The Dark Knight Rises Movie Masters: Official Discussion - Part 2

[RedSkull]

They wont make Miranda Tate because they're lazy and they don't sculpt new figures. Simple as that. Look at this line:

Gordon-repaint made out of parts from gotham city thug
Blake-added jacket but still basically the gotham city thug
Alfred-all they added was a new head
Batman-rehash

Other than Bane and Catwoman which couldn't be made out of existing parts everything in this line is recycled. They would never make Miranda Tate because it's too much work.

I'd almost be willing to bet money the Ras they make is just a new head on that same suit body.

[GuruAskew]

As I said: they've invested in this new Catwoman sculpt and if the Thug reuse is any indication they're gonna try to get a lot of reuse out of it too.

If they can get Two Face and Scarecrow w/ straightjacket and Gordon with trenchcoat out of a bank robber with a clown mask then they can do Miranda Tate and Rachel Dawes using the Catwoman body as a base.

[TheXtremisT]

Can you believe the film is out in 9 days?? Seems only like a few weeks ago this time last year when I was thinking it would be ages till the movie was out.
I've made myself promise not to see the film or read spoilers before my birthday on the 9th Aug so I have to wait 3 extra weeks!!

[RedSkull]

No one wants Rachel Dawes. And Catwoman has boots on and razor heels and her body sculpt is textured. I don't see how you can get Tate out of that from the pictures ...then again a lot of the figures in this line are absolute garbage (scarecrow in a suit, sonar batman) so who knows.

[DrexBat21]

Hu-go, hu-go, hu-go!

[Falafel Guy]

Originally Posted by frankusho

The gang was excited to hear about Blake's arrival, so they did the YMCA.

Very creative lol. Are those suction cups you are using to keep them upright? I'd be interested to see what you are using and maybe try it myself.

[frankusho]

Originally Posted by Falafel Guy

Very creative lol. Are those suction cups you are using to keep them upright? I'd be interested to see what you are using and maybe try it myself.

They are 1/8" clear peg stands. I found them here: http://www.collectingwarehouse.com/s.nl/it.A/id.3583/.f

The holes in their feet were a tad too small, so I had to get my 1/8 drill bit and open up the existing holes a little. It was really easy to do.

Did a similar thing with the 3/32" stands and my JLU figures. It has worked wonderfully with my collection.

[sabetoonth]

Haven't really been around this thread much but are we getting another Bane without the coat?

[batmanofbaylor]

Originally Posted by BatsnCats

Mine did too bud. I did a chat with a Rep and he said nothing to worry about its being prepared now for shipping.

the rep i talked to told me they were out of stock but would send when it came back in. i'm scurred lol.

[BatsnCats]

nothing official yet. Just the 2 pack from tru...hopefully this week at sdcc we get something

[JackLucas]

Probably old news, but the pic of the Bane figure on Walmart.com has no coat, but does have the vest. But knowing WM's history of in store pick ups providing instant returns to customer service, I'm not really in to taking the chance on it. Sure someone would have reported getting it by now.

[sabetoonth]

Okay I just went googling to see if we're getting one that doesnt have a coat or shirt just the vest, and found this:
Mind you, it could be fake and if its old, my bad

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

[chugaphot]

Originally Posted by sabetoonth

Okay I just went googling to see if we're getting one that doesnt have a coat or shirt just the vest, and found this:
Mind you, it could be fake and if its old, my bad

Spoiler!!! Click to Read!:

This is legit. It's the two-pack that they sell exclusively at Toys R Us. The Batman here have a soft clothe cape.

[CaLizFyNesT]

Sup guys, so I just got my GCPD Blake from amazon and the packaging was perfect, no bends or anything. I took some pics but I didn't have my card in the camera and i can't find the cord for my camera so I cant put them up. I forgot who wrote that amazon bent their figures boxes, hope you guys get nice packaging like I did. Anyways Figure looks awesome!

[Tha OG Crip]

Cali cuzzo - does it really say the spoiler ish on the back that was reported a month ago??? Thx

[sabetoonth]

Originally Posted by chugaphot

This is legit. It's the two-pack that they sell exclusively at Toys R Us. The Batman here have a soft clothe cape.

Yea, I'll probably snag a bane and the two pack then swap the naked arms out on mine or somethin.

[batmanofbaylor]

email i got from amazon:

"Hello,

I just wanted to send you a quick follow-up e-mail on our chat discussion.

I've checked your order and can confirm "Batman The Dark Knight Rises Movie Masters GCPD Blake Collector Figure" is now back-ordered. I'm sorry about this delay--we certainly didn't expect this would happen.

I want to make sure your order gets to you faster once we have stock. To help make up for the delay, I've upgraded the shipping method to "One-Day Shipping" at no extra charge.

Although the shipping method is faster, it'll still take some time to get the item. As soon as we receive more stock, we'll ship your order and send you an e-mail to let you know."

nice gesture--now hopefully they actually get more stock...

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by RedSkull

No one wants Rachel Dawes. And Catwoman has boots on and razor heels and her body sculpt is textured. I don't see how you can get Tate out of that from the pictures ...then again a lot of the figures in this line are absolute garbage (scarecrow in a suit, sonar batman) so who knows.

Rachel Dawes is one of the most poorly-written characters in the history of movies but I wouldn't rule her out as a figure entirely.

And as for the texture, Mattel has several figures that use the same basic body with new tooling. Even the Two Face figure has newly-tooled parts that are essentially Thug parts with burns and holes. This is still substantially cheaper than doing new sculpts entirely. Bottom line: Mattel isn't goin to be stumped by texture and detail present on the Catwoman figure if they want to use it for other females in the Batman Movie Masters format.

[SANDMAN55]

Originally Posted by TheXtremisT

Can you believe the film is out in 9 days?? Seems only like a few weeks ago this time last year when I was thinking it would be ages till the movie was out.
I've made myself promise not to see the film or read spoilers before my birthday on the 9th Aug so I have to wait 3 extra weeks!!

That's a lot of strength! Is there a reason why you are waiting for your birthday? The days seem like years to me!

[CaLizFyNesT]

Originally Posted by Tha OG Crip

Cali cuzzo - does it really say the spoiler ish on the back that was reported a month ago??? Thx

Nope, no spoilers at all crip. Its just like all the other backs but this one has alfred, catwoman and blake on the side.

[angryweb]

Originally Posted by SANDMAN55

That's a lot of strength! Is there a reason why you are waiting for your birthday? The days seem like years to me!

Part of me wants time to stop because just the build up to the movie is so good. It's like Christmas where you want it to come but like a few days before you realize once it comes it's going to pass.

[Tha OG Crip]

Originally Posted by CaLizFyNesT

Nope, no spoilers at all crip. Its just like all the other backs but this one has alfred, catwoman and blake on the side.

Yea my bad i got confused with the heroclix...that one supposibly has the spoiler i was asking about

[BatsnCats]

Originally Posted by batmanofbaylor

email i got from amazon:

"Hello,

I just wanted to send you a quick follow-up e-mail on our chat discussion.

I've checked your order and can confirm "Batman The Dark Knight Rises Movie Masters GCPD Blake Collector Figure" is now back-ordered. I'm sorry about this delay--we certainly didn't expect this would happen.

I want to make sure your order gets to you faster once we have stock. To help make up for the delay, I've upgraded the shipping method to "One-Day Shipping" at no extra charge.

Although the shipping method is faster, it'll still take some time to get the item. As soon as we receive more stock, we'll ship your order and send you an e-mail to let you know."

nice gesture--now hopefully they actually get more stock...

I just got the same thing

[CaLizFyNesT]

Originally Posted by batmanofbaylor

email i got from amazon:

"Hello,

I just wanted to send you a quick follow-up e-mail on our chat discussion.

I've checked your order and can confirm "Batman The Dark Knight Rises Movie Masters GCPD Blake Collector Figure" is now back-ordered. I'm sorry about this delay--we certainly didn't expect this would happen.

I want to make sure your order gets to you faster once we have stock. To help make up for the delay, I've upgraded the shipping method to "One-Day Shipping" at no extra charge.

Although the shipping method is faster, it'll still take some time to get the item. As soon as we receive more stock, we'll ship your order and send you an e-mail to let you know."

nice gesture--now hopefully they actually get more stock...

aw sorry to here man, they will most likely. They were out of stock for about one day until they got the figure that was sent in my order. Hopefully they come in soon. At least you don't have to order it again. You have like vip status. haha Im thinking about getting another one for my collection. When you get the email tell the boards so we know there back in stock

[CaLizFyNesT]

Originally Posted by Tha OG Crip

Yea my bad i got confused with the heroclix...that one supposibly has the spoiler i was asking about

no problem