Hey guys, back once again with another update and this time its for the long awaited Batman Premium Format Exclusive
So to go back a few months, my opinions of this piece had always yo-yo'd from liking it then to not liking it due to all the delays and all the changes that Sideshow had made to the statue from what we originally pre ordered, most notably, the decision to change the embossed bat logo on his chest to a more flatter, dull printed on version plus the position of where the logo was placed on his chest had also been altered
so you can imagine a lot of us who had pre ordered this were very frustrated by all these factors. However, speaking personally, I almost came close to cancelling my order several times but wise words from Spidey976, who advised me to wait a little longer and see it with my own eyes before making a big decision like cancelling...well thanks to him because the statue turned out to be an absolute winner!!!
I'll go as far as saying hat this PF is without doubt the best PF that I have purchased in the whole of 2013!!! Its a mammoth of a statue and the detailing (from the beautifully sculpted cape to the articulate base design) makes this truly a work of art! I have to say, as a visual piece its up there with the comic Thor PF and everyone knows that I rate that very highly in my collection. Its just a piece that can be displayed on its own or amongst other DC characters such as the upcoming Superman PF
The material of Batmans suit is also just stunning...the colour, texture...just perfect! The two headsculpts are also superbly sculpted. The Exclusive piece for this statue is the extra hand with Batarang and for me, not to dishearten those who have ordered the Regular version, but the batarang just fits in so well with this pose.
One of the other issues upon those who received their statue over the past week was a complaint of 'saggy armpits'
this was wear the costume seemed to not exactly fit perfectly around the armpit section of the statue creating quite a bizarre look as shown in the pic below....however, with a bit of tweaking using some grey coloured thread and some steady hands, I was able to eliminate the problem within a minute so it really is a simple fix that anyone can do. Infact, when I posted some pictures on facebook last night, it created quite a frenzy as everyone wanted to know how to achieve this fix...so I was kindly approached by Francois (best known as madxcollector for his very cool YouTube statue reviews) and he has decided to include this technique in one of his upcoming videos so that those of you who are wanting to create a similar look to the one that I have achieved with mine, will be able to have the chance to do so
So to sum up this great statue, if you have a chance to purchase an exclusive or a regular at some point then I would highly recommend it...Its certainly one of my favourites in my collection and definitely is one of the best PF's that I have purchased period...its that good! Sideshow have nailed their first attempt at a classic comic Batman and I've no doubts that this one will eventually turn out to be a grail!
Here are some pics guys!
don't worry Steve, he wont stop! Hahahaha!
no repaints im afraid....the faces are as they were when i removed them from the Styrofoam...glad you like the pits!!!
no less than 30 seconds to be exact...although tieing a knot on a thread isn't as easy as it looks!! 
there were only two faults that i found with this statue, the first being those ugly pits (which hopefully now we've all worked out how to fix!) and worse of all...this statue didn't come with 2014 sideshow calendar! 
....that statue aint bad either andy
