1/6 Hot Toys Batman Forever Batman (sonar suit)

Raymond F. said:

I haven’t heard this mentioned here yet. Had mine open for like a month or whatever untouched in a dark cabinets

Val is now a sticky tacky mess of a figure - y’alls the same?

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pug205 said:

Both my Batman and Robin figures felt very tacky out of the box when opened two weeks ago. Been in a cabinet ever since with Robin being now fine and most of it gone from Batman too.

I'm in Australia and had a few warm days to end summer and a little humidity in that time but nothing extreme.

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Raymond F. said:

Yup exactly and it’s been a DRY winter here too

And it had zero tack when I took it out of the box but now it’s tough to even handle

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MedievaL said:

I just opened mine over the weekend. I could feel a little tack on some parts of the armor like the thighs. Are you guys using anything to get rid of the tack?

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MedievaL said:

I just opened mine over the weekend. I could feel a little tack on some parts of the armor like the thighs. Are you guys using anything to get rid of the tack?

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Vortex said:

I believe they use lube to get the suits on and that may come though in different areas and in different amounts for each figure - especially with such a thin rubber suit.. A lot of people including myself have noticed it right out of the box perhaps Raymond's is just now starting the process?

I don't think it's degradation. At least I hope not. Time will tell I guess.

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I suppose it could also have something to do with the paint used on this suit or whatever it is. Thinking about it more, this thing may melt like Comedian.

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lordnastrond said:

Lube and men in rubber suits - sounds like my Saturday night!

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pug205 said:

Hot Toys have not had the best record with pleather and some rubber before but the 89 and Returns figures have not deteriorated. I don't believe these would do so within 4 months of production.

I could be wrong but I think these figures will be fine and that the current tackiness is part of the lubrication and will subside over time.

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SimonAT said:

I’ve got Joker filling in for Riddler at the moment. Gonna be a long wait for that Mars Riddler

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snoop101 said:

What’s going on with Robins codpiece in that pic!?

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karamazov80 said:

Schumacher, well, he had a vision. . .

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snoop101 said:

What’s going on with Robins codpiece in that pic!?

@SimonAT

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karamazov80 said:

Looks good, but it is too bad Batman doesn't have matching nipples to go with his boy.


Schumacher, well, he had a vision. . .

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jsgord58 said:

I ordered Robin despite my deep reservations about his drooping genitalia. The wife has no such reservations.

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pug205 said:

He sure did but in this case it could be Howard's vision as the figure seems a bit more "enhanced" compared to the on screen suits.

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soundwave said:

Hey all,

Those that have Batman in hand (& Robin I suppose) how is the cape?
What is it like for posing etc.?

I like to have a museum style pose for my figures so I'm hoping the cape can drape naturally

Thanks

Neil

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soundwave said:

Hey all,

Those that have Batman in hand (& Robin I suppose) how is the cape?
What is it like for posing etc.?

I like to have a museum style pose for my figures so I'm hoping the cape can drape naturally

Thanks

Neil

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SimonAT said:

I’ve got Joker filling in for Riddler at the moment. Gonna be a long wait for that Mars Riddler

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a-dev said:

I quite like Batman's cape. Like you I stick to museum poses and find wired capes awful if all you want is a natural drape. Robin's is wired and thus not so good.

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SimonAT said:

For a museum pose, the cape on Batman sits really nicely. It drapes well and looks natural.

I haven’t tried any other poses, so not sure how it could look otherwise.

As @a-dev mentioned, Robin’s cape drapes less naturally. It can take some fiddling to get it looking nice in a drape. However, it can look really nice in a swaying pose.

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