Hot Toys DX09 - BATMAN - Batman (Michael Keaton) - Specs & Pics
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I don't have any HT Bats so what is it, was the rubber they used before thicker and more durable? And what the hell was oil doing in a Batman(DX) figure anyway?
thenammagazine
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Yes, the DX02's suit felt considerably thinner. Great for more articulation, sucks because they didn't nail the curing process.
Depends, there were two types of oil. One was used to get the rubber suit on the truetype. The other was coming out of the suit itself because the components are breaking down.
toylion
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Synthetic rubber is made from petrochemical feedstocks. Crude oil is the principal raw material.
General purpose synthetic rubber has its origin in two gases: butadiene, a by-product of petroleum refining, and styrene, captured either in the coking process or as a petroleum refining by-product.
lambo944
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He probably googled it.....
Kamandi
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I wonder if they would have had better luck using talcum powder instead.
Yes, the DX02's suit felt considerably thinner. Great for more articulation, sucks because they didn't nail the curing process.
Depends, there were two types of oil. One was used to get the rubber suit on the truetype. The other was coming out of the suit itself because the components are breaking down.
I wonder if the problems on the DX02 have more to do with a chemical reaction, between the lubricating oil (that was used to glue the suit into place), and the suit itself. It's probably the case that the rubber suit was cured correctly, but once it came into contact with the oil, it started to deteriorate, and melt from the inside out (thus creating the notorious sweaty drip that these figures are known for). Also, since the suit is so thin, the deterioration was probably accelerated even more.
But, whatever the cause of the issue, the DX02 is still one of the best looking 1/6 figures ever created. It's a shame that Hot Toys never got the QC right after having a few releases.
What are you talking about?
toylion
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What are you talking about?
Just answering the mans question. But so you understand, I'll keep it simple. Rubber is made from oil.
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thenammagazine
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In the upright position though, all the lubricating oil left sinks into the boots. If that theory were true, given the oil is pooled in them, the boots and lower leggings of the suit would've rotted first. That's not the case though.
Uncanny Web-Slinger
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Sigh. HT is making me question what the point of buying their rubber costume figures is even worth. You can't pose them like another HT release, they degrade much faster and just don't seem to be worth the questioning and strss of it all
SSC EX Hunter
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I agree Nova, and the worst is if it happens to a HT figure that is by far your grail piece, as wel as your favorite, and it just turns into a melting mess.
Yes, the DX02's suit felt considerably thinner. Great for more articulation, sucks because they didn't nail the curing process.
It was thicker and stiffer. Hence it had really bad articulation.
Yup, they put so much work into the detailing if the suit, they killed the posability of the v1, gave us a very satuesque figure and made it leak because of their changes. If they'd just slimmed down the v1 to DX proportions it would have been a kickass figure.
I'm very curious to see how Keaton Batman is made.
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