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by hisyouthfulward
Wed May 03, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Batman '66 cameos in "Batman" #135 (aka #900) comic
Replies: 8
Views: 1961

Adam West's Batman Saves the Day in Batman #135

https://www.cbr.com/batman-shark-repellant-return-dc/

Always nice to see the 1966 Batman show up and this time, he saves the day apparently...
by hisyouthfulward
Sat Apr 08, 2023 11:10 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: GI Joe Bulletman
Replies: 6
Views: 1699

Re: GI Joe Bulletman

The Soldiers of the World line of GI Joes, taken from various foreign countries' fighting men of World War II, were my favorite group. After I received my Masters degree, I splurged and found a nice French Resistance fighter, like the one I had growing up in the 60's. The facial features are slightl...
by hisyouthfulward
Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:24 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: McFarlane NEW collector's line for collectors. Request 7 inch scale 1966 Batman
Replies: 3
Views: 1401

Re: McFarlane NEW collector's line for collectors. Request 7 inch scale 1966 Batman

I'd deeply appreciate an Earth-Two Robin, with his Mike Sekowsky designed hybrid suit. If not for the popularity of the '66 tv series, I wonder if DC would have re-introduced the Golden Age Robin. I'd bet that the hybrid suit was designed to capitalize on the show's popularity and catch the eye of a...
by hisyouthfulward
Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:15 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Corgi Batmobile reissue BIG NEWS
Replies: 66
Views: 24775

Re: Corgi Batmobile reissue BIG NEWS

Right there with you, Andy!
On the topic of the Corgi figures, I think I played with those figures more than I did the actual Batmobile when I got the set back when I was five years old.
by hisyouthfulward
Mon Mar 27, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: Bat Crafts
Topic: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?
Replies: 61
Views: 28449

Re: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?

I get the whole "Batman in the city" schtick but some of his best stories were nowhere near a city. When Batman meets the vampiric Monk, it's in a remote Hungarian castle. And, "A Vow From the Grave" takes place in a lonely house outside the limits of Gotham. Hey, look! Batman's ...
by hisyouthfulward
Sat Mar 18, 2023 8:51 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: Looking for a Slurpee Cup Checklist?
Replies: 4
Views: 1623

Re: Looking for a Slurpee Cup Checklist?

7-11 needs to do a retro re-issue of these, like, yesterday already! And, the fact that they included Justice Society members made the DC cups even more cool.
by hisyouthfulward
Wed Mar 15, 2023 8:01 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Batman art by Craig Davison
Replies: 6
Views: 1552

Re: Batman art by Craig Davison

Picking up a nice Norman Rockwell vibe from the facial expressions and posing...
by hisyouthfulward
Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:21 am
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Sealed Revell and Aurora 1960s Batman model repair/parts lot (with Captain America).
Replies: 2
Views: 790

Re: Sealed Revell and Aurora 1960s Batman model repair/parts lot (with Captain America).

At the current price, each would only be about 25 dollars...a steal for vintage Aurora kits.
by hisyouthfulward
Fri Mar 03, 2023 5:04 pm
Forum: Bat Crafts
Topic: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?
Replies: 61
Views: 28449

Re: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?

Another option for the chest emblem is to find a good resolution picture of the end credits and use the bat-signal image as your guide. This way you can bring some 1966 authenticity to the model and, oddly enough, both the sculpted kit emblem and the tv credits signal are pretty close. Again, you ca...
by hisyouthfulward
Sat Feb 18, 2023 6:14 pm
Forum: Bat Crafts
Topic: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?
Replies: 61
Views: 28449

Re: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?

Jimmy, thin sheets of styrene plastic are available for modelers. You could get a fairly thin sheet, trace out the letters, use a nice, sharp Exacto knife and make your letters that way. If you look real closely at the tree trunk for your kit, you may be able to make out where the original lettering...
by hisyouthfulward
Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:43 am
Forum: Bat Crafts
Topic: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?
Replies: 61
Views: 28449

Re: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?

The story with the smaller base was that it was done so that most of the focus was on the figure of Batman. However, it was too small to accommodate the weight and leaning of the figure and that made the model tip over too easily so a longer base was added.
by hisyouthfulward
Mon Feb 06, 2023 5:16 pm
Forum: Bat Crafts
Topic: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?
Replies: 61
Views: 28449

Re: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?

So, this isn't for your Batman model, Jimmy, but it's a great resource to see how one modeler updated the Robin kit. An incredible amount of work went into the rebuild and there's also a section on how he restored the Aurora Batman and Penguin kits. You'll find these at the end of the Robin section,...
by hisyouthfulward
Sat Feb 04, 2023 1:07 pm
Forum: Bat Crafts
Topic: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?
Replies: 61
Views: 28449

Re: Aurora Batman Repro Model Kit?

The head for both Batman and Superman's release in the 80's was to make them look more like the action figures for the recently released Super Powers toy line. Batman's redesign wasn't bad but the new sculpt for Superman is an abomination, looking like they were going more for Bizarro than the Man o...
by hisyouthfulward
Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:48 pm
Forum: Bat Merchandise
Topic: Batcopter kit
Replies: 13
Views: 2002

Re: Batcopter kit

The last I ever heard about T and T was way back in the 90’s. I started kitbashing that MASH copter into the Batcopter way back in my single days and is somewhere in my basement, waiting to be finished. Those curved resin wings are more accurate than my flat ones.
by hisyouthfulward
Fri Dec 16, 2022 11:49 am
Forum: Off Topic Lounge
Topic: 1943 Batman artwork
Replies: 4
Views: 1545

Re: 1943 Batman artwork

Batman's cowl appears to be made of two parts in the artwork: a separate wrap-around, including the nosepiece, eye openings and the bat ears and a separate covering, going over his forehead and hair. I also like how he smooths out Croft's hair and adds the spit curl to Robin.