The Bat-Missile: WIP

[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.

Edited June 19, 2021 by David G.
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[SSNJim]

OK, I haven't seen a Batman movie since the One True Batman (Adam West, as if I had to say so). Batman: The Movie (1966) was the one, so I'm not familiar with the Bat-Missile. The model kit is the only example I've seen. So the wheels retract, and it flies? I thought it was just a high-powered Bat-Mobile. I've got one, but I'm thinking more a road-going locomotive kind of thing for my build.

Nice work so far. Looking forward to it.

[Dave Van]

It was a one time gimmick Batmobile.......when Batman needed to escape through a narrow alley way the body side panels blew off and the wheels re tracked.....then our hero got through the narrow alley.....and we never see it again. But glad AMT did the kit......

[David G.]

12 minutes ago, SSNJim said:

OK, I haven't seen a Batman movie since the One True Batman (Adam West, as if I had to say so). Batman: The Movie (1966) was the one, so I'm not familiar with the Bat-Missile. The model kit is the only example I've seen. So the wheels retract, and it flies? I thought it was just a high-powered Bat-Mobile. I've got one, but I'm thinking more a road-going locomotive kind of thing for my build.

Nice work so far. Looking forward to it.

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.

[mustang1989]

I don't remember this one but it looks like you're doing some good with the build Dave. Will be watching this one come together.

[SSNJim]

10 hours ago, David G. said:

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.

Wow. That was something else. Thanks for the clip. It explains a lot, but raises a lot of questions, too, like where did the second set of wheels/tires come from? Now that I know, I can see the Bat-Missile in the Batmobile.

Thanks again to you and Dave Van.

Edited August 22, 2020 by SSNJim

[David G.]

1 hour ago, SSNJim said:

Wow. That was something else. Thanks for the clip. It explains a lot, but raises a lot of questions, too, like where did the second set of wheels/tires come from? Now that I know, I can see the Bat-Missile in the Batmobile.

Thanks again to you and Dave Van.

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.

[David G.]

Hello all! It's time for another update.

Test fitting the warped chassis with the body to see what adjustments I will need to make. This looks like it would make a great locomotive!

 

Because the chassis plate had a bit of a warp to it, I ended up using rubber bands to clamp the chassis and body together for assembly.

 

I had the front similarly secured when I discovered that the rubber bands wicked some adhesive from the joint and marred the paint. You can also see the gap that I was trying to close with the bands.

 

This side is not as bad. I had to remove the rubber bands before they adhered to the body which still leaves the gap to deal with.. Now the front seam is not as well aligned as I would like. Back to the paint shop. It just goes to show that I can create problems with even the simplest of kits!

 

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment.

David G.

 

Edited August 28, 2020 by David G.
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[Jantrix]

I've always though this kit would make a very cool LSR vehicle. I'll be watching.

[mustang1989]

Aww mayan!!! I hate it when stuff like that happens. Looking forward to the recovery efforts and more progress Dave.

[David G.]

21 hours ago, Jantrix said:

I've always though this kit would make a very cool LSR vehicle. I'll be watching.

Thanks for your reply Rob.

Yes! That it would too! Kind of like the ultimate dragster, eh?

17 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

Aww mayan!!! I hate it when stuff like that happens. Looking forward to the recovery efforts and more progress Dave.

Thanks Joe, It's pretty much done and I'm working with the photos now. I received a new camera for my birthday and I'm learning how to use it.

I'm literally at the "The box is still on the floor beside my desk."  stage.

Here are a couple of snaps from the bodywork phase.

In the end it's not a big thing and certainly not a catastrophic failure. I just occasionally find myself muttering, "Gah, I could be done with this by now."

Bodywork is bodywork regardless of scale.

 

At this point, my biggest concerns are masking lines and color-matching. Even though you're using the same paint, it never lay down exactly the same way.

 

Thanks again!

David G.

 

[mustang1989]

18 minutes ago, David G. said:

Thanks Joe, It's pretty much done and I'm working with the photos now. I received a new camera for my birthday and I'm learning how to use it.

I'm literally at the "The box is still on the floor beside my desk."  stage.

Here are a couple of snaps from the bodywork phase.

In the end it's not a big thing and certainly not a catastrophic failure. I just occasionally find myself muttering, "Gah, I could be done with this by now."

Bodywork is bodywork regardless of scale.

 

 

At this point, my biggest concerns are masking lines and color-matching. Even though you're using the same paint, it never lay down exactly the same way.

 

 

Thanks again!

David G.

 

I say that same thing on just about every kit that I build. lol . There's always these little sidetracks and diversions. Looks like you found your way through those on this build. Looks great and can't wait to see the finish! 

[David G.]

Hello everybody!

I was able to correct the marred paint without any issue. The biggest problem was blending the masking lines.

With that, the Bat-Missile is done. I finished it a while ago but I've been working on coming up with some decent photos. My wife got me a nice digital camera for my birthday and I have quite a lot to learn about its usage.

The rest of the photos can be seen in the "All The Rest" section

Well, on to the next project.

As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment.

David G.

Edited September 4, 2020 by David G.

[mustang1989]

Very sharp looking build Dave. I spend just as much or more time in editing my photos as I do taking them so you'll get the hang of that camera after a while. Once you do you'll be just that much more grateful for it.

[David G.]

20 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

Very sharp looking build Dave. I spend just as much or more time in editing my photos as I do taking them so you'll get the hang of that camera after a while. Once you do you'll be just that much more grateful for it.

Thank you Joe.

For my next build I plan to use my new camera as the sole camera of record. There is a bit of extra work in the set-up but the only way I'm going to teach myself to use is to use it.

So I'm just going to push through and accept that I will take some disappointing photos in the process knowing that I'll be much more pleased in the long run.

Thanks again,

David G.