David G.

I really had no idea that there were so many Batmobiles out there. I'll have to do some serious searching to see what I can find. David G.

Thank you Lee. Thank you Alan, I'm glad you like it. Thanks Rich. It's a fun kit, and a fairly easy build which lends itself to a number of custom and detailing options. You should give it a go. Thanks Jim. Thank you Hector. Thanks Bob. Thank you Craig. Thanks David. Thank you Doug. I haven't seen one of these on the road in years. Occasionally I see a sand rail, but no Manx style buggies. Thanks Josh, that's the exact feel I was going for. Thank you Keith. It is a kit that offers a generous number of building options. I have one more of these in my stash which I'm thinking about building as a competition sand racer. Thank you all for your comments, they mean a lot to me. David G.

I actually built this in 2012 and for some reason, never posted it here on the MCM forum. I think I just didn't like the way the photos turned out. They were pretty bad, but I recently purchased a newer version of Corel PaintShop and was able to fix them up quite nicely. So, after a rather lengthy delay here the photos of my AMT Meyers Manx. The old 36 HP Doghouse with some added detail. Some chassis detail. The flower decals are from the Revell VW Bus kit. Instead of the plastic nerf bars provided by the kit, I fashioned a set out of paperclips. I eventually added a license plate... and removed the water spot on the rear window. I made a wooden deck to go in the area where the "rear seat" was supposed to be. I remember seeing one like this long ago. Dash detail... and some pretty blue shock absorbers. I think they came from K-Mart. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment. David G.

Thank you Bob. Way back in the days of our youth, my wife had a '71 Bus in just about the same shade of blue. We weren't too worried about the lack of AC back then but man that thing was slow. I used to tease her with phrases like: "The car that goes from 0 to 60 5.6 hours." "If you ever need to time this thing, forget the stopwatch, bring a calendar." "Now I know why all the Hippies had long hair and beards. Because it took them so long to go anywhere in their VW Busses that they needed a shave and haircut when they got there." Regards, David G.

Thank you all for your input, I gained quite a bit of knowledge from the responses I received. It seems to me that this issue was most likely a combination of some crazing of the plastic and me applying too thick of a coat with some possible interaction with the Novus polish. I've decided that rather than risk any more issues, I'm just going to repair the finish on the nose clip as best I can and proceed with final assembly. Thanks again, David G.

Excellent interior detailing. 1966 Batman looks like he's jealous of 1990's Batman talking with Cat Woman. Dang! I thought I had a lot of Batmobiles... that's pretty much all of them. Though they are all great, there are two in particular that catch my eye, Detective Comics #377 (1968) and the one from the Animated Series. Were these built from kits or bought as collectibles? A very impressive collection, thanks for posting it. David G.

Sweet rig! Everything looks great. David G.

I love these old historic builds, nicely done! David G.

Nice work on this one. David G.

Phoenix. The world's most unsustainable city- a monument to Man's arrogance.

Thank you Bob. David G.

That's just too cool! I love all the little detail touches. And the figures look better than the more recent version. David G.

Thank you Mike. While I agree that black cars do look cool, where I live here in Phoenix, they're hot. Waaaayy too hot. Here in the Desert Southwest, people tend toward lighter colors for their cars with the most common colors being white and silver. Regards, David G.

Looks good, nice work on the exhaust. David G.

Beautiful! It could easily be mistaken for a 1:1. David G.

Excellent patina, very convincing. David G.

Nicely Done! Great choice of colors. David G.

Thanks Chaz. David G.

Thanks for the input Peter. Given my prior experiences and what you're telling me here, I tend to agree that the clear coat may be crazing the plastic. If that's the case then I think it's best that I don't make any further attempts with the Tamiya TS-13. The model looks pretty good now and I'd rather not take a chance at ruining it this close to completion. But in the future, I'll certainly adhere to your recommendation for relying on the more traditional cleaning method. You just can't go wrong with good ol' soap and water. I do have a bottle of Pledge acrylic that I could try, I've had good luck with that in the past. But at this point I'm just inclined to remove the masking, clean up the nose clip in a few days after it cures and push toward the finish line. Thanks again, David G.

Nice work on the interior so far! David G.

Miles and Tom, thanks for your response. The only paint on the part in question is the orange, Tamiya TS-12. The blue is actually the color molded plastic. All of it, including the test pieces, were cleaned with Novus. I even did a test on a scrap body using the exact process I planned for the Ford. I washed the scrap body with dish soap and running water, allowed it to dry, then cleaned it with Novus and buffed it, When I sprayed it with the clear coat, it first showed a little unevenness which leveled out in about 20 minutes. Aside from the scratches and other flaws in the plastic itself, smooth and shiny. Which is why I'm so dumbfounded. Hi Claude. I thought about washing it again but I am a little concerned about what may happen to the decals if they get wet. Regarding the multiple coats, they were all laid down within about an hour and a half so they should have bonded well with each other. Thanks for all the responses. I'm still not sure what path I'll take with this yet but I sure don't want to take a chance at ruining it at this late stage. It won't do any harm to let sit with overnight with the masking while I sleep on it and see what other suggestions I receive. Thanks again, David G.

I'm also posting this in the build thread to increase the odds of getting an answer. OK, I have a bit of a problem. In anticipation of applying a clear coat to this model I masked off all the flat black trim. I did a test on a couple of the smaller parts to check compatibility and it looked great. So I thought I was good to go and decided to start with the smaller nose clip and this happened. The coat (Tamiya TS-13) laid down unevenly with a couple of rough patches. I applied two or three more coats and things improved a little but not by much. I don't use clear coat often but I have used it before. I know that sometimes it will lay down looking like it has soft fisheyes but will almost always even itself out in about 10 or 20 minutes. This one didn't. And the rough patch; there were two, one on each of the two blue areas. The one on the right smoothed out after a couple of coats but the left side one stayed rough. Prior to painting, I cleaned the entire car in the same manner using Novus Plastic Clean and Shine. Followed of course, by a thorough buffing with a soft polishing cloth. I've never had any problem painting over Novus polish until now. I think I can smooth and polish the nose piece after it cures but I'm understandably reluctant to shoot the body. So it's masked... and waiting. Waiting until I find a solution to whatever this problem is or I decide to unmask it and proceed to final assembly. So, um... Help? I would appreciate any observations or suggestions. Thanks so much, David G.

OK, I now have a bit of a problem. I'm also posting this in the Model Building Questions and Answers section where it may be a little more likely to be seen. (This problem has been addressed. I received some solid tips and advice from the duplicate posting in the Model Building Questions and Answers section. Thank You.) In anticipation of applying a clear coat to this model I masked off all the flat black trim. I did a test on a couple of the smaller parts to check compatibility and it looked great. So I thought I was good to go and decided to start with the smaller nose clip and this happened. The coat (Tamiya TS-13) laid down unevenly with a couple of rough patches. I applied two or three more coats and things improved a little but not by much. I don't use clear coat often but I have used it before. I know that sometimes it will lay down looking like it has soft fisheyes but will almost always even itself out in about 10 or 20 minutes. This one didn't. And the rough patch; there were two, one on each of the two blue areas. The one on the right smoothed out after a couple of coats but the left side one stayed rough. Prior to painting, I cleaned the entire car in the same manner using Novus Plastic Clean and Shine. Followed of course, by a thorough buffing with a soft polishing cloth. I've never had any problem painting over Novus polish until now. I think I can smooth and polish the nose piece after it cures but I'm understandably reluctant to shoot the body. So it's masked... and waiting. Waiting until I find a solution to whatever this problem is or I decide to unmask it and proceed to final assembly. So, um... Help? I would appreciate any observations or suggestions. Thanks so much, David G.

Hello Model Builders! Those of you who are familiar with my model building trends probably know that I am a fan of the Batman franchise... a "BatFan" as it were. Consequently, over the years I've built a number of Batman related models. Mostly Batmobiles of various types plus a few others from the Batman universe. I wanted to post my Batman builds in one place and invite others to post theirs as well. So, welcome to the Bat Cave! Please feel free to post photos of any Batman related models. Figures, dioramas and vehicles of any type, finished or in progress are all welcome, as long as it is related in some way to the Batman universe. I'll start with mine. This is the Polar Lights pre-painted 1969 Batmobile snap together kit. Here is AMT's 1989 Batmobile kit. I built this in 1996 and it's in need of a good cleaning. And of course the accompanying Bat-Missile from the 1992 film Batman Returns. And from the same era, the Gotham City Police Car based on AMT's '77 Dodge Monaco. This edition of the Dodge Monaco could also be built as a Joker's Goon car but I decided that a '49 Mercury would make a much better Joker-Mobile. So here it is with AMT's accompanying Joker Figure. Here is my least favorite Batmobile from the 1995 movie Batman Forever. From from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy here's the Tumbler by Moebius Models. And of course the revealed Bat-Pod emergency escape vehicle. Well, that's all I have for now but there are a few more builds planned for the future. Please feel free to post your own! Regards, David G.

Working sun visors? ? Cool! David G.