Awesome Batmobile Neon Sign and Replica Batmobile at the 2016 Grand National Roadster Show

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Awesome Batmobile Neon Sign and Replica Batmobile at the 2016 Grand National Roadster Show

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I was at the Grand National Roadster Show this past weekend. They had a replica Batmobile on display in the main room (probably as a tribute to George Barris).

However, I did come across this really awesome neon sign in the vendor area.
The artist who makes it was took the time to talk to me about how it worked and the process of how he made it.

Now for the cool part. The sign had a lot of neat functions built into it:

1.) It had an illumination dimmer (most neon sign do not have this)

2.) It had a really neat neon "tube" that replicated the exhaust which then went into the KAPOW portion.

3.) The KAPOW had a separate switch that allowed for fast or slow blinking, on or off.

4.) Here comes the best part... he pressed a button on the sign. All of a sudden you hear Burt Ward and Adam West saying "Atomic Batteries To Power, Turbines To Speed". "Roger, ready to move out". THEN, you hear the Batmobile taking off from the batcave. At this point, the neon exhaust "tube" is flickering and changing it's look based on the sound clip! THEN, it starts playing the theme song from the show. THEN it plays a sound bite from the show. I forget how many sound clips he said were built in. But everything was taken from the show. And it was really clear and loud enough to be awesome!! :D

I was blown away!! The artist told me that every time you press that button, it always plays everything I listed above, but the sound bite at the end is always different. So you never know what you're going to hear at the end.

The one pictured was not for sale, although he will be making them on a commission basis.
He also said that he's going to add some lighting to the rocket tubes.

-Jeremy
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Oh Man!! I sooooooooooooooooooooooo want one of those!!
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Do you have contact info for the artist?
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svl wrote:Do you have contact info for the artist?
I have so much from the show, that I hope I remembered to throw his card in my bag :o

If I do, I'll shoot you a PM.

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The Batmobile replica was built by the late Bob Butts, used in "Return to the Batcave," and sold to the late George Barris. Barris toured with it instead of the #1 for many years. Neat to see it out and about still.
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And the sign looks and 'sounds' really cool, too!
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That sign rocks! I inadvertantly scrolled past a photo of it on Facebook over the weekend and I kept meaning to go back and check it out properly and find out a little more about it.

Mystery solved! Thanks Jeremy!
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Ben Bentley wrote:That sign rocks! I inadvertantly scrolled past a photo of it on Facebook over the weekend and I kept meaning to go back and check it out properly and find out a little more about it.

Mystery solved! Thanks Jeremy!
Ben,

Did you happen to find out who sells it?
I went thru all my goodies from the show, but i must not have put the artists card in my bag. :(

My dad thinks he did, so I've got him going thru all his stuff in the meantime. ;)

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burkestudio wrote:
Ben Bentley wrote:That sign rocks! I inadvertantly scrolled past a photo of it on Facebook over the weekend and I kept meaning to go back and check it out properly and find out a little more about it.

Mystery solved! Thanks Jeremy!
Ben,

Did you happen to find out who sells it?
I went thru all my goodies from the show, but i must not have put the artists card in my bag. :(

My dad thinks he did, so I've got him going thru all his stuff in the meantime. ;)

-Jeremy
Unfortunately not, it was simply a photo similar to the one you posted here, no real tangible information. It's one of the biggest issues I have with Facebook, people literally seem to be interested in a photo for the two seconds it takes to scroll past it and click "like". Everything is so disposable to the "fans" at large it seems.
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I also would love to know who made it. If you do find out, please shoot me a PM also.
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Batman65 wrote:I also would love to know who made it. If you do find out, please shoot me a PM also.
You got it!

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Wow, that's an interesting find to come across!
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Nice TP! Thanks!!

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Is this who made it? I did not see it on the web link.
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