FAIL! McFarlane Toys DC Multiverse Batman vs Hush Two Pack - 5POA Action Figure Review and Head Swap 

Agreed.

Exactly! Thanks so much.

Thank you lol I was pretty proud of that one.

lol yes, very good comparison

That's the Mcfarlane toys motto...always leave the customer wanting more...but never in a good way lol

The best is the mafex hush Batman. Sure it’s pricey but you’ll never need another Batman after getting the mafex.

He already oversaturated the market with his Batman figures. His line is hit or miss. He’s basically just throwing spaghetti on the wall and seeing what sticks

@@davidlopez0823 100% agree with you about the Mafex Hush Batman 😎👍 it's the definitive version in 1/12 scale. I do have the upcoming gray and black version on pre-order however 🤣✋

Unless he came out in the 6 inch scale*

That's very interesting. Thank you so much for that info!

My guess? It's cheaper to make the whole body a coat with no paint than to sculpt a proper body with painted details and a coat over it, and then make another one in a few months done right as an "apology" so we buy the same character again.

Thank you, Dan. You can always count on me to shoot straight.

I can forgive his very first wave of figures; he was learning. And I am afraid what he learned is if you always leave them wanting, you can sell it to them again.

I got into serious collecting via the Walking Dead figures and I feel this lol

I haven't made the time to watch that video yet, so I can't speak to it, but the frustrations are definitely understandable and a lot of those criticisms are absolutely valid.

Thanks so much! Time will tell. He "fixed" the arm issue midway through production, so we will see.

@@5POAFigureReviews love your reviews and head swaps too brother ! Keep up the good work !

Boy I wish I could take credit for doing all that on purpose, but alas lol sometimes the stars just align ha great catch!

I have seen other areas get the corrected version. Glad you got a good one!

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it. I am happy to spread the love.

That's a good idea. Too late for this set sadly, but I will try it with another figure and see how it goes for future reference.

Glad you were able to get an improved one! Keep an eye out for a video I am making on customizing him. I have a head suggestion that might help.

Yes! Ha! Perfect opportunity to reenact the scene when Batman sang "Am I Blue?" in Justice League Unlimited! lol

Nice! Did your Batman have the corrected elbows or are they like mine?

Yes. To remove them, you have to heat them up either with a hair dryer or hot water.

@@5POAFigureReviews Ok thank you!!

Thanks! Working on a kitbash of it myself, with a very special surprise that I am super excited to show off.

@@5POAFigureReviews alright can’t wait to see it

Single Hush already available. He has a closed mouth, purple gloves, and knives. Single blue Batman just announced at NYCC, but don't know if it's fixed yet.

Yeah, a lot of disappointment in that box. Thank you for the kind words, though.

When it came out, I was happy with my DC Essentials version and didn't pick it up, so I never really had a chance to form a proper opinion of it. Now, the after market prices for both it and the 2-Pack (which I REALLY wish I had been able to get for Red Hood) are a bit out of reach. I would love to get it and do a Versus comparing and contrasting it to the new Gotham Knights version.

Happy to help!

I have a second video coming on this regarding kitbashing and customizing this Batman. Keep your eyes peeled. I figured out a way to fix this that is really special.

@@5POAFigureReviews I look forward to it.

I know for certain I preordered the Renew Your Vows 2 pack, but I am pretty sure I preordered both. So yeah, def planning on those.

@@5POAFigureReviews oh okay alright then

Clearly they were looking to make Hush as cheaply as possibly. I am frankly surprised we got a wash in the bandages.

@@5POAFigureReviews The figure looks unfinished tbh.

I will say, McFarlane Toys at least does listen to criticism. They don't always follow it (side eye is a good example), but improvements to things like the wrist and ankle balls gives me hope that as long as we make our frustrations heard, there is a hope for improvement.

@@5POAFigureReviews the sculpted wrists and ankles do look better but it feels like the normal joints function a bit better. but it is a step in the right direction, and yeah, I hate that side eye thing. now if they could only get WB to get rid of that insane "no guns" rule, it's turned so many potentially great figures into mediocre ones just by taking away their proper weapons.

Thank you!

Thanks as always. Regarding Batman, if you look at the solicitation pics, it was like that from the beginning. They may have changed later batches based on complaints, but this was definitely their intention. I assume because is was cheaper to cast both pieces in black than to paint the black on the gray or use to separate arm pieces and glue them.

@@5POAFigureReviews thanks 5poa. Solication pic does show this. Its strange because first images are not always the same as final products as we very well know!

Check out my next video on Thursday. I came up with a bit of solution to this.

I am working on ideas for an alternate solution. May have another customizing video soon.

Me too

You're not wrong.

If you are happy with it, I'm glad! There is a lot to love with these figures, but there are also some concerning and obvious cost cutting measures (covering Hush in a coat instead of going with a design that would requires more pieces and paint apps) and especially Batman's elbows. Consider just how wonderfully comic book accurate the Rebirth Batman is, or how awesome Three Jokers is. As a reviewer, this feels beneath the high level of quality I expect of McFarlane Toys, and I feel a responsible to talk about it. Not only to alert other fans, but also in the hopes that the word spreads to McFarlane Toys so that they respond to our concerns and keep creating products of the standards we have come to appreciate. I hope that helps explain where I am coming from. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

I unfortunately slept on that line when it first came out. I am slowly filling out the ones I wanted. I didn't realize at the time just how good we had it.

Batman especially. Hush is only 7" so he isn't too bad.

Good. Glad to see they listened to criticism and made a running change.

Yes. You may have to heat them up with a hair dryer or dunk them in a mug of hot water first though.

@@5POAFigureReviews ... I finally got it. It was scarecrow Arkham knight version The head was really on there.thanks man. Watch u everyday!

Happy to help. I try really hard to think of everything I myself would want to know or see.

@@5POAFigureReviews and that's kinda like. What reviews are supposed to be, ya know? Atleast in my humble opinion

This isn't a QC issue. Looking at the original solicitation pictures, this is how he was marketed. This is exactly how they wanted him to be from the get-to.

@@5POAFigureReviews it's bad

Oh yeah lol

Agreed.

And it would have been so easy to hit a home run.