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Post by Chen on May 21, 2013 16:21:37 GMT -5
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Post by TheMazingerZ on May 21, 2013 16:50:42 GMT -5
Had it been the old school suit one I would've bought it. But I'm not too fond of the Spiderman Suit Superman.  }D |
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Post by B- on May 21, 2013 16:51:40 GMT -5
Wow that is ugly.I hate updated Super hero uniforms.Tights are tights,why try and make them something they are not!? LOL
Only thing I like is the wide "S"
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Post by Chen on May 21, 2013 17:07:13 GMT -5
DC had no choice but to change the look and re-boot the whole DC Universe. The lawsuits from Siegel and Shuster's forced DC to change the classic look. Only now has the courts finally decided that WB owns Superman completely but the families of the creators could still take the case to the Supreme Court.
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Post by malakas on May 21, 2013 18:16:39 GMT -5
I don't like it.
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Post by plasmawing on May 21, 2013 19:22:05 GMT -5
I can understand why you would want diecast in a robot, and even in a Saber or a Gilgamesh, but why would you want diecast in a Superman figure? Is it supposed to be a play on the whole "man of steel" thing?
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on May 21, 2013 19:23:58 GMT -5
I have the batman from them and will support this line to the end. I can't wait.
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Post by Dead-Man on May 21, 2013 19:48:38 GMT -5
They weren't kidding into making man of "steel"
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Post by kingdom2000toys on May 21, 2013 19:58:02 GMT -5
Not feeling this toy. Don't like the quality on the face. I've seen better sculpts from the DC Direct line "The New 52" - I haven't followed it, but most say it is a very good story line... I wonder how many years they will get from this run.
I love Superman (Have the 30 inch figure from Superman Returns) and a bunch of other figures through the ages. Humanoid action figures should not be Die Cast. Not worth it. Porcelain is a better media for action figures.
IRON MAN or others of the same ilk are exceptions. Those Die-cast models I can buy into. Probably just the robo aspect to them.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2013 20:43:10 GMT -5
I dont understand "diecast people". a robot is metal, so it makes sense to me. even an iron man. but a metal batman and superman is just...wierd
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on May 21, 2013 21:01:10 GMT -5
I dont understand "diecast people". a robot is metal, so it makes sense to me. even an iron man. but a metal batman and superman is just...wierd It's not like they have metal faces or metallic skin coloring, so you can't even tell from the looks of the toy. Personally, I just use the fact that the new 52 suits look more like form fitting armor than spandex. Everyone's diff though Actually owning bats, its just awesome to have a 1/6th with that heft and feel. |
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Post by magengar on May 22, 2013 0:06:48 GMT -5
Well, it's the "man of steel".....
so, why not celebrate it as a die-cast rendition!
The pun fits this here specimen perfectly! lol
Robots are people, too...
People are die-cast, too...
...Can't we all just.. get along? ;D
zozo-mag
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Post by chogokinsnake on May 22, 2013 0:19:49 GMT -5
It looks pretty bad.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on May 22, 2013 1:08:12 GMT -5
Even though I'm buying it, what throws me off about superman are the very "human" angles throughout the suit. The diecast "works" more on their bats because they gave the suit more angular bends throughout the suit, rather than the smooth curves, and even though it looks form, fitting, it gives much more of an "armor" vibe:  I wish they would have gave Superman some more angular designs like this throughout his suit area. |
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Post by magengar on May 22, 2013 1:23:16 GMT -5
I see what you mean, the look suits Batman better.
Batman is just a normal human with no super-powers,
except for his natural physical strength and ability.
Over the years he's evolved from being an ordinary
Gotham City crime-fighter to what we see now
as a modern-age high-tech vigilante with a darker
"Geiger-esque" touch added, and his armored
suit kinda reflects that evolution.
Whereas, Superman, or "The Man Of Steel" is
a humanoid physical super-being from another world
with an impervious body... the suit is just an
ID cliché based on the Superman character, so he
don't run around the streets all butt-nekked...
...hey, even Superheroes have to wear clothes! lol
And given Supe's impervious body structure, it's as
if he really doesn't need a suit of armor.
Therefore by die-casting his ole spandex suit, it
kinda throws him off a bit since the suit has to
form-fit his muscular body... and so it didn't get
the angular armor treatment in this case like
Batman did.
Interesting subject matter.
zozo-mag
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Post by mecha-mania on May 22, 2013 2:16:24 GMT -5
The PI superman looks quite plasticky in appearance, more like a carded 3.5" action figure than a 300+ bucks diecast figure. And i agree, the diecast batman do look much better.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2013 2:31:11 GMT -5
Even though I'm buying it, what throws me off about superman are the very "human" angles throughout the suit. The diecast "works" more on their bats because they gave the suit more angular bends throughout the suit, rather than the smooth curves, and even though it looks form, fitting, it gives much more of an "armor" vibe: I wish they would have gave Superman some more angular designs like this throughout his suit area. Ok batman def looks great. I guess it makes a little more sense to me because batman wears "armor" so a metal body is t a stretch. Superman is still a no for me tho |
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on May 22, 2013 13:09:40 GMT -5
I see what you mean, the look suits Batman better. Batman is just a normal human with no super-powers, except for his natural physical strength and ability. Over the years he's evolved from being an ordinary Gotham City crime-fighter to what we see now as a modern-age high-tech vigilante with a darker "Geiger-esque" touch added, and his armored suit kinda reflects that evolution. Whereas, Superman, or "The Man Of Steel" is a humanoid physical super-being from another world with an impervious body... the suit is just an ID cliché based on the Superman character, so he don't run around the streets all butt-nekked... ...hey, even Superheroes have to wear clothes! lol And given Supe's impervious body structure, it's as if he really doesn't need a suit of armor. Therefore by die-casting his ole spandex suit, it kinda throws him off a bit since the suit has to form-fit his muscular body... and so it didn't get the angular armor treatment in this case like Batman did. Interesting subject matter. zozo-mag Absolutely agreed, but I wish they would have deviated and just done the angular designs anyways, because Batman's suit isn't like the P.I. figure in the comics either, but the deviations definitely "make it work" in terms of it being diecast. IT comes down to what mecha-mecha says in that the sculpting of the suit just makes it look like a regular, everyday plastic figure that happens to be diecast. |
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Post by kingdom2000toys on May 22, 2013 13:25:09 GMT -5
That Batman looks great. But it's the ARMOR look that carries it off for metal... It's very Iron Man armor-like.
But that silk cap isn't for me. But I can definately see spending a few hundred on this type of figure.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on May 22, 2013 13:33:37 GMT -5
That Batman looks great. But it's the ARMOR look that carries it off for metal... I ... that's what we've been saying in all these posts, but yes. |
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