Hot Toys 1/6th scale BATMAN (Original Suit) Photo thread

[yongkykun]

woa, so storing your figure inside the box doesn't guarantee that the rubber won't melt?

 

[mr.thrifty]

the "melting" of that guys figure was due to the high temps. where he lives. and with it being streched at that joint didn't help.

 

[yongkykun]

I happen to live in Bogor, Indonesia. It's not necessarily hot here, but it still is tropic. Do you suppose I should get it out of the box? And between a glass box and an acrylic box, which do you suppose is best to store HT figures?

 

[mr.thrifty]

this is the first figure I've owned made with a suit such as this. so I'm probably trying to get as much info as you.
also...this suit is made of rubber correct? and not silicone like the Nostromo figures?

 

[Captain Britain]

I happen to live in Bogor, Indonesia. It's not necessarily hot here, but it still is tropic. Do you suppose I should get it out of the box? And between a glass box and an acrylic box, which do you suppose is best to store HT figures?

If I was you I wouldn't keep it in the box, but I stress, that's based on my feeling that it's always better for plastic not to be touching plastic or rubber; as for your glass/ acrylic box question do you mean for display?

I think it's also important to get some proportion about these figures - although they are beautiful, and expensive, they may have a short life span and one day melt into plastic mulch. Or they may last for many decades - we just don't know. Personally, if I'm sure I'm not going to sell a figure on within a uear or so, I like to get it out of the packaging and enjoy it as much as I can. But everyone's different.

I also think as a rule loose figures last longer. I'm pretty certain plastic or rubber don't react with tissue paper, which is what I wrap loose figures in for storage. But I recently opened some Star Wars POTF2 figures that were only a decade old and they were covered in that oily residue - but ones that I've had loose since then haven't acquired it.

 

[yongkykun]

If I was you I wouldn't keep it in the box, but I stress, that's based on my feeling that it's always better for plastic not to be touching plastic or rubber; as for your glass/ acrylic box question do you mean for display?

thanks.. and yeah, I mean to use one for display.

I happen to make custom acrylic display box as well. I'm designing one for the Dark Knight figures. I plan to make them with the dark knight logo engraved on the acrylic using laser etcher. It's going to be nice. But if acrylic doesn't do much good at preserving / protecting HT figures, then I'd go with the glass display box.

 

[thundergod]

Can anyone confirm that this item can be used with Hot Toys Batman's Bruce Wayne head?

I recently bought one of these (nude) bodies on ebay and although I didn't try to fit a H.T headsculpt on it , I'm 99% sure one would fit . So sure , in fact , that I'll be sending for this set A.S.A.P. The Saturday Toys body is superb , next only in quality to the H.T True Type and even the bendy hands , normally a minus on a figure , are excellent .

 

[yongkykun]

So, I take it that the neck socket and joints of Saturday Toy and Hot Toys figures are identical?
Thundergod, can please try it out?

Thanks a million.

 

[rw23]

So, I take it that the neck socket and joints of Saturday Toy and Hot Toys figures are identical?
Thundergod, can please try it out?

Thanks a million.

They are compatable, I have Bruce standing on my shelf as we speak. I would take a pic for you but it's late here.

 

[yongkykun]

Don't worry, I'll wait... it's 12:30pm here anyway

 

[Venomous venom]

hhahahahahah welcome yongkykun...its a pleasure to see you here..!akkwakwkakwaw

 

[yongkykun]

spreading your venom around, eh bro?
How do you recognize me, though? I used a different name in the other forum. Anyway, let's intoxicate these people, shall we?

 

[Venomous venom]

i have more web sense than a little spidey...hehehe...they have more curses for batman than us....hahahahahaha

 

[yongkykun]

They are compatable, I have Bruce standing on my shelf as we speak. I would take a pic for you but it's late here.

so.. may I have a look at that pic bro?

 

[rw23]

I'll put some up in the kitbash Bruce thread...

 

[jocal62]

Yeah, something about the Takara still wins it for me, it may not be as life like as the Hot Toys but I love both equally. Plus the cape is so awesome on the Takara.

I'm still amazed at the amount of times I have knocked my desk and it never falls over.

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Edwint's cracking pictures.

Thanks for the pics. Takara still wins it for me too.

 

[yongkykun]

Yeah, kinda hope my HT batman original costume figure can have as much posability as takara's.

these two are the best iconic poses for the begins' batman, and are impossible to get with Hot Toys' Batman <sigh>...

 

[freestylex06x]

i think the second photo is possible, but the first one would take a huge risk in messing the suit up

 

[yongkykun]

^ I'm not entirely sure of that. Even if we can, it'll look strange. Is there a tutorial out there on how to rig the cape so that it can have the same look as the second photo?

 

[vodoun]

^ I'm not entirely sure of that. Even if we can, it'll look strange. Is there a tutorial out there on how to rig the cape so that it can have the same look as the second photo?

I believe edwint (owner of those pictures) put metal wire up the tips of the cape. Since the Takara has a fold stitched at the edge, if I remember correctly. It's boxed up but I can't be bothered to look and see. I remember seeing something like that though.