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My son wanted me to build the Keaton Batmobile from the Tim Burton movie. I picked up the kit used and it was missing pieces such as the rear taillights, axles, etc. But I tried my hand at making it into something good. I also tried to make it look a little different - I added a little touch of bronze to the satin black paint that I used on the body just to make it stand out. This was also my first time working with LEDs on my own (without the use of a pre-made lighting kit). Here's how the car came out:

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Here's the headlights on:

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the taillights light up, too

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and the TV on the dash lights up

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And here it is sitting in it's case:

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I'm not 100% happy with the vents on the side - I am thinking that they should be darker - the aluminum frame and steel insert just looks too light to me - I may pull those off and do them up darker at a later date.

  • 3 weeks later...
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Very nice Batmobile!

I agree with you on the intakes, they're too light. When I built mine I mixed four different shades of black, one matte and three semi-gloss.

Nice work on the lighting too.

David G.

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