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12/02/2025 11:57 am
This Batmobile was probably the inspiration for the 1966 George Barris creation although given only 2 weeks to finish it, he pretty much had to stay within the design confines of the Lincoln Futura that was the basis of it. This is another Johnny Lightning kit build that comes with a painted diecast body. I pin striped the body ala the Barris BM and that was in 2002. I doubt my hands are steady enough to do that now. JL's sister company, Polar Lights, released an all plastic model of this same car and I assembled and painted the Batman and Robin figures shown in the model.
12/02/2025 3:02 pm
Rich, I'm enjoying you evolution of the Batmobile series. Very cool.💯😊
Rich Sufficool reacted
12/02/2025 3:07 pm
Hey...wait a second! Is that Bruce Wayne or Sergio Goldvarg driving that thing?
Geno reacted
12/02/2025 5:22 pm
Rich great model build. I have this kit as well sitting right next to the next version Batmobile.
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Topic starter
12/02/2025 6:02 pm
Topic starter
12/02/2025 8:50 pm
@geno I'd love to keep going, but all but this 1/43 are in 1/18 scale so you'd have to move. LOL
Here's the first comic Batmobile pre-WWll:
Model by Corgi:
12/02/2025 9:01 pm
@rich-sufficool man, that's cool Rich. I'd still love to see the others you have. I loved watching Batman as a kid.💯😎
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12/02/2025 9:10 pm
@geno I loved that campy Adam West Batman series as well as The Green Hornet. I adored that custom Chrysler Imperial and enjoyed Bruce Lee (Cato) kicking butt.
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13/02/2025 3:28 pm
Speaking of Bruce Lee, I loved that scene from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood when Brad Pitt's character kicked his butt.
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13/02/2025 4:21 pm
@jack-dodds Unless Pitt snuck up behind him and broke a beer bottle over his head, I sincerely doubt that ever happened except in Quentin Tarantino's mind. Pitt's character of stunt man, Cliff Booth was given the persona of Tom Laughlin's "Billy Jack". Lee was already at the peak of his powers and strength. Pitt may have outweighed him but that wouldn't have mattered.
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13/02/2025 5:39 pm
I too, am enjoying the evolution of the Batmobile from Rich Sufficool. Thought I'd chime in with this Batmobile trivia tidbit of my own. In the 1949 Batman movie serial, the Batmobile was a '49 Mercury Convertible. But get this, it was Bruce Wayne's own car that he drove with the top down as "Bruce" and then when the call for "Batman", he put the top up and changed to his costume. Bruce's Mercury was now the BATMOBILE. Hey, in the day it was state of the art. HERES A PIC!
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
13/02/2025 7:27 pm
Yep, I also loved watching The Green Hornet as well.💯
13/02/2025 9:35 pm
@georgeschire That "Bat Top" on the '49 Merc would have fooled them for sure! So clever that Bat Man.
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