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beeblebrox


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Since this topic http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=129941 over at HobbyTalk seems to have fizzled out, I thought I would post my progress here too. It's a 50's style Batmobile not based on any particular one you've seen before. It's based on a 1951 Chevy Fleetline. I thought the rear fenders lended itself well to having two fins instead of the single fin traditional to that era. I altered the front end with a Shelby Cobra and will use the seats and dash from this to make the interior seem high tech for the time. If I decide to put a jet exhaust on the rear, the Shelby front end could easily represent an air intake.

-- Edited by beeblebrox at 09:45, 2006-03-01

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Okay, what am I doing wrong? I uploaded a pic from my computer and it doesn't appear in that first post. Was it swallowed by a black hole? Did the Joker steal it? Am I getting senile?

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Multiple choice answer? Is their a wrong on?.

Can't help on the uploading of picture, I just hit it lucky each time.

-- Edited by lloyd II at 10:35, 2006-03-01

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Holy smart-ass, Batman.


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beeblebrox424242/detail?.dir=/62d0&.dnm=346fre2.jpg&.src=ph


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beeblebrox424242/detail?.dir=62d0&.dnm=4c67re2.jpg&.src=ph



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Looks good! I like the double fin better than the single. To me, the single never looked right. I think the high tech approach is fitting, since Batman has all those wonderful toys.


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What 'bout the jet engine idea?


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beeblebrox424242/detail?.dir=62d0&.dnm=434dre2.jpg&.src=ph


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beeblebrox424242/detail?.dir=62d0&.dnm=7bf0re2.jpg&.src=ph


How's that look?



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Weird. Having an old car, with modern jet engines. But it does look good.

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You're right about it looking weird. I'm thinking it's too much stuff and it starts to lose it's style. Like adding a bunch of greebles to the TOS Enterprise. Just wrong.

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 I like the way you've incorporatd the fins into the wheelwells, gives it a really bat-ish look fer sur !!


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Fantastic.  Love that old type look.  Remind me if I am wrong, but was that the original Batman Car from the comics too?

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That looks great. I grew up on the comic book and that really captures the original Batmobile.

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I've looked this over: http://www.batmobilehistory.com/1944-batmobile.php  A lot of them were based on a similar body style to what I picked. Single finned til the 60's I think.



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'99 Chevy Silverado interior


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beeblebrox424242/detail?.dir=62d0&.dnm=c67b.jpg&.src=ph


Armor on the rear windows


http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/beeblebrox424242/detail?.dir=62d0&.dnm=830b.jpg&.src=ph



-- Edited by beeblebrox at 22:37, 2006-04-10

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I don,t see any pictures.

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Oops. All better.

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