DC Comics 1960's Batmobile: Finished

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

Here is the DC Comics 1960's Batmobile by Polar Lights. This car is based on the Lincoln Futura Batmobile from the TV series in the Sixties which was designed by George Barris. In addition to the detailed scale model, figures for both Batman and Robin are included.

 

The kit directions call for the body to be painted gloss black but I chose Tamiya TS-53 Deep Metallic Blue. I think black would have been a little too intense. In comic books black is usually represented in shades of dark blue.

 

The model in box illustration also appears to be dark blue. That's probably what set the image in my mind's eye.

 

This car has a great profile and yes, those are valve stems on the wheels. Courtesy of Polar Lights.

 

That's all for now. These photos are the best of about fifty that I took for the session. I want to play around with my camera settings a little more to see if I can obtain some better images.

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

David G.

[Jim B]

[Gustavo Reis]

Nice job. Beautiful Batmobile

[David G.]

22 hours ago, Jim B said:

 Cool! Thank you Jim.

21 hours ago, Gustavo Reis said:

Nice job. Beautiful Batmobile

Thank you Gustavo.

David G.

Edited July 10, 2022 by David G.

[espo]

Great looking build and I like the way you did the figures, they look very realistic. 

[cobraman]

Good job, looks good !

[ea0863]

David, what a great version of the Batmobile! And I love the midnight blue look even better than black. It seems to show the details better. BTW, being a digital camera guy, I have to say I have better luck taking photos of my models with my smartphone than with my fancy Nikon digital camera. These new phones seem to do a great job resolving lighting and color, especially with natural outdoor lighting. Just food for thought in case you want to try it. Thank you for posting!

[David G.]

17 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking build and I like the way you did the figures, they look very realistic. 

Thank you David, I'm rather pleased with the way they turned out too.

15 hours ago, cobraman said:

Good job, looks good !

Thanks Ray, I appreciate it.

15 hours ago, ea0863 said:

David, what a great version of the Batmobile! And I love the midnight blue look even better than black. It seems to show the details better. BTW, being a digital camera guy, I have to say I have better luck taking photos of my models with my smartphone than with my fancy Nikon digital camera. These new phones seem to do a great job resolving lighting and color, especially with natural outdoor lighting. Just food for thought in case you want to try it. Thank you for posting!

Thank you Emre. I'm glad I went with the blue instead of black, I think it turned out much better.

My cell phone camera took excellent photos until it was updated about a year after I purchased it. After the update, the colors and overall contrast seemed to be muted or flattened and it became difficult to get anything resembling a good photo. This has happened with the last two phones I owned and is what largely inspired me to get an actual digital camera. I think LG does this to goad their customers into "upgrading" to a newer model.

I have to say that in spite of the learning curve of adapting to a digital camera, I'm much more pleased with the control I have over the image quality. I do miss the convenience of using my phone to take photos but I never know what the next update will bring as far as photographic quality.

Best Regards,

David G.

[slusher]

.la

[slusher]

Outstanding batmobiile David!

[happy grumpy]

Cool build, very well built and detailed.

[FLHCAHZ]

Looks great! Very nice paint and detail work.

[David G.]

14 hours ago, slusher said:

Outstanding batmobiile David!

Thank you Carl.

13 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

Cool build, very well built and detailed.

Thanks Mario, I appreciate that.

25 minutes ago, FLHCAHZ said:

Looks great! Very nice paint and detail work.

Thank you Chaz, it's kind of you to say so.

David G.

[BIGTRUCK]

Very cool build, how can you go wrong with Batman and Robin in the Batmobile. Well done.

[David G.]

10 hours ago, BIGTRUCK said:

Very cool build, how can you go wrong with Batman and Robin in the Batmobile. Well done.

Thank you Ken, I'm glad you like it.

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

I was able to get a few more photos together.

Gotta love those tail fins! But there's not much trunk space. This photo does a pretty good job of showing the color though.

 

Here's some interior detail. It's not easy to see here but I actually went to the trouble of making a cord for the phone's handset.

Sorry for the dust all over the dashboard, we'll have to have a chat with Alfred later.

 

The hood opens to show off the big block Ford engine in the simple yet functional engine bay.

 

That's all for now. As always, thanks for taking the time to look.

David G.

 

[unclescott58]

Very cool. The color looks is right to me, after growing up with, and reading the comic books of that era. 

Edited July 13, 2022 by unclescott58

[David G.]

20 hours ago, unclescott58 said:

Very cool. The color looks is right to me, after growing up with, and reading the comic books of that era. 

Thank you Scott, I'm glad I went with blue instead of black.

David G.

[ChrisR]

Cool!!

[David G.]

19 hours ago, ChrisR said:

Cool!!

Thanks Chris, I'm glad you like it.

David G.

[spencer1984]

Very nicely done, that looks great!

[David G.]

17 hours ago, spencer1984 said:

Very nicely done, that looks great!

Thanks Bill, I appreciate your compliment.

David G.

[David G.]

Hello Everybody!

Here are the final photos for the DC Comics 1960's Batmobile, thanks for you r patience.

The undercarriage, simple yet functional.

 

And of course, my traditional Display Case Shot.

 

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

David G.