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danbar
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Gordon bat phone

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Recently completed one of the projects I have been working on. I purchased a vintage (black) rotary telephone and converted it into the red Gordon hotline bat phone. I thought it had the perfect shape (if not the height) to match the phone on the show. At this point it is not functional, just a non-working prop. I bought the phone stand and cover on Ebay but made a few alterations. I always wanted to have my very own bat phone, so I am very happy to have it and pleased that it came out OK.
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That is awesome! I have been wanting to recreate Bruce's batphone, but rotary phones cost more than I am willing to pay, just cause they are "vintage".

What paint did you use to switch it from black to red?
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This turned out really well. It's pretty similar in shape to one of the phones used on the show.
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I agree.Holy Awesome!
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danbar wrote:Recently completed one of the projects I have been working on. I purchased a vintage (black) rotary telephone and converted it into the red Gordon hotline bat phone. I thought it had the perfect shape (if not the height) to match the phone on the show. At this point it is not functional, just a non-working prop. I bought the phone stand and cover on Ebay but made a few alterations. I always wanted to have my very own bat phone, so I am very happy to have it and pleased that it came out OK
Where did you get the cover plate and center button for the phone?
The phone looks great!!

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Thanks!
I used a 1-1/2" wooden disc to fill the center of the face plate and drilled a hole in it to accommodate the switch. The disc fit the space almost perfectly. I spackled all gaps/holes in the face plate.
I actually bought 2 pushbutton switches and combined parts of them. I liked the height and action of the button I got from Radio Shack, but ended up using the black tip of the button from one I purchased at Lowes.
I primed the phone in an off-white color. I find that red has a hard time covering a dark color. I then found a great new color of Rustoleum called "poppy red". It is a really nice bright shade of red.
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danbar wrote:Thanks!
I used a 1-1/2" wooden disc to fill the center of the face plate and drilled a hole in it to accommodate the switch. The disc fit the space almost perfectly. I spackled all gaps/holes in the face plate.
I actually bought 2 pushbutton switches and combined parts of them. I liked the height and action of the button I got from Radio Shack, but ended up using the black tip of the button from one I purchased at Lowes.
I primed the phone in an off-white color. I find that red has a hard time covering a dark color. I then found a great new color of Rustoleum called "poppy red". It is a really nice bright shade of red.
Thanks for the info!

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That looks great. Fantastic job!
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