Queen Studios: The Dark Knight - Bale Batman 1:3

[Shoo]

Rooted hair version. Pics by yangdeguang:

[nearmint]

The rooted hair looks sculpted.

[Cmac]

Bale had a little gray in his temples for this movie. No company ever catches that. I guess it's so minute, they never notice.

[Silas Loki]

I was literally just thinking about buying this statue (even though I don't buy male statues ).....but I thought I would see what the forum was saying before I pulled the trigger......I'm glad I did.

First point, is it me, or does this look nothing like Bale? At best, it's a "passing" resemblance...at best.

I've been spoiled with silicone.....because, if this is the best that can be reached with polystone, then sorry.....there's no competition, at all.

I'm at the point where, it seems, in polystone, the best you can hope for (at least in terms of a production piece) is a mannequin effect.....

[nearmint]

Originally Posted by Silas Loki

I've been spoiled with silicone.....because, if this is the best that can be reached with polystone, then sorry.....there's no competition, at all.

I'm at the point where, it seems, in polystone, the best you can hope for (at least in terms of a production piece) is a mannequin effect.....

I’d say Queen Studios is doing the best likenesses in polystone, Ledger Joker, Tom Holland Spider-Man, Gal Gadot Wonder Woman. But yes, this Bale portrait isn’t as spot-on.

[Silas Loki]

Originally Posted by nearmint

I’d say Queen Studios is doing the best likenesses in polystone, Ledger Joker, Tom Holland Spider-Man, Gal Gadot Wonder Woman. But yes, this Bale portrait isn’t as spot-on.

Maybe they got better after the Bale piece? But what do you think of the Bale portrait? Do you think they captured him accurately?

[nearmint]

Originally Posted by Silas Loki

Maybe they got better after the Bale piece? But what do you think of the Bale portrait? Do you think they captured him accurately?

I think they did a much better job on the 3 that I mentioned. Bale seems a bit lifeless in comparison.

[French Cancan]

Originally Posted by Silas Loki

I was literally just thinking about buying this statue (even though I don't buy male statues ).....but I thought I would see what the forum was saying before I pulled the trigger......I'm glad I did.

First point, is it me, or does this look nothing like Bale? At best, it's a "passing" resemblance...at best.

I've been spoiled with silicone.....because, if this is the best that can be reached with polystone, then sorry.....there's no competition, at all.

I'm at the point where, it seems, in polystone, the best you can hope for (at least in terms of a production piece) is a mannequin effect.....

Well.. I agree. The resemblance could have been better. The eyes, the mouth...


I can't completely disagree about the " mannequin effect ". Like nearmint said, it's a bit lifeless, but they did a very good paintjob.

About the " competition", isn't it like talking about a competition between porcelain dishes and silver dishes? Silicone and polystone are two absolutely different materials, and to imagine that the same result can be achieved regardless of the material used is completely illusory. If you want an ultra-realistic portrait to which you can pinch the nose and pull the ears, silicone is the way to go. There’s no real competition.

The likeness of their golden WW wasn't tip top either, but I falled in love with the statue, the pose more precisely, so, even if the likeness isn't 100%, I can live with it, or without it.

[NYC Joker]

Really wanted to like this but the likeness just isn’t there for me. Also, his eye color seems a bit off compared to the films?

Not to sound toooooooo snobbish but next to my two TDK trilogy pieces coming from JND, this would really look sub-par in comparison.

[Darkest Knight]

At first I thought it was just the cowl portrait that was off but now its pretty clear, to me at least, that the Bale portrait is off as well. And it's not just the sculpt itself but the paintjob on the outer side of the cheeks and under the eyes almost makes him look feminine.

It's a bit of a letdown considering just how great their Ledger portrait turned out. But as far as a 1:3 Bale Batman goes the clear winner is Prime 1 for me in all categories.

Hopefully Queen can turn it back around for their upcoming Hathaway Catwoman.