NECA has entered the 1/4 scale action figure market with a boom in the last year, and they show no signs of slowing down. We already caught a glimpse of their 1966 Adam West as Batman figure, but they've made some revisions and let slip that Burt Ward as Robin might just be joining him.

There are a lot of great things happening at NECA, and letting collectors see inside the process of toy manufacturing is certainly one of them. The company regularly posts inside looks into their studio and shares sneak peeks at prototypes. They're at it again, and shared the following update and photos of a tweaked 1/4 scale '66 Adam West Batman.

Straight from the Sculptor’s Desk to Your Brain — It’s Adam West Batman! We have a lot of fun around here — how could we not? — but there’s nothing quite as cool as when we get to give you a special look behind the curtain at NECA HQ at what goes into making all the awesome stuff we put out.

The response to the NY Toy Fair reveal of the Adam West and Michael Keaton 1/4 Scale Batman Action Figures has been huge and encouraging, and we couldn’t be gladder that you’re looking forward to seeing these things completed as much as we are. We’ve made a couple of adjustments to the Adam West figure since Toy Fair, so director of product development Randy tweeted the very latest. You can see below the anticipation is running high:

The story on Batman is that he continues to look fantastic, as have all the 1/4 scale NECA releases. That's not surprising, and far from the most significant aspect of these photos. The real treasure the head resting behind Batman's left leg, instantly recognizable as Adam West's sidekick Burt Ward in a Robin mask. I have zoomed and enhanced to give you a closer look below.

It's no mistake that NECA placed this head so perfectly in view. There's little other reason for it to be on the desk alongside regular figures. Although it's not official, you can count on NECA releasing a Burt Ward as Robin in the 1/4 scale to go alongside Batman. If you're not convinced by a little sleuthing on my part, take a look at this exchange on the NECA Twitter account.

@fleecehunter: @NECA_TOYS is that the Boy Wonder's head by the keyboard? @NECA_TOYS: Maybe ;)

Note the winky emoticon and rest assured that Robin will be flying into stores before too long. It's not difficult to speculate that NECA might be diving even further into the '66 Batman license to release a Joker or any other number of figures. Batman as a lone figure made a lot of sense, but with each new figure that's revealed I get a little more confident that this line will keep growing. If we get a third reveal, all bets are off!

If you're a big fan of the classic Batman television show, you won't get any collectibles bigger than these. I know I'll be keeping my eyes out for Batman and Robin in stores, and I expect you to do the same.