Fixing LEGO The Batman (2022) Official Minifig vs. Custom

The Batman minifigure LEGO made last year was terrible. I was able to make a better one!
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[@MachinexMinifigs]

Oh it's beautiful. Still vastly disappointed by the fact that LEGO used the 2012 Batman head and cowl Battinson 10 years later

[@MGFCustoms]

Same here.

[@jmashups6804]

I really feel like it would have been at least acceptable if they'd used the short cowl and done a new face print. The old cowl and reused print just feel cheap, especially compared to the really great build I'd the Batmobile

[@monelmonelmonel]

True, Lego don't care about DC

[@Firelord91021]

@@monelmonelmonel lego don't care about anything except Harry Potter

[@Wibbybop]

@@Firelord91021 I mean, you're not wrong, but the modulars have been pretty good recently.

[@monelmonelmonel]

@@Firelord91021 Eh, if they do care a little to other franchises except DC. Lego be making sets for every Marvel movie while DC had dirt, they didn't even gave Shazam a set while even Marvel's What If series got CMFs.

[@Firelord91021]

@@monelmonelmonel most of the marvel sets are terribly inaccurate and almost none of the Minifigures have leg printing.

[@Jarv-sm1cz]

When Ross releases the comparison before the showcase: “This guy’s crazy!”

[@MGFCustoms]

Lol 🐧

[@ElRomono]

@@MGFCustoms “WOAH, Take it easy sweetheart”

[@Robert_Alexander]

@@ElRomono you guys are Hella of a duet

[@gechoman44iwantahippo]

Your custom is obviously way better than Lego’s, but the armor doesn’t look as grey as it does in the movie.

[@SlishySlasher]

I loved the movie, it scaled up to the Dark Knight Trilogy imo! And your custom Batman is looking fantastic!

[@MGFCustoms]

Thanks!

[@naimrodgers8750]

It actually didn't the movie was mid

[@SlishySlasher]

Bro I didn’t ask

[@turtleboi1547]

@@naimrodgers8750 wrong

[@denimschaffer9439]

I don’t think it beats The Dark Knight but I think it’s better than Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises by a long shot

[@themarvelman7104]

First of all, your Robert Pattinson Batman custom looks incredible. And I know I’ve said this before but, the quality of that custom truly shows how much time and effort you put into your customs. Secondly, compared to your figure it’s just kind of sad how far off Lego’s is.

[@MGFCustoms]

Lol thanks so much! Cool to see ya over here too!

[@Chase1.9]

For the cowl, I feel like they should’ve used the Batgirl cowl piece from TLBM, except it wouldn’t have the peg on the back for the ponytail, and it would be in black. And on top of that, it doesn’t cover the minifigure eyes. It works so well

[@gechoman44iwantahippo]

Yeah, but it doesn’t have the nose

[@Chase1.9]

@@gechoman44iwantahippo good point

[@cremipara1236]

@@Chase1.9 Omg i did the exact same for my batman!

[@Shad0w_Z]

So I pulled a 9 year old you and started doing some of my own sharpie customization to my Battison (the official Lego one). I added some of the small details they missed on the legs and I don’t have those black widow arms everyone’s using so I made my own. I also took the cowl they used, cut the bottom half off, sanded the crap out of the rest of it until it looked like the one from the movie, and finally made a new head. Just wanted to say this because you really inspire me to make customs and while I don’t really do full custom paint jobs and sculpts like you, I love making my own semi-customs to improve existing figures. Thanks for all you do man and keep up these amazing videos.

[@Wibbybop]

Yes! Batman! I loved the movie.

[@MGFCustoms]

Same!

[@Sparkle0501]

Same

[@darkeruma1661]

Same

[@Kjstudios12]

Same!!!!! One of the best Batman movies ever

[@SoulMasterOG]

Same dude

[@67maxfield]

the batman movie poster with your lego batman at the end is fucking adorable...precious af. hes so serious and small lolll

[@MrEmeraldMan]

I am glad I found this channel all those years ago. because of you I managed to make a custom battinson mask I am proud of. You inspire me and lets hope to see more customs!

[@lego_maker_136]

your robert Pattinson batman looks phenomenal great job

[@MGFCustoms]

Thanks dude!

[@-Jooztin]

Hearing Muta's meme laugh anywhere makes me so giddy lol

[@Owen.Leitch]

It’s seriously time for LEGO to make a new cowl. I expected them to do something like Caps Endgame cowl piece, with bat ears. Even Batgirl’s cowl from The LEGO Batman Movie looks closer than what we got

[@cracked90man]

i love the classic lego batman cowl, i never want to see an official lego piece in the future without it

[@o.8.p149]

I made my own cowl and by cutting the old one

[@officialgman]

I love this! I’ve been looking all over KZbin for customs of this Batman, to no avail! Well, except for the ones companies make, but this is exactly what I needed! Great fig as always ;)

[@MGFCustoms]

Awesome! Thank you!!

[@HorrorAesthetic]

The first video I ever saw of yours was your Dark Knight Rises minifig video way back when I was 11 in 2012. I have only seen a few videos since then, but I've been waiting for you to do a The Batman video just to let you know this, and that I've been watching for 10 years. Its amazing to see how far you've come!

[@tomtudorweaver1078]

Yours really looks stunning, even with the minifigure proportions it captures the look and bulk from the film. I got the upgrade arm and head parts from Firestar Toys, and just used those and the shorter cowl on the official minifig and it goes a long way to improve it. Even then there's at least a lot of easy fixes to the official minifig like using the Black Widow arms, or heck the one grimacing head from the Lego Batman Movie sets does a good job at least mimicking the personality of Pattinson's Batman even with cartoony white eyes. At the very least I think they should've used the cowl with shorter ears, that alone I feel would have gone a long way to improve the look. At least every other minifig was pretty close, Gordon and Penguin's hair I think could've been different, and Riddler without the hairpiece and adding a green Arrow folded hood and any black legs with detail instantly makes that minifig better.

[@cheyeannepaulette7042]

And this is exactly why 12 year old me subscribed to mgf and started to paint my own mini figures 👍

[@clacker5799]

God your figure is amazing, can't wait to see the full showcase! Edit: Also funny thing, if you look at the production times for these sets, Bruce Wayne's head was gonna most likely designed for this wave of sets, meant to resemble Pattinson, but due to movie's (and sets) getting delayed it was re-used in other figures before these sets were released

[@MGFCustoms]

Thank you! Filming it today!

[@lilr3x548]

wow this is amazing work great job man

[@Cheeksisjeshua]

Can you please do a video showing how to do a custom Batman cowl. Or could you ask natefigures what app did he use to 3d print the stuff

[@Cheeksisjeshua]

I have been trying to work on mine but school and sports that I do I don’t have the time and I need lots of help

[@cristianabregoedits]

I'm from Mexico and I admire too much the customs that you made!

[@aagaming3065]

Bro, your Lego Batman custom mini fig is sooo good, it looks so movie accurate! This is why I love your vids :D

[@zachlutz8871]

The thumbnail is brilliant because it can be interpreted in two ways The first being the transition from Lego to the custom and improving upon it The second is saying Lego’s is greater than his so all the Lego Stans won’t get mad and leave hate comments

[@jasir.1k250]

Bro these figures u make are AMAZING. I hope Lego hires you immediately😭!!!

[@lilakeela]

i really need one!!! great work!!!

[@hannyb.1364]

If they had just used the 2014 short cowl for this figure that would’ve been far and away much better than the one they ended up with. Still not perfect, but better.

[@LP3Customs]

I think one of the firestar toys hair pieces really fits this Bruce Wayne

[@martinezoropezaangel6643]

That's amazing bro!!!

[@nicolascruz7560]

I feel ya man I was planning on updating the figure but it’s beyond saving so I made my own

[@cjdefinitive9129]

I love this bro!

[@kevmistal8981]

I am loss for words...amazing...what a well done project...God Bless you bro!

[@garrettevans8863]

I think they pretty easily could’ve used the later version of Captain America’s helmet as a base and just added the “bat ears” to it and it would’ve probably been spot on for Pattinson’s helmet like cowl. Awesome work though, thanks for sharing!

[@daddypyramid]

Holy! this is great!!!

[@danny_boi5116]

What I find especially funny about the new Batman mini-figure is that they had the right face print but for no reason at all decided not to use it despite the fact it was the main face for a Batman mini-figure pre dating the Batman movie. Y’know the pale one that a lot of people didn’t like because of how white it was, that would have been perfect for Pattinson!

[@spiderdoctor2269]

Oh yeah! Which figure was that one?

[@sonicbelmont300]

The type 3 cowl would've worked so much better, and while I understand it still takes manpower they didn't really have, a small chest piece similar to the Lego football pads would've really made it pop, especially if they'd added the collar to it.

[@pvp214]

Great custom as always!

[@SeweyDior]

Your custom head on official body would be enough for me. Great job :)

[@tylerhawkins9614]

Just did my first ever nates minifigs (inputbrick) purchase and I'm super hyped for it to arrive 😁

[@HeartsGloriusHearts]

Fantastic figure. Undeniably a massive improvement

[@quandaledingle2895]

I love this custom lego fig

[@didyouactuallyexpectaname7438]

The Lego figure looks great! Good job!

[@armandogutierrez9384]

I love your custom minifig btw can you a custom electro snwh

[@MGFCustoms]

He’s on the list!

[@armandogutierrez9384]

@@MGFCustoms thx

[@justsomeguygrowingabeard5897]

I never knew people were so dedicated to legos as to make their own.

[@joejoebear4232]

at 2:58 you say you have been doing longer than some of our lives. funny thing is you posted your first video the day I was born.

[@GuaBukanSiapa-Siapa2436]

this is cool bro i like it

[@itsnoah8460]

Cool

[@awesomecatgaming7060]

Epic!

[@delta__animation]

I’d make my own Batman figure but I don’t think I have the skill to do it

[@MGFCustoms]

Start practicing! You can totally get there. I have a few tutorials on my channel that can help you get started!

[@myminifiguresmove]

Not only is Ross great at making figures, he’s also a master at photoshop!

[@robbyb3ll4s]

The Muta laugh lmao

[@elroder2.028]

2:14 "YA LLEGO EL DED TUN TURUN TU TUN TUN"

[@Pickle_Brix]

Amazing custom!

[@ValentineCorp]

Awesome!! I wish you also did dc comics customs too!

[@skincare_by_madison3877]

dude the figure is AWSOME i LOVE it

[@MGFCustoms]

Thanks!

[@logandulken163]

They could have at least used the shorter one they made in 2014

[@MGFCustoms]

Agreed!

[@BrickCheddar]

Love the improvement Ross! Honestly I’ve always been a huge Marvel fan, but I found myself liking Batman the most out of all DC characters. I loved the movie as well!

[@gioperez6303]

Cool.

[@undeadch1cken523]

Something that gets me is how long it took them to make a question mark piece for Riddler's cane after giving him a crowbar for so long. I really want them to make a new Batman cowl, not necessarily a Battinson one but just a new one it's been way too long

[@batmancomics4610]

I like the retail minifigure but that is awesome

[@emilseitveliiev2263]

I really hope that in the real showcase you will explain how you went through this painting project

[@MGFCustoms]

That’s the plan!

[@ClicheProductions]

I hope they make a new mould for The Batman 2

[@MGFCustoms]

Same!

[@jacearmor5274]

Will you do a version of Peter 1's final blue and red suit?

[@Axel28964]

I showed my friend this video and he said you should be hired for lego and that is so true!

[@commanderspyder5432]

If the cowl was the newest one and the legs we're dual-molded, I'd honestly have no problem with Legos' figure lol

[@RideTheGamer]

*nice*

[@lorde_spooky]

Genuinely I think that the 2012 cowl looks better for the '89 suit than the custom one they made for that one set, it's so stupid that they made a new cowl to replace one that's totally fine for one Batman set but won't make a new cowl that would have improved an entire wave of sets

[@RFN-km1hi]

Great to se you back! By the way do you think you can start making custom Ninjago mini figures?

[@louiebernabei5981]

Such good customs

[@MGFCustoms]

Thanks!

[@ScottVegas43]

Wow Batman top!!!👍

[@ligament6666]

Awesome figure

[@viminxoxo8875]

Fax

[@tylerfrench1299]

Hoping we'll get a large scale version of Pattman's batmobile and they'll include a better looking figure there, I went ahead and grabbed lifebricks Pattman because I'm not much of a painter

[@Averageguy-qn4vp]

Boy do I have a set for you, it’s called the Lego technic Batmobile from the Batman it’s $99.96 and is available almost everywhere it doesn’t include mini figures but it’s big and awesome

[@tylerfrench1299]

@@Averageguy-qn4vp I'm not talking technic, I'm not a huge fan of that set. I'm talking similar to the UCS Tumbler or 1989 batmobile style.

[@James_Lo]

Sorry, we got a technic set and that’ll be it for like a decade.

[@Deez_Nuts42064]

do you have a link for that figure

[@Averageguy-qn4vp]

@@tylerfrench1299 well it’s the same thing, they’re all big versions of the smaller version

[@captainbat37]

For my lego the batman fig I used a regular soft cloth Cape not a batman one the shorter cowl a black collar neck piece and the cmf loki head with a white band under the eyes

[@103L]

it's too iconic.

[@levofspades]

You got a Disco Batman ahahah 🤣

[@legomnews2331]

Oh thank god you did this cause that cowl and cape is so awful with that figure so thank you for doing this. And that is one of your best figures you have ever done like for real. Keep this amazing work up.

[@MGFCustoms]

Thank you!

[@spicytoast6890]

I like how the thumbnail says "old > new"

[@ahmadsalloum2779]

Ik what I am going to say is stupid but is there a way I could buy it or get it or whatever bcz this is the best batman Minifigure I have ever seen in my life like fr great job and I am not kidding when saying I will buy it

[@The_Hydration_Police]

Hey man, you can't go wrong with the classic cowl!

[@bee-beargaming]

The batman is my favorite batman movie now

[@LegoManiac_101]

The head and hair that LEGO used for their Batman minifigure was originally used for their Tom Riddle minifigure

[@adrianw8967]

Firs time watching lego content.. love this channel already you’re getting a new subscriber

[@SwesomegamerX]

i’m slowly working on mine and selina

[@MGFCustoms]

Awesome!

[@Carnage_808]

6:30 Reused face print or not, when he compares the head to Pattinson… ngl I can see the similarities 👀🤣

[@NerdyUpdatesPH]

Lego should just hire you bro.

[@RyanM-hp8nd]

I think (well I hope) it’s going to be another situation like the mandalorian, season 2 got the amazing beskar figure, hope The Batman 2 gives us an amazing figure

[@JCAnimates22007]

I missed your content man

[@MGFCustoms]

Always posting on my 2nd channel & my other socials 🙂

[@jesusnunez319]

It’s easy put on black widow arms the Lego Batman movie head short cowl and mandalorian cape

[@myotario]

i wish that one was the oficial version

[@emma.727]

Bro litteraly roasted Battinson's unmasked head that Lego made. LEGO needs to explain why they used the cowl and head from 2012 for Robert Pattinson's Batman. Ross, your Batman minifigure is way better than LEGO's Batman minifigure.

[@Juni_Bowman]

Why does everyone seem to hate the old cowl? I like it much more than any other one they’ve made because all the other ones (including the one you made for the custom) make his head look super wide and big. it looks like megamind trying to fit his head in it. the original one meanwhile is taller therefore making the width not so obvious. I like the original design, I’m the same way with the fact they changed the iron man helmet in some sets to something that looks worse.

[@rebootedbean]

I think (In my opinion) its just that its old, And doesnt fit the new Batman cowl, The ears are really long, Its overused, and the whole head thing that lego does with the Batman figures

[@lukerodriguez631]

Fr

[@HenriqueHCA14]

They could've done a cowl like Cap's helmet from the Infinity Saga sets and all was good

[@Ilovewartycoon]

U better than me at painting those Minifigures

[@grimidus]

What size paint brush do you use for the thin lines?

[@user-li6eb4lc5v]

Please tell me what paints you used? 🙏

[@obaoba1934]

Looks way better than the official one

[@FormulaFanboy]

even aside from the cowl -the cape is wrong -ffs why did they cheap out on using black legs with printing rather than a double mould for the record I'm a casual fan haven't even seen the damn movie and even I noticed these things like c'mon lego Also consider adding some stubble to your custom I think it'd look good :)