is on. 
