Hot Toys’ The Dark Knight: 1:6 Scale Batman
Hot Toys’ The Dark Knight: 1:6 Scale Batman
Under special arrangement with Hong Kong toymaker Hot Toys, DC Direct is proud to offer this 1:6 scale figure of Batman, as he appears in the smash hit “The Dark Knight!”
Dressed in his new Bat-suit, the figure stands approximately 12 inches tall and features more than 32 points of articulation. An alternate head with the likeness of Christian Bale is included, along with many accessories, including a utility belt with cell phone, Batarangs and three sets of interchangeable gloved hands.
The figure comes with a display stand and is packaged in a 4-color box.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Simply awesome. A stunning representation of Batman
I must confess and say that I was originally not going to get this “Dark Knight” Batman. But after reading so many glowing reviews online I decided to take a chance and get it. I haven’t seen the Hot Toys “Batman Begins” figure to compare, but I can say without hesitation that this “Dark Knight” Batman is truly amazing and a sight to behold. As expected from a Hot Toys figure, the detail is simply the best out there and is the most faithful representation of the new suit that Batman wears in “The Dark Knight.”
As much as I praise the overall figure, I’m especially blown away by the extra headsculpt of Christian Bale/Bruce Wayne that is included. Whichever photos of it that you’ve seen on the web don’t begin to do it justice. I’ve noticed that all these photos (even the photo on the back of the box itself) give it a waxy look and a rather unnatural fleshtone. Well, the actual sculpt is not waxy at all and has a very natural fleshtone. Simply put, it’s as if Christian Bale himself is inside the box waiting to come out. It remains to be seen whether the Harvey Dent pre-accident headsculpt will surpass it as the best “Dark Knight” non-Joker headsculpt, but Harvey’s got his work cut out for him.
As mentioned by the previous reviewer, one small downside of this figure (an issue that unfortunately is present with the other “Dark Knight” figures as well) is that the inside pegs often come out when trying to swap hands. I can’t see why these inside pegs couldn’t just have been permanently glued inside the wrists. So use caution and not too much force when swapping the hands. Also mentioned already, this figure isn’t capable of extreme poses. But the basic poses are easy to manipulate, and as long as you don’t try to go for a human pretzel pose there should be no problems.
So far these Hot Toys “Dark Knight” figures have yet to disappoint, and this Batman version is a must-buy. My favorite still remains the Hot Toys’ The Dark Knight: 1:6 Scale Bank Robber The Joker figure, but as of now this easily comes in a solid second. Definitely recommended purchase.
5 Stars THE Definitive Dark Knight Batman
In my haste, I made a decision I thought was a good one at the time. I bought the DC Direct DK Batman. At $80, I thought that the reviews were wrong and that I’d be getting a great depiction of the main character in the year’s best movie. I was wrong, and I regretted it. Luckily, my patience and decision to wait for this piece to be imported stateside has paid off.
As you may know, Hot Toys went back to the drawing board in September and after listening to their fans, made significant changes to the figure that was oriignally shown. They made the armor and pants tighter, the shoulder pads smaller, and changed the headsculpt to look as though it came straight off the screen with a smaller mouth and longer nose. The result is one of their best pieces, and the best DK batman that will be released.
The suit is made entirely of molded rubber, and the cape is detachable. The figure comes with four extra hands, a mini mine, grapple gun, and two batarangs. The hands are a slight headache in that the pegs come of inside of them, so you have to warm the hands to safely remove the pegs.
The Christian Bale headsculpt was also redone to be more intense, and it looks exactly like him, with visible pores and in the correct light, the facial structure is evident. I personally have mine on display with this headsculpt, as I already have the cowled Takara Batman Begins figure next to him, so having an extra head is a great deal.
The figure is quite posable, but don’t think you can get extreme as the nature of the rubber suit will prohibit exaggerated poses. Just outside of a static pose is no problem whatsover. The detailing of the suit is pretty much screen accurate and the suit fits very well with no bulking or bubbling that is sometimes inherent with rubber suits.
The only problem other than the annoying pegs is the stability of the figure. He can be knocked over with a shake of his platform, so I recommend using the included, unobtrusive stand.
Overall, please find some way to come up with the extra money to purchase this Hot Toys version. It is superior in every way to both the Medicom and especially the DC Direct version. It may cost a pretty penny, but if you are a fan of the character or movie, it’s well worth it. And in years when these becme rarer, their value increases, so it’s a very worthy investment.
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