1/6 MMS188 The Dark Knight Rises: Selina Kyle/Catwoman Figure Full Specs & Pics

[jdeezy75]

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Oh yes, this will be mine.

 

[RIDDICK]

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Fixed.

Honestly, this is far from a Tonner product.
Dare I say, it's head and shoulders above their other female figures.
For once, I'd say that the quality of the headsculpt is actually on par with their male figures.

Face looks ok so far, yep.
But the rest... too dollish, unnatural... I dunno.
Hope that official pics with good posing will change my mind cuz I need this figure

 

[yongkykun]

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3 things people visiting ani-con later this morning need to take pictures of:
1. the arse
2. the arse
3. the arse

EDIT: oh and thank you very much in advance.

Fixed.

Oh you dirty dirty...

Anyway,
4. the goggles over her eyes
5. if the goggles have LEDs, have them turned on
6. check if the zipper works

EDIT: Oh and thank you very much in advance

 

[Tick-Tock]

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I'm confused at to why some people would prefer sculpted hair. I thought everyone wanted these figures to be as realistic as possible. What would be realistic about plastic hair? If it looks bad on the male figures it would look terrible on this figure.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

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You liking this Hunni?

As far as i know this was you're most anticipated figure.

As far as the neck issue, it's common throughout all rooted haired figures.

 

[mistermadhouse]

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I'm confused at to why some people would prefer sculpted hair. I thought everyone wanted these figures to be as realistic as possible. What would be realistic about plastic hair? If it looks bad on the male figures it would look terrible on this figure.

I wanted sculpted but this actually looks amazing. I'm impressed. As for the reasoning - I'm one of those people who simply display their collectibles and don't focus much on posing and creating dioramas, etc. If it looks great from a fair distance then sculpted would've worked for me.

Though due to that neck joint, I may have to adjust the hair a bit to cover it up.

 

[Monger]

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I'm confused at to why some people would prefer sculpted hair. I thought everyone wanted these figures to be as realistic as possible. What would be realistic about plastic hair? If it looks bad on the male figures it would look terrible on this figure.

There are a number of reasons why people here tend to be shy of rooted hair. For one thing, it requires a little bit more management of the figure as sculpted hair obviously is completely static. Immediately, I find this reasoning silly though because elaborate outfits always require a lot more effort to manage so this shouldn't be such a fearful thing anyway. People have to put boots in boiling water to get them to fit properly, rearrange belts and buckles, etc... I'm sure we can all manage to run some water on our hands and smooth out some fake hair.

Another complaint I hear a lot is the whole "doll" concept, which I find really primitive in thinking. So you can have Tony Stark in a black jumpsuit and that's a high end figure. Put the Tony Stark with rooted hair in a black jumpsuit and that's a high end figure. Now put Catwoman with rooted hair in a black jumpsuit and what is it? A doll. Really?

I am the kind of person that believes some characters benefit from rooted and some benefit from sculpted. The general formula seems to be that short simple hair is best left sculpted, but elaborate or long hair will likely benefit from being rooted. At the absolute highest potential rooted hair will likely look the best, but I only see that level of quality with customs. Check out Kai's Musashi if you want to see what I mean.

Also I find rooted hair really beneficial for the sheer flexibility. If you have a character in mid air you could position the rooted hair to reflect that, allowing for more realistic dynamics. Also, as evident with this thread people have already started to realize how useful the rooted hair will be here. We can use the hair to cover up the ugly neck for one thing. Plus, with some work the hair will really bring the Bat-Pod poses to life.

Only downside to rooted hair as far as I can tell is that it is almost guaranteed to have QC issues out of the box. There seems to be a complete lack of consistency with what people might get. Sometimes the hair is longer, sometimes it is parted differently, sometimes it naturally flows in the front, sometimes the back etc... These all seem like simple fixes though. Everyone gets worried you need hair gel and all this stuff, but it sounds to me like warm water is all you actually need, and maybe a small comb.

 

[Vortex]

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[Monger]

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I really hope she comes with an alternate head sculpt. Very blank stare. Angelica needs it even more though. They gave her an awful expression. At least with Catwoman if you tilt her head down and have her on the bat-pod it should look fine.

 

[badrat]

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I have no interest in this figure, but I think it came out well. Not a fan of rooted hair either but it, too, looks well done.

 

[Shaun & Ed Fan]

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Looks FANTASTIC!!! I'll be buying her.

 

[Project_A]

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I agree looks great! So excited

 

[Spiderwebb13]

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I've never been a fan of rooted hair on these figures but this and Black Widow look really good. Really excited for Catwoman.

 

[krec9]

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I agree looks great! So excited

you getting this ?nice to see yea outside of the resident evil threads

 

[gaijin san]

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This was one of those figures that needed a bit of personality in the sculpt. The likeness here is good but they haven't captured her attitude. They've made her hard and flat, they haven't captured her spark.

Needs trying again.

 

[batfan08]

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I think they captured her "You've given them everything!" look pretty well.

 

[Falconer]

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After watching this again today, and seeing her finally revealed by Hot Toys I'm buying!!

 

[krec9]

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This was one of those figures that needed a bit of personality in the sculpt. The likeness here is good but they haven't captured her attitude. They've made her hard and flat, they haven't captured her spark.

Needs trying again.

you know she will have more sets of hands

 

[gunm]

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So nice, wish there were better photos though.


Can't wait to pick her up!

 

[Pennyworth]

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I think they captured her "You've given them everything!" look pretty well.

Yeah, I think there's an intensity and determination in her look..not just a vacant stare. That being said, an alternate look with some sass would be outstanding.