Hot Toys Bruce Wayne/Batman (2011 Toy Con Ex) review + pics

[Maglor]

Cotton bud, cut the end off and imprint the circle when it's hardened up a bit.

I must be daft... It sounds like you said I should sculpt some cape clips out of cotton...

 

[Darkseed]

My replacement boot finally arrived from Toys2 and in perfect working condition

 

[Coheteboy]

Got my replacement Batman so decided to take a few more pics.

 

[cokebabies]

This is frighteningly realistic!

Only careful viewing of the mouthpiece indicates it's not real (it looks slightly crooked?); that is one of the best I've ever seen 1/6 eyes look.

 

[Voorhees27]

Agreed. It looks like a freaking still, very nice!

 

[Remy]

Holy Crap, that is one of the best picture of this figure. I had to do a double take cause I thought its one of those pix of figure along with the real thing.
I do love the eyes on this figure cause with the right lighting, it almost looks like glass eyes. instead of painted on.

 

[cokebabies]

Holy Crap, that is one of the best picture of this figure. I had to do a double take cause I thought its one of those pix of figure along with the real thing.
I do love the eyes on this figure cause with the right lighting, it almost looks like glass eyes. instead of painted on.

The eyes on this seem strange... in some pictures they really do look glass. But in the wrong angle or very bright lighting, they have that dead, doll-eye look to them.

 

[Coheteboy]

This is frighteningly realistic!

Only careful viewing of the mouthpiece indicates it's not real (it looks slightly crooked?); that is one of the best I've ever seen 1/6 eyes look.

Thanks! Yah, my vision is probably not what it was (and I was working in the dark) trying different levels of light before I was happy with that one. I was paying too much attention to the eyes, not enough to the mouth!

 

[vodoun]

I must be daft... It sounds like you said I should sculpt some cape clips out of cotton...

What does it look like when you cut the shaft of a cotton bud?

 

[vangeta]

Certainly vangeta. The cape changes the entire look of the Bats. Is that the long or short one?

Don't know. It's the custom cape everyone has been buying off of here.

 

[DiFabio]

Man Maglor you sure do misunderstand a great deal of posts.


Basically vodoun's advice to your wife is to cut the cotton bud (or cotton swab as I like to call them . . . those damn UK freaks). Then with the stick of the swab you can get the perfect circular design to form into the sculpey. Just use the stick swab you cut and press into the triangular cape clasp that your wife makes for you.

Basically to achieve this,

 

[Maglor]

I get it now. Thanks for the translation DiFab. I thought vodoun was calling me "bud" which seemed a bit weird I must admit.

 

[chrisdeeds]

Some really great pics....but man those other pics are scary...I can't believe how this guy is falling apart!

 

[Remy]

The eyes on this seem strange... in some pictures they really do look glass. But in the wrong angle or very bright lighting, they have that dead, doll-eye look to them.

I think its only when people use flash to take pics. It really sucks when people use flash cause it certainly doesnt flatter the figure. In most cases, it always ruin what the figure really looks like cause it washes out the colors and can make a sculpt have a substantial different look.

 

[jayveeeusebio]

I just need to re-quote this pic again for awesomeness!

Looks so real esp. the eyes!

Great shot!

 

[Pennyworth]

Great photos man

Curious - what set up did you use to create these?

 

[Coheteboy]

Great photos man

Curious - what set up did you use to create these?

Thanks, guys!


Would you believe it's on my parent's kitchen table? I wait until it's dark outside. I have the lights on while I set up my camera on tripod and manually focus the shot.

Then I turn off the lights and using my cellphone as illumination, I take the shot.

I take maybe 3 of each shot trying different light placement.

Then I turn on the lights, repose, try again. It's incredibly time consuming with these figures as i'm sure you all know. I'd prefer to live in New York or Chicago to take these shots with the city behind the figure so i settle with pitch black.

 

[Pennyworth]

Good to know - thanks man...great shots.

 

[highlander1]

I PUT my gargoyle shelf up for bataman ,sorry not best camera pics

 

[Maglor]

Thanks, guys!


Would you believe it's on my parent's kitchen table? I wait until it's dark outside. I have the lights on while I set up my camera on tripod and manually focus the shot.

Then I turn off the lights and using my cellphone as illumination, I take the shot.

I take maybe 3 of each shot trying different light placement.

Then I turn on the lights, repose, try again. It's incredibly time consuming with these figures as i'm sure you all know. I'd prefer to live in New York or Chicago to take these shots with the city behind the figure so i settle with pitch black.

Very similar to my method. But I use my computer monitor for light. And sometimes a flashlight for a secondary light sorce.