BvS Batmobile- New pics 10/26/16

[robiwon]

Finished this up the other day. I'll work on the base for it this weekend, a street scene.

Edited October 26, 2016 by robiwon

[slusher]

Interesting looking model. Pretty neat...

[67impalabuild]

Looks great, lights and all. nice

 

[robiwon]

Thanks guys. If anyone else builds this, have a strong shelf to put it on. For being a plastic model it weighs a ton!

[o-man]

That's cool, love the lighting

[carrucha]

Good work.  The working lights are a nice touch.

[da_ashman]

Great work! Love the lighting!

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[robiwon]

Thanks a lot guys. I have the war torn street base almost done. Hope to have that finished this weekend.

[robiwon]

The base is further along than what these pictures show. In fact, it's almost done. But here is what I started with. I grabbed a wood picture frame from HobbyLobby and removed the glass.

For the asphalt, I used a roll of cork, also from HobbyLobby. It was cut to size. I took some chunks out and made a few rips. Save the chunks as they can be used for debris later after painting.

I then marked on the backing board where the holes were. I glued RR ballast down to show under the potholes and cracks.

The cork was then glued down and the whole thing painted flat black. It will be weathered later.

Next I created a sidewalk from foam core board. I drew on some lines to show the curb and expansion gaps. I took my Xacto and cut these slits. I then took a ball point pen and ran it along the cuts. This deepened the cuts and rounded them for the next step.

The sidewalk section was glued in place. It was then covered in a napkin soaked in diluted white glue. This gave texture to the sidewalk and also allowed the napkin to settle down into the joints.

And finally you can see my mock up of a streetlamp in the last picture. Yes, it is lighted as well.

I should be able to finish this all up this weekend. Thanks for following along!

[robiwon]

Been a bit under the weather this past weekend. More progress made though. Getting close to the finish line on this build. Still need to add "street trash" and do a little more weathering.

[spencer1984]

Awesome work, that turned out great!

[robiwon]

Thanks, it's getting there. Been sick lately so the going has been slow....

[misterNNL]

Looking Barman tough and battle ready.Your base is ideal with the vehicle displayed at an angle instantly drawing the viewer's eye the car instead if the base.Thanks for sharing.

[robiwon]

Thanks guys. I printed some newspapers up yesterday to lay on the ground. Dipped in black coffee to give them that old newspaper look. I'm making a wine bottle tonight to lay on the sidewalk as well. Well, I have an idea, we'll see if it works! Pics tonight after work.

[francesco]

fantastic job

[da_ashman]

Great work on the base, looks awesome!!! & the Batmobile still looks amazing too!

[robiwon]

Time for pictures!

[Danny Lectro]

That really is excellent work! Good job on lighting the Batmobile, and the display base looks great.

[TFchronos]

Killer looking build!

[Dann Tier]

Simply........WoW!!

[robiwon]

Thanks for the compliments guys!

[David G.]

Amazing work, the lighting and diorama really bring it to life.

David G.

[darthsideous]

Absolutely love it!