Notice the new cape and attachment (cape holder) on Batman. These came with the Batpod
Batman getting onto the Batpod sans cape
Batman getting onto the Batpod sans cape
TDK Batman riding the Batpod. Thanks to the new costume, he is able to lift his head to look forward instead of down - that would've been rather odd
The rider shields (forearm guards) of the Batpod are not symmetrical in design, nor are the handlebars - nice touch
It was quite a challenge to pose TDK Batman onto the Batpod, even though he's supposed to be a poseable figure. I discovered by accident that the spikes on his gauntlet is removable, just like when Batman shoots them at The Joker in the climatic battle. But you gotta admit, the flying cape effect looks nice for posing and displaying Batman on his Batpod.
Place this shot on the right background image and you can be mistaken for thinking it's a movie still. That's the beauty of Hot Toys craftsmanship - the realism they are able to achieve with their 1/6 scale poseable figures in terms of sculpting, skin tones and poseability. It has been a GREAT year for collectors!
The Dark Knight riding off into the night, ready to take on Eddie Murphy as The Riddler and Rachel Weisz as Catwoman with the help from Robin (to be played by Shia LeBeouf) in the next Batman movie.
Great figure, great ride!
Other Bikes in my collection: Kitbash Bruce Wayne Biker, GSG 9 "Ulrich" on bike, Metropolitan Police Officer riding his Harley Electra-Glide, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer riding his Harley-Davidson FLH1200, Operation Desert Storm SAS Scud Hunter, Action Man Super Bike, Action Man Bike, World War II Indian Military Motorcycle, World War II Harley-Davidson WLA 45 Military Motorcycle, Kamen Rider the First with Cyclone, Darth Maul's Sith Speeder, Kamen Rider V3 on Hurricane, Kamen Rider 1 and Cyclone, Akira's Kaneda's futuristic bike, Light Cycles from "Tron" the movie and Ghost Rider on his Flame Cycle.
Great figure, great ride and huge sum of money spent as well..Haha!!
ReplyDeletegreat picts & review as always! I should waltz down & pick up mine :)
ReplyDeleteyup desmond but for me, that's money well spent - ha! ha! this way, i know where my money went because it's displayed all around me and if i really want to, still can sell lah. with internet and e-bay, market now very big leh, demand exceeds supply so still can get some money back, heh! heh!
ReplyDeletethanks marcus, you should waltz right down and make this a great start for 2009!
Happy new year, guys