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Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

A day to contemplate and I'm offering a verdict, so far, in my opinion this is the custom figure of the year. Yes this includes Rainman (Anton was 2012) but ill be straight up, this is as good as Anton.

In my opinion we have not seem a Christian Bale sculpt before,that's what this figure renders all other bale sculpts IMO. Almost obsolete. Yes that includes Adams which I have painted by iminime actually. I still like it, but this is a whole new stratosphere.

Whoever this sculptor is iminime is sitting on a jackpot. I love Rainman and obviously Trev is a separate thing of awesomeness as well but I'm not gonna lie I'd be totally cool of this guy sculpted all the heads.

Another sleeper hit for me was Ripley. That figure gets no love. But it's not come close to touching this because it needs upgrades and a new, body. Bateman is ready to rock straight out of box.

See Ray, I just don't see it that way. I feel the suit is seriously lacking. I will admit that the head sculpt is really good but I think it has just a touch of stylizing going on. For me this figure was a little disappointing. :dunno
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Soon, soon! Patience! :lecture

I just need to set up the decals for my entertainment center. Almost done. Maybe by Thursday/Friday... maybe as early as tonight. :dunno

Oooooohhhhh, that's a bingoooo.
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Agreed!

What body did you use for Ripley Ray?

Hey bud I ended up using a HT Alice with a shaved down butt. I posted pictures of the end result you know where... The arms skin matched the face nicely. I also lengthened her calves a bit
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

See Ray, I just don't see it that way. I feel the suit is seriously lacking. I will admit that the head sculpt is really good but I think it has just a touch of stylizing going on. For me this figure was a little disappointing. :dunno

Wow Robbie really interesting to see your perspective on this especially since you were pretty satisfied with Jules but from the pics I've seen I'm pretty disappointed (will reserve final judgement until i have it in hand) but Bateman I have zero major quams. Ill admit I was iffy about the suit out of box but after I undressed him and redressed him I really like it a lot. It's by far and above the best tailoring from iminime yet, it's definitely not a Kato or Rainman suit but I like it. Padding his shoulders up made all the difference in the world also.

I'm also really damn happy with the head I'm especially happy since I was expecting it to be undersized and its just right. Also they improved the suit so much from the prototype pictures. I'm really just all around blown away by this effort.
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Wow Robbie really interesting to see your perspective on this especially since you were pretty satisfied with Jules but from the pics I've seen I'm pretty disappointed (will reserve final judgement until i have it in hand) but Bateman I have zero major quams. Ill admit I was iffy about the suit out of box but after I undressed him and redressed him I really like it a lot. It's by far and above the best tailoring from iminime yet, it's definitely not a Kato or Rainman suit but I like it. Padding his shoulders up made all the difference in the world also.

I'm also really damn happy with the head I'm especially happy since I was expecting it to be undersized and its just right. Also they improved the suit so much from the prototype pictures. I'm really just all around blown away by this effort.

Yeah, I stripped him. Switched bodies to give him a wider shoulders. The tie bothered me the most. I know its a full Windsor but I felt it looked way too thick. I pulled it apart and re tied it as a half. I also removed the top button on his shirt along with the Velcro. It was way too thick there too. I feel better about it after the changes but the jacket just doesn't fit well around the neck. Its just not as fitted as I hoped. As a whole I think its a good figure, just suits have to fit perfectly and that's why I get irritated when people say its just a guy in a suit. Those "simple" suits are the most obvious when they aren't fitted which to me, makes them the greatest challenge. That what I like the most about Jules, is his suit fits his body perfect. Just my opinion.
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Yeah, I stripped him. Switched bodies to give him a wider shoulders. The tie bothered me the most. I know its a full Windsor but I felt it looked way too thick. I pulled it apart and re tied it as a half. I also removed the top button on his shirt along with the Velcro. It was way too thick there too. I feel better about it after the changes but the jacket just doesn't fit well around the neck. Its just not as fitted as I hoped. As a whole I think its a good figure, just suits have to fit perfectly and that's why I get irritated when people say its just a guy in a suit. Those "simple" suits are the most obvious when they aren't fitted which to me, makes them the greatest challenge. That what I like the most about Jules, is his suit fits his body perfect. Just my opinion.

There's a lot of truth in here specifically the part about the importance of a good fitting suit on a character thats all about the suit as a central part to his character its even mkre important.i work for a fashion house so after the last few years i just look at tailoring differently. poor tailoring is really really bothersome to me. i totally agree about the tie its the one thing bothering me now, I'd love to see pics of yours to see if I feel like getting ambitious and reting mine.

As always the velcro is a huge pain. I swapped bodies at first for the same reasons you did and interestingly enough I went back, the suit is pretty well tailored to the build of the ZCWO body which might be more accurate to Batemans build anyway, I did find the low sitting shoulders is what threw the whole thing off both in tailoring of the shoulders and the freakishly long neck (a staple problem for iminime figures in general)

You might want to give it a try, i just took a quarter of s cotton ball and fabric taped it at both shoulders under the shirt, i'll try and get pics up tomorrow as well.
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Did anyone get socks as stated on the 1st page? Mine are missing.
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Hmmm, I surprised to hear that you weren't more impressed Robbie. I had zero issues with the suit straight out of the box (the way you received yours in your box was fkin' peculiar BTW). It took a total of 2 minutes total of getting the knees, arms, legs, elbows, blah blah situated; futzing the suit straight and that's a wrap!

I was a bit worried about the suit but I have to say I'm beyond impressed. They definitely did improve it from the proto pics. The lapels are way less bulky. Looks amazing!
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

You might want to give it a try, i just took a quarter of s cotton ball and fabric taped it at both shoulders under the shirt, i'll try and get pics up tomorrow as well.


Depending on the clothing, a lot of these figs on HT narrows or equivalents need the shoulders beefed up to look natural. I had to do a similar method to yours with Ra's, Mills & Somerset.
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

It's hardly an argument for quality with so crude a photo but thisis what made all the difference, the original body with the shoulders padded up a bit, it really brought everything together for me and I think this is a very high quality suit for the price and for iminime

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Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Fantastic looking figure! Congrats to all buyers.
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Al…I’m sorry… it’s just…. I don’t have anything in common with you





Oh man, oh man, oh man. So I just spent a good amount of time with this guy and I’m officially blown away. I didn't put the raincoat on yet but I soaked in everything else good and plenty. BANANAS!!!!!!

Hands down it’s the best Iminime figure that I’ve received to date. The suit is great! The high end guys here can’t expect Kato quality with this but it’s by far the best in its class. It’s improved from the proto shots and buries all of those frumpy, bulky cheap suits on the market. The whole outfit is fantastic; double breasted pinstripe suit, blue contrast shirt with gold cuff links, red patterned tie... all super accurate. The over coat is awesome too and no detail was missed here either. I love that look and I’m so glad it made the cut. It seems that this was also altered from proto as it has a much better fit now.

The shoes are a good look and it’s great to see that accurate resin shoes will finally be part of Iminime’s packages. These have great detail and they even have tread/grip details on the bottom of the sole. NICEEEEEEEEEE

I can’t say enough about the Raincoat. This is Iminime’s best single article of clothing they’ve ever produced. Accurate to a tee (well… aside from the three circle design in the rear flap) and the best choice of material they could have possibly sourced. I originally thought it was a cloth fabric that greatly resembled vinyl but it does actually have a slight plasticy quality to it. Awesome.

The axe is incredible. Real metal head, wood grain details on the handle, blonde wood accurate color. My fave accessory of the batch.

Now that I have the knife in hand I can say it’s pretty awesome and better than I expected based on the first few pics. It’s full metal just like a real Global but it has a criss-cross grip pattern on the handle as opposed to Global’s famous black dotted pattern. It would’ve been nice if Iminime could’ve figured out a way to make the accurate handle….. one of my very few nits about this set.

The brief case and CD are a bit on the rough side but I’m glad they’re included and both are very acceptable.

The DX head is surprisingly amazing. I thought it was decent in all the proto pics but thought it was a strange choice. Now that it’s here I’ve changed my opinion about it. It has so much character and personality in hand. It’s awesome and looks sick with the rain coat and axe. The inside of the mouth has so much detail it’s sick. They even included the Uvula (“punching bag”) for Christ’s sake. Tongue, teeth and roof of the mouth all have great detail; awesomely sculpted and painted.

The paint on both sculpts have been improved from the protos; lighter skin tone and no more blondish highlights. He was too reddish blonde originally but they nailed his proper hair color.

The ZCWO/Iminime body is decent. The arms are a bit loose but the legs and ankles are stiff as a board so he could hold poses no problemo. They're compatible with HT hand pegs too. I will still probably switch him over to a TTM18 but for those who don't want to invest more into this, you'll have no problem with this body.


Major victory for Iminime. Major win for the fans.




 
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Forgot to mention that I'll add a few things to perfect the set. I'm going to get the shoes painted gloss black, gave him a full set of Indiana hands and Red Skull gloves, and I think I have a solution for the missing circle design on the raincoat.

Aside from that I'm hoping that Denny will bring us a nail gun, Walkman and two-tone Rollie!!!
 
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Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

Al…I’m sorry… it’s just…. I don’t have anything in common with you





Oh man, oh man, oh man. So I just spent a good amount of time with this guy and I’m officially blown away. I didn't put the raincoat on yet but I soaked in everything else good and plenty. BANANAS!!!!!!

Hands down it’s the best Iminime figure that I’ve received to date. The suit is great! The high end guys here can’t expect Kato quality with this but it’s by far the best in its class. It’s improved from the proto shots and buries all of those frumpy, bulky cheap suits on the market. The whole outfit is fantastic; double breasted pinstripe suit, blue contrast shirt with gold cuff links, red patterned tie... all super accurate. The over coat is awesome too and no detail was missed here either. I love that look and I’m so glad it made the cut. It seems that this was also altered from proto as it has a much better fit now.

The shoes are a good look and it’s great to see that accurate resin shoes will finally be part of Iminime’s packages. These have great detail and they even have tread/grip details on the bottom of the sole. NICEEEEEEEEEE

I can’t say enough about the Raincoat. This is Iminime’s best single article of clothing they’ve ever produced. Accurate to a tee (well… aside from the three circle design in the rear flap) and the best choice of material they could have possibly sourced. I originally thought it was a cloth fabric that greatly resembled vinyl but it does actually have a slight plasticy quality to it. Awesome.

The axe is incredible. Real metal head, wood grain details on the handle, blonde wood accurate color. My fave accessory of the batch.

Now that I have the knife in hand I can say it’s pretty awesome and better than I expected based on the first few pics. It’s full metal just like a real Global but it has a criss-cross grip pattern on the handle as opposed to Global’s famous black dotted pattern. It would’ve been nice if Iminime could’ve figured out a way to make the accurate handle….. one of my very few nits about this set.

The brief case and CD are a bit on the rough side but I’m glad they’re included and both are very acceptable.

The DX head is surprisingly amazing. I thought it was decent in all the proto pics but thought it was a strange choice. Now that it’s here I’ve changed my opinion about it. It has so much character and personality in hand. It’s awesome and looks sick with the rain coat and axe. The inside of the mouth has so much detail it’s sick. They even included the Uvula (“punching bag”) for Christ’s sake. Tongue, teeth and roof of the mouth all have great detail; awesomely sculpted and painted.

The paint on both sculpts have been improved from the protos; lighter skin tone and no more blondish highlights. He was too reddish blonde originally but they nailed his proper hair color.

The ZCWO/Iminime body is decent. The arms are a bit loose but the legs and ankles are stiff as a board so he could hold poses no problemo. They're compatible with HT hand pegs too. I will still probably switch him over to a TTM18 but for those who don't want to invest more into this, you'll have no problem with this body.


Major victory for Iminime. Major win for the fans.






Great review, it's made the anticipation even greater for when I get him tomorrow!

I'm going to buy a second body so I can display both heads.

I've also bought a chainsaw to pose with the screaming sculpt!

Just seriously can't wait for him to arrive, he's got his own shelf ready and waiting!
 
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I have the box sitting here but haven't had time to open. Maybe sometime tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing how it came out.
 
Re: NOW SHIPPING! [iminime] Wall Street Killer - Patrick Bateman

And as usual by my luck...

Tracking says my package is STILL in Korea... since the 19th. But Im not surprised because evidently every project Ive been involved in, I somehow get the figure after almost everyone has already displayed/resold it.
Thank You India Post :gah:

And I have a request from you guys, can anyone here mail me a Unrated or Directors Cut or whatever is the best DVD edition available of American Psycho?
Ill ofcourse pay for it and shipping. I do not have my favourite Christian Bale movie because it never released in my country in DVD let alone in theaters.
 
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MANY MANY MORE PICS IN MY COLLECITON THREAD GUYS.

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