New Batman 1966 pictures up on FTC's FB page

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

https://www.facebook.com/figurestoycompany

Surprised no one has said the Batman sculpt is off yet :smiley1:

[pmwasson]

Batmen!!!!

http://i.imgur.com/OHWGgOX.jpg

[Iron Mego]

Looks good.

[thunderbolt]

https://www.facebook.com/figurestoycompany

Surprised no one has said the Batman sculpt is off yet :smiley1:

somebody will.

[mego73]

Still surprises me how much hand assembly there still is on today's figures.

[darkmonkeygod]

I truly love seeing photos of the process!

[Figuremod73]

Thats alot of detail painting.

[Teemu]

I can see alot of rubbed and scratched painted heads while piled in the bin like that

[jimsmegos]

Those latest pics really made my day. Giddy is an understatement. :)

[hedrap]

Still surprises me how much hand assembly there still is on today's figures.

Same here. I've been unable to wrap my mind around the process and how it seems nearly identical to the 70's. You would think some kind of automation would have eliminated a few of these steps.

[mego]

super cool

[ScottA]

I hope to pick these up at Mego Meet.

[HardyGirl]

Be thanknful it hasn't. Otherwise there would probably be a lot more mistakes. Machines aren't as careful as people.


Same here. I've been unable to wrap my mind around the process and how it seems nearly identical to the 70's. You would think some kind of automation would have eliminated a few of these steps.

[MegoMoe]

Does anyone happen to know.... If you pre-order these, does FTC charge you immediately or when they ship?

[Earth 2 Chris]

The Robin heads look less waxy from that photo as well. Hard to tell, but they look better.

No complaints on the Batman!

Chris

[Ivaniski]

Bring them on.......These figures are looking GREAT!!! Can't wait to get these for my kids. :yes:

[SciFiGuyLA]

Does anyone happen to know.... If you pre-order these, does FTC charge you immediately or when they ship?

They charge you when they ship.

[luclin999]

Same here. I've been unable to wrap my mind around the process and how it seems nearly identical to the 70's. You would think some kind of automation would have eliminated a few of these steps.

Economics... They can either:

Build a custom machine designed to properly pickup, orient and attach Mego sized heads of various sizes and shapes onto 3-5 different body types = $$$$$$ ?

Or

Pay someone in China $0.80 - $1.20 per hour to do it.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

I can see alot of rubbed and scratched painted heads while piled in the bin like that

But you missed the belt not going on Robin and the arm that's broken on Riddler.

[EmergencyIan]

They look great, as far as I can tell!


- Ian

[madmarva]

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff419/madmarva/95d97edc78fa83267aa077af3fcb506a_zps4af47177.jpg
Overall these look great, but it Looks like the 66 Batman belts are riding high, too.

[Iron Mego]

I think the issue of the belts riding so high goes back to the overly tight stringing of the bodies. After swapping out my FTC Riddler, I noticed that not only are the arms pulled into the torso, but the torso is pulled into the pelvis. Thus the "waistline" of the figure was non-existent. That's where the belt would normally rest on a Mego figure.

[madmarva]

Thanks. Good info.

[pmwasson]

Those look great!!! Can't wait to get them.

[Brown Bear]

I am super pumped for these!

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

I tried swapping out the belts on Batman and Riddler FTC bodies and the purple belt rode high on Batman as well.

I don't think the issue is with the body, I think it's with the suit. If you feel the suit it pokes out where the shorts are stitched on, and I think that's causing the suit to push out enough to stop the belt. If you look at Riddler his suit is sleek and the belt seems to ride a little lower. And from the look of that picture, the 66 suit pushes out at the top of the shorts where they are stitched to the torso.

Looks like FTC is using a belt the same length as the original Mego belts but they changed the stitching to make it so the belt rides too high.

[Boywonder0]

Aw, men!!! These look fantastic!!! I feel like a kid again!

[Iron Mego]

Ya know, the belt rode pretty high on ol' Adam West's body, so I'm just going to think of it as screen accurate. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/wuheavy/adam-west-batman_zps0ce848d1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/wuheavy/media/adam-west-batman_zps0ce848d1.jpg.html)

[Ivaniski]

Could it be that the belts are cut a bit short length wise. Thus, not going any lower then where it should be.......the waist line. My 2 cents.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff419/madmarva/95d97edc78fa83267aa077af3fcb506a_zps4af47177.jpg
Overall these look great, but it Looks like the 66 Batman belts are riding high, too.

Hope they also make the 66 emblems part of the suit. Other than the belts riding too high so far the clothes have been just stellar on all these figures.

[Earth 2 Chris]

It's not the belt...the trunks don't go up high enough!

Chris

[mego]

This production model seems to live up to the prototype. Looks great!

[EmergencyIan]

Those look so good!

- Ian

[actjac01]

It's not the belt...the trunks don't go up high enough!

Chris

I agree. When you look at the photos of Adam West, the belt appears high up (actual waistline), which is right where the belt sits on the figure.
The trunks are too 'bikini-style' on the figure.

[dr_cyclops]

Be thankful it hasn't. Otherwise there would probably be a lot more mistakes. Machines aren't as careful as people.There is a lot of truth here. Automation/machines are only as good as the people running them. Manufactures have found that thinking people often times are far better in assembly, than programed machines. Machines can only deal with perfect conditions and cannot make decisions based on variations inherent in production.

While shopping with my friend Aaron, he purchased from Target, a two disc dvd set. Upon opening the case, he found it contained two of disc #1. I said let's take it back, and he said he would do it later that evening. I advised him to have the manager open the replacement set to make sure it contained what he wanted. Later he told me that the manager open the rest of the stock to find they all contained two of disc #1. He got a cash refund and purchased the dvd set from another store.

[JediJaida]

WHOA! That's certainly something!

Makes me remember the one time I bought a DVD, got it home, and found it split right in two INSIDE the case! Needless to say, I got my money back.

[samurainoir]

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[Earth 2 Chris]

It may be the photos, but Romero's Joker tux was more magenta than purple. I would have liked to have seen them get the color more accurate. But again, it may be the photos.

Chris

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

In before someone spots something wro....nevermind.

[The Toyroom]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iCUKavEZ_Qs/TwXpHntCmRI/AAAAAAAAEIo/Oc76x133uHw/s1600/Joker1966.jpg

[The Toyroom]

Technically the green for the shirt is off too...

[The Toyroom]

It may be the photos, but Romero's Joker tux was more magenta than purple. I would have liked to have seen them get the color more accurate. But again, it may be the photos.

Chris

I don't think it's the pics...The carded figure's suit doesn't even match the card art photo...

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Yeah, I just noticed that. His suit almost appeared red at times. It may be another case of DC's style guides coming into play. Yet they put a green-suited Joker on all the 66 comic-art packaging...

Chris

[ubermanx]

Joker has socks !?!?!

- Marty

[thunderbolt]

that's where the Phantom's socks went to. :)

[thunderbolt]

Looks like the Evel gloved hands again. So glad that they are doing this for the line. I was already planning a hand swap if not. The vintage style Mego slappy hands need to be put out to pasture.

[fallensaviour]

I'm not really feeling the riddler?
I love the 66 bats,robin an joker but I am not liking the riddler at all.
I think I like the mego/remego riddler head better.
Is it just me?

[jimsmegos]

I feel the sam way. It's like they just missed the likeness.Could it be an issue with Frank Gorshin's estate for likeness rights?

[fallensaviour]

I feel the sam way. It's like they just missed the likeness.Could it be an issue with Frank Gorshin's estate for likeness rights?

That has to be it because he is a complete miss sculpt wise.
Suit looks good right down to his ballet shoes but wow what a poor head.

[Wise4671]

If it came down to his estate would FTC be able to use his picture as the Riddler on the card?

[enyawd72]

I can definitely see Gorshin in that sculpt...is it perfect? No. But, people have to understand that even the best sculptors will miss the mark once in a while. Very few sculptors can nail every likeness every time, especially if on a time schedule.
People like to criticize and it's easy to say hey, I'm paying for this so it should be perfect, but not every song is a #1 hit.

[thunderbolt]

That has to be it because he is a complete miss sculpt wise.
Suit looks good right down to his ballet shoes but wow what a poor head.

I think he looks fine, I wish he had the ballet slippers you speak of, tho. The use of goofy Mego shoes is off mark with him. I plan to replace them with cut down Robin shoes.

[fallensaviour]

Sorry I don't see any likeness to Gorshin at all,never ever asked for perfect but close would be nice.
If it works for you I'm glad it doesn't for me and that's all I'm saying.
I feel they nailed all the figures so far except here. :wink_y:

[thunderbolt]

Sorry I don't see any likeness to Gorshin at all,never ever asked for perfect but close would be nice.
If it works for you I'm glad it doesn't for me and that's all I'm saying.
I feel they nailed all the figures so far except here. :wink_y:

I still want you to show me one with the correct slippers, everything I see are with classic Mego black shoes.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

I can definitely see Gorshin in that sculpt...is it perfect? No. But, people have to understand that even the best sculptors will miss the mark once in a while. Very few sculptors can nail every likeness every time, especially if on a time schedule.
People like to criticize and it's easy to say hey, I'm paying for this so it should be perfect, but not every song is a #1 hit.

Exactly. Riddler's head sculpt is crap. Joker's jacket is a half shade off, now that you mention it his shirt is the wrong color too. Robin's head sculpt just doesn't look right. Batman's belt rides too high. Robin's arm broke on the assembly line, oh man I see a lot of accessories that won't get put on the figures before they get carded!

We have a beautiful line of figures and there's far more to praise about this line than there is to criticize.

And yet...

[Boywonder0]

The less people buy of these, the more we can buy!!!:wink_y:

[The Bat]

People like to criticize and it's easy to say hey, I'm paying for this so it should be perfect, but not every song is a #1 hit.

You are correct, people feel if they're going to shell out hard earned money...it should be a good sculpt and capture the Actor's likeness. My philosophy is simple...if they don't nail the likeness, I don't buy it.:no: Sadly, Frank Gorshin's Riddler was my favorite Baddie on the TV series...but I'll be passing over this figure. Bummer.:down:

[thunderbolt]

this is all based on a few poor photos from China, too. Watch out the sky is falling, too.

[huedell]

As far as "Gorshin" Riddlers I might ultimately be good to go with Mattel's 6 incher. Still, I'm with everyone who is staying flexible on likenesses.

That's not to say that I don't want the line to "make good choices to succeed" (I'd be a hypocrite to earlier sentiments if I didn't note that). However, my concerns (personally *and* business-wise) have always been less about character "accuracy" (sculpt or otherwise) and more about character CHOICE.

That said: My personal thoughts on this "sculpt-accuracy" thing is that it shouldn't make or break sales....

Nutshell: "Gorshin" Riddler is a must-have for the line... they made him... sculpt quality is debatable but fits with the line/collection... time to move on.... pray for better luck w/the next sculpt (as others have already said in this thread).

[megoscott]

Certain people are harder to nail than others, for whatever reason it just never clicks. Like there are very few Harrison Ford sculpts that really do him right in my opinion, and how many times has it been attempted? Maybe Gorshin is that way, I have no idea. Others are much easier because they have really specific details that sell the likeness. Someone like the Joker or Penguin has a lot of unusual things you hang hang your hat on, odd noses or crazy hairdos, Gorshin is one of those distinctive faces but also is just an average white guy. I don't love their Ward/Robin either, same deal, average white guy with no real distinguishing characteristics.

[enyawd72]

Certain people are harder to nail than others, for whatever reason it just never clicks. Like there are very few Harrison Ford sculpts that really do him right in my opinion, and how many times has it been attempted? Maybe Gorshin is that way, I have no idea. Others are much easier because they have really specific details that sell the likeness. Someone like the Joker or Penguin has a lot of unusual things you hang hang your hat on, odd noses or crazy hairdos, Gorshin is one of those distinctive faces but also is just an average white guy. I don't love their Ward/Robin either, same deal, average white guy with no real distinguishing characteristics.

Exactly....and likenesses are subjective to both the artist and the viewer. I had a brilliant art teacher who once performed an experiment to show us the subjective nature of capturing a likeness. He brought in about a dozen different old Star Trek paperback books with painted portraits of Kirk on them. Each and every one was recognizable as Shatner, yet NONE of them looked even close to each other. It was a real eye opener as to how the human eye perceives likenesses.

[The Bat]

Certain people are harder to nail than others, for whatever reason it just never clicks. Like there are very few Harrison Ford sculpts that really do him right in my opinion, and how many times has it been attempted? Maybe Gorshin is that way, I have no idea. Others are much easier because they have really specific details that sell the likeness. Someone like the Joker or Penguin has a lot of unusual things you hang hang your hat on, odd noses or crazy hairdos, Gorshin is one of those distinctive faces but also is just an average white guy. I don't love their Ward/Robin either, same deal, average white guy with no real distinguishing characteristics.

I agree with this Scott!:yes: But can't agree with Hue's "sculpt-accuracy thing shouldn't make or break sales." Because for me it totally does. If a company wants to earn my money they have to get it right. But hey...FTC will still be getting plenty of money from me(I'm buying doubles on some figures)it just wont be from any bad sculpts they put out.

[huedell]

I agree with this Scott!:yes: But can't agree with Hue's "sculpt-accuracy thing shouldn't make or break sales." Because for me it totally does.
Hey, if it actually *does* make or break the line, I'll concede ;) And I'd say that if I was to buy it, it'd be more for the tribute to the character in a cool toy line rather than a great sculpt likeness. There are many positive things to say about the line's style as far as figure manufacturing that the Gorshin figure integrates, and for some (not everybody), that "list of technical things they got right" may do the trick of being more of a "positive" for the line than a "negative", even when conceding the sculpt likeness is "meh".

That sculpt may not look a lot like what we'd appreciate as "Gorshin" but my *hope* is that because it was released at an appropriate time early in the line, and is such a beloved era of the character represented, that that would float sales more than say releasing Comissioner Gordon in his place (a character that is essential, but could be waited on a bit methinks) despite anything directly having to do with "likeness" being, admittedly a notable factor (just not OVERLY notable).

[The Bat]

Hue, I'm proud of you...that was a fairly short post for you.:grin::smiley1: In the end, it's just my opinion anyway...but that's what these Forums are for right? But what really speaks volumes are the wallet.:wink_y:

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

Hey, if it actually *does* make or break the line, I'll concede ;) And I'd say that if I was to buy it, it'd be more for the tribute to the character in a cool toy line rather than a great sculpt likeness. There are many positive things to say about the line's style as far as figure manufacturing that the Gorshin figure integrates, and for some (not everybody), that "list of technical things they got right" may do the trick of being more of a "positive" for the line than a "negative", even when conceding the sculpt likeness is "meh".

That sculpt may not look a lot like what we'd appreciate as "Gorshin" but my *hope* is that because it was released at an appropriate time early in the line, and is such a beloved era of the character represented, that that would float sales more than say releasing Comissioner Gordon in his place (a character that is essential, but could be waited on a bit methinks) despite anything directly having to do with "likeness" being, admittedly a notable factor (just not OVERLY notable).

If you're paying $200 for a Hot Toys version, they better nail the sculp. When the price is a tenth of that, people are typically a bit more forgiving. Typically :)

[palitoy]

The following quote comes from one of Mego's lead sculptors, he sculpted likenesses like Dobey and Huggy Bear.


At the time, there was no adult market out there. Naturally we were all grown ups and looking at the pictures and the characters, but they weren't supposed to be little super real portraits, they were really just toys. The medium itself was the toy medium.

That's Mego style to me.

[Werewolf]

Like there are very few Harrison Ford sculpts that really do him right in my opinion, and how many times has it been attempted?

Easily hundreds and I, personally, think they've only really totally nailed it once. The original 12 inch Kenner one.

In comparison there's now two Gorshin Riddlers I know of and the Mattel Riddler didn't exactly look like him either.

[The Bat]

The following quote comes from one of Mego's lead sculptors, he sculpted likenesses like Dobey and Huggy Bear.

That's Mego style to me.

Ah, but look at what a great job Mego did at capturing real people's likeness's. But more than that, their personalities and emotions into the sculpts...STAR TREK anyone? The Mego Kirk, Spock, Bones and Scotty were INCREDIBLE!!

[sprytel]

Ah, but look at what a great job Mego did at capturing real people's likeness's. But more than that, their personalities and emotions into the sculpts...STAR TREK anyone? The Mego Kirk, Spock, Bones and Scotty were INCREDIBLE!!:yeah:

Mego's Scotty : James Doohan :: FTC's Riddler : Frank Gorshin

[fallensaviour]

I still want you to show me one with the correct slippers, everything I see are with classic Mego black shoes.

My mistake I was just looking at the soles and not the sides.You're right just classic black.
I like your idea of robin cut downs.

[jayraytee]

I think a lot comes down to expectations, if the expectation is really high then they are going to miss the mark on some characters and some accessories. Personally my expectation for FTC was pretty dang low, even compared to the original Megos which had some good sculpts and some not so good sculpts. My expectation for FTC was essentially cheap crappola knock-offs. I was amazingly suprised at what they have done. To me, they are a very close 2nd to the original DC Mego stuff, if they fixed the arm issues and the rubber bands... they to me, would be equal and in some cases, like the Batman 66 line quite ahead of the original Megos. So, from this perspective, I think while the Gorshin and Robin sculpts are not as good as their Joker or Batman sculpts, the figures are quite amazing all things considered. I mean who here can honestly say that they foresaw a day where the community would be this buzzed about FTC?

I also agree that some characters are just a lot harder to sculpt, I love to draw people and have done some sculpting in the past. There are some people with certain distinguishing characteristics I could nail flawlessly and others I just couldn't get. A lot of it has to do with others have said, if someone is very plain looking then you have to capture very subtle features to generate the likeness.. very tough.

[captact]

My mistake I was just looking at the soles and not the sides.You're right just classic black.
I like your idea of robin cut downs.

You know what? I luv the idea!!! Will do the same with some Repro Robin shoes too!! Awesome idea !!!!

[drmego]

"At the time, there was no adult market out there. Naturally we were all grown ups and looking at the pictures and the characters,
but they weren't supposed to be little super real portraits, they were really just toys. The medium itself was the toy medium."

This is something that is not really understood by some people. Toys don't have to be slavishly accurate because it's art and
disposable art at that - at least when MEGO was making these.

[mego73]

That is why I am more interested in these figures having the Mego aesthetic then being slavishly accurate. In other words it look like Frank Gorshin enough for me.


"At the time, there was no adult market out there. Naturally we were all grown ups and looking at the pictures and the characters,
but they weren't supposed to be little super real portraits, they were really just toys. The medium itself was the toy medium."

This is something that is not really understood by some people. Toys don't have to be slavishly accurate because it's art and
disposable art at that - at least when MEGO was making these.

[Hedji]

Agreed. I've never felt that 8 inch was the format for hyper accuracy.

[Wise4671]

If you want super sculpts buy Hot Toys. Lets keep the 8" format as megoey as we can (is megoey a word LOL )

[thunderbolt]

Neca is proving that you can have it both ways and Universal Monsters certainly pushed the Mego look to a more advanced state, too. I'd much rather have the 66 line like it is from CTVT instead of mini Hot Toys, like a toy that may have come out when the show was on tv.

[The Bat]

[QUOTE=thunderbolt;1118446]Neca is proving that you can have it both ways and Universal Monsters certainly pushed the Mego look to a more advanced state, too.QUOTE]

This I can agree with.:wink_y::yes:

[fallensaviour]

I said it before and I'll say it again I don't want perfect just close and I don't think it's even close.
Sorry if it upsets the masses but riddler is a miss for me.
will I get him?
Hell yes, so I can rip his ugly head off and put on the ctvt remego riddler head.
I'll re paint his mask and bingo instant better riddler.
All others I'm fine with bats,joker and robin all look great.The belt riding up doesn't even bother me,if anything it looks more like west.
But for some reason riddler just does.

[sprytel]

Neca is proving that you can have it both ways

I don't disagree with this overall sentiment. But to be fair... NECA has had a few misses too. For instance, I challenge you to find the resemblance in DiCaprio's Django Unchained figure.

[captact]

Im with enyawd72 on this,....I just removed the lip paint and painted the eyes blue on Riddler,..plus made the masks eye holes darker shade and look now,..looks more like Frank Gorshin IMO...(click on pic for a bigger view)...
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I can definitely see Gorshin in that sculpt...is it perfect? No. But, people have to understand that even the best sculptors will miss the mark once in a while. Very few sculptors can nail every likeness every time, especially if on a time schedule.
People like to criticize and it's easy to say hey, I'm paying for this so it should be perfect, but not every song is a #1 hit.

[monitor_ep]

http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/monitor_ep/Mego/1888461_584545258305858_1143982174_n_zps6b2280bb.j pg (http://s424.photobucket.com/user/monitor_ep/media/Mego/1888461_584545258305858_1143982174_n_zps6b2280bb.j pg.html)

I cannot wait for Egghead to get released.

Penguin is not two bad:
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/monitor_ep/Mego/1010071_585076861586031_372907931_n_zpse2b3120e.jp g (http://s424.photobucket.com/user/monitor_ep/media/Mego/1010071_585076861586031_372907931_n_zpse2b3120e.jp g.html)

Mr. Freeze is just so nice it looks just like the actor.
http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp327/monitor_ep/Mego/wave2MrFreeze_zps292f132f.jpg (http://s424.photobucket.com/user/monitor_ep/media/Mego/wave2MrFreeze_zps292f132f.jpg.html)

[thunderbolt]

so what is in series two, I thought it was posted somewhere that it was Egghead, Penguin, Bruce and Dick. Now Mr. Freeze says series two also.

[captact]

Im with enyawd72 on this,....I just removed the lip paint and painted the eyes blue on Riddler,..plus made the masks eye holes darker shade and look now,..looks more like Frank Gorshin IMO...(click on pic for a bigger view)...
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Suggestions??????????

[VinMan]

Im with enyawd72 on this,....I just removed the lip paint and painted the eyes blue on Riddler,..plus made the masks eye holes darker shade and look now,..looks more like Frank Gorshin IMO...(click on pic for a bigger view)...
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Looks MUCH MUCH better Captact.... You should be the "Color Guide" for FTC. What you did really changes the figure for me....

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

Wow, you are right! If you click the version captact did to enlarge and then go to this page (link at the bottom) and enlarge the pic in a different tab you can tab back and forth to see the difference. Those few differences make quite a change to the sculpt, and it does look more like Frank.

http://www.classictvtoys.com/batmanclassictvseries8inchactionfiguresseries1ther iddler.aspx

[enyawd72]

Everybody send me your Riddler heads so I can fix 'em...just $5

I will make meeellions! Muwahahahahaha!

[captact]

Here's both of them side by side (click to enlarge), felt he really needed a makeover to make him more like the actor, dont you think?

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[captact]

...and Robin makeover....

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[JediJaida]

What a difference a paint job makes!

Now why couldn't they do that in the first place, instead of leaving it to geniuses like enyawd to do it?

[pmwasson]

Yeah, the wrong paint can really change the look of a good sculpt. I think I'll be removing the lip color on my figures after seeing these cool side-by-side comparisons.

[PNGwynne]

^ I agree.

[monitor_ep]

Sorry Mr. Freeze is in wave 3.

And yes the paint job does make an improvement.

[Hedji]

Many of us pointed out the lipstick when prototypes were first revealed. Less is more.

[Iron Mego]

Boy, you take that lip color off and the sculpts look spot on! You think they would've tested it both ways and been able to see the difference.

[captact]

They should have Iron Mego! Finally Batman,..added blue eyes, darkened the eye holes and lighten the lip tone.....what do you guys and gals think?????? I know Im doing this to mines,...except Joker,..He's needs NO makeover IMO.

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[VinMan]

They should have Iron Mego! Finally Batman,..added blue eyes, darkened the eye holes and lighten the lip tone.....what do you guys and gals think?????? I know Im doing this to mines,...except Joker,..He's needs NO makeover IMO.

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Nice work Captact!! Looks SOOOOOO much better!

[captact]

Nice work Captact!! Looks SOOOOOO much better!

Thanks VinMan!!!!!

[JediJaida]

Oh yeah! Lose the lip color altogether!

[thunderbolt]

Sorry Mr. Freeze is in wave 3.

And yes the paint job does make an improvement.

FTC's pic says series 2. Seems like they would know.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

They should have Iron Mego! Finally Batman,..added blue eyes, darkened the eye holes and lighten the lip tone.....what do you guys and gals think?????? I know Im doing this to mines,...except Joker,..He's needs NO makeover IMO.

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Yep, your repaint pics totally change the game on these. I was getting them anyways but I will be making your adjustments for sure.

[monitor_ep]

Q: Who do you have in store for Series 2?

A: Egghead, Penguin, Dick Grayson, and Bruce Wayne.

but on the facebook they mention Mr. Freeze is in wave 2. I think he got pushed to wave 3.

[captact]

Q: Who do you have in store for Series 2?

A: Egghead, Penguin, Dick Grayson, and Bruce Wayne.

but on the facebook they mention Mr. Freeze is in wave 2. I think he got pushed to wave 3.

Wish Wave 2 was Egghead, Penguin, Mr. Freeze and .....Batgirl?

[VinMan]

Wish Wave 2 was Egghead, Penguin, Mr. Freeze and .....Batgirl?

Once again - I agree with you 100% Captact.... That would be a GREAT Wave 2

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

Wish Wave 2 was Egghead, Penguin, Mr. Freeze and .....Batgirl?

If they nail the sculpt with West and Ward's likenesses, it will be a great wave.

If not, I'd rather have Batgirl and a Catwoman.

[dr_cyclops]

They should have Iron Mego! Finally Batman,..added blue eyes, darkened the eye holes and lighten the lip tone.....what do you guys and gals think?????? I know Im doing this to mines,...except Joker,..He's needs NO makeover IMO.

10368I think that this proves, that a great sculpt will get blamed for a less than complimentary paint job.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

Yep, your repaint pics totally change the game on these. I was getting them anyways but I will be making your adjustments for sure.

Riddler does look better and Robin looks MUCH better with darkened mask. I think Robin looks better with his lips left alone and Batman looks just fine as is.

[fallensaviour]

Alright I'm starting to feel riddler now.He just kind of looked like an old granny before the repaint.
Blue eyes and no lipstick now that I can work with thanks for the pics to compare.

[captact]

Alright I'm starting to feel riddler now.He just kind of looked like an old granny before the repaint.
Blue eyes and no lipstick now that I can work with thanks for the pics to compare.

Youre welcome fallensavior!

[fallensaviour]

Youre welcome fallensavior!

:grin: :smiley1:

[captact]

All grouped together for easy comparison:

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[rykerw1701]

The change in the eyes is better for sure, but it's the lip color change that really makes a difference. And that's an easy fix. Thanks for the pictures.

[Earth 2 Chris]

But dammit, we shouldn't HAVE to fix figures that cost over $25 a piece!

Sorry, that's my major grumble with many of these figure lines.

Chris

[Brown Bear]

I'm still pinching myself about getting 66 Batman megos. Can't wait and these FAR exceed my expectations. No complaints from this bear.

[houseofdracula]

What would you use to remove the paint on the lips?

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

But dammit, we shouldn't HAVE to fix figures that cost over $25 a piece!

Sorry, that's my major grumble with many of these figure lines.

Chris

You're not 'fixing' them. You're making alterations that suit your personal tastes. To many collectors they are just fine as is.

[Random Axe]

Aren't the pics on the right the corrected rotocast heads? Those turned out fantastic. I think it was the protos that had the lipstick. I was hesitant about these till I saw those a few moments ago. That is buy or die stuff right there.

[madmarva]

^I think someone on the board doctored the original photos with Photoshop

[Brown Bear]

You're not 'fixing' them. You're making alterations that suit your personal tastes. To many collectors they are just fine as is.

Amen brother.

[huedell]

You're not 'fixing' them. You're making alterations that suit your personal tastes. To many collectors they are just fine as is.


Amen brother.

True.

But if one was to show those pics to anyone OTHER than that "many collectors" group, they'd say the "taste altered" pics were the more accurate.

A 6-year old pre-school boy.... a 25 year old Dallas Cowboy cheerleader.... an 88 year old Arab oil sheik....after viewing the "actor dolls wearing lipstick" before and after pics, those aforementioned people would all call the repainting a "fix" despite what "many collectors" would say. Collectors tend to rationalize cut & dry flaws, ya know? That said, I think some leeway can be given on terminology used here.

[Brown Bear]

That's your opinion and you're entitled to it. I think the cheerleader would agree but the 12 year old midget would like them the way they are. :wink:


True.

But if one was to show those pics to anyone OTHER than that "many collectors" group, they'd say the "taste altered" pics were the more accurate.

A 6-year old pre-school boy.... a 25 year old Dallas Cowboy cheerleader.... an 88 year old Arab oil sheik....after viewing the "actor dolls wearing lipstick" before and after pics, those aforementioned people would all call the repainting a "fix" despite what "many collectors" would say. Collectors tend to rationalize cut & dry flaws, ya know? That said, I think some leeway can be given on terminology used here.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

True.

But if one was to show those pics to anyone OTHER than that "many collectors" group, they'd say the "taste altered" pics were the more accurate.

Ah the fallacy of thinking everyone thinks as you do.

[enyawd72]

^I think they're fine the way they are. To me it's just part of the toyetic appeal, ya know?

Kinda like how the Ideal superhero toys in the 60's were painted with red rosy cheeks. Just adds to the charm.

[huedell]

Ah the fallacy of thinking everyone thinks as you do.

The way that everyone "thinks like me" is that everyone would agree that Adam West, Gorshin, et al never wore lipstick portraying Batman, Riddler, et al.

[enyawd72]

The way that everyone "thinks like me" is that everyone would agree that Adam West, Gorshin, et al never wore lipstick portraying Batman, Riddler, et al.

Batman, Robin and Superman never wore rouge either but my vintage puppets are, AND lipstick! These are toys, not actual people. Lips are usually painted darker because on most people they are darker than their skin.

[ThePlayerOnTheOtherSide]

The way that everyone "thinks like me" is that everyone would agree that Adam West, Gorshin, et al never wore lipstick portraying Batman, Riddler, et al.

You can't even get everyone to agree with you on this board.

[sprytel]

The way that everyone "thinks like me" is that everyone would agree that Adam West, Gorshin, et al never wore lipstick portraying Batman, Riddler, et al.

Actually... as actors performing on a television show, they probably WERE wearing makeup.

[jayraytee]

Actually... as actors performing on a television show, they probably WERE wearing makeup.

Including lipstick. :terror:

[JediJaida]

Only to match their skin tone, not make them seem like they were little kids playing dress up.

The only one that needed really outré lips was the Joker, and he had them!

[Brown Bear]

These guys should start shipping very soon. Can't wait.

[Gadgeteer]

These are THE batman toys I've wanted for oh I don't know about 36 years!

[melkorjunior]

I think the Gorshin Riddler is a miss but since I prefer the Mego headsculpt anway I'll just take the outfit off the Gorshin and use it to replace the FTC Riddler's pajamas--it's much nicer than the pajamas after all. I'll do the same thing with the Romero Joker since I never much liked him--I have two FTC Jokers and I'll put the Romero outfit on one of them. To be fair to FTC though I really think they did a nice job with Romero's likeness, it's just that he's not my idea of the Joker. The Burt Ward Robin is another miss in the likeness department but that works to my advantage since I never cared for Burt Ward as Robin and I also never cared for the Mego Robin headsculpt, which is unbearably goofy and seems like it has a gigantic jaw and chin. The 1966 version is a much nicer generic Robin and that outfit is awesome; I'll probably try to put it on a Teen Titan body though. The West Batman I'll display proudly. I never liked Ward but I always liked West.

I'm hoping that when they get to Catwoman they give us a great Julie Newmar likeness. They really need to be careful with that one because a lot of people will be interested and I think it could be hugely popular if they pull it off.

[Gadgeteer]

Wait on that TT Robin Mod FTC is coming with a web site exclusive 7 inch Robin, or so I've read.

[blastphemey]

After seeing these production pics, I pulled the trigger on Batman and robin. Maybe down the road joker and riddler will also be purchased.