Made my own Batmobile for Halloween

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Made my own Batmobile for Halloween

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I'll never be able to afford or mechanically maintain, engineer or build a real 1966 Batmobile so I did what I could with what I have. Transform my Black Dodge Challenger. Nor do I want to spend thousands of dollars for an authentic Batman 1966 suit and cowl so I did the best I could on my budget. Enjoy Batman fans. Now all I need is Robin :D
My big gripe is the Rubies Grand Heritage Batman costume is just so bad? The Catwoman and Batgirl costume is actually pretty decent though? I just don't get that? The name of the show is BATMAN you'd think his costume would be the best? I could be wrong but I think there were 2 version that were released so I dunno? I've seen the Rubies costume pried at over $100 and is just looks so awful in my opinion and so baggy so I built my own. I SHOULD have bought the Mattel clasic Batman cowl I saw years ago at Toys R Us but I thought $100 was pricey then and it's WAY more now. Considering how inexpensive and thrifty I am I think I did an decent tribute with my version?
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Well done!
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Great job on both! You can still find the Ogawa rubber 66 Cowls on eBay for about $35 from time to time.
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AndyFish wrote: Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:57 am Great job on both! You can still find the Ogawa rubber 66 Cowls on eBay for about $35 from time to time.
I think I've seen it on Amazon? The reviews were mixed but no longer available?
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Fun stuff!
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Is that a permanent glow up to the car?
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Looking good, both the car and the costume
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Looks perfect, is your car still looking in this style?
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Pretty darn cool!
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Jerb wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:42 am Looks perfect, is your car still looking in this style?
I'd love to keep it this way but I didn't. I made the logos but am thinking I can probably find a place online to make removable magnets so when I want to drive around as Bruce Wayne won't attract attention. The red stripes I used red electrical tape but fear if I left them on it would damage the paint so removed them but maybe there's a product 3M or some alternative? I basically used what I had laying around the house to transform but daily driver into a bat-mobile "ish" style car. :D
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Scott Sebring wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:51 am Pretty darn cool!
Coming from you Scott this made my day!
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Fiberglass Freaks makes and sells screen accurate decals,
https://fiberglassfreaks.com/store/batmobile-door-bats/
(They look great on my Jeep)
Magnets:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -149475091
I also have these, but they kept getting stolen.
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Jimmy L. 66 wrote: Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:20 am Fiberglass Freaks makes and sells screen accurate decals,
https://fiberglassfreaks.com/store/batmobile-door-bats/
(They look great on my Jeep)
Magnets:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... -149475091
I also have these, but they kept getting stolen.
Great info - thanks!
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