Batman & Robin production made Robin torso

redbird1 · 10-01-2011, 04:30 PM

So I got this again after the deal fell apart last year on it. I am in love with this piece. Production made, not screen used. As you can see the bird isnt painted. It does have the side oblique armor. This did not make it into the film nor was it sculpted by Jose Fernandez unlike the torso itself. Anyone have any idea as to how or why the side armor was added? I suspect it may have been for the ice suit at the end of the movie and they ditched the side armor last minute. Mine is one of two or three with the side armor.
The fin is screen used from one of Batmans glove.

nergeda · 10-02-2011, 04:25 AM

Very nice prop! Cool torso. I'm a huge batman fan but have not yet added a prop from thoes movies to my collection.

lurtz001 · 10-02-2011, 02:01 PM

Very cool torso , and a great display :-)

MrBarlow · 10-03-2011, 12:04 AM

The side armor might have looked too bulky once the actor filled it out so they might have removed it. Just a guess...

thuth · 10-03-2011, 05:52 PM

I am pretty sure I have seen a painted version of this in a collection but can't say definitively if it was production painted.

Regardless it is clear this design variant survived right up to final production as it is fully trimmed and mounted.

Great piece. I think the O'Donnell suits from B&R are some of the coolest superhero movie suits made.
-Tony

menore · 10-04-2011, 09:42 AM

oh that is sweet. so clean.

Monster Dave · 10-04-2011, 03:19 PM

VERY cool!

ustryker221 · 10-06-2011, 02:31 PM

awesome display

redbird1 · 10-06-2011, 07:12 PM

Thanks everyone. This is truly the highlight of my collection. I would love to get a hold of one of the original painters to have the bird done in red. If anyone has a lead that would be great. Or if anyone is proficient in painting foam latex let me know. I like it the way it is but also would like to have it "finished"

Monster Dave · 10-07-2011, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbird1

Thanks everyone. This is truly the highlight of my collection. I would love to get a hold of one of the original painters to have the bird done in red. If anyone has a lead that would be great. Or if anyone is proficient in painting foam latex let me know. I like it the way it is but also would like to have it "finished"

I've been thinking about this and have come to wonder if this was one of the final production design concept armors. That may explain the side armor. Though I have no solid basis from which to make that claim, I'd assume that were that the case, that the side armor may have made the costume too restrictive or interfered with movement in some way and was thus not chosen as the final version.

Does that sound at all plausible to anyone??

josh2112 · 11-22-2011, 08:25 AM

This looks literally amazing. I would love to see it Photoshop painted with different colours for the bird emblem, see how it would look different with a blood red or even a nightwing style coloring. Either way still looks spectacular!

benable · 11-25-2011, 07:20 AM

Saw this over on the Botb, it looks awesome!

Henry Jones · 11-25-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by menore

oh that is sweet. so clean.

Your batman costume looks good too I may add.

Nice torso!

		Replica Props	Screen Used Props	Replica Costumes	Sculpture and Makeup	General Modeling	Studio Scale Models	Movie Discussion
	Collaborate, create, and collect at the internet's largest community dedicated to props, costumes and models.

10-01-2011, 04:30 PM	#1
redbird1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 12	Batman & Robin production made Robin torso So I got this again after the deal fell apart last year on it. I am in love with this piece. Production made, not screen used. As you can see the bird isnt painted. It does have the side oblique armor. This did not make it into the film nor was it sculpted by Jose Fernandez unlike the torso itself. Anyone have any idea as to how or why the side armor was added? I suspect it may have been for the ice suit at the end of the movie and they ditched the side armor last minute. Mine is one of two or three with the side armor. The fin is screen used from one of Batmans glove. Last edited by redbird1; 10-01-2011 at 04:37 PM.

10-02-2011, 04:25 AM	#2
nergeda Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 25	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso Very nice prop! Cool torso. I'm a huge batman fan but have not yet added a prop from thoes movies to my collection.

10-02-2011, 02:01 PM	#3
lurtz001 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 48	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso Very cool torso , and a great display :-)

10-03-2011, 12:04 AM	#4
MrBarlow Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Burbank,CA Posts: 26	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso The side armor might have looked too bulky once the actor filled it out so they might have removed it. Just a guess...

( Don't want to see advertising between posts? Register for free and become a member of our community! )
RPF Sponsors

10-03-2011, 05:52 PM	#5
thuth Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 96	I am pretty sure I have seen a painted version of this in a collection but can't say definitively if it was production painted. Regardless it is clear this design variant survived right up to final production as it is fully trimmed and mounted. Great piece. I think the O'Donnell suits from B&R are some of the coolest superhero movie suits made. -Tony

10-04-2011, 09:42 AM	#6
menore Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 21	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso oh that is sweet. so clean.

10-04-2011, 03:19 PM	#7
Monster Dave Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 694	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso VERY cool!

10-06-2011, 02:31 PM	#8
ustryker221 Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 21	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso awesome display

10-06-2011, 07:12 PM	#9
redbird1 Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 12	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso Thanks everyone. This is truly the highlight of my collection. I would love to get a hold of one of the original painters to have the bird done in red. If anyone has a lead that would be great. Or if anyone is proficient in painting foam latex let me know. I like it the way it is but also would like to have it "finished"

11-22-2011, 08:25 AM	#11
josh2112 Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 35	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso This looks literally amazing. I would love to see it Photoshop painted with different colours for the bird emblem, see how it would look different with a blood red or even a nightwing style coloring. Either way still looks spectacular!

11-25-2011, 07:20 AM	#12
benable Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 22	Re: Batman & Robin production made Robin torso Saw this over on the Botb, it looks awesome!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
1:18 Batman & Robin for New '66 Batmobile?	SgtFang	General Modeling	27	12-16-2007 08:08 AM
Batman & Robin, Robin chest armor	Sejune	Replica Movie Costumes	3	07-14-2006 12:14 AM