A while back I saw dthebat’s kitbashed Knightmare Batman on Instagram, and I thought to myself: “How would I make my definitive Knightmare Batman?!” Specifically in the McFarlane Toys 1:10 scale. I used his kitbash as the foundation of my project and then proceeded to go all out with it.
What would I need? Where would I get it? Well, that ended up being a complicated answer, with pieces sourced from all over and lots of creative problem solving!
My first step was starting with the base figure. I loved how dthebat used The Grim Knight with an alternate head and a Hellboy trenchcoat, so that is exactly where I started. It wouldn’t be 100% faithful to the movie, but that’s fine with me!
I took the base figure, removed the unnecessary parts and then painted it in the colors needed. I always use a mix of Vallejo, Games Workshop and Tamiya paints for my projects. This one was no different!
From there, I took the Hellboy trenchcoat and dyed it brown using RIT brand dye. I also tracked down a pair of correctly sized binoculars on eBay for around $3. I’m not sure what they’re from, but they were perfect!
Knightmare Batman requires a bit of fabric to complete the look, so I purchased some green fabric for his gauntlet wraps, brown fabric for his scarf, and some faux-leather cords for the binoculars and rifle straps.
The next step was assembling the body, painting on weathering and distressing, and adding in the fabric. Once the body was complete, it was time to get Batman a head!
Thankfully I received some great head casts from action figure customs that were based on Ben Affleck’s Batman from this very scene! I then primed and painted the heads - which was a very delicate process. Those eyes are recessed in the mask! Lots of holding my breath on those.
After a couple days of painting the heads, they were finished and ready to be sprayed with clear coat from Mr. Hobby.
The last step was painting his rifle and pistol. The rifle is very detailed in the movie, with a leather strap, fabric wrappings on the base and stock and a Joker card attached as a grim reminder.
I printed out some of the Joker cards at my local FedEx, and cut one out. From there I glued it onto some sheet plastic for stability, and I had my card finished!
I received a 3D printed SCAR-L rifle and did a black base coat. From there I painted in the details, glued on the Joker card and wrapping, and finally weathered the entire gun for consistency.
After this, the project just needed to be assembled and photographed!
Overall I’m super pleased with the result. There were a lot of pieces included, and a lot of materials used, and they all added to the look of the final figure. I think it’s awesome to look at the finished product and actually have to really look at it to find the base figure. Thanks for reading and as always, check out my customizing Instagram!