Neo uk Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) I've had this thread going on a Batmobile forum but thought I might show the build here as well. Been doing this for quite a while now so there's some catching up to do. As far as I know it's a casting from the studio model car used in the Axis Chemical Plant scenes. It's nearly 28 inches long and made of a mixture of resin and fibreglass. There were quite a few bits missing and some of the remaining parts were badly cast or inaccurate. It had no underside/floor, no interior (but weirdly had seats and dashboard) and the wheels were terrible, and virtually useless. Anyway as a model builder with a few years under my belt I thought I could polish this turd. First thing I did was cut out the gun covers. You can see by this pic the uneven thickness of the shell. I had new gun covers laser cut out of acrylic but had to add the vents/louvers with split plastic rod. Edited April 1, 2017 by Neo uk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 (edited) Here's what I did to get the mesh into the openings on the gun covers. I cut a slice off the back with a razor saw (very fiddly) and trapped the mesh in between. Edited April 1, 2017 by Neo uk 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder17 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Beautiful. THE best looking Batmobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricLightAndy Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Looking forward to this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Dang, that is big. Work cut out for yah!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanoyen Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Looking awesome. I have to ask... How the hell did you get such a neat, straight cut? Even with such a large scale that's a very thin slice. I can even cut tubing straight lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 On 05/04/2017 at 2:25 PM, Vanoyen said: Looking awesome. I have to ask... How the hell did you get such a neat, straight cut? Even with such a large scale that's a very thin slice. I can even cut tubing straight lol. I used one of these. They are brilliant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Here's a shot of the finished bit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Next I tackled the vents just behind the front intake. There was just a hint of engraved detail there before, so that had to go. Then reconstruct with appropriately curved sheet plastic. And........sit back and relax. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Update coming soon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 About time to ...... It will be cool to what you have been up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) Made these parts for the rear of the car. What a pain they were. Edited January 10, 2018 by Neo uk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder17 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Thats beautiful. The Keaton Batmobile was definately the best looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 28 inches long! 😲 That’s a monster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Great job on the vents and covers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Petrol caps next.. Take a couple of these, ...a few minutes in the lathe and the addition of some carved sheet plastic Edited January 13, 2018 by Neo uk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 Next on the to-do list was some parts of the side detail bits. I tried to 3d print these but they came out shockingly bad , So I decided to build them myself, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Brilliant skill on show here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little-cars Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 On 07/04/2017 at 11:38 AM, Neo uk said: I used one of these. They are brilliant One of the best little tools, simple and does what it says on the box. We've been stocking them for some years and they are still a best seller. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo uk Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 They are and whenever I see Paul at a show I make sure I grab some top up blades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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