Dark Knight 3 3/4

Here's the link to the thread and you can see a pic in the link in the first post. Hope these get made as the fig looks pretty cool, despite the limited articulation,

http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/f...ic.php?t=10544

Hmmm? I wonder why all of a sudden WWE, DC and others are getting on the wagon with 3 3/4. Can't it be a certain movie that is coming in 09.

3 and 3/4 inch should have been the standard scale to begin with. All the money I wasted collecting 6 inch figures could have went to 3.75 inch figures with playsets and vehicles. Stupid McFarlane...

That looks as good as the midget microman dark knight we gaot when batman begins came out. That's great.

despite the limited articulation,

Actually its super articulated like the 6" version. Its the 4H sculpted but panographed down, since its smaller, its harder to see the cuts where the joints would be visible. I hear it comes with the tumbler playset. More reason for me to keep hoping the Infinite Heroes line has ball jointed hips.

I'm really hopeful for the Infinite Heroes line, especially since I just started really getting into the DCU. I was never impressed by any of the Batman Begins figures in this scale, and I don't know why The Dark Knight would be different.

Note: not a knock on the movie. Movie was brilliant. Toys didn't thrill me.

meh.
looks like robocop with a batman head.
i just donot like the new suit design. i thought the keaton suit was great. (except the for the neck problem)

looks articulated, but not anywhere near joes or micromen. i can barely see an elbow join on his left arm. hard to tell if his shoulders are ball socket. i think they gave him just enough to sit in the tumbler.

Originally Posted by vega-1

Hmmm? I wonder why all of a sudden WWE, DC and others are getting on the wagon with 3 3/4. Can't it be a certain movie that is coming in 09.

We didn't see this when Star Wars figures were the only figures of this size that fans were obsessively gobbling up, so it may well have something to do with the popularity of the 25th anniversary Joes. . .that, and I'm sure that it's a heck of a lot cheaper to use 25%+ less plastic or so.

looks articulated, but not anywhere near joes or micromen. i can barely see an elbow join on his left arm. hard to tell if his shoulders are ball socket. i think they gave him just enough to sit in the tumbler.

Its a panographed version of the 6" 4H Movie Masters Batman, which is fully articulated. At 6" scale the joints are clearly visible, when panographed to 3-3/4", not so much. So ball hips and shoulders, moving elbows, ankles, knees, ball joint neck, abcrunch, and waist as well as swiveling wrists, thigh and bicep swivels.

I was never impressed by any of the Batman Begins figures in this scale, and I don't know why The Dark Knight would be different.

Previous Batman Begins figures were in 5.5" scale. The one pictured is 3-3/4". There are 2 lines for the upcoming Dark Knight movie: The mainline 5.5" scale with a crap ton of Batman repaints, and a collectors 6" line sculpted by the 4H called Movie Masters. That line will encompass all the DC movie licenses that Mattel has though. So Michael Keaton Batman might be a go. Take a look at the 5.5" Joker compared to the 6" 4H Movie Master version, and you will see a world of difference.

and I'm sure that it's a heck of a lot cheaper to use 25%+ less plastic or so.

Also, its not just Mattel going this route. Unimax is already there with their FOV Bravo team, there is a big 1/18 scale military figure following, Unimax is releasing a line of historic warriors in 3-3/4", Mezco is making a 3-3/4" Hellboy box set, and also making a 3-3/4" Heroes line.

The 3-3/4" scale has been popular ever since Microman appeared in Japan during the 70's, and Kenner decided that the scale was perfect for their Star Wars line with figures and vehicles(it was originally set for 8" scale!). Ever since then, its been a successful scale in the industry. Its one we can truly say is timeless.

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