The Batcave w/ Batman, Robin, Joker & Riddler!

[HardyGirl]

Hi guys!

Well, it's FINISHED! *whew* At long last, my first playset/figures custom is done. As some of you know, I've been working on this for a kid I babysit for, Zachary, who really loves the 60s Batman series. So I took it upon myself as a personal challenge and put this together.

Batman: original Mego w/ CTVT jumpsuit, cape, gloves, boots, emblem, Doc Mego shorts

Robin: CTVT body and emblem, Doc Mego Robin head and outfit, (thanks Scott!)

Riddler: Sir Gallahad head, CTVT body, boots and jumpsuit, (painted by me)

Joker: Jefferson from Married w/ Children head (painted by me), CTVT body, jumpsuit (painted by me), shoes, Doc Mego jacket

Batcave: an 11x17 box from a print shop, graphics from Kreative Komix comic book program and Microsoft Picture It, Star Trek enterprise command chair & console, CTVT folding chair (thanks Joe!), clear contact paper

Bat Signal: Walgreen's flashlight w/ CTVT Batgirl emblem on the lens


I chickened out of putting hands in w/ the boil and pop method and painted them. I painted the masks as well. I don't have a pic of the Bat Signal turned on, (I ran outta film), but it works pretty well. Contact paper and I don't get along too well, but I did alright, considering.

Hope you Mego-heads like it!


Mego Talk

[Megospidey]

Very cool - alot of work went into that - and the scanned photos make it all look very vintage!

[Werewolf]

That's really neat. Clever use of parts too.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

All the of the kids you do this stuff for are very lucky. I looked at the museum to find out what the "boil and pop" method was, but couldn't find the reference. Is that a process of dying the hands?

[HardyGirl]

All the of the kids you do this stuff for are very lucky. I looked at the museum to find out what the "boil and pop" method was, but couldn't find the reference. Is that a process of dying the hands?

No, actually it's how you change out the flesh tone hands for colored ones. Being a newbie to this custom thing, I thought that when I ordered a figure w/ white hands and purple hands, they came on the figure. Well, surprise, they don't, so I decided to paint the flesh ones. I actually like the way they came out, esp. the Riddler.

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Oh, I get it the hot water loosens the socket and the hand should pop out. Thanks. I'll have to read more of the custom stuff on the site.

[jessica]

Wow! This is great stuff! Your Joker is da bomb! I would never have thought that Jefferson would look great as the Joker. He looks awesome. Zach is going to be one happy kid--so lucky! This batcave is going to get some serious play!!

[SlipperyLilSuckers]

Wow Sharry, you have obviously put a lot of work in for a great result. I wish I had had a teacher like you!

[Meule]

Wow, that must've taken you quite some time to build. Most impressive, to say the least. And yeah, I kinda like that Joker as well

[thunderbolt]

Jefferson Darcy works pretty good as the Joker, nice work.