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pud333
07-12-2010, 07:42 PM
Mailman brought me my Revoltech Batman figure in the mail the other day. Kaiyodo's Revoltech line has been taking a crack at various movie properties, one of which is The Dark Knight. The packaging is slick, and opens like a book.

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The figure itself is a fantastic sculpt. He comes with a batarang, a grappling gun, four extra hands, an alternate Bruce Wayne head, and a stand for various poses. While it says it's The Dark Knight bat suit, it's actually the Batman Begins suit. Batman did wear it for a while at the beginning of the sequel, so I suppose it's technically correct.

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His cape is made of three separate hard plastic pieces, held together by revo joints. The result is a dynamic cape that you can pose. I still don't know what to think of the cape. While it's cool you can pose the cape, I wish the plastic material were softer, like a malleable material that DCUC figures wear. When folded up, it doesn't aesthetically look the greatest. The placement of the joints by the shoulders seems a bit off as well. He definitely looks better from the front than the back.

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Here's what he looks like with the cape removed. As you can see, his grappling gun can attach to his utility belt, which is neat.

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One of his hands are molded to specifically hold the batarang.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/politik1/P1050381.jpg

The alternate Bruce Wayne head sculpt is... terrible. Needless to say, I will not be using this head.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/politik1/P1050384.jpg

He has multiple points of articulation, thus being able to pull off some dynamic poses. He has revo joints in the neck at the base of the head, where his neck and torso connect, his shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles, as well as three joints for the cape alone. (pictured next to the Revoltech Alien toy, which I believe is still the better figure).

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/politik1/P1050393.jpg

As you can see, the money shots are the flying ones. That's where the benefit of the three piece cape comes into play. Honestly, when standing still, I prefer the DCUC capes, or a cloth one, but for flying, this looks impressive.

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Size-wise, he is somewhere between the 3.75" and 6" sculpts. He's a bit back heavy due to the cape, so the stand is a must when trying to stand him.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k176/politik1/P1050383.jpg

All in all, he's a really cool figure, very movie accurate. Really good, but not great. The thing holding this toy back from being great is the cape itself, which leaves something to be desired. I would have liked it if Kaiyodo had thrown in an extra cape for non-flying poses. He looks great on the shelf next to the other recent Revoltech releases. I would really like it if Kaiyodo made the Bat-pod to go along with this Batman, as well as the Joker.

Finally, Kaiyodo has an Alien Queen and Predator in the works for the near future, which I am really looking forward to.

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cloud
07-13-2010, 12:44 AM
I admire their attempt for articulated cape but I still prefer cloth capes for better and natural movement.
I don't think the figure is well received in Asia as well. Most of the post I read didn't like the cape and the Bruce Wayne head.

I personally think the Bruce head looks more like Bush than Bale.

pud333
07-13-2010, 01:11 AM
Yeah, the cape is a major fail for anything other than gliding/flying poses. They really should have included a separate, not articulated cape. Using a soft rubbery plastic would have been better too. Too bad, cause the figure itself is fantastic.

tfHunter
07-14-2010, 06:43 PM
Thanks for the review Pud33. I'm waiting on mine to come in as well. Got a couple of questions for you. Did you order as well from BBTS? If so, how long did shipping take? Did the figure have any joint problems on it?

pud333
07-14-2010, 09:06 PM
Thanks for the review Pud33. I'm waiting on mine to come in as well. Got a couple of questions for you. Did you order as well from BBTS? If so, how long did shipping take? Did the figure have any joint problems on it?

I ordered from Hobby Links Japan. They had an early bird special, plus a shipping discount, so it ended up costing me just under $32 Cdn. Took about a week to get here. No joint problems at all! For revoltechs, that's the best place to get it. A few weeks before release, they usually have the toy listed for pre-order, and if you get the early bird discount, all the better. They ship basically the day it is released in Japan, so no waiting except for shipping.

tfHunter
07-15-2010, 03:04 PM
I ordered from Hobby Links Japan. They had an early bird special, plus a shipping discount, so it ended up costing me just under $32 Cdn. Took about a week to get here. No joint problems at all! For revoltechs, that's the best place to get it. A few weeks before release, they usually have the toy listed for pre-order, and if you get the early bird discount, all the better. They ship basically the day it is released in Japan, so no waiting except for shipping.
Nice deal on that Batman man. I paid about $50 total for mine :( Looks like I'll have to go through hlj next time. Thanks for the info man :)

Prowl_2009
07-15-2010, 03:29 PM
Sick! :D The Dark Knight looks awesome, and nice review, pud! ;)

pud333
07-15-2010, 04:50 PM
Nice deal on that Batman man. I paid about $50 total for mine :( Looks like I'll have to go through hlj next time. Thanks for the info man :)

For sure. HLJ is the best. You get what the Japanese prices are pretty much, unlike BBTS which has to mark it up. I think they have a revoltech sale on right now actually.

Some of the stock is up to 40% off right now!

http://www.hlj.com/hljlist2/?Word=revoltech&Dis=-2&MacroType=ActFig


Sick! :D The Dark Knight looks awesome, and nice review, pud! ;)

Thanks dude.