wah really sold out guess i was lucky go bought it yesterday noon without preorder it

I also get mine yesterday without preorder it.

I guess they had extra... or had to honour, what was posted on their web store..

Guess other branch got extra. I was at the main branch and people kept on calling to ask about Batman and Men can only reply, "Sorry, sold out, cannot get new stock di".

I get mine from BTS. 6 left but all are booked

congrats finally you bought it too hehehe...

ok guys off topic, since this is my 1st HT purchase, mind telling me how to change the hands? tried snapping it out but looks to fragile lah worried later putus habis!

The hands are quite robust, made from flexible material (PVC most likely), only 1 set of ball joints for the hands are provided... popping the hands from the ball joint to change hands is easy... avoid poping out the ball joint from the forearm too much (not needed to change the hands)

This post has been edited by BeastX: Sep 18 2008, 11:40 AM

should i just pull the hands out? did that but it was the ball joint that came out from the forearm

Judge,

haha, i got the batman also yesterday from BTS XL and this is my first HT figure as well.

anyway changing hands are really pain in the @ss man!!! when i pull out the hand from the arm the ball joint also pull out together....

@BeastX,

you mean by popping out the hands really means we pop the hand out from the arm by pressing it?

K, heres are the pics of my batman, loving it

congrats bro jaylike and you me same lah 1st time going for HT

well i'm still too afraid lah and still didnt change the hands yet.

I posted this more than a month ago but not much interest for it back then. Now that more people here have batman, I decided to resurrect my posts on my HT Batman, enjoy.

I got my figure on Monday and only today I managed to find some time to take some pictures. Sorry for some of the out of focus shots, and the less than ideal lighting. I am using my phone's camera and they have this tendency to focus on the wrong part of the image. It also lacks an optical zoom so close up shots can be a little distorted.

Enjoy,



This post has been edited by noisetrigger: Sep 18 2008, 03:36 PM

Now that we are done with the pics, how does it compares to the Takara version?

The first obvious difference is the mass of their bodies. Takara Batman is a great Batman but totally inaccurate to movie as far as body mass is concern. HT got it perfect this time with the correct body proportion.

Second will be the face sculpt. Takara has a great sculpt going on back then but HT totally surpassed Takara this time, the detail of the skin and the paint app makes this the most accurate looking Bale Batman so far. It also photograph extremely well, looking like the real thing in some of the pic.

As for the rubber suit, HT uses a thinner and not as tight fitting type of construction. There are actually gap between the suit and the body. In return, we gain a lot more poseability as the looser suit allows a higher range of movement. However, I have yet to really push the rubber suit to the extreme. Maybe someone else here will take up the challenge.

There are a few stuff I felt Takara still does better, namely the cape and the feet. Yes, the cape of the Takara is actually inferior in terms of material and tailoring but it hangs so well and naturally, and actually feels like there is weight to the cape.

The HT version while superior in material and tailoring, just doesn't hangs as well as the Takara cape. The HT cape is also shorter than the Takara cape. Takara got the length of the cape right and its just weird that HT came out with one that's way shorter than their first effort.

The HT feet are like most 12' feet out there, they need a stand to really hold a pose. Batman can stand straight fine without a stand but a shake of your cabinet or a strong wind and Batman will be freefalling to the ground. More extreme pose can be really tricky to hold without the help of a stand.

The Takara can really hold a pose and doesn't need a stand due to the design of the feet. I wish more company will be using their design, it really helps eliminate the need for a stand, even for the more extreme pose.

Talking about the stand, this new stand by HT is just plain crap. Give me medicom's excellent stand anyday.

I also do not like how the batarang doesn't fit tightly on the utility belt. Same with the grappling gun.

The Bruce head is a great addition, looks exactly like Bale, my only complain is that they went a little heavy on the colour of the skin. A little too tan. Bale is a male Caucasian and his skin tone is more like Jack Sparrow.

All in all, this is a fantastic Batman and despite the few small shortcomings, it's a must if you love TDK.

Here's a tip to make the removal easier bro.

Grab a small pair of pliers [not the heavy duty ones, but the small ones meant to grip electronic parts] and give a slow and gentle tug at the tip of the joint. If it gives you more trouble, just twist and pull at the same time.

This technique applies for all HT hand joints AFAIK cos I personally use it.

I just use my teeth.

Lol.... will not spoil or left ur teeth mark on them???

ROFL, like that majority of your figures have bite marks then? Just kidding bro.

or use a blunt round metal poke to widern the hole on the hand slightly... or use a round sanding dremel if you dare.... bare hands figures (Pirates OC, like Jack Sparrow, etc) popping hands are easy... Gloved hands like Batman and Appleseed are harder to remove, the the joint pops out of the forehand easier..

This post has been edited by BeastX: Sep 18 2008, 06:01 PM

still failed to remove the hands... to make it worst right hand the joint now already got that white color plastic torn off mark!

Maybe some lubricant will help... liquid oil/cooking oil/gear oil/WD40/