David G.

Nicely Done! David G.

You're welcome Jim. I figured that a clip would be the best way to explain it. My first question is, what happened to that huge jet turbine engine that runs down the center-line of the car? David G.

Thank you for the kind comment Jim. This vehicle is from the 1992 movie Batman Returns and is a "revealed" escape vehicle based on the Batmobile from that movie. During a scene in the movie Batman is fleeing pursuers and pushes some buttons on the dashboard of the Batmobile. This causes the fenders to jettison and the wheels retract under the body to form a vehicle that is narrow enough to escape down a cramped alleyway. The Bat-Missile . It's a really cool concept but not very plausible. David G.

Okay, this should be the last Bat-Vehicle for a while but no promises. Although very cool, this has to be one of the most improbable Bat Vehicles to date. It would seem that the huge jet turbine engine in the center of the car wouldn't leave much for the retractable wheels or their operating mechanisms. Cast in basic black plastic. It looks nice but it's a little too shiny for my tastes. I scoured the body with scouring powder to give the paint a little texture to stick to. Even though I used flat black by DupliColor it was still had a little too much gloss. You can also see how the wheel cut outs leave no accommodation for the engine. Test fitting the appropriately dulled and detail painted Bat Missile. I should have this one wrapped up soon. As always, thanks for taking the time to look and as always, please feel free to comment. David G.

Absolutely Fantastic! David G.

I'm glad to see that you're still with this one Si. I always look forward to seeing the progress you've made and I'm never disappointed,. Thank you for taking the time to share your work with us. David G.

They're still out there. I bought this one a couple months ago at my LHS. My only hesitation is that it's priced close to a standard 1:25 auto kit and there's not much to it. There aren't any more parts to this than there are in a well detailed engine in a 1:25 car kit. It's a nice kit but I would have felt more comfortable buying it at a $15 price point than the $25 I shelled out for it. David G.

Thank you for your comment. I had an issue with one of the tires on this kit as well. In the last photo above you may have noticed that the front tire has a casting flaw. I decided to go with it as I was planning to weather the vehicle anyway and regard the flaw as a tire scuff from some hard use. Thanks again, David G.

Beautifully Done! I built Revell's 1960 Chevy Impala and had similar issues with the interior not fitting properly into the body shell. Both kits must be based on the same tooling. With mine, I eventually discovered that the problem was that the windshield and side pieces of the interior conflicted with each other. There was a slot in the side panel that was supposed to accept the corner of the windshield but the windshield was far too thick to fit into the slot. You can see where I had to cut away some of the side panel to accommodate it. It also took me several years to complete mine, I eventually ended up naming it "Hard Luck Impala". If you're interested, here is a link to the build thread if you're interested. Your build is quite impressive, the detail work is excellent. I noticed in the photo you that posted of the interior, the side-view mirror seems to have a reflection of the door in it. ? Your paint work looks great too. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. David G.

Nicely Done! David G,

Thank you Patrick. I also thought of building it with city or state police markings or maybe U S Border Patrol. If I ever obtain another kit, those would certainly be options I'd consider. David G.

Thanks Carl! I agree, Ann Hathaway looked great on the Bat-Pod but in my opinion, Eartha Kitt was the best Catwoman. She had the had the right kind of Cool. David G.

Good call on the interior color change! A tremendous improvement. David G.

Looks great from here! David G.

Nice progress on this, excellent color choice. Metallic pastels do seem to suit the body style, I painted mine in a frosty purple. David G.

Thanks for the compliment. I had notice that the rear trailing arm did have a hex stud and socket assembly. I actually almost assembled it in a technically incorrect higher setting but I noticed that it was keyed to insert in only one position. So I see how one could adjust the rear axle height but I don't recall any obvious means of adjusting the front assembly. I did follow the links to the pics and they are interesting but I still like it in the standard configuration. Thanks for sharing the information, I probably would nor have realized that such a thing was an option. David G.

Wow Bill, you've put a tremendous amount of work in this one. Is there any chance for a Part 8 in the future? David G.

Looks great so far! What kind of decals came with it? The color you chose just cries out for some bold 70's style graphics. David G.

Beautiful detailing work you've done so far. The chrome you mentioned doesn't really detract from the other work you've done. I'm also impressed by the look of the color-molded frame. Usually if the box says "Molded in color" outside, there's disappointment inside. Not so with this one. BTW, what year bike is the kit a model of? My son owned a 2003(?) Ninja and it would be cool if I could build him a version of the one he owned. David G.

I'm very interested to see how this one works out. David G.

Brilliant work on this Si! It somehow looks more real than the ones from the TV show. Your version looks very much the way I would imagine one looking if the show were actually produced in 1999 instead of 1975. David G.

Looks like you're off to a good start. I built one about eight years ago and the casting was a bit rough back then. I can only imagine what it's like now. The version I built had a decal sheet with yellow scallops instead of the flames pictured with yours. David G.

Thank You! David G.

Thank you. David G.

Thank you Jim! David G.